Florence

Here is a picture I took in Florence. The page is divided into thirds, each section has a different visibility of the view in the distance. The left most side is a wall, the middle is an open window and the right side is a warped window pane. There are heavy verticals that intersect the horizontal landscape.

Landscape

I was sitting on a bench in a forest in Macedonia, observing the plain, green landscape contrasted with the blue sky and the admixtures of orange, yellow and red highlights of the sunset. The atmosphere was very peaceful, imposing warm and calm surrounding, affecting my own state of mind and bringing complete joy and freedom. Although the colors were contrasted, they were also harmoniously interrelated, creating a compact landscape full of different, flowing hues. The horizon line was interrupted by the arrangement of the trees, incorporating more dynamics in the actual environment and its components. In addition, there were a lot of shadows, actually covering the right half of the landscape in my imaginary framework. It was an ordinary forest view, but the special part was the complex interconnection and mixture of the various colors and their contrast and concord at the same time.

I would capture this photo in color, since there is a great variety of hues and sun highlights. I would use a normal lens and a very closed diaphragm, so that the focus would be the color and the sharpness of the landscape. Therefore, each hue would come out clear, adding to the completeness of the peaceful surrounding.

Kirila      

green, white, and red's Rocca Albornoziana.

This picture was taken later in the afternoon. people in Spoleto were excited for this event and spent the all day looking at it, i did it too. There's a contrast between the natural color of the sky and the bright green, white, and red (that seems pink here). Next to the "Rocca albornoziana" there's an impressive bridge called "Ponte delle torri" or better "Tower's bridge" recalled "The bridge of the suicide", because mentally ill people S.T kill themselves there.

Maria Sole.

Spoleto for the 150°

This is the most important monument with the cathedral and the bridge of the city of Spoleto. This picture was taken in occasion of the anniversary of the unity of the nation, and the city decided to put the color of Italian flag in one part of this beautiful and cultural city. Everything around is very dark, I think this to give more importance to the monument and specially to the day of the unity. Go to visit Spoleto, is an amazing place.

                                                                                                                                        Giuseppe Monini

Newlyweds in The Central Market

My missed photo opportunity came in The Central Market in Budapest, Hungary. The Central Market is a very large rectangular building with a lofted triangular glass roof. Inside the building are hundreds of market stands with people selling meats, cheeses, and produce. People swarm around the stands and within the halls of the market trying to make their purchases. While I was at the market, there was a bride and groom dressed in their wedding clothes posing for photos. The bride and groom were very peaceful, enjoying the moment together. In contrast, the market was very lively and frantic. The image of the serene couple set against the energetic market would have provided a very powerful photo. I would take this photo with a wide angle lens, a short depth of field, and t-max 400 black and white film.

-Jason

moroccan picture i wish i took

We were sitting in the Sahara desert on top of a dune. The dune was one of the biggest in North Africa. We climbed all the way to the top, and were exhausted from the hike. Everyone sat down in the sand and looked over the desert. The sand dunes in the distance faded into the sunset. On our right was the sun setting, but it was very dusty from all the sand. The sun was hidden behind the dust, so it almost looked like the moon, since it was not very bright. There was no moon yet, only the beginnings of stars twinkling behind the curtain of dust and sand. Our group leader asked me to teach him how to meditate, since he had heard that I teach yoga. A few other people listened in also. We sat in a line along the top of the Saharan dune. We were cross-legged with our hands resting on our knees in a mudra for meditation. The wind was blowing strongly since we were so high up. As I spoke to the others, I opened my eyes and looked around. Their faces were calm and happy. They were at peace with themselves, and with the world. I felt so connected with nature. The dunes rolled through the desert like an ocean, while at the same time looming over us like mountains. Everything was interconnected.

The light was very dull, because it was sunset and dust was everywhere. The contrast between humans and nature was interesting, because we were literally in the middle of nowhere. Nobody else was around except for the 9 of us sitting on top of the dune. Although there was the strong contrast between human life and the natural life of the desert, there was a unique unity between the two as well. I think this is because the emotions of everyone were so at peace, content, and genuinely happy with themselves and the world. I wish that I had gotten a picture of it! But that experience is something I will never forget.

