Kathe Kollowitz & Honore Daumier Blog #1
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Skillful
I off centered my subject, McKenna Ezell, for two reasons. #1 I believe it makes for a more interesting photo when the subject isn’t centered. Rule of thirds, if you will. #2 I wanted to also capture the project to the left of her in its entirety. I like how the bright blue board and the white wall create a break in the background. I decided to keep the photograph in color because I love the contrast in colors between her leopard print tank top and the bright blue board. Honore Daumier’s works relate most to this photo because of the action taking place, the subject is busy, not stagnant.Rehearsing
I like how one of McMindes Hall's ledges kind of creates some sort of a frame behind her and sense of focus. I didn’t think anything in the photo should be in color except for the flag, so I did what we call “Selective Coloring” in Photoshop CS3. Not that I didn’t feel like the girl holding the flag wasn’t important, I just thought the flag was more of a focal and interest point, but-I did center the girl in the photograph for balance purposes. I can also connect this photograph to Honore Daumier’s works because most of their works tend to involve subjects that are doing something or are involved in some sort of activity.
Exhausted
I ended up feeling like this was kind of a neat photo. I didn’t see it at first, but eventually noticed that there were possibly 3 levels. Top: lockers. Middle: sleeping woman. Bottom: carpet. I turned the photo black & white because I don't necessarily feel like color was an important aspect of the photograph's overall emotion. Plus, I like think that the black & white signifies the lifelessness of the woman at that particular moment in time :) I feel that this photo connects more to Kathe Kollowitz’s work because she mostly drew images during WWII that included subjects that were frightened, hungry, lost, etc…I just feel that exhaustion ties in with those same feelings.
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