Monday, February 25, 2008
Comments on Hero
This film changed color schemes a number of times. It went from red, to blue, to white, and so on. Each time the main character, Nameless, had a flashback of the same time sequence, the facts would vary quite a bit. Each time the characters clothing and their surroundings would be a different hue. Their mood seemed to match the hue of that moment. For example, the first hue was red, and the first version of the story was wrought with jealousy, murder, hatred, and unfaithfulness. The next version, being a light blue, was based on love, honor, and sacrifice. One fight sequence that occurred 3 years prior in the palace was filled with green. One scene I particularly enjoyed was in the red version. It was when Moon was avenging her master against Flying Snow in an yellow/orange leafy forest. At the conclusion of their battle, when Moon was slain, everything turned red as if to mimic the bloodshed and hatred. The areas outside the calligraphy school were muted and neutral colors. When the characters ventured out of the school they stood out very much.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Things I've Learned To Better My Images
I was asked to display 3-5 of my images that are either my favorites or that changed me. I'm going to take a little different route. The images displayed are all ones that I am proud of, but not necessarily my favorites. With each image I was able to take something new that I learned and create something I'm proud of.
1. This is actually one of my favorite images. This was for one of my first assignments in Photo 1, back when I had no clue how to use a camera. We were supposed to learn how to use filters in the darkroom to help our prints. I remember when I used a #5 filter on this picture, and Gerald simply remarked, "That's a cool image." I was like, "Oh mylanta! One of the photo gods has spoken to me, and he said my picture was cool! My life is complete." I really enjoy the textures, tones, simplicity, and focus of this image.
2. This image was from my first shoot in the studio. I was super nervous the night before because I'd never set up any of the equipment by myself. But low and behold, I'm not an idiot and was able to make some pretty decent portraits. Portrait photography is something I'm extremely interested in pursuing so finally being able to produce images that I wouldn't be embarrassed to give to a potential client was very rewarding. This may sound silly to some, but I feel very grateful to be able to learn about photographic lighting.
3. This is the Lehi Roller Mills, obviously. I was asked to take a picture at twilight with two light sources with the same exposure. I sat outside for about 30 minutes to take this. I waited and waited for the exposures to match thinking they never would, and that I was doing the assignment wrong. Then all of a sudden the exposures matched. I was in shock. The image turned out exactly how I wanted it to, which is not congruent with my track record. I'm glad I learned this trick in making a run down building look interesting and alive.
4. In this instance, I learned how to add textures to an image using Photoshop. I liked this image already, but I think the texture adds some grittiness to it. I'm glad that I learned how to add textures to my images because I think it can really enhance what you, as an artist, are trying to portray.
1. This is actually one of my favorite images. This was for one of my first assignments in Photo 1, back when I had no clue how to use a camera. We were supposed to learn how to use filters in the darkroom to help our prints. I remember when I used a #5 filter on this picture, and Gerald simply remarked, "That's a cool image." I was like, "Oh mylanta! One of the photo gods has spoken to me, and he said my picture was cool! My life is complete." I really enjoy the textures, tones, simplicity, and focus of this image.
2. This image was from my first shoot in the studio. I was super nervous the night before because I'd never set up any of the equipment by myself. But low and behold, I'm not an idiot and was able to make some pretty decent portraits. Portrait photography is something I'm extremely interested in pursuing so finally being able to produce images that I wouldn't be embarrassed to give to a potential client was very rewarding. This may sound silly to some, but I feel very grateful to be able to learn about photographic lighting.
3. This is the Lehi Roller Mills, obviously. I was asked to take a picture at twilight with two light sources with the same exposure. I sat outside for about 30 minutes to take this. I waited and waited for the exposures to match thinking they never would, and that I was doing the assignment wrong. Then all of a sudden the exposures matched. I was in shock. The image turned out exactly how I wanted it to, which is not congruent with my track record. I'm glad I learned this trick in making a run down building look interesting and alive.
4. In this instance, I learned how to add textures to an image using Photoshop. I liked this image already, but I think the texture adds some grittiness to it. I'm glad that I learned how to add textures to my images because I think it can really enhance what you, as an artist, are trying to portray.
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