Abstract Human Form

so, for this project, I wanted to do something different, so I decided to go ''abtstract'' all the way :

I might add a couple more tomorrow :)

Scanography

double self-portrait :)

here are a couple of outtakes :

Still Life

studio :

location :

I took some pictures of one of my dolls on my bedroom floor but I don't know if they would qualify as ''still life''...

just in case they don't, I shot some more classical still life pictures as well :

Abstract Human Form web research

all pictures by : Sannah Kvist

Studio Portraits

Classical shot :

creative shots :

(my model bailed on me at the last minute so I ended up having to do self-portraits...)

here are some extra shots as well as some other studio portraits I've taken in the past and like better than the ones I shot for the assignment :

:)

Still life web research

 

all images by : Frau Zucker

Environmental portrait

Here is my final environmental portrait :

it's a picture of my father in his studio/office - he is a graphic designer/illustrator/installation artist/collector :)

Portraits by available light

here are 2 pictures I took during last Tuesday's class :

studio lighting, with fill - tripod

window light (from the front) - without tripod

Candid Shots

Decisive Moment : 

although one might argue that this is not ''candid'', as it was taken during a planned photo shoot, I do believe it works for this assignment, because this exact moment was purely candid, and I think that that's what makes the shot :)

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Event :

Puces Pop 2010

Night Photography

Documentary shot :

Max ISO (6400)

Slow shutter speed :

ISO 100, F/11, 8 sec exposure 

Magnum Photographer : Martin Parr

for this blog entry, I chose to talk about Martin Parr's work, as he has always been one of my favorite photographers. You can find a selection of his work on the Magnum webiste.

Martin Parr was born in England in 1952 and he has been part of Magnum since 1994.
Here are my favorite pictures from his series ''The Last Resort'' which was shot in 1985 in New Brighton (England), as featured on the magnum website :

These candid images are all very provocative, but in a humorous kind of way. In the last picture, for example, Parr used the fact that none of the subjects were looking at each other to make us realize how ironic (and, if I dare say, even pathetic) the situation really is. Also, by placing himself behind the counter, he detaches himself as well as the viewer of the image from the action, making us feel almost like we should not be there, like this moment should not be shared, which adds to the complexity of the image. I think that overall, the way he uses sarcasm is very effective in this series.

Abstract

Here are my 2 ''abstract'' pictures :

Urban Landscape & Final Landscape

Urban landscape research :

Positive

Tokyo by : Alfie Goodrich

Negative

Baghdad by : Simon Norfolk

and here is my final landscape picture :

I took it at a bonsai exhibition in St-Alphonse this weekend. I wasn't sure if we were allowed to use pictures taken before the assignment was given, but if we are, here are some shots I took this summer that I think are more interesting :

Framing & Landscape

Tight Framing 

photo by : Brandon Marks

Creative Framing

photo by Dale Rothenberg

Sense Of Place 

photo by Stine Sampers

Rule Of Thirds

photo by : Emily Grayson

and here are some pictures I took in Westmount Park: