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Richard Avedon: Darkness and Light

Richard Avedon is a photographer who was not afraid to step outside of the box with his work. You’ll hear people call his work controversial, but I think society was just afraid of something they had never seen before at the time. His photos really encapsulate the idea of what it means to be human…

Evaluation

I think this course was probably the most difficult course I’ve taken this semester. Not to say it wasn’t enjoyable because it definitely was, but I did have trouble finding the time for a lot of projects. Another thing is that it got confusing at times being that everything was on Teams. With that out…

Color Photography

Night Photography

I actually took this photo from the balcony of my apartment. It was dusk and the lighting was just right. I originally took other photos before this one but none of them really turned out great. I really like this one, especially the silhouette of the palm tree. Also, the fact that you can see…

Final Book Project

https://www.blurb.com/books/10963864-birdsofhawaii For my final book project, I wanted to make sort of a study guide about common birds of Hawaii. Being that my family went on a trip there last week, I thought it’d be cool to explain about the specific birds we saw. Hawaii doesn’t have a lot of endemic birds left, so I…

Pictorialism

Photo Story

Letters to a Young Artist

The letter I read was one by Stephen Shore on page 35, explaining the importance of incorporating your passion into any art form that you do. It’s one thing to pursue art for financial support, but why bother doing something if you don’t enjoy it? This is why, while making profit from your art is…

Environmental Portrait

Michael, the subject of this portrait, expresses his passion in the form of exercise. He explained how these environmental portraits are to capture one’s passion, or something they truly enjoy doing in day-to-day life. Going to the gym and exercising is subsequently something that he thoroughly enjoys. Although I cannot relate to Michael in terms…

Walnut Park Trip