Portraits

I decided to infuse this project with my favorite hobby: Magic the Gathering. I used a program, Magic Set Editor v2.0, to design a card for each of my subjects. Then, after photographing the subject, I used Photoshop to overlay the card on top of a filler card. I also used Channel Mixer to make them black and white and increase the contrast between the vibrant card and the black and white photo of the subject. Enjoy!

Roxanne Schwieterman
F-Stop: F3.2, Shutter Speed: 1/8 sec

Nick Barnewall
F-Stop: F2.8, Shutter Speed: 1/8 sec

Kathy Drake
F-Stop: F3.2, Shutter Speed: 1/25 sec

Michael Kudlac
F-Stop: F2.8, Shutter Speed: 1/80 sec

Erin Drake
F-Stop: F4.0, Shutter Speed: 3/10 sec

Sean Cody
F-Stop: F3.5, Shutter Speed: 1/60 sec

Jeff Drake
F-Stop: F2.8, Shutter Speed: 1/20 sec

Cory Grinder
F-Stop: F3.2, Shutter Speed: 1/15 sec

Kevin Horn
F-Stop: F3.2, Shutter Speed: 1/4 sec

Ian Kay
F-Stop: F2.8, Shutter Speed: 1/125 sec

Justin Horning
F-Stop: F2.8, Shutter Speed: 1/60 sec

Kevin Reynolds
F-Stop: F2.8, Shutter Speed: 1/20 sec

Around the Block

Running Errands
F-Stop: F8.0, Shutter Speed: 10 sec

JR Questions

1) A photograph becomes more than a image when it instills an emotion in the viewer. An image is just a moment captured in time; a photograph is a moment in time that through its composition moves the tone of the image from nostalgic remembrance to something greater.

2) Size or scale has some affect on the power of the photographer. Depending on the subject, the size of the photo can definitely influence the meaning and impact of a photo on its viewer.

3) Location and context are key to the understanding of a photograph. It instills the viewer with knowledge that changes their interpretation of the information in front of them.

4) I can take the fact to not be afraid to go outside my comfort zone when it comes to powerful photos. I believe that I can greatly improve my photography by going outside my comfort zone.

Photographer Report: Fox Talbot

1. William Henry Fox Talbot

2. 1800-1877

3. Talbot started to become frustrated with conventional methods of capturing an image. He needed to use a camera obscura, a devise that facilitated the drawing process. He began to wonder if it would be possible to capture nature's beauty on paper and have it remain on the paper. "And why should it not be possible," he replied to himself. This lead to his development of the calotype developing process for capturing photographic images.

4. Talbot is not necessarily best known for his shots; but, rather, he is best known for his contributions to the modern photography. He invented the calotype process which prompted more development to photography.

5. I was attracted to Talbot because he was very scientific. I am not so strong in my "right-brained" faculties; but, Talbot showed me that photography is a science as well as an art. Talbot's photos seem very ordinary to me; but, that is not the point to me. I like the fact that he developed a process that would influence the realm of photography for years to come.

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Cloisers (1843)

Pantheon (1843)

The Game Keeper (1843)

Flowers, Leaves, and Stem (1838)

7. Sources Consulted:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/fox_talbot_william_henry.shtml
http://www.luminous-lint.com/app/photographer/William_Henry_Fox__Talbot/A/
http://foxtalbot.dmu.ac.uk/talbot/biography.html
http://www.rleggat.com/photohistory/history/talbot.htm
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/tlbt/hd_tlbt.htm
http://masters-of-photography.com/T/talbot/talbot.html
http://museum.icp.org/museum/exhibitions/talbot/talbot1.html

Stroll Around the Corner

Mail Call
F-Stop: F2.8, Shutter Speed: 1/320 sec