Montage: Activity 1

Activity 1: Blog Entry
Briefly discuss why you think painters of the Victorian period might have criticized these early photomontages and why the pictures were popular with the general public. (This technique of piecing together separate images to create one picture is again very popular with both artists and the media).

What two reasons can you think of for this revival of an old technique?

Image by: Jerry Uelsmann

Image by: Jerry Uelsmann

Painters in the victorian times might have criticized these techniques because they were untraditional. Painting is an art that has a direct focus instead of all over the place like the images that are pieced together. The images would appeal to the general public because they were unexpected and interesting, not seen anywhere else. I can assume that this technique is in revival because it is very interesting to look at, it gives a very different message than what is originally seen in the image. It might also be revived because it is fun for the artist to take an image that already exists and create something completely new and interesting. It is taking an art that is made to capture a moment and twist that moment into new art form.

Portraiture and Studio Photography: Activity 3

Activity 3

Collect four portrait images with two to five subjects. In at least one image the subject should have been placed in the foreground. Comment on the arrangement of the subjects in relation to the camera and the effectiveness of the design.

Photo by: Arina B 

This picture shows two women laying their heads against each others with flower decoration in their hair. The frame is filled mostly with their faces and upper half of their bodies, along with some blurry and very faint flowers in the foreground of the image. The way that these ladies are placed suggests that they are similar and very close in their relationship as sisters.

Photo By: OSU 

This image shows a subject in the background and foreground. This has helped to bring depth and variety into the frame and has created more room for landscape to be apart of the photograph. The camera was placed at a lower level, allowing more of the ground to show and be a component of this particular image.

Photo By: Amelia Lyon 

This picture shows a family in nature. Both parents are looking at the child while the girl is facing towards the camera and looking directly into the lens. The placement of these subjects brings them in full view and captures all of the audiences attention towards them.

Photo by: Medscape 

This picture shows two people walking with their dog through nature full of trees. The photographer is using a great depth of field to show the detail of everything in the picture.

Portraiture and Studio Photography: Activity 2

Activity 2
Find four portraits that demonstrate the different ways a photographer has framed the image to alter the design and content. Discuss the vantage point, depth of field and subject placement in all of the images.

Image by: Monika Penkuku

This image is framed with the car window from a straight on view. It's a very simple photograph but seems well though out as the model is also framing her face with her arm.

Image by: Caterina L

This photo was taken from slightly above looking down at the subject. This is typically flattering on the subject. The tree branches that are out of focus help frame around the model.

Image by: Darren Rowse

The woman in the photo is being framed by the window on the building, this draws attention to her being the subject. The photo is being taken straight on and is flattering to her.

Image by: David Peterson

The girl in this photo is being framed by the piece of glass in her hand. There is a shallow depth of field being used which allows for the background to be blurred and to draw all of the attention to the girl.

Portraiture and Studio Photography: Activity 1

Activity 1
Look through assorted media, magazines, internet and collect four portrait photographs. The environment should be a key feature in two of the four images.Describe the subject’s character in each of the images. What can you see within each image that leads you to these conclusions about the subjects’ character.

The subject's character is shown in this picture by her soft, gentle face. She looks serene and kind hearted.

The subject's character is reflected in this photo by showing his goofy personality and his ability to have fun with life. You can conclude this by his facial expression.

This photo shows a woman in the ocean with cuts all over her. This could be showing her sad, weak side. This could also be a negative effects of pollution add showing what happens when you liter in the ocean.

This photo looks like something you would see from Dust Bowl photography. It shows that she was brought up in a dirty, desolate environment and she looks sad and poor.