Rayogram

For this rayogram I exposed the outer parts of the photo for 30 seconds, the next part for 20, and the middle for 10. It is a picture of trees and the high school bleachers. The light part across the bottom looks like glare but it's actually the pavement. I chose to make a union jack because I always thought they were super pretty. It's really simple and dynamic... also i wish i lived in England!

Multiple Exposure

For this multiple exposure i took a photo of the trees in my backyard (there's a bird flying through the center!) and a picture of myself that i took in a mirror. I exposed the photo of the trees regularly and then i cut out a stencil so that only the outline of myself would show up and not an extra square. The photo's are facing opposites ways so i made the trees upside down. I was inspired by the photo with the trees and bean pod.

Silk Screen

This is my silkscreen, I printed it on 3 shirts and this is the lovely Simrin Bains modeling!

Breaking the Rules

This photo is breaking the rules because the lighting is a merger. Its distracting but i like it because it looks very edgy and weird.

This photo does not follow the rule of thirds and is asymmetrical. It is of the skyway at night taken from my car on the way to skating practice.

I took this photo from the backseat of the car on a family trip to Toronto. The film was exposed a little bit, so there is a light streak that is a merger with the road. It kind of looks like the road is continuing into the car. Also, there is no set focal point because you can look at the people in the car or the car outside.

La Donna Velata

This painting (the original that is) is called La Donna Velata. It was painted by the immensely famous italian painter Raphael in 1516.  The painting is oil on canvas and it is of an un-identified woman named "La Fornarina". Raphael's mistresses, she was believed to be Raphaels ideal of beauty and was in many of his paintings. This painting pays more attention to the colours and texture of the skin and fabric of her dress than his other portraits. This painting uses a lot of white and gold tones, which widens his range from paintings past. This portrait led up to greater masterpieces by Raphael that would later be historical landmarks.
Raphael was born in 1483 and was a painter and architect during the high renaissance. He lived his early life in Italy and later moved to Rome for his career. Raphael grew up in Urbino, which was a small town but very relevant to the world of art. His father painted for the Duke of Urbino; art was prominent in Raphael's life from the start. Growing up in this small court taught Raphael excellent manners and social skills, although it is unclear how easily he read latin. He was orphaned at eleven and lived with his stepmother when he wasn't under an apprenticeship. It was clear the Raphael had talent from the beginning. His paintings are known for their amazing form, composition, and their ability to demonstrate human greatness, which was an important ideal at the time. He went on to created some of the world's most historic masterpeices including the Stanza della Segnatura, which is a fresco he created in the library of Julius II. It is considered one of his best pieces, competing against other painters at the time such as Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci. Together these three painters created some of the biggest masterpieces of the period, which are still admired today as pivotal pieces in the world of art. During the High Renaissance, art showed the idea of human greatness and often depicted scenes from the bible. Painters were considered "good" when they were able to make the painting look extremely realistic, which is why these men were commissioned to paint by people of high status/royalty.
The Renaissance was one of the most influential, important periods of art. It was a turning point in many fields in the arts and sciences. Painting before this era was not terribly accurate and lacked a lot of detail. They didn't have the correct shapes and details. Also, only religious work was considered worth anything. During the Renaissance people became fascinated by the beauty and anatomy of the human body, as well as the world as a whole. They studied important factors like light, shadow, and perspective. Painters wanted to depict the beauty of nature, not solely religion. They studied their subjects and thus created much more accurate and beautiful paintings.
Like any student in photo class, the world's painters needed to learn the rules before they could break them.

sources of info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael
http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/r/raphael/5roma/3/03velata.html
http://www.raphaelsanzio.org/slideshow.html
http://www.lifeinitaly.com/art/renaissance.asp

Mixed Lighting

This photo has a flash of 1/250 seconds, and aperture of f6.3, and a film speed of ISO400. I used a regular white light combined with the blue-ish light from the windows. This was the perfect spot to take the photo because there is light coming from the window in front of her and behind her. This way, you not only have the cold and warm light contrasting on her face but also with the background. To me this picture kind of looks like summer leaving and winter coming, because the warm-orangey light is weakening and it looks cold outside behind her.

