Final Project: Work In Progress

For my final project i plan on focusing on the individual and the emotions we as people can convey without the use of spoken words. I feel this will go along well with the cause we've all been so passionate for all semester. I've attached some images below to show what I've been working on thus far and i wanted to get some feedback from you guys on what you think. Also, if you have the time, i have a few questions for you all:

First of all, do you think my topic is too broad and i need to narrow it down to one specific emotion or act in people? If so, which emotion would you suggest to focus on?

Secondly, do you think i should compile multiple photos together to tell a specific story about something or someone? I was thinking of doing this but with the final assignment being the narrative i feel it may be too repetitive....let me know what you think

Lastly, let me know what you think of these images. It would really help me with my project to get some feedback from you guys telling me what emotions are evoked in you when you see these images.

Assignment #3- The Home

For this Assignment I explored aspects of my own home and also submersed myself in the home of a culture I experienced for the first time on the island of Anguilla. I found there were many photographic opportunities within my own apartment and the historic aspect of my building allowed for a lot of cool shots. In Anguilla, most of the pictures I took were at a sea side bar called Banke Banks, where the owner, Banke Banks himself, actually lives. I also photographed some of natures creatures in their homes on the island to give a variety of definitions of the term home.

I chose the picture of my backgammon board because I feel it is an important part of my home away from home (my apartment at school) and my home in Connecticut. I grew up playing backgammon with my mom and dad and the game is a big part of my home and one of my favorite games. I don't think i'll ever own a home without a backgammon board in it, and i also thought the angle of the shot was very interesting.

The picture of the door and the white wall with the artwork on it was another one of my favorites because it shows my taste in art and i also thought the lighting in it was great and loved the light-pull dangling in the background against the white shower curtain. I also liked the contrast between the brown of the door and the white of the wall and the framing the art work does to the left side of the image.

I really liked the picture of the claw-foot bathtub. I think the bath/shower is a very important place in the home. It is where we either start our days or decompress after them. It is something we all have in our homes and I chose to photograph mine for this purpose and for the purpose because the claw foot makes it unique and interesting, especially against the tile floor.

March 3rd 2010

Today was our second critique with our UCF clients. Again, I was extremely impressed by their work and their progress thus far. I loved my clients picture of her and her husbands hands interlocked together with their wedding rings in clear site. I loved how she was able to go outside the normal definition of "portrait" as simply a picture of another person and came to a deeper meaning of the word. Her portrait showed love without words, showed people through their emotions opposed to their physical attributes. Her photograph corresponded perfectly with the theme of my blog, "Our Unspoken Words." Through that picture love, emotion, age, loyalty, security, and compassion were all expressed without the actual use of any of these words. The picture evoked these emotions within us and allowed us to gain insight into her relationship with her husband without language.

Another photograph that interested me was one a client did of his wife. The subject was placed in the left side of the frame with some negative space to the right and created a wonderful and fluid c-curve. This photograph was particularly interesting to me because the client said it was by accident that she was placed in the frame this way and attributed it to his lack of function with the left side of his vision. I thought this was wonderful actually because it shows that through art our flaws are able to create beauty. Something he though handicapped him was in fact a tool for creating a wonderful piece of art. I hope it made him as happy as it did me to see this take place and witness finding the good in the things we sometimes perceive as the bad.

All the pictures the clients took this week were beautiful. I loved the picture of one woman's grandchild. It was a beautifully framed shot of a beautiful baby and again was a way for her to express her love for her grandchild without the use of language. I also loved the picture of another man's dog. This photo too also showed the love he has for his pet and is very interesting because it shows a love that also needs no words.