To take this picture I would need an extreme wide angle lense because I want to capture clearly both the figures and the landscape. I would also need the diaphragm to be around a 2.8 so that I could capture the image clearly. It was dusk, so the shutterspeed would need to be 1/16 or 1/12 in order to get enough light in the photograph. I would like the picture to be very clear and contrasted to emphasize the contrast of figures/landscape, so Retinol film would be best.

Kelsey

Visiting a Mosque in Turkey

I had visited Istanbul during my spring break and almost every day, we would visit a different mosque that had its own unique qualities. Each time we would visit a mosque, there were many other tourists and prayer services would never be in session at the times we visited. However, on the last day we were in Istanbul, we came across a small mosque called the Little Hagia Sofia. Fortunately, we were right in time for one of the five prayer services that take place throughout the day. Since we were tourists and only observing their traditions and rituals, we were required to stand at a balcony one level above the main altar looking down at the service. Even though I took many pictures, both black and white and in color (to represent the brilliant colors displayed in the mosque), I was not able to quite capture a closeup of the calm emotions on the Imam and the Muslim devotees' faces. I only got a shot of their backs, whereas I would have preferred to capture their actual faces. Overall, I would label this picture as a depiction of religious dedication and unity, since the people who were praying prayed and bowed down to Allah in unison. It was very calm and serene inside the mosque itself and the prayers just seemed to be overwhelmingly powerful.

Because this picture would have been taken inside a mosque, my picture would have a lot of contrast due to the dark colored clothing of the Muslims and the lighter color of the walls surrounding them. Since I want the focus of the picture to be emotion, I would take this in black and white so that the vibrant colors of the mosque would not distract the viewer and the attention of the viewer would be focused on the people praying. I would capture a couple of shots, some using a wide angle lens and some using a telephoto lens. With the wide angle lens, I would capture the whole room of Muslims who were positioned in precise lines. I would stand in a particular corner of the room where it would make the lines in the photo seem diagonal. With a telephoto lens, I would capture one devotee's face and have the rest of the people in the background appear blurry.

-Meera

Quading in Corfu

My last day in Corfu, a Greek island, we rented Quads for the day to ride around and explore the island. It was getting later in the day, close to the time we had to return the Quads, and I realized I wasn't quite sure how to get back to our hostel. I led us in the direction I thought might be the right way, but was pretty stressed out that we would get lost. After navigating our way through this tiny, twisted town, the road opened into this beautiful landscape. The sun was low in the sky, preparing for sunset and we had come to this long straight away, with nothing but open road and mountains in the background. I was filled with an immense freedom that immediately cured my stress. It was a moment of not caring how lost I was or when I was bound to return. The light was vivid and I was comforted by the warmth of the sun. The view was one I never wanted to abandon. I wish I could've taken a picture, but even if I had I wish I could've done it justice. The vast, open land and endless road perfectly mimicked the sense of freedom I was feeling at that moment. I would've used a small aperture in order to have a large depth of field, so that everything was in clear focus, from the grass and road in front of me to the mountains in the background. I would have taken the picture in color in order to use the bring the landscape to life with vivid color provided by the light of the sun at that time of day.

Julia

The Photo I Wish I Took

I was in Rome for a majority of this break because two of my roommates from Rhode Island came to visit. This meant that for most of the week I was running around showing them all of the sights. One day in the middle of the afternoon me and one of my roommates were walking from the forum up the stairs of the monument to Vittorio Emanuele II. After climbing all of the stairs, we looked up and saw a beautiful bride in her flowing white dress and her proud new husband. Suddenly, a group of eight or nine year olds who were on a school trip turned around and started screaming how beautiful the bride was. I wish I captured the moment of the children surrounding the newly wed couple grabbing their hands and telling the bride how beautiful she was. One would think that this could make the couple upset because they were trying to get their professional photos taken, but they welcomed the little kids with open arms. It was a great moment to see and I wish I could have taken everyone in one of their happiest moments.

