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Advance Photography Studio (AD530) course at NYCCT/CUNY

Saturday, October 28, 2006

Best shot. Rose


This is my best shot in the school studio. One thing I love this photograph because it’s simple in the subject matter (a single rose). A red rose is framed in the rule of third to make more dynamic. Another thing is the moment of the rose and its background leafs. The rose is rising up and leafs is rolling down. For me, this organic movement creates a circle loop in this composition. Therefore, this photograph could hold viewers for a while.

Karl Blossfeldt


I love this composition because it’s monochromatic and almost like art nouveau. The simplicity of the tone and lines served as graphic elements. The spiral effect at the end of each line is a visual focus point of the design. This composition is really interesting because we see from bottom (simple lines) to top (spiral). Another thing is the relationship between figure and ground. The negative space is well defined therefore this composition is appealing and harmony.

Monday, October 23, 2006

Columbus Circle 59st


A very modern architecture at 59th street Columbus Circle is another great example to represent New York City. I love the high tech glass of the buildings which give an excellence of reflection of the surrounding area. A close up taxi is in front of the camera also added to the theme of this photograph.

Koudis.com



This composition draws my attention because a human ride on a giant dog. Secondly, the ways use of complementary color like blue orange really makes the picture stand out. The first thing I see is the big dog as a camel. For me this image it's really hilarious because we absolutely know dog is smaller than human. In this case, the dog became an object of transportation like camel. This composition is almost like sci-fi creature which make good for people. It’s so powerful that a dog has the ability to transport human and things. This is really unique idea because we never thought about it. But it’s fun and really works well.

Friday, October 13, 2006

Joel Meyerowitz. Aftermath


This image expressed a very powerful story of aftermath WTC site. I saw heavy debris on the ground with a fire still on. I think this photograph was taken at the early evening night of the day. The mass blue color cast over the entire photograph may represent the reflection of the blue skyline. The fire was a unique component in this composition because it showed how intense that the fire still on from day to night. The lighting in this image is very crucial to make the difference because everything stands out. This refer the color of this image is complimentary; blue and orange. Therefore the fire became the visual focus point of its surrounding area. This image has a greatly impact to retell the story.

Monday, October 02, 2006

Best Photo. Tourist. Point of View


I really love this composition. The first thing draw my attention is the way use of complimentary color (blue and orange). It gives me a feeling of warm and friendly neighbor at this block. Shooting from a low angle to show the beauty of this building and surrounding area. This photography really capture the beauty of this area such as small and tall building, church, fruit store and nearby services.

Point Of View: Tourist at Fulton_Brooklyn

1.Content:
I choose this tourist point of view because I saw Fulton is a very interesting area. A tourist walks down on this block would be able to see the beauty of this district like building, restaurant, street and traffic, church, shopping, transportation, parking lot and many more. Furthermore, a tourist would to recognize the daily life of this busy area.
2.Photographic Style:
To descript the area using photographic style is a persuasive way to bring more tourists visiting our borough. This method could be using liner perspective to show our shopping stores and things are connecting into infinitive. The second method would be using worm eye (low angle) to descript our historical buildings. Next would be extreme close up object to have more focus on the subject. Finally, using color is a wonderful method to bring all photographs to life.