Inspired Photos: August Sander

 

Photos influenced by the renown photographer, August Sander.

     August Sander was born in Herdorf Germany on November 17, 1876. His father was a carpenter who worked in the mining industry. August Sander learned to be a professional photographer by helping a photographer that participated in a mining company. Sander has witnessed World War I and World War II. Sander's work consists of a variety of topics: nature, landscape, architecture,  and street photography. In the year 1964, August Sander deceased in Cologne.

   

    August Sanders motivated us to take astonishing black and white photos. These photos are suppose to portray the grievous lives of Germans during both World Wars. The reason why we will utilize a black and white filter is to capture the misery and despair that Germans have experienced. In some of our photos we will include a beam of light in our pictures to illustrate that Germans did not cease to overcome their dreadful experiences. In some of August Sander's photos, one would rarely find his subjects smiling. Because Germany has been overwhelmed with an excessive amount of agony, the majority of its people have lost their smiles. Our group will attempt to capture identical photos and we will proceed to capture the emotions that August Sanders has photographed throughout his life time. 

   

 

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Cropping For Better Composition 2

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    The new cropped photo illustrates the viewpoint composition rule. The subject, Marissa, is the focus in this photo. I took the photo close up because the view point has a massive impact in describing shyness. This instantly describes the subject's personality.

 

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    The new cropped photo illustrates the rule of thirds. The subject, which is Alberto, is the subject in this photo. The subject intersects the three coordinates from the left side. This intersection causes the subject to be focused within the image.

 

Cropping For Better Composition 1- Advanced Photo

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   The new cropped photo illustrates the balance rule of composition, because it balances the color within the image. The new image displays vivid colors that stands out.

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    The new cropped photo illustrates the rule of thirds, because the image is focused on the bubbles. From the left side, the bubbles intersect the three coordinates.

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Rule of Thirds

    I chose these three photos merely because these were my favorites. Something that I could of done better is perhaps look at the camera more often. If I was able to go outside again to take more photographs, I would perhaps take pictures near the fountain. If I had more time, I would attempt to continue editing my photos and trying to make them appear even better. Having an expertise in photography is not only required to pass this class, but is also essential for demonstrating how art can be utilized to express one's inner emotions. The cropped photo illustrates the rule of thirds, merely because the points of interest are along the intersections, which are focused on me. 

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Old Style Family Portraits

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My Five Pictures

 

Stretch: The reason why I took this picture is because it tends to define my personality, which indicates that my inner emotions are fraught with weirdness. I also took this picture because it reminds me of the character named Hank from the television show King of the Hill.




Mirror: I took this picture headless merely because whenever I come across strenuous obstacles, I sometimes feel like I am a witless pupil. Even though some of us see ourselves as witless human beings, those strenuous obstacles that we encounter are the obstacles that guide us to be prosperous in our future.

 

Normal: I chose this filter simply because I wanted to display what my usual inner emotions are like on a daily basis: blissful.

Black and White: I chose this filter merely because whenever I become aggravated, I become someone I no longer know. As Mark Twain once said "Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured". I find it exceedingly strenuous to control the insane thoughts that compels me to commit several wicked actions. Fortunately, I am sometimes capable of discarding the evil thoughts that surround me.

 

 

Sepia: I decided to chose this filter merely because I am always surrounded by melancholic people and strenuous obstacles. Even though I encounter several difficulties in life, I am capable of maintaining  my blissfulness in life. After all, Marilyn Monroe once said "Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there is so much to smile about."

Assignment 3: After Cropping

Assignment 3:Before Cropping

 

 

Assignment Number 2

Composers and Composition

1) http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1888111

2)http://www.streetdirectory.com/travel_guide/105869/photography/the_importance_of_composition_in_photography.html

3) http://www.zdnet.com/blog/digitalcameras/understanding-the-importance-of-photo-composition/1648

First Assignment: Observing Light

    On Wednesday Morning I have witnessed one of Life's most amazing creations. Light. I never knew that Light can be observed in several ways. Light tends to reflect certain types of colors. Other times light creates a murky shadow of certain objects. Light can be utilized to capture blissful and gloomy photographs. My next objective is to capture a photograph of a murky shadow that is created by a human being. This will symbolize the inner feelings that the human being has been encountering throughout his life time.