I would use a 5.6 or under for depth and I would have taken a horizontal photograph. I would have also had to use a a low iso because it was very bright out. My wide angle would have worked out really well.

Lisbon

This photo is an example of what one street in Lisbon looked like that I mentioned in class. The streets were colored with soft tones, but were highlighted through the streams of lights the hung over head. It was not nearly this crowded when I was there, but this photograph gives the idea of what the streets looked like during the night time.  The streets in Lisbon at night time were chaotic, but this photograph gives an exaggerated example of what it was like. 

Beaches of Brindissi

The sun cast a glare on the windshield, and filled all three of us with warmth. Driving along the sea, each of us from different worlds, backgrounds, coming together to find common ground. We laugh and listen to the Italian radio while the light sets a bright pink ball and gives us a satisfaction that this trip may be the only one of its kind. Pictures flash through my memory of the past three days, and how even if I tried nothing could have came together this perfect. The soccer player from the Netherlands, the bastard son of the King of Belgium, and I, an American girl in search of an adventure over Spring break. We rode in a 1980's model Ford van and cooked fresh fish on the grill. The sun set behind us on the beaches of Otranto, and then rose to see us, the first ones to see the morning in Italy. Boats from every point float on the seas in Brindissi, and we eat fresh clams and shrimp on the key. I have learned the art of doing nothing, fa niente. And as we go our separate ways, each holding visions of our experience together, we know we will meet again.

Riding in the van on the lungo mare to Brindissi I would have used a very wide angle lens, and open up the diaphragm to capture the driver and the inside of the van clearly, while allowing the colors of the sunset to come through the background.

Sarah

Photo I Wish I Had Taken

For Spring Break I went to Tenerife, an island off the coast of Morocco.  On our last day there, we rented a private sailboat to take us snorkeling and whale watching.  As the evening drew to an end, the sun began to set, casting a radiant blood-orange hue across the water.  Off to the east, in stark contrast, dark foreboding clouds sank over the island, luminous and sly.  The mountains rose upwards, swallowed by the impending rain.  The perfect photograph, captured by a wide-angle lens in color with a diaphragm of 8, would show both sides of this contrasting scene - the tranquil sunset in the west, and the coming storm in the east - with the glowing water acting as an indifferent, yet hypnotizing mediator.

George

The photo I wish I took

I was standing close enough to the stage to touch it, with Taylor Swift a mere two feet away from me-- just out of my reach.  I turned to my left to find a 15 year old Italian girl frantically asking me to take her picture.  I took the camera and she and her friend poised themselves for the 5 seconds it took to take the picture.  As soon as the flash went off, they turned to each other with tears in their eyes and jumped up and down while they hugged.  They were so overjoyed and full of emotion that they physically could not contain it.

Mary

OPEN DIAPHRAGM, WIDE ANGLE LENS 28, HIGH ISO, HIGH CONTRAST

The photo I wish I took ...

Over the break I went to the island of Capri. On a cruise around the island, we got to go into the Blue Grotto. Inside the grotto is complete darkness when you first enter but when you turn around you see the water glow a magnificent blue color. Thats all you can see inside is the glowing water; the light from outside the grotto comes in under the water causing it to 'glow'. I captured a picture on my digital camera, but even that can't describe what it was like. I would have liked to taken it with my traditional camera and seen how it would have captured the concept of the incoming light beneath the water in black and white, especially since the most important part of the experience is the blue. I would think using a wide-angle lens would have been the most beneficial.

