Reading Response for Creative Suite 5/6 Info

Facts I've learned!

• Spot healing doesn't require an actual reference point. It's like magic!
• TIFF and PSD files both preserve layers, but PSD files are more efficient.
• If I want to print an image, it is better to use CMYK.
• You can rotate your cropping border; and you can crop using the marquee tool (Image>Crop)
• When resizing an image, uncheck the "Resample Image" box; Bicubic smoother for enlarging, Bicubic sharper for shrinking.

Project One

The Real Project One!

Ethnic Eyes
(c) September 2013

Skirt Ribbons
(c) September 2013

Assembling the Jungle Armies
(c) September 2013

Not Project One

Pretend Project 1 (Actually not a project)
Because I was dumb. And forgot a key part of the project. Posting the 3 of real project photos next.

Pocket Junk and Profile
(c) September 2013

Profile
(c) September 2013

Profile 2
(c) September 2013

Essence of the Fist Bump
With Ashlé Williams
(c) September 2013

New Artist Discovery: Rob Prideaux

Just found out about this new artist through a little Yahoo! article. This artist, Rob Prideaux, has a new body of work called "Smoke & Fire". He lights gasoline on fire midair, then takes the photo. I love fire and think it is beautiful and fascinating, and like to depict it often in painting and photomanipulation. Check him out!

Rob Prideaux

Photograph That Isn't a Photograph

Bedford Reading Response

Bedford argues that authorial intent is still very important and that in photography it is sometimes very hard to identify. Artists such as Demand that put a long and arduous process into their work, with photography only as a concluding document that signifies the work, get more recognition than those who do many 'invisible' adjustments. No framework for understanding photography currently exists, so many art critics do not understand exactly how to critique a photo. They must look at it superficially, which does not necessarily show the edits and thoughts and process that the artist put into it, because photography is inherently lacking in what often is revealing about the artwork - the handiwork. Without the ability to understand the authorial intent behind the artwork, photography will continue to be viewed harshly and without true understanding by art critics. Upon development of this framework, it can receive the recognition it deserves and take its place among the other mediums of contemporary art.


Dear Mizter Bedford,

I wuld liek to offer you a nice toasted bagel wif creem cheez

Luv Batman

Old and New

'Waiting', Spring 2011

This photo was part of a project for Introduction to Photography titled "Secret Object". This black sphere was my object. I more or less just tried to find interesting places to put this fairly ordinary sphere. This was taken outside of Morgan in the winter. The contrast of the black and the white snow is exciting for me, and I enjoyed the amount of detail I could get in the snow, and the action of the falling snow in the background.

"Fierce Grace" by Tony Stromberg

I'm strongly interested in domestic and wildlife photography. I am a hardcore animal lover, and capturing the life, beauty, animation of animals is something I strive toward. This photo immediately caught my attention. I love horses, and this profile is gorgeous. It captures the movement of the horse's mane in the wind, out in the field, or on the prairie. This is beautiful to me - elegance and life even in the horse's still posture.