Pictorial Lines

Artist Statement

This week in photography we focused on three new concepts, decorative lines, arrangement of lines and leading lines. Last year in photography I focused on the same concepts, the difference between last year and this year was a goal for myself to see if I fully understood the concepts and trying to perfect them. Of course I could always do better but I think this weeks work was fun and a good way for me to see how I improved. 

Decorative Lines

Decorative lines are lines in a picture that don't make the entire photo up. If you were to take away the lines, you would still have the background. In other words, the lines in the photo are there for decorative purposes.

Arrangement of Lines

An arrangement of lines is where the lines in the photo do take up the whole picture. If you were to take away all the lines you wouldn't have any of the photo life. 

Leading Lines

Leading lines is where the main image of the picture is a line that is leading to a subject. I though this was the most self explanatory concept. 

Still Life

Still Life

Artist Statement: This week I worked on taking photos of still life. I used Edward Weston as my inspiration for this weeks work. I set up a small station inside where I took each photo. I placed the food item on a small white bowl and used the zoom setting on the camera to focus close up on the image. My intention of these photos was to work on the lighting and to see what would happen if I changed the angle of the light. Each photo is pretty similar except that I tried to create a different light structure in each one. Then I edited each photo in black and white so that I could capture the lighting nicely as well as having each photo be cohesive with one another. I think think weeks photos where challenging but I would like to work on becoming better at taking still life photos in future classes.

Abstract Photos

Abstract Photos

Artist Statement: This week I focused on taking photos of small details that I notices on the street. I tired to express texture with in each of my pictures as well as a repetition of patterns that surrounded the frame of the photo. Lastly I edited all my photos in black and white to make them cohesive with one another.