Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Reimagining Visual Framing (cont'd)
I'm back with another continue due to for some odd reason blogger is not allowing me to write below the pictures or videos I post unless it screws up the alignment of them. But anyways, I will continue to the reason behind this post.
The previous image by Sally Mann I was originally drawn to because it's an image I have seen before. Also, the image itself is quite interesting because of a little girl smoking a cigarette with other children near, including one on stilts. It was such a random object in the background.
But to tell you why I framed the image the way I did, was to focus more on the girl. I changed the shot type from a medium shot to a more of a medium close up to take away the background of the child on stilts, because I honestly don't need it. I also kept in mind the rule of thirds when re-framing it, to put more focus on her face. Her face tells a story and automatically you are drawn to her face. Also, because of depth cues, the little girl who is smoking in the image "pops" out in the picture, because darker tones recede, while lighter tones advance.
In contrast, the two pictures show almost two different subjects, because of the way it was framed. The child on stilts hits part of the rule of thirds area, and the subject of my re-frame is in it completely. The affinity of this is the fact that it is the same exact picture, just zoomed in to focus more on the girl smoking. There are the same colors, same people, same everything, just zoomed in, in the re-framed image.
There seems to be some text and subtext in the image. For instance, the picture's text shows mainly how a little girl is smoking a cigarette with a girl standing next to her, and a person in the back on stilts. In the subtext, it can mean many different things. Two things mainly pop out to me, is the feeling the girls and the person on stilts is part of a circus, or for some reason, it almost feels like it's war time, such as World War II, I think due to the fact that it's in black and white and a little girl is smoking a cigarette.
Whatever your opinion is on this picture, it can be correct, it's just up to you on whether or not you believe yourself. The way a picture is taken, is creating differences in the story it tells, so think about that next time you take a picture at a party or at a family gathering.
The previous image by Sally Mann I was originally drawn to because it's an image I have seen before. Also, the image itself is quite interesting because of a little girl smoking a cigarette with other children near, including one on stilts. It was such a random object in the background.
But to tell you why I framed the image the way I did, was to focus more on the girl. I changed the shot type from a medium shot to a more of a medium close up to take away the background of the child on stilts, because I honestly don't need it. I also kept in mind the rule of thirds when re-framing it, to put more focus on her face. Her face tells a story and automatically you are drawn to her face. Also, because of depth cues, the little girl who is smoking in the image "pops" out in the picture, because darker tones recede, while lighter tones advance.
In contrast, the two pictures show almost two different subjects, because of the way it was framed. The child on stilts hits part of the rule of thirds area, and the subject of my re-frame is in it completely. The affinity of this is the fact that it is the same exact picture, just zoomed in to focus more on the girl smoking. There are the same colors, same people, same everything, just zoomed in, in the re-framed image.
There seems to be some text and subtext in the image. For instance, the picture's text shows mainly how a little girl is smoking a cigarette with a girl standing next to her, and a person in the back on stilts. In the subtext, it can mean many different things. Two things mainly pop out to me, is the feeling the girls and the person on stilts is part of a circus, or for some reason, it almost feels like it's war time, such as World War II, I think due to the fact that it's in black and white and a little girl is smoking a cigarette.
Whatever your opinion is on this picture, it can be correct, it's just up to you on whether or not you believe yourself. The way a picture is taken, is creating differences in the story it tells, so think about that next time you take a picture at a party or at a family gathering.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Brainwashed!
Brainwashed! Download it! It is not a virus I promise! Have I failed you before?
Alright so, I was actually quite interested in this manifesto right from the beginning of reading it. There were quite a few points that were more influential points in what he calls the seven layers. Two of them, Acknowledging the Lizard and Make Art. Both of them almost spoke to me.
The author, Seth Godin, made good points in these layers. For Acknowledging the Lizard, the main point is to realize that you have a voice in the back of your head telling you to take it safe, and to not put yourself out there. But you have to resist it. In Make Art he explains how art is creating the uncreated. Anything that you create that hasn't been created is art, and that is an extreme risk to a lot of people.
Both of these layers Godin tells us about really applies to me in my creative journey. I am always worried about money, and how the future will look. I have to take risks, acknowledge I have a lizard that's telling me to run, run, run, but not listen to it. Because when all is said in done, this is what I want to do, and the risk is worth it.
Making art is just so simple that it should be common knowledge, but so many of us forget about it. We are always taught to think logically, and that is my fallibility, not everything makes sense in life. This blog has almost become my voice, my creative voice, though not necessarily the best way to do it, everything we have to blog about have so many guidelines, it almost feels like we don't have a creative process. We can't just talk about our favorite band and explain how our band is the best using audio terms, or why we think our favorite movie deserves and Oscar, but I think this is one of the best ways to be at least a little creative, especially when logic is still in our education system. These blogs have made me think and become a better artists, and hopefully, this is the beginning of a new life with art, creativity, and life in general.
Alright so, I was actually quite interested in this manifesto right from the beginning of reading it. There were quite a few points that were more influential points in what he calls the seven layers. Two of them, Acknowledging the Lizard and Make Art. Both of them almost spoke to me.
The author, Seth Godin, made good points in these layers. For Acknowledging the Lizard, the main point is to realize that you have a voice in the back of your head telling you to take it safe, and to not put yourself out there. But you have to resist it. In Make Art he explains how art is creating the uncreated. Anything that you create that hasn't been created is art, and that is an extreme risk to a lot of people.
Both of these layers Godin tells us about really applies to me in my creative journey. I am always worried about money, and how the future will look. I have to take risks, acknowledge I have a lizard that's telling me to run, run, run, but not listen to it. Because when all is said in done, this is what I want to do, and the risk is worth it.
Making art is just so simple that it should be common knowledge, but so many of us forget about it. We are always taught to think logically, and that is my fallibility, not everything makes sense in life. This blog has almost become my voice, my creative voice, though not necessarily the best way to do it, everything we have to blog about have so many guidelines, it almost feels like we don't have a creative process. We can't just talk about our favorite band and explain how our band is the best using audio terms, or why we think our favorite movie deserves and Oscar, but I think this is one of the best ways to be at least a little creative, especially when logic is still in our education system. These blogs have made me think and become a better artists, and hopefully, this is the beginning of a new life with art, creativity, and life in general.
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