I really enjoyed this class. As an art major we are required to take courses outside our medium, so I chose photography since I had always been interested in it. It was really fun to take an artistic eye into a different form of art and see the results. I tended to take pictures that played with the focus (how open the aperature was), and tried to capture the simple things in life that are beautiful. Most of my pictures were of nature or had a very natural feel to them. Near the end of the semester I tried to overcome my camera-shyness and begin to snap shots of people. Photography is something that I have become passionate about, and am planning on finding ways to incorporate this new medium for me into my sculptures and ceramic art. I am definitely buying a traditional film camera when I get home so that I can work with my pictures and come up with ways to create a successful transition to mixed media.
My favorite part of the photography process was definitely printing the pictures. I loved trying lots of different things with the same picture, and would stay in the dark room for hours just working on a single picture. I think that this was my favorite part of the process because it was so hands-on. Every tiny change you made to the light, focus, or cropping of the negative created an entirely different feel to the picture. I also love the personal feel and depth that is in pictures that are personally printed (as opposed to printed in a store). The mistakes that are made are what MAKE the picture. The tiny scratches, fading of light, or any other mess-ups tend to bring the photograph more meaning, and are almost more relatable to the viewer than those that are printed with no flaws. The sole black and white colors also contribute to this feel of authenticity, because we see the deeper meaning behind the picture since there are no fancy colors getting in the way. With only lightness and darkness, we are able to push past the external and get to the emotions that are buried deep within the figure or objects in the picture.
Thank you so much for an incredible semester! I am so excited to take home everything that I have learned in your class and see what I can channel that knowledge in to. I'll have to keep you updated on my new works that I come up with! Thanks for everything.
(not all of my pictures are scanned in, and most of them wouldn't upload for some reason, but here is one!)
My favorite part of the photography process was definitely printing the pictures. I loved trying lots of different things with the same picture, and would stay in the dark room for hours just working on a single picture. I think that this was my favorite part of the process because it was so hands-on. Every tiny change you made to the light, focus, or cropping of the negative created an entirely different feel to the picture. I also love the personal feel and depth that is in pictures that are personally printed (as opposed to printed in a store). The mistakes that are made are what MAKE the picture. The tiny scratches, fading of light, or any other mess-ups tend to bring the photograph more meaning, and are almost more relatable to the viewer than those that are printed with no flaws. The sole black and white colors also contribute to this feel of authenticity, because we see the deeper meaning behind the picture since there are no fancy colors getting in the way. With only lightness and darkness, we are able to push past the external and get to the emotions that are buried deep within the figure or objects in the picture.
Thank you so much for an incredible semester! I am so excited to take home everything that I have learned in your class and see what I can channel that knowledge in to. I'll have to keep you updated on my new works that I come up with! Thanks for everything.
(not all of my pictures are scanned in, and most of them wouldn't upload for some reason, but here is one!)
Kelsey
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