-Allison

The Picture I wish I had Taken

The most memorable photo that I wish I took over spring break was from the top of the Duomo in Florence. The view itself was breathtaking, but what made it even more memorable was that on the left, you could see the dark grey clouds and the rain falling over the hills in the distance. But looking to the right, the rain had not yet came, and the city was still bright with sun and there were blue skies above the hills beyond. It would have made a great photo not only for the contrast of city to countryside, but also from dark to light due to the shifting weather.
I think the photo would have been most striking in color, because the different colors of the buildings of the city would have popped against the dark sky, and the same for the blue sky against the dark hills on the other side. However, the contrast in color was strong enough that it would have been present in black and white as well.
I would have wanted to use a wide angle to be able to capture both sides of the landscape. It was also low light so I would want high iso also to bring out the contrast of the sky as much as possible so that it showed up in black and white. 

-Anna

The Photo I Wish I Took...

I was in London for spring break and during my stay there were a lot of protests and riots about education, the government, etc. Thousands of people gathered the city in various locations including Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, and Covent Gardens. The mass influx of people caused a backup on the underground railway system. I took the tube during the peak of the crowd which meant that the station was packed and it was nearly impossible to move around. I wish I had captured the huge group of people because the variety of ethnicities, races, and genders present would have offered a unique and diverse composition of characters. The scene I am picturing is mostly people with little background to express how big the crowd was. I would have changed the depth of field to make the background blurry to indicate motion.

Mara Schlanger

The photo I wish I took

Over break I spent a few days visiting friends in Perugia. One afternoon they showed me around their favorite view points including a spot overlooking Assisi. I wish I had my camera to take a picture of the  landscape I saw. The hills went far into the distance and they were scattered with houses. From above the contrast between the reddish, brown rooftops and and the green hills below a warm blue sky created a quiet and peaceful image. I would have taken this photo in color.

I would have used a normal wide angle lens, large depth of field, 5.6 F-stop and 100 ISO. 


Phoebe

Micha Bar Am

This is a photograph of a young boy playing on the border between east and west Jerusalem. I really like that the actual subject of the image is very small and the furthest object away from the camera. He is placed on the horizon so it really feels like he's on the border of something, at the very last point before he drops off the surface. The hanging clothes serve to communicate setting as well as frame the subject, so that even though he is small, he is made visible to the viewer. Also, the two sets of hanging clothes provide depth, as one is in the foreground and the other in the background. The photographer probably used a small aperture to gain an extended field of depth, so that the small boy in the background is still clear.

Julia

My attempt at photojournalism.

After wandering around London, I came upon many protests. There were protests against the war and for the war, against the UKs involvement in Lybia and for the involvement, ect. There are a number of things that were protested and a number of ways that these protests were... protested.

This is my attempt at capturing that protest.

- Nicole

During spring break I came by a lot of these protests. While I did manage to capture a few images, there were a few shots that I was unable to get. One that stands out is this lady, along with two other woman, as the three of them stood holding their signs they stared out straight, and strong. They had determined and powerful gazes that were quite striking. I tried to capture it, but couldn't. That's an image that has stuck in my mind. I was capturing photos with my 50mm fixed lens. I would have liked to have captured this image with either that lens or with a wide angle lens. I like that the aperture would be low around 1.8. If I took it with a film camera I would have liked to have had a grainy texture and quality to the image.

Ion Grigorescu, Fences, from City in Socialism series, 1974 - 87

I was in London this past week and an exhibit featuring work from this photographer was in the Tate Modern Gallery. The feature was called Out of Place and showcased work meant to explore the relationship between personal and political history through architecture and space. The above photo uses a central fence and abandoned space to capture the mood brought on by Socialism in Eastern Europe. The fence instantly draws the viewers eye to the center of the page and the contrast of light between the sky and the ground emphasize the barren nature of the scene. I really like how such a simple composition can capture so much meaning and history.

- Mara Schlanger

My Own Photo: Tea Time in Turkey!

