Halloween themed

In honor of the Halloween spirit, we used picnik to edit our pictures and "monsterfy" them. It was really fun playing with different effects to invoke the scariest thoughts and images. We were suppose to think of our scariest childhood nightmare and I always think of the boogyman, which is why I used just the hand. Kids do not usually see the actual face of the boogeyman but rather feel its presence and hand grabbing at the feet since the it lives under beds. It creeps out at night and preys on innocent victims. We used props (the gloves) to really emphasize the monster/villain. We got out inspiration from monster movies on-line of Frankenstein, Mummy, Dracula, basically universal monsters. We also looked at more contemporary scary movies, such as Saw, Dead Silence, The Grudge, and The Ring.

The Intruder

Victim

In a Daze

Taken Over

Attacked

Mind Control

The Wolf Distorted

The Wolf Out and About

The Wolf and the Spirits

The Wolf in Confusion

The Waxed Wolf

Short Stories 1

This assignment was very interesting as you had to take into account a lot of different factors. We used figures and created a backdrop-stage setting, the point was to try and focus on the figure and have a somewhat blurry background which added mystery. It was similar to our previous foreground/background assignment. To create that illusion we used either the macro-mode or a low f-stop. My approach was to try and capture realistic scenes that made one think of the truths in life, which is why I tried to go for the themes of violence and power struggle.

Multi-frame stories (Fight for power, struggle):

Animal Jungle:

The Proposal:

Slice of Life (War, Violence):

On the Front:

In the Sky:

Mystic Figure:

Street Photo Treasures

FINAL

Anyone can try to imitate Richard Avedon's style, but as we noticed it is very difficult to be fully successful. I think the most important aspect of this style of photography was having the right model. Talking through the photoshoot really helped capture that real, soulful gaze. There were no props, no special lighting, black and white, and little to no shadows. The final draft shows the very best from the previous 3 drafts. I think the best photos are when the models make direct eye contact with the camera.

3rd Draft

Avedon continued...