Anaglyph Project

Douglas Kirkland Photoshare

Who: Douglas Kirkland

What: Marilyn Monroe's 25th Anniversary Photoshoot

When: 1961-Present
  
Where: The United States(mostly California)
  
Why: He always had a love of photography, that's what got him hired as a staff member at "Look" Magazine.

How: He used a large format film camera

I chose this picture because I personally love Marilyn.  This photograph was clearly taken with great care.  He made sure there was the right lighting to make the photo look soft and beautiful.  He also positioned the sheet wonderfully so that it sort of half-frames her face.  This photo just looks so fresh and bright, it's amazing.

Henry Fox Talbot Photoshare

Who: Henry Fox Talbot

What: A British scientist and photographer 

When: February 11, 1800-September 17, 1877

Where: All over the United Kingdom 

Why: He couldn't draw yet he still wanted to capture beautiful things that he saw everyday.  Due to this love of capturing moments he created many inventions, some of which we still use today. 

How: He invented the Calotype and the photoglyphic engraving process


I was drawn to this photo because of the stark contrast between black and white.  Also I felt this could also represent war and peace.  The soldier represents war and destruction, yet he is surrounded by little white flowers which would represent peace and serenity. This portrait is actually stunning when you take the time to look at it and think about the meaning behind the portrait.  I'm one of those people who hates when anyone says to find the true, deep , message of the portrait or picture yet I feel like there actually is more to this picture than meets the eye.

Paul Caponigro Photoshare

Who: Paul Caponigro

What: "Cymatic  III"

When: December 7,1932-Present

Where: lives in Boston 
Mass (Takes pictures internationally)

Why: He developed a love of photography at age 13, he pursued music in college but then switched into photography.

How: With a Canon 1DS MKIII 

I really liked this photo because it doesn't look real.  I know that it is of course but the vivid-ness of the blue gives the ripple in the water an unreal effect.  You certainly wouldn't see something like this on a day to day basis.  I'm drawn to the uniqueness of this piece and I would hope that someday I will be able to capture something as striking as this. (You  should really check out his work, you'll find that he has truly amazing pieces that are very praiseworthy.)  

Jini Dellaccio Photoshare

            (The Sonics)
Who: Jini Dellaccio

What: An American Portrait Photographer

When: January 31,1971-July 3, 2014 

Where:Chicago and California is where she most commonly took photos (she was born in Indiana)

Why: She and her husband moved to California for his job, she was introduced to fashion photography and went from there.

How: With a Rolleiflex Camera

I chose this photo because I liked how she posed them, classy but rebellious.  I especially like how she asked one of them to get up into the tree. He makes the picture look 10x cooler than it would be if he were on the ground. This photo is a beautiful example of portrait photography.  

Rembrandt Lighting

Our teacher had us take portraits in a "Rembrandt" style.  

Here are the results:

George Hurrell Photoshare

Who: George Hurrell

What: A famous glamour photographer

When: June 1, 1904 - May 17, 1992

Where: Hollywood, California

Why: Famous actors and actresses were impressed by his work so they insisted that he photographed them.  He also thought that photography was a more reliable source of income when compared to painting.

How: He was introduced to an actor who asked for his picture taken.  The actor was so impressed by the results that he showed his fellow acting friends, it all escalated from there. Other actors asked him for their portrait to be taken and eventually he became one of the most famous glamour photographers ever.  He used a camera to shoot his work.  


I chose this photo because I personally love Marilyn Monroe and it was just really cool to see that this man photographed her.  I love the contrast between Marilyn and the background. I like how Marilyn has a spotlight on her while the background is filled with shadows of varying shades. It's simply a very beautiful photo.  

Hiroshi Sugimoto Photoshare

Who:Hiroshi Sugimoto

What:A famous Japanese photographer

When:February 23, 1948-Current

Where:Tokyo, Japan

Why:To capture a moment in time to save it for later (like a time capsule).

How: A large format camera

I chose this photo because i really liked how dark and detailed the picture is.  I personally love taking photos of nature and this is exactly what I want all my photos to look like.  I also think their photo is exemplary due to its lights and shadows, it really makes the picture look super elegant and mysterious.

My ISO Project

  Today my friend and I went to the darkroom in our school to take pictures of this vase using different ISO settings.  These are my results.....

