Photo's from 1st contat sheet

A spoof off a photo by Irving Penn, tried to sexualize it while still being humorous, metered for 100 ISO, but shot with 400 ISO so they came out over exposed, I have horrible luck with film apparently...

there's others but my internet is crappy so I can't load them.

Better Late Than Never...

I forgot to post last week... so here is my first contact sheet and then my reshoot and the three prints I made. My first set of pictures were too blurry when I made them 16x20 and the lighting wasn't right. I changed to a spot light and used a cable release and got much better results. I focused on character development as the basis for the narrative.

narrative 2

... and a few more from the same roll

narrative 1

Kelsey's Posts

Now if it only looked this good on the enlarger...

project 2

okay so i haven't taken pics yet because everyone in my photos are only free tomorrow so here are some digital pics of one of the locations i'm going to be taking the pics.

project 2 - narrative

Three different versions of one scene. The title is, "The Hatching". What do you think?

I went to an abandoned house and found these Lil Darling beauty pageant trophies. I had some issues with this project went back 3times to get different lighting and things just didn't work out. So these are the ones I am working with just not sure which one I want to choose for this project. What do you all think?

Story time!

St. Pete used to be a city that was bustling with life and fashion and energy. Ocean Drive, once thriving, is now vacant. The architecture seems aged; hundreds of small independently owned shops are closed. They wait with sad windows to be reclaimed and brought back to life. A part of me wanted to narrate the emptiness of the city, it's historic splendor. "The street cleaner" (dark here, I need to dodge and print much larger) is an illustration of those facets, and I am very interested in what his character symbolizes. That's all I'm going to say for now. Hah, comments and critiques greatly appreciated.

-Shannon




"Fat Lady"
"Hierarchy"
"Overgrowth"
"The Street Cleaner"

Project 2

When we started talking about story telling, my first instinct was to take photos of my family. I recently had relatives visit from out of state and for the entirety of their stay, we sat, ate, and talked about anything and everything you can think of. I have a couple other good ones that I haven't scanned yet, but I think might be winners. We'll see.

I also tried to tell a story without involving any figures. This was my portrayal of the total discomfort encountered in public bathrooms. Instant comparisons are made between yourself and those around you, even if for a split second, in front of those massive mirrors while you wash your hands. (and I just thought it was kind of funny)

Narrative

For this project, I am using the street I live on as a ambiguous and creepy narrative. At night, the street lamps create a repeating pattern of orange pools of light and then shadow. I am trying to create a movie still of sorts from a creepy movie using the street and having, so far, people lurking in the space. I want to include other objects besides my roommates (yes, I just objectified my friends) to intensify the ambiguity aspect. Sam has already said to go farther down the street so that you don't see the end and to get more of the light/shadow pattern. Any other suggestions?

Project 2-SKB

PROJECT 2: Narrative

I started off with shooting a wedding reception because I felt that that was a story in itself and the beginning of one as them husband and wife.

But, Sam thought it was too documentary and wanted more fake....

So I decided to go for a more fairy tale kind of story with the princess riding through the field... and from there I think the story could be read many ways. (inspired from princess bride.)

Reminder

We'll be meeting at 3:30 in font of the gift shop in the Harn.

narrative

I have read so many articles and chapters in my art history class on semiotics recently that my brain hurts when I think about it. So instead of going really deep into the topic of narratives I wanted to simply convey a narrative.

Originally, I wanted to create a narrative for a color. I have been reading a book on the history of colors and I thought it would be a challenging subject to narrate. However, as I started preparing for the photo, I realized it would be a better series and wouldn't be able to stand alone well. So I changed my mind and began to think of narratives in my everyday life. Some idea's I came up with was procrastination, friends, and my room as a narrative for who I am and what my days are like.

Well, this idea might still happen however I, by chance, happened along a already constructed narrative when I came home one day. I know the cat thing is old and done, but where I live there is this colony of cats there is the mean older one, the two kittens and a 'momma' cat that seldom comes around but when it does it stills her kittens' food. Well, this one evening, I saw one of the kittens climbing up a tree( probably about 10 ft in the air at least) and then I saw the other already in the tree, and the mean older cat hovering on the bottom of the tree. I thought it was funny so I took the picture. This is also an option.... maybe.....

narrative work print

Tim Roda

Hey guys! Found a great page for Tim Roda. This link goes a little more in depth about his photographs and also has a great variation of his work!

-Shannon

http://jazno.net/recentwork/2008/03/16/tim-rodas-silent-movies/