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.

Raymond Thompson Jr.

This is a photograph made by Raymond Thomas Jr. I chose to write about this one because the cool colors were the first thing that captured my eye. After I clicked on the image, I was confused at what I was looking at. It took me a while to figure it out, and even then I still was confused. The only way I was able to fully break up the components of this picture was by reading the description. It was then that I found out that I was looking at a photo of a kid looking into a car during a car wash, and the window through which the image was taken on adds an effect of a layer that reflects the clouds and the blurred water droplets.

Link to image 2:  http://www.raymondthompsonjr.com/2535381-essay-justice-undone#6
I like this image because the fire is very focused and is basically the only warm color in the picture, being surrounded by the cool blues.

Link to image 3: https://www.instagram.com/p/_crYpQLUw8/?taken-by=raythompsonjr
https://www.instagram.com/p/9O6HXtLUwU/?taken-by=raythompsonjr
I like these images because they somewhat connect and I like the nature scenes and one of my future goals is to drive through a place like this.

Link to image 4: https://www.instagram.com/p/4Y9BkOLUwB/?taken-by=raythompsonjr
What I like about this image is that the bubbles almost seem photo-shopped. Also the vibrant colors of the bubbles add more life, you could say, to the somewhat dull looking setting.

My question to Raymond Thomas Jr. is: Do you travel a lot, and if so, what has been your favorite place you have visited?

Gwenn Dubourthomieu

Gwenn Dubourthomieu became interested in photography while working in Africa for humanitarian NGOs. He pursued this career in 2010 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.In 2012 he settled down in Paris and works as a freelance photographer.  His work includes spreading awareness about the social impact of copper exploitation in the Dominican Republic of the Congo. He actually takes pictures of people in many different areas of the world.

Here are two of his photographs, and a photo of Gwenn himself. The first picture is of people carrying stuff on their heads, and it seems to be in the middle of a field. I like the second picture because the blue, which I think is water, really pops out. The surrounding rock really makes a nice contrast and puts emphasis on the blue in the bottom.