I spent my spring break in Istanbul and Athens. While I was in Istanbul, I  took many artistic photos with my digital camera by playing around with the aperture settings and adjusting the colors of the photos back and forth from the vivid colors setting to black and white. This picture is of a spoon in a Turkish tea cup with the symbol of the Turkish flag (moon and star) engraved on the tip of the spoon. I adjusted the aperture setting so that I could get the tip of the spoon to be in clear focus. I like that my camera captured the different colors of the tea since one cup had a darker shade of orange tea and and another cup had darker yellow. So not only was the Turkish tea delicious to drink, but it was fun taking pictures of it as well!

~Meera

April the 28th_class

Dear collegues,
tomorrow the class is taking place, as usual, in Largo dei Fiorentini.

I hope to see new wonderful photos!!!!

S.A.

Erich Hartmann

This photo was taken by Erich Hartmann. It was taken in Santa Barbara California. The picture is of the shadow from a pier on the water and sand. I really like this picture. It is so striking and sharp it is hard to believe that it is a shadow. Without the shadow it looks like the photo was taken as an aerial shot, of a long long stretch of sea, but the shadow adds some scale to it. There are very strong lines and contrast in this shot. There are three visible human shadows in the image. What I find interesting is that you cannot really tell who is the one taking the photo. From their shapes it appears it could be one of the two reflected on the sand, but also the possibility of the third figure somewhat hidden but the water.

Anna

Amazing Photo Shop in Rome

Hey guys,

Last week I stumbled upon this tiny shop in the Jewish Ghetto that's filled with thousands of vintage photographs for sale - it's the coolest thing ever. Most of the photos were black and white, but there were some color pictures as well. I stayed in there for over 2 hours just looking through all of them. I think you guys would really like it, I'd definitely suggest stopping by! The address is Via Della Reginella, 25. It's down a little side street in the Jewish Ghetto, just across the river from school. I found sooo many amazing pictures! Here's a little sample of the shop:

Check it out if you're interested!

Kelsey

Festival in Thailand

At a festival in Thailand locals do everything they can to bring in good luck and get rid of bad luck. For ten days straight fireworks are thrown at the processions, and many men and women pierce their cheeks with huge objects like meter-long poles, guns, and lamps.

Ansel Adams

This is a landscape photo of the Teton Mountain range and Snake River, taken by Ansel Adams. This image is en excellent example of the use of a small aperture to gain a large field of depth. The Teton mountain range in the background is crisp and clear, every bit of the mountains in focus. This also goes for the trees that fill the middle and foreground. Also, the light in the photo is mesmerizing. I'm not positive how to achieve such an effect, but maybe he used a slower shutter speed in order to allow more light exposure.

Julia O'Brien

Werner Bischof

JAPAN. Hiroshima. 1951. The subject of this photo is a victim of the Hiroshima atomic bomb attack. Although he survived, he was left with brutal radiation scars across his body. The photo is extremely powerful, capturing victim in a very vulnerable position, and the viewer can clearly see the damage that was done. The background is out of focus but the ruins and damage done to the city is evident. A strong vertical line can be seen down the center of the frame along the man's spine as well as a horizontal one running through the victims hands, elbows and head. These two lines create a cross-like shape. 

-Allison

Werner Bischof

This picture is by Werner Bischof, taken in Indochina in 1952. I was amazed by all of Bischof's photographs. He manages to capture people and moments in the most emotional and intense times. This photograph was taken as women are praying for their men who are at war. The strong vertical line that cuts through the center of the frame makes the viewer's eye lift upwards, and you imagine that the carpet rolls on and is filled with lots of women praying that are not in the frame. The stones on the ground create a nice grid as well, and set a solid foundation for the photograph. The viewer is evoked emotionally, because the woman on the bottom half of the picture is praying so diligently and with so much passion that she is almost crumbling to the floor, asking for her husband's safety while fighting. Although the entire picture is fairly sharp and clear due to the depth of field, no faces can be seen, making the photo accessible to all women who pray for their men's safety in war.

Kelsey

More of my stuff...

I uploaded some of the photos I have edited to my site online. This link is http://web.me.com/maraschlanger/marars/Portfolio/Pages/Photography.html

Mara Schlanger

Bolshoi Ballet at the Opera Garnier.

