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I am trying to express the fact that Wyane Gretzky is the king of hockey, he changed the game forever. Players today are trying to catch up to his record and it’s a big race. It makes him seem as if he has  a throne waiting to give it up in a way. It makes a statement of how good Gretzky really was and how dominant of a player he was, his playstyle greatly affects players today and how we play the game. In my image I have Charles II and Wayne Gretzky and they correlate as they are both considered kings. 

The advice I would give to someone is try to find 2 or more people who have something in common. This really helps the viewer understand what exactly you are trying to portray and it will all come together.

1. I chose the banana as a object more specifically a phone. I also told Mike to look angry and almost as if he was having an argument over the phone. I think the banana adds a really unique twist to the photo.
2. The lighting used in the photo was natural light as it was taken outside. The weather was rather gloomy which helped with the mood shown in the picture. The black and white layer added onto the background also helped portray the mood.
3. I used the composition technique Fill the Frame. In the original photo Mike was already rather close up and in detail. I decided to crop the image to get rid of excess background and focus on his facial expression and the banana.
4. In my photo I used the color splash technique on the Banana and the lanyard. I used it on the banana to help the audience find a point of focus and to add a little vibrance. I decided to reveal the red of the lanyard for a deeper meaning, I tried to express his anger through that red and help expose his true emotion through color.
5. In my photo I used the regular lens (18-35). I used this because I had a close up shot of Mike and the food.  I used blurry background and focus of subject to help keep the attention to detail. During the photoshop editing I used the black and whites to help enhance the color of the banana and enhance the color of the lanyard.

I would tell students next year to be patient and careful. I would also tell them to take as many photos as they want because when you look at them you have so many options to choose from. I would also tell them to have fun and make the picture look natural as it always tends to make the photo more interesting

1. I chose the bread and coffee because I found that it matched quite well and had a solid amount of color. I told my dad to hold up the coffee cup and a piece of bread to make it look as if it is in the moment.
2. The lighting was inside my house but it was early in the morning. This helps understand why there is coffee in the photo. It has a breakfast type themed.
3. The composition technique I used was Fill the Frame. I have my main object filling up most of the frame and this helps the audience focus on what I’m trying to portray. I also cropped the background as it was distracting the photo of what I was trying to portray.
4. I used the color splash technique to focus my photo on the object i wanted. I helped bring color to my photo and had a lot color to it. I choose to mask the piece of bread in the hands. I also chose to mask the coffee cause tho it is black it is not the same shade as the rest of the black and white.
5. I used my phones regular camera no zoom. I didn’t use portrait or anything just the simple camera. I did use depth of field to make the background blurry and the food focused. I used a black and white filter for the background.
6. Same as the question in photo above

 

1. What strengths and weaknesses do you see in your own work? I see a-lot of good quality pictures in stationary objects. My weakness is when my object that I want to capture is moving I have trouble capturing it with good quality. Overall I think I’m improving my weakness and i need more practice.

2. How might you improve or refine your approach in future photography projects? I think that I need more composure and patience. i try to get a good shot quick and I try to take as many photos of anything i can see. I need to focus on one thing and really try to look for that one thing/element and be patient. I might try to use the bigger lens for more accurate photos or I might try a different angle.

3. Pick one of your photos, what emotions or messages did you intend to convey through this photograph? I like my photo for Space, more specifically the one with the bee in it. I was very happy that I was able to capture a bee on the flower I think It really conveys the connection between nature and animals. I tried to capture the bright color of the flower and its deep color and i was able to capture the bee with it too.

4. Are there specific elements of art you would like to explore further in your photography? I would like to explore form. a little more. I like to portray a 3D object. Even more so i would like to get a 3D object in motion whilst having it perfectly clear and the background blurry. I think that if I would be able to capture that It would display a lot of emotion and It would be a nice photo.

5. What concepts or techniques do you want to experiment with in your next project? I would like to experiment more on the angle of the photo. I want to experiment on focal length and being able to tell which object need which distances and focal lengths. I want to maybe experiment with my body position. Most importantly I need to focus on getting a fine art photo instead of a more snapshot themed photo.

I liked being outside and handling a camera. Something challenging was taking the photo at the perfect time and trying to have it focus on the desired subject. Next time we take photos I’m going to try to take them from different angles

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