The Decisive Moment/Juxtaposition & Connections

The Decisive Moment/Juxtaposition & Connections -- Assignment 5

maybe one day i will land -- David Ong

http://jpgmag.com/photos/1373362

To be honest I dont think this could be anymore of a decisive moment. This photo was well thought out, the Ong positioned himself in between the three trees in the background but still slightly of center of the entire photograph. He also appears to be on what could possible be an elevated gravel road. Obviously he wanted it to appear like he was levitating so he made the decision to jump and press the shutter at the same moment. I liked this photo so much that I decided to take photos much like this for my project.

Popping Soap Bubble --Richard Heeks

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11164709@N06/3602239579/

Capturing this photo must have taken forever. The timing it takes to capture a bubble popping in mid-air is incredible. In that matter i respect this photographer very much. It is not necessarily the best composed photo but it is definitely a great capture. I do like the cropping of the photo, the bubble as a circle in the square formatted cropping reminds me much of the tile floors of the Pantheon in Rome.

Water Sound Figures -- Linden Gledhill

http://www.flickr.com/photos/13084997@N03/3293447203/sizes/z/in/set-72157608258335431/

This is another photo that has a great amount of work put into it. Gledhill had to put all of the colors down in the sequence he wanted. He took into account the cool baby blue with its counter hot pink which adds a great contrast in front of the black backdrop. I also like the clear blue water-like substance that surrounds the blue and pink paint that is risen. 

Dreams/Surrealism


Dreams/Surrealism Blog Post -- Assignment 4

untitled. -- Jerry N. Uelsmann

http://www.uelsmann.net/#a=0&at=0&mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=5&p=2

Jerry N. Uelsmann is one of the most talented photographers I have witnessed so far in my life. This photo is a prime example of his talent. The emotion portrayed is very evident. This woman is exposed on several different sheets of paper to give the feeling that her life is broken up and layered as the time passes each experience overlaps and makes her grow; the pile of papers grow. To make this work is absolutely amazing.

No Limits -- Erik Johansson

http://www.boredpanda.com/creative-photoshopping-by-erik-johansson/

This photo is a prime example of a dream. No where in the world will you find a spiral staircase in the middle of a sandy field. Erik is like a modern Jerry Uelsmann, he blends the staircase with the person walking up perfectly with the background photo. Even though the photo is centered I think that this photo works well that way, it also helps that it is in a square format. I also like the sepia filter it adds a more mysterious look to it.

Falling -- Sam Doyle

http://jpgmag.com/photos/2588942

This photo caught my eye right when i saw it. Out of everything else on the page this stuck out. The way it sticks out is the unusual angle of the figure. Our eye automatically notice's something that doesn't appear right and thats exactly what this photo shows. The man "falling" to his left has a blank look on his face as if nothing is wrong with the way he is standing. It makes me accept his positioning a bit more. The cropping of the photo is also nice a break up of green up to an off white to a baby blue theses colors are also very pleasing and relaxing to the eye. Doyle also adds in the vent at the top right to balance the photograph just a bit more.