Gueorgui Pinkhassov

FRANCE.Paris. Bolshoi Ballet at the Opera Garnier. 2004.

I believe this is my first color photo posted in this class. This photo is very interesting to me. It is of three ballerinas who are performers at the Ballet in the Opera house in Paris. The angle of the camera makes it seem as if it is coming from the floor above them and the girls do not k now that they are getting photographed. The geometric shapes in the photo make it seem as if the humans are just the background and not the focus of the picture. In the foreground there are lines cutting across and down the middle of the photo which may be part of a railing. Then the straight line leads you to the circular cut out window that is letting in light through its shapes. Then the white background of the wall is a major contrast with the dark black rectangle of the floor and the marble black flooring as well. The lines in the front of the picture allow you to really put the ballerinas in the background. It gives the photo a lot of depth. The ballerinas all are in different positions, but they are all pointing one of their toes like true dancers. You cannot see any of their faces and their bodies are all curved and not straight up and down.  

jess

working in the studio

Hi guys,

Serafino wanted me to let the class know that there will be someone in the studio from 6pm until 10pm during the week so we can go and work during those hours.

Phoebe

Irving Penn

Two New Guinea Men Holding Hands

Irving Penn was an American photographer most widely known for his fashion photography. Penn developed a unique style of photography for fashion by placing his subjects in front of plain backdrops. As a result, the focus of the image became the models depicted in their portraits as well as their dress. The use of plain backdrops allows the viewer of a photograph to see a higher level of detail within the image. Penn's photographs often identified a subject's wrinkles, dirty skin, or estranged hair that would otherwise go unrecognized in front of a busy backdrop. Penn often use regular daily items like cigarette buts and vegetables as the focal points of his images.  During the 1960s and 1970s Irving Penn dedicated his work to pictures of cultures that were not impacted by industrialization or primitive cultures.  With this work Penn maintained his use of plain backdrops, bringing a greater focus to the elements of wardrobe that affect fashion. The image above titled Two New Guinea Men Holding Hands is one of his most famous portraits. Penn's style of backdrop use is the most prominent technique used in fashion photography today.

-Jason

Annie Leibovitz

Annie Leibovitz is an iconic American photographer, most know for her edgy and sometimes controversial works.  She grew up in Connecticut, the daughter of Russian Jews, taking her first photograph in the Philippines while her father, a lieutenant in the US Air Force was on assignment.  Annie is famous for her Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair covers, most specifically the one of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, which ended up being the last photo of him before his death just hours later.

This photograph was taken by Burt Glinn of a couple sitting next to each other under a sign appropriately titled, "Love." Burt Glinn learned to photograph at Harvard University while he was writing, editing, and photographing for the school news paper. I enjoyed this photo because of its simplistic message that can be easily conveyed by both the gestures of the people and the writing on the wall behind. The photo also  captures the two people in a very natural instant, which is a lot nicer to look at than a staged portrait shot.

Rene Burri

This picture was taken by Rene Burri in Brazil. The photographer does a great job of using light and shadow in the frame to form strong lines throughout the picture. The not only creates sharp diagnols that intersect throughout the picture, but the shadows of the moving figures add to this. Their shadows emphasize the movement of the walking women, while the static figures (the 3 men) observe as witnesses. The gazes of the 3 men add to the feel of movement in the picture, because the viewer follows their gaze from the left side of the picture to the right side. It is interesting because the figures are not extremely in focus, so the attention is more on the lines that the light and shadow create. These lines are so sharp yet so spread out that it almost creates a feel of "organized chaos" - all adding to the feel of movement in the frame.

Kelsey

Moises Saman

This is a picture of a couple walking through the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. The overexposed background isolates the area in the foreground, making it seem as though it is the only surviving land, and that the subjects are the only surviving people. This emphasizes the devastation of the earthquake. The washed out background also gives the neat effect of silhouetting the couple. The photo is also slanted, giving the impression of the couple's world being shaken after such an event. The angle of the light highlights the destruction around them, showing every piece of wreckage.

