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.