CI Feild Trip

Holy bananas everyone it was cold out Wed, Oct 28.. I found it hard to shoot anything indoors after being out in the cold for so long. My lenses were so foggy that I couldn't shoot anything for about 10 mins or so. But like I've been telling people in Group B I am a zoo geek and no matter how many times I go in a year I always love it.

6.2 Photographic Hero

I chose Charles C. Ebbet as my photography Hero. He was born in 1905 and passed away at the age of seventy-three from cancer. He purchased his first camera at the age of eight but in the 1920's became well known as a still photographer. In the 1930's he worked with the Miami Daily News as a photographer which then helped him with his publications in the New York Times. By September of 1932, Ebbet became well known for his photos of the construction workers on structural beams on their lunch break.

Ebbet was known to have used vintage cameras to help capture his vintage style photos.(Camera can be seen in slideshow) This camera was manufactured in 1940-1946 and was used for Military photos. It made 4x5 inch photos and has 45 shutter speeds the highest being 1/1000. Ebbet's cropping was also fuller length shots using the rule of thirds, Centering the subject and filling the screen. From what we learnt in class about contrast Ebbet seem to have used a wide variety of different contrasts.

I absolutely love Charles C. Ebbets work. He captured the true essence of his subjects in the photos. I love the contrast in all his photos. He has some that are high constrast which pops out the black and white in the photos and sets the mood for what he was portraying in his photos. He also used a low contrast to set that foggy mood in the window washer photo. I also like how he used silhouettes as part of his images. He definitly showed all aspects of photography in his work.

Dt 5 Quiz: Sierra Blake

October 9, 2009 we were assigned a quiz in DT class. We were assigned partners and told to shoot 20 photos of our partner. My partner was Sierra Blake and she did a wonderful job posing for me. She gave me variety of poses as well as faces. Hope you enjoy!!!

Composition at Home

My experience shooting this assignment was fun. I started in the basement which I absolutely hate being down there because there are usually a couple bugs still roaming around from summer. I took some photos of some of moms sculptures and old objects handed down to us from other family members. I also stepped into the new washroom in the basement and took some photos there. Then I moved upstairs and spent some time in the kitchen and in the family room. I thought this assignment was a little difficult because I live at home and see these items everyday and for some reason did not feel as inspired as I would if I could shoot at someone else's house. It was still fun though going through the house to find some cool shots to display on my blog. Hope everyone enjoys:D