Surrealism
Surrealism is a movement in visual art and literature that portrays the unconscious mind, imagination, and dreams.
The artist who painted this painting name is Rene Magritte. The surrealism in this painting are axes that are in the form of a tree and getting chopped down. Obviously, there aren’t trees that are axes. But I think the meaning behind it is that axes are made from wood that originated from trees. So, you’re using a tree to kill a tree is the idea I thought of. It’s a very interesting painting to think about because you can create many ideas and interoperate it in different ways.
“Raining Cats and Dogs”
Shadows and Light
M, f/32, 1/100SS, 400 ISO, 51mm
M, f/32, 1/50SS, 400 ISO, 55mm
This photo looks like it was taken in an emptied-out room. The shadows are created from the areas that no light is let into. Other shadows come from the pillars in the room that blocked the light. The light is coming in from a fenced window. The fencing is also blocking light to certain areas creating more shadows. This photo is very appealing to the eye as it has good contrast. The photo is saturated low, so it takes out the color and really focuses on the shadows and light. The dark and the light really contrast with each other and make the photo really pop. Saturating any image can really bring out the shadows and light that make it up. Overall, a really good photo.
Composition
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- The subject, the tree, is off center.
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- The mountains are reflected in the water.
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- The sunset and the sky both give contrast to the image.
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- The image has depth that makes it interesting.
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- The dark color of the rocks contrast with the green in the trees and moss.
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- The subject, the sun, is off center.
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- The contrast of black and white are really appealing to the eye.
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- The leave is at a diagonal.
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- The rocks are off center in the image.
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- The pink and the blue in the image give contrast.
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- The pink orangey color contrast with the blue sky.
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- The camera is off center giving the photo composition.
Texture
M, f/14, 1/500SS, ISO 400, 40mm
M, f/14, 1/400SS, ISO 400, 47mm
M, f/8, 1/125SS, ISO 400, 55mm
This photo from the internet is really eye appealing. The subject in this photo is a tree that is off center to help show the mountains in the background. I see the sunset shining over the trees left of the image then glaring across the water. The sunset is shining on the trees that are right of the image.
There are other subtle features that really bring the photo together. Right of tree under a big branch are rocks. The sunset is also shining over the mountains. The water looks crystal clear and helps bring beauty to the image.
What I learned about camera exposure and camera modes.
To achieve camera exposure, you need to use the three things that control it. The three things are aperture, shutter speed, and ISO which form the “exposure triangle”. The aperture controls the area over which light enters into the camera. It’s described in a f-stop value. The higher the value, the smaller the hole around the lens which lets less light in that is used for brighter areas. The smaller the hole around the lens lets more lights in for darker areas. The shutter speed controls the period of time of exposure. With faster shutter speed, less light is let into the camera. Faster shutter speed is used for more powerful freezing of an image. Slow shutter speed is used to catch a more exaggerating appearance of motion in an image. Iso speed determines how sensitive the camera is to incoming light. Low ISO speed produces lower image noise. High ISO speeds can dramatically increase image noise making photos blurrier and more pixelated. There are many camera modes, but manual mode is what I’m using most. Manual mode is where you control everything, the aperture, shutter speed, and ISO speed.
My name is Malikh Townsend in period 5 Digital Photography 1. I enjoy the outdoors and outdoor activities such as hiking, backpacking, and camping.