Julia O'Brien

Alex Majoli

Alex Majoli

LATVIA. Riga. 2004.

I really liked how abstract this picture is. The photographer was able to capture a picture with only blacks and whites, no grey scale and still the viewer is able to understand what the photo is of. Even with the simple color scheme the objects can easily be made out and the viewer is given a great sense of depth using perspective.

Allison

The Party- Alessandra Sanguinetti

The colors and space used in this picture are the most prominent elements of the photo.  The colors are so vivid, yet the hues are made up of dull colors, constrasted against the green.  The green actually makes the other figures pop out more.  In the center you see a little boy by himself with hordes of old men removed from him.  He stands alone among the discarded trash while men around him socialize at the party. The photographer captures the boy's emotion by showing the relative space he feels from them.  The withdrawn figure emits the main emotion in the photo.

Mary

This is a black and white picture that I found in another blog. The unnamed photographer took this picture from a very interesting angle. They probably took the photo from the same level of the snails by getting really close to the ground. The area in focus here is mainly the snails and a little bit of the ground. For example, the lines on the snails' shells are very distinct. The lines on the wooden floor around the snails also stand out. The rest of the image is blurry, hence the aperture might have been somewhere around 1.8 or 2. This is a great photo depicting the three snails in a line.

~Meera

Wayne Miller

This picture was taken in a Movie Theater in the US in 1958. The photographer is Wayne Miller. Wayne Miller was born in Chicago in 1918. He served in the US Navy for some time before settling in Chicago and pursuing his interest in photography.

I chose this picture because it captured such an amazing moment. The three girls up front have such joy on their face, but as you continue to look back you can see that every other child in the picture is experiencing the same joy, all the way until the last row. I like that so many children are featured. You cant help but focus on the three in front, but then it draws your eyes back further and further. It makes you wonder what it was they were watching that could encourage such universal laughter.


Anna

My photo!

One of my own! I took this picture near my apartment on via Emilio Morosini. I played around with the depth of field when I took with this role and I was really pleased with the outcome of my pictures with an aperture of 1.8. I chose a slight birds-eye view for the composition because the top right hand corner of the poster had an interesting crease. The lightest colors on the canvas are in the car while the darkest colors are behind the poster. I want to keep exploring different aperture settings and different angles to shoot at on my next role.

Mara Schlanger

marilyn silverstone

 

Marilyn Silverstone

Haiti, Dr. Mellon’s Hospital.

This photo taken by Marilyn Silverstone has a lot of depth, but the photo itself focuses on the front right corner where the main character sits. The main character is in all white and is very young. Your eye goes directly towards this odd depiction of a child in a mental hospital. He sits alone while everyone in the background is with a bunch of other people who are much older. The child makes a vertical line in the photo. The man behind him also makes a vertical line, As well as the man sitting to his left. The windows leading straight back that let in all of the light almost make the room look like it doesn’t end. The windows also have vertical lines leading to the back of the photo. The benches and feet of the subjects make many horizontal lines across the picture. Not one of the subjects is in the same position. They are all in similar clothes and look the same, but their body language is how you can tell them apart.

jessica

Nikos Economopoulos; 1992; Yemen

Somalian refugee children climb the fence in the camp. This picture has backlighting, and also the shadows on the ground reinforce the number of people and amount of movement of the photo. The smile on the boys faces turning around toward the camera depicts their small joys in climbing a fence that can only be seen as their boundary between them and freedom. The fence itself also creates a rectangular frame to the photo, and the small boy in the foreground sets the tone and feeling of the photograph which is an overall joyous one, despite the circumstances. Children can always see the positive in just about any situation.

Sarah

Monday, March the 7th Class

The lesson (March the 7th)  at 14:15
is taking place at Largo dei Fiorentini.

Cross the river and walk to lungotevere towards Corso Vittorio Emanuele. 
Before the bridge turn right

There is only one building there.

For further information ask to the front office.