Valedictory Progress Check

I used some time to look up some examples of friends photography of google and on Pinterest. It gave me a few ideas as to what I wanted to photograph and some different poses I could use.  

I took some pictures towards my final project. I used my best friends and I tried to show how close they are and some interesting and adventurous things they do.

I decided that in addition to my pictures showing friendship that I might try to put quotes about friendship. I feel like this could add to the meaning and explanation about the photos. 

Overall i picked to do a portrait based project showing friends because I am really close to my best friends and I'm always with them. I also really enjoy working with people and I like portraits. In my project i originally was planning to do serious project. After trying to shot the first time it was hard to control and pose my friends. They were kind of in their old world. Thats when i decided that I was going to try to show more of their unique friendship and let them be a little crazy and odd. So far I like how my photos turned out and I'm planning to take more in the next week.

Double Exposure Final

The first two pictures show her confidence which you see on the outside. The other pictures represent how she enjoys the outdoors and really enjoys nature. She rather spend time outside being adventurous than lazy inside.  

These show the outside being kinda quiet. The outer pictures represent how I really like the city and i like to be in a big area. Small things aren't for me. I used a scene on New York for the first one. I used different pictures on Pittsburg for the second because I absolutely love the city. My family is from there and i love to be in the city. 

I really liked this kind of project. I like to work with layer masks and use different overlays. I enjoyed making some really interesting and unique pieces. 

Rene Magritte and Surrealism Reading

1.     What is surrealism?
creative potential of the unconscious mind, one way is juxtaposition of images.
2.     What motif did Magritte use in many of his works? Why was this significant?
The man wearing the bowler hat; Magritte had another job were he dressed as a business man as well as many others around him which inspired him

3.     In his work Golconda, why is it important that Magritte varied the image of the man in the bowler hat?  How does it add depth to the work?
It showed he could paint in a realistic style and it makes people look more closely. He made the people in the back smaller and the people in the front larger to show that some are closer. 

4.     Why did surreal artists choose to create strange worlds with their art?
wanted to bring their dreams to the real world

5.     Explain how the techniques of juxtaposition, altered scale, and language help Magritte explore Surrealism.  Juxtaposition compares two or more things which shows the realism between them. Altered scale makes people think about it and some artist like to make things the correct size and some like to make them bigger or smaller.

6.     What would be a few reasons why Magritte would cover the faces of his subjects?
his mother drowned and when they pulled her out her face was covered

7.     Why did Magritte strive for realism & precision in his paintings?
he believed it allows viewers to focus on the subject of a work instead of the techniques used to paint

8.     Google more of Magritte’s work and include 2 images that interest you.

o   Explain the technique(s) used to enhance the work

o   Hint – review the words in bold from the reading
In both pieces he uses the motif of the hat. Some might say its a self portrait of himself. These pieces show that he keeps his work consistent. He uses different scales. The man is in the background and the object is in the foreground.   

Outward vs Inward

Outward Me

On the outside I try to dress somewhat nice, not dressy but not lazy. I can sometimes be loud, but other times I'm really quiet. I'm pretty quiet until I get to know someone. I come off really serious. I'm a very honest person. I am not very athletic and I'm bad at a lot of sports. I am very indecisive.


Inward Me

On the inside I love to have fun and do crazy things with my friends. I am pretty close to my family, which is important to me. I am really thoughtful and I sometimes care too much. I'm the person all my friends come to for advice or when they need someone to listen. I like to help people. Every week I volunteer in a nursery where I watch infants birth to 18 months old. I think I'm sort of smart, but it doesn't always come off like that. I'm a very creative person. I can come up with solutions when there is a problem. I am very indecisive inside and out.

Posing Examples:

Photographs the Represent Hidden you

Shooting assignment- Double exposure

Examples from Artists