Royal Agricultural Winter Fair

Last Friday I paid a visit to the Royal Agricultural Fair, where I met this little guy. His name is Crunch, and he wont be little for long. Crunch is only one year old and he will grow to be bewteen 150-200 pounds! He's a Salcata Tortoise from Africa who travels with AnimalPak, a company that does animal outreach programes. They visit schools and senior homes to show off their fantastic animals and bring joy with them, just like they brought to Toronto last weekend.
But Crunch wasn't the only fantastic animal I saw at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, there were also many animals who are native to places a little closer to home; goats, cows, pigs, and chickens. Along with lots of fun family activities like face-painting, animal shows, shopping, and lots and lots of eating. I tried a deep-fried Mars bar that was to die for and I'll probably attend next year in order to try some apple-dumplings or home-made fudge! So check it out next year and maybe you will meet a friend like Crunch!

"Perfect" Portraits

M 1/15 F10 ISO 400

In this photo I used two lights of equal brightness so that there is little to no shadows on Justin's face. The picture is very strait-forward and simple, like a headshot. I made it black and white because it feels more simple and professional.

M 1/100 F5.6 ISO 400
I really like this picture of ellen because it's just really cute. I used a large diffused light and another regular light which are mainly coming from above, as well as a backlight. Her face is nicely illuminated and I liked the colouring of the photo too much to change it.

M 1/50 F5.6 ISO 400
This picture of Jon is different from the others in that the light is coming from the side. I used the large white light along with a dimmer light from the other side. It gives the picture a sadder feeling because he's looking out in the distance and the lighting is more dark in general.

Hannah Nilsson by Hannah Nilsson

Painting with Light

For this photo, I used a flash of 8 seconds and an aperture of f22. This photo was taken in the dark room and it was a fairly complicated process. We took a non-flash picture, starting with the iphone in front of the lens. Then, without moving it, I turned it off and removed it from the lens. Next Simrin took a flash picture of me with another camera so I would show up in the background. This 3-person job was tedious but I was determined to get the perfect shot and after many tries, I think we succeeded. I liked the idea of using the iphone home-screen because it is something that everyone (in Oakville at least) is very samiliar with. Our phones are a very important part of our lives and they become a part of our identity. Also, the picture of me is very simple and laidback and I like that it contrasts with the high-tech phone. Lastly, I like the way that the phone fades out and my face fades in as if its photoshopped. I think in a few years it will be funny to look back and see how cool I thought this was.

Panorama

In this panorama I extended the hallway so that you can see Victoria and Angela stuck in lockers as well as the end of the hallway. It's a combination of 5 photos put together and it bulges out in the middle as if you were actually looking up and down the hallway. The photo has this effect because i stayed in one place and rotated the camera. I realize now that I could have moved the tripod and got a more exact version, but I also like it this way. I think the picture is fun and simple. Victoria is actually stuck in the locker and Angela is hiding her face. I took this picture with little notice, so it doesn't look staged in any way.

Favourite photographer

Jennilee Marigomen
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Jennilee is a canadian photographer who takes pictures of everything from people to places to things to beautiful patterns. Her work inspires me because I like that she takes pictures of very simple things and makes them into interesting works of art. She mixes made-made/ inustrial things with natural things, like pavement and leaves. Her pictures often have little to no movement in them. They are stiflingly still and have a calm/ surreal feeling to them, which is one of the things that draws me to her photos so much. She keeps a colour theme of washed out colours and sometimes mixes in more saturated ones. She also uses a lot of orange and green. A lot of her photos include greenery and sun flares. I think her photos are dynamic despite how simple they are. I love her style and want to emulate her work.