Josef Sudek

http://web.ncf.ca/ek867/sudek.studio.jpg

The outskirts of the page are darker, drawing the viewer's eye into the center of the piece. The subject of the piece is clutter and disorganization (and it's pretty clear too).

The purpose of the photo is to show the true workspace as a work of art. To be honest, the art is probably how anyone can remember where anything is in a workspace like this.

Some of the techniques used are black and white to accentuate the papers and documents, as well as to downplay the unimportant parts. Perspective is straight on and rather blunt.

Nature Photography

Objects; Bandana, Computer, Crystal, Cooling fan light

The main focus of these pieces was playing around with White Balance. You can definitely tell a mood difference.

Vacation Pictures! Weeeeeeee!

Photos of an Object; Can you tell me...

Which one of these pictures has been modified in photoshop?

Does it stand out compared to the others?

Does it work well?

Week 5 Writing Assignment

My sister; Graduate of SCAD and BSFA;

-What motivates you to make work?

"My love for art. I enjoy the subtleties of color differences when mixing oil paints... as weird as that sounds."

-What are you trying to communicate with your art?

"Sometimes my art doesn't have a meaning other than to make people smile, but a lot of the time I like to bring unusual perspectives to eye-level."

-What's the most important part of an art piece?

"It depends on the piece. A lot of the time, color is the most obvious answer.

Writing Assignments Week 4

1. Getting a message out or sharing things that others would not get a chance to see otherwise motivates me. The external results I hope for is the raised awareness of others.

2. Photography is a vehicle to transport the unacknowledged to the unaware.