Final Book Theme

For my final book, I am going to collect 12 or more of my best images and create a 12 month Calendar. The pictures are going to consist of architecture around NYC with different lighting styles. The buildings will array from old to new and all have a different type of look. 

Composition

 Rules of Thirds

 Shape

 Repetition

Texture

Final Project Proposal

First Idea- ARCHITECTURE
To accomplish photographing architecture, I will walk around my area of the East Village and Upper East Side and capture different angles from different buildings. I would like to photograph all the various different types of buildings ranging from new to old.

Second Idea- COMPARE AND CONTRAST
For this idea, I wanted to accomplish the differences between my city and rural life. I was born and raised in Ringwood, New Jersey with nothing but wooded areas and various bodies of water. I would like the same ideas, same format of the pictures, except just photographed in different locations.

Direction of Light

Photo 1: Light from the front. ISO 50, S 1/39, AP 1.6

Photo 2: Light from the side. ISO 25, S 1/39, AP 1.6

 Photo 3: Light from above. ISO 32, S 1/39, AP 1.6

 Photo 4: Light from behind. ISO 50, S 1/39, AP 1.6

Photo 5: Light from below. ISO 50, S 1/39, AP 1.6

Quality of Light

Photo 1: Soft/diffused lighting, ISO 160 Shutter Speed 39, AP 1.6

Photo 2: Hard/direct light, ISO 32, Shutter Speed 39, AP 1.6

Categories of Photographs

Ethically Evaluative: Ethically evaluative photos are one that show ethical judgments. They praise certain aspects of society. I believe this best fits the category because the photographer was trying to elicit a loss of innocence through the cigarette. 
Photo by: Sally Mann  
Title: Candy Cigarette 
Date: June 9th, 2008
Url: https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/06/beautiful-black-and-white-photography/ 

Explanatory: Explanatory photographs are used to document a way of life or a certain event. In the case of this photo, it elicits explanatory because the image is explaining what happens during a flip on a bicycle. 
Photo by: Hongkiat Lim
Title: Sequence Photography
Date: N/A
URL: https://www.hongkiat.com/blog/

Aesthetically Evaluative: These types of photographs serve the purpose of having an appealing effect. They show what is worth aesthetic observation. In my eyes this photo is aesthetically evaluative because it portrays the landscape in my hometown and has an eye-appealing effect at first glance.
Photo by: Gianna Hodes
Title: Sheppard Lake
Date: 10/21/17

Interpretive: Interpretive photography have personal or subjective interpretations. They initiate meanings through images. This photo is interpretive because it is describing the little girl's plea for help. She looks tired and unhealthy, this image captures the desperation for food. 
Photo by: International Center of Photography- Miwa YanagiCourtesy
Title: Gretal
Date: Copyright 2004
https://www.icp.org/exhibitions/heavy-light-recent-photography-and-video-from-japan

Theoretical: This type of photography is used to critique the making of art. They raise questions about the particular photo and the underlying meaning. I think this photo is theoretical because the cast of the shadow shows of the girl but not the chair. It raises the theory of maybe the chair wasn't there to begin with.
Photo by: Taylor Wood
Title: Posing
Date: June 5, 2013.
https://courtswilliams.wordpress.com/

Descriptive: Descriptive photography is used for the sole purpose of describing a situation or event. I used this image because it is directions on what to and not to do in the library. It is describing the rules through pictures and a poster. 
Photo by: Gianna Hodes
Title: Marymount Manhattan
Date: 10/23/17

Color

                                                    PHOTO 1: Monochromatic Color. ISO 100 and Shutter Speed 12. This is a photo of the lights hanging in my bedroom, the lighting was very faint and I used the cloudy filter. 

PHOTO 2: Patch of color. I used an ISO 100 and Shutter Speed 39. My goal was to capture the distinction between all the green books with the one patch of red.

PHOTO 3: Complementary Color. I used an ISO of 20 and Shutter Speed 986. I applied the sharpen tool to create a more vibrant effect to the image. My goal was to establish the relationship between the two contrasting colors.