This assignment caused me a great deal of stress because I couldn't quite grasp an image or images that I wanted to convey. My first thought was of media pertaining to all of the businesses we see daily. I made a collage of different places to eat, shop and items we use daily. It didn't turn out like I had seen it in my mind's eye but I feel it conveys my idea. I then was drawn to the idea of a photobooth strip so asked my daughter and her boyfriend to pose for me so I could create a group of pictures. My models did a great job and after speaking to Sarah, I learned how to actually make the picture in Photoshop instead of cut/paste and Microsoft Picture It! After seeing the pictures of the kids and their bright smiles I then decided to make a billboard promoting good dental hygiene. It was a fun creation but tested my Photoshop skills again in trying to clear the original billboard to add the photos.
In my second set of pictures I got some creativity and shot pictures of the capitol building in downtown Lansing, the main street, Washington Square as well as some great shots of the architecture that I have walked by for 30 years but not really paid attention to. Including the walk sign, we see it but don't really notice it.
I inadvertently came upon a couple taking photos of the Capitol and as you can see in the first shot, a girl in pink was just walking along. As she got closer to the photographer she stopped and struck a pose. In the second picture you can see the wife/girlfriend looking at her partner as if she wonders what he's up to. The third shot is of the girl in pink posing for these two unknown people and the girlfriend laughing out loud. It was a spontaneous action taken by three random people and I caught it in the shots without realizing it until I downloaded the pictures. While I saw the girl pose, I didn't realize its implications until revisiting the shots.
Lastly, I have been very fortunate to have had numerous visits inside the Capitol, my most important memory was when I was able to take my children to the very top of the building where the thin vertical windows are. The view from there is incredible and it was an extraordinary experience. Additionally I am on a committee that organizes an annual Candlelight Vigil for crime victims in the rotunda of the Capitol, I have been on the committee for 10 years and attended the vigil for 20. It has many poignant and heartbreaking memories for me so I felt that it portrays a part of who I am. I created the billboard ad for Lansing using the Capitol building because it plays such a large part of the history and heritage of the city and it encompasses my dedication and compassion to victims that I worked with for 20 years.
Written assignment 4b Popular Media/Culture - Review and critique of photos
My critique was limited because I wasn't prepared with the first half of photos so they only reviewed the 2nd half of my shots. The picture of the window at the bank was well received because of the architecture used many years ago when it was built. They liked the angle of the shot as well as placement of the camera.
The collage picture of the woman posing for strangers at the Capitol was entertaining, hard for most to imagine just stopping and getting into someone's picture.
I feel that I improved the billboard photo by using a white board instead of one with 2 colors. I think it was a good photograph but didn't create much interest or enthusiasm.
Again I don't feel that I was as creative as I could have been with this assignment.
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