                                                                     ISO 6400

                                                                      ISO 2500

                                                                      ISO 800

                                                                      ISO 160

Aperture Project

Our photo went on a field trip to a bridge near our school. We took pictures of our partners with graffiti as a background. These are my results:

f/2.5

                                                                                                  f/7.1

                                                                                                  f/10

                                                                                                   f/7.2

( My friend/model's photo blog is Libby Blake Photography)

Jan Groover Photoshare

Who: Jan Groover

What: A Still Life Photographer

When: April 24, 1943 – January 1, 2012

Where: Plainfield, New Jersey/Montpon-Ménestérol, France 

Why: She wanted to capture light as an object itself,  she wanted to change space in some way 

How: With a large format camera


I chose this example of her work because I like how the shadows contrast with the shininess of the silverware.  I also enjoy how the other pieces of silverware make it look more chaotic and busy. Overall I believe that this photo may look boring to start out but if you continue to observe the photo you will become more drawn to it. 

Shutter Speed Project

My class walked down to a waterfall by my school. We used different Shutter speeds and these are the results:

1\8000 of a second.













1/125 of a second














1\7000 of a second














1/150 of a second

A Letter to Alexia Sinclair

PO Box 525

Paddington

New South Wales

2021

Australia

Dear Alexia,

my name is Marion. I am a Sophomore in High School, I am located in New England, USA. I am writing to you because you are one of  the photographers that caused me to fall in love with photography in the first place.  I personally love to photograph nature and portraits. I’ve never really liked photography and I had never used a good camera until I saw your work.  Your portraits are so inspiring and unreal that I just had to try and recreate your style.  In our photography class our camera qualities range from Canon point and shoot to the Canon 60D, do you think I could take photos as good as yours on any of these cameras? I first came across your photography on Instagram, I thought that your photos couldn’t be real because they were so detailed and amazing.  I found your website through the person who posted your photo and I instantly fell in love with your style and I had to write you a letter expressing how wonderful your photography is and I wanted to ask you some questions about how you capture these wonderful images.  How do you decide on what to photograph?  What is your favorite scene to photograph?  How did you discover your love of photography?  I hope to hear back from you in the future.  My teacher also asked me to invite you to come and talk to my class, I know it would be very difficult to get here but you are invited to come if you so wish.  Thank you for your time!  

-Marion

Care of Amanda Bastoni

184 Hancock Road

Peterborough NH

03458

(below is an example of my photography)

Dorothea Lange Photoshare

Who: Dorothea Lange

What: An influential documentary photographer

When: 1895-1965

Where: San Fransisco, California

Why: She wanted to bring people suffering from the depression into the public eye, she didn't want them to go unnoticed.

How: She took pictures of people who were greatly effected by the great depression and that brought them media attention so they could get more help.  

I chose this photo because it is both good and ugly. The emotion that the two of them exhibit is so beautiful yet heartbreakingly sad and hopeless. This picture shows raw emotion it may not be happy but its genuine emotion.  Overall this picture is amazing because it makes you feel something.

The Egg Project

During the week our teacher decided to have us take pictures of an egg with back lighting (light is directly behind an object), side lighting (light is coming from the side of an object), and frontal lighting (light is directly in front of an object). After we took pictures of the egg with the three main lighting angles we experimented with different angles and photographed that as well. These are my results:

Side lighting

Top lighting

Frontal lighting

Side lighting 

Back lighting

James Clerk Maxwell Photoshare

                Tartan Ribbon by James Clerk Maxwell


Who: James Clerk Maxwell

What: The inventor of the first color photograph

When: 1861 (He was born in 1831)

Where: Edinburgh, Scotland

Why: James was very interested in all things colorful, he frequently worked with the color theory.  He wanted to make a photo that showed an items true colors, not just a black and white image.
HOW: He photographed the ribbon through red, yellow, and blue filters.  He then recombined the photos into one single image.

I chose this photo because it was his first photo yet it was also the first color photograph. I thought it was so cool that he could take different filters and combine them together to make one fully colored photograph.

Learning to see

     Last week my photo class took a walk around our school to look at our surroundings and to write down at least one thing we would take a picture of. We had four specific areas around the school that our teacher suggested we photograph, Our teacher did this to teach us how a photographer would look at the world. The next day we went out in groups and took photos of the items/areas that we had written on our paper the previous day. Below are these photos...