I went through my mom’s photo albums and found some old photos that I thought were very nice. One was of my godparents when they were young and in love, the image I find very pretty because it is in black and white is has a filter effect over it that makes it looks likeContinue reading “Photo Album Research”
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“Context as a Determinant of Photographic Meaning”
Essay written by John A. Walker I agree with John A. Walker’s statement on how an image meaning and context can completely alter depending on the environment and depending on where it’s placed.
Photography as Genre
Photography is a unique art because there are so many forms of it, and different photographers all take different types of images and all create different meanings and composition pieces. Photography has several layers in it especially for portrait photography. Photo editing software also makes photos wildly more interesting and exciting because you can mergeContinue reading “Photography as Genre”
Photography- art or science?
Mechanical Photography: Photos that are representations of facts or informations. Creative Photograpyh: All other types of photography; landscape, portrait, etc. I believe photography can be both mechanical and creative, it depends on who’s taking the photos, and why. I believe there’s a lot more creative photography now then there was in previous centuries. From 1902,Continue reading “Photography- art or science?”
Cutting Edge
Developments in social and new media have created a world in which we’re all more connected. Since 1995 groups of pioneers (visual communicators, scientists, etc.) have explored work relevant to the time and place surrounding us, some of which has involved online experiments. There are millions and millions of different types of websites that showContinue reading “Cutting Edge”
The Global Village
In 1964 Marshall McLuhan established the idea of a media ‘global village’ to describe the way in which electric communications has made us feel we’re all connected, irrespective of distance, time or location. Interconnectedness has become more known with the development of the world-wide web, mobile technologies, and the integration of other forms of massContinue reading “The Global Village”
Visual Conventions for Time and Place
Hergé is a comic book artist he is the creator of The Adventures of Tintin which is a very strong example of visual conventions. “The Adventures of Tintin” is one of the most famous comic book series in Europe in the 20th century. Many comic book artists use visual conventions in their comic books, becauseContinue reading “Visual Conventions for Time and Place”
Representing Time and Place
How are our experiences of time and place represented visually? Comics, animations or moving image present a narrative that plays out frame by frame over time, using a sequence of images to cut from one view to another and identify points in time. Literary devices (dialogue, descriptions, third person narration, or written sounds) are combinedContinue reading “Representing Time and Place”
Knitting Patterns
Knitting is a method by which yarn is manipulated to create a textile or fabric, often used in many types of garments. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knitting Messy Mind Map on what I think of when I think about knitting: Historical Knitting: In historical times it seems that knitting was used to make warm gloves, or dresses or cardigansContinue reading “Knitting Patterns”
Reusing the Old
It’s difficult to predict the future, and the need to remain constantly in the present is a strain, especially when there’s a wealth of historical material that can be recycled and reinvented. Retro designs, in one way or another, are almost always in fashion. The re-emergence of old technology such as the letterpress, screen printing,Continue reading “Reusing the Old”
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