Patrick Ferrell

So in class we watched a photographer that did a photo documentary on the Hurricane in Haiti and all his pictures really touched me. It made me empathize with the Haitian people, especially for the man grieving over his dead daughter. Seeing that he tried to wash her and dress her properly as a last respect to her was really sad. The whole slideshow made me aware of the things photographers have to go through to be able to capture photos to show the public about tragic events.

photoshoot!

Edward Burtynsky

I think that I saw this artist in either artist books class or the computer and visual arts class. I'm not sure which one exactly though. But I remember really liking his work. I always thought recycling was a good thing but I never knew what happens after that. His photographs made me think about what happens after what people would think is the end. Which ironically I think, never ends. It reminded of me the plastic Island floating around in the ocean that I've heard about awhile ago where all the trash that has been thrown in the ocean all floats to the plastic island! I should find a picture. anyways, his work really makes me think about how there's always two sides to a story. Nothing can ever be 100% good or 100% bad.

okay, I guess I saw it in artist books class and here's what I wrote about it the first time I saw his work:

http://juliepear315.blogspot.com/2010/03/edward-burtynsky.html

oh, and here's wiki's answer about what the plastic garbage island is if you're curious:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_Garbage_Patch

Phil Borges- write up on artist

I enjoyed looking at Phil Borges' work because I liked how desaturated his photos looked. There is a lot of depth of field in his photos where everything in the foreground is very clear and the background is unfocused. Even though the background is not in focused it's still pretty. It reminds of an Ansel Adams photograph. With that being said, it his photos also put the main focus on the people and not the background by giving them a little more color, having the background be almost completely desaturated. Not only is his work aesthetically pleasing to look at each and every one of his photographs of people include a story and background information on his subjects. This provides a more intimate moment for viewers when looking at his photographs.

Here's his website:

http://www.philborges.com/

photo diary day 1!/lightroom experiments

i thought about it. and this photo diary thing is pretty hard since my life is pretty much routine. but i'll try to make the best of it and challenge myself!! over the weekend i tried to get to know my camera and then today i took pictures! here are some of them...

rain against my windsheild

experimenting with the camera

my shirt!

underneath my car while it was still wet.

the top part of my front windshield was blue. I enhanced the colors using lightroom!

experimenting with fog on the windsheild.

more fog!

water trailing down the slope towards my car!

the 5th floor at the new parking structure.

today i took pictures while i was in my car in the parking structure. i wanted to document the weather today because it kind of was one of the first days it feels like fall/winter. i like it! i'm kind of over summer. :)