Rena Effendi

Rena Effendi is an  Azerbaijani photographer that was born on April 26, 1977.  She became a professional photographer in 2005. Her first photos were of the effects of oil mining on people. Her work has been displayed in many galleries around the world.

   

The images above are some photographs that she has taken. I like the first picture because there is an elephant and it just looks cool. There are always drawings and art of elephants spraying water, but the real thing looks cool. The second picture just looks interesting and I wonder where it was taken. The last picture I think is of an oil spill. The black and white filter makes it hard to see. Maybe it is not an oil spill, but instead the aftermath of a storm or a hurricane.

Favorite Photograph

These are my favorite photographs that I have taken from the last couple of weeks. I like the two with the tree branches in front of a blue background because they look like they are shining. I like the one with the purple flowers because it's just cool and it is just the type of pictures that I like. I think these were all of the same tree, but in different angles. You can also see how the tree has grown flowers, indicating that these were taking during winter and spring. I could not choose ONE single picture because that's just hard. I like all three of these, and they are my favorites out of all of the pictures I have taken. 

Art Wolfe

        

Art Wolfe was born on September 13, 1951 in Seattle. Art Wolfe is an American artist and photographer. The images above are some of his photographs. I really like them because the colors are so bright and vibrant. I also like those type of nature images. The one with the sea and the rocks is great. The pink sky with blue is beautiful. The one with the penguins coming out of the ocean is really cool. It looks like it is cold. Overall the images are great and they look like paintings. Art Wolfe is still alive today. 

Photo Experience: Your Choice Shots

Today was honestly a pretty boring day. I don't know if I like having the freedom of taking pictures of whatever I want rather than being given a topic. This is because it is too vague and we can literally take pictures of whatever and it can be hard to decide on stuff, so you settle on taking pictures of the obvious and the simple. Also, my backpack was heavy so my shoulders were hurting and I didn't feel like taking pictures of anything. Basically, I just took pictures of flowers, the school, and my shoes. That about sums it up. Afterwards my friend wanted to take pictures. I was being kind of mean because I was just rushing her because I was tired. That is not fair to her because she waits for me to take pictures without annoying me. In the end I just accompanied her to buy a cookie to somewhat make it up to her for being annoying. That is all. Goodbye.

Photo Experience: Nature Shots Assignment

I went to take the nature shots yesterday for this week's assignment. There were actually no cameras available when I went outside. I had to use my own phone and I actually liked it because my phone's camera is a pretty good and HQ quality. I still have them on my phone and am trying to figure out a way to upload them to the server. I think I'm going to email them to myself because I don' have a cable to plug them into the computer. There were Kona Ice trucks outside while we took pictures and it was kind of distracting because I wanted a snow cone. Anyways, the pictures turned out pretty cool and they are mostly of flowers and trees. That is nature after all.

William Henry Jackson

William Henry Jackson was a photographer that was famous for his images of the American West. He was born on April 4, 1843 in New York. His photography was of nature and just landscapes and the outdoors. His great- great- uncle was Samuel Wilson, who is what inspired Uncle Sam. Below are 3 of his photographs. These three are my favorite because I like the mountainous, coniferous tree type of landscape. I think my favorite is the one with the boat. I like it because you can see the reflection in the water . I also like the one in the middle because the mountains look awesome. I don't know if I like that they are black and white because I like to see the colors of nature.  William Henry Jackson died in June 30,  1942 in New York, at the age of 99. 

 

Photo Experience: Tension Assignment

 Today is Wednesday, and I have not gone to take pictures just yet. It is currently raining outside and I honestly just want to stay inside and look out this window in front of me. Anyways I am just going to write for now... I think I might just take pictures inside because I really need to do this assignment. Tomorrow there is going to be a guest speaker and I guess thats pretty cool. I have no questions honestly but Mr. Streckfus is making us ask questions. Oh well. OK well I'll come back to this blog once I take the pictures. Goodbye for now!
UPDATE: So I finally went to take pictures and it was an OK experience. Just another day of taking pictures honestly. We had to take pictures of tension, and there were many situations where I felt there was "tension". It was rainy outside so we couldn't go outdoors. I saw some of my friends from other classes and I took pictures of them high-fiving. Also, the visitor couldn't come and I somewhat felt relieved because I needed to take my pictures and I probably wouldn't be able to do it tomorrow. That is all I have to say about my experience taking this week's assignment pictures.