Past Photographs

Below, you will find eight images taken in the 2012 year:

 

Photography has always been a love of mine. I admire the fact that you can capture a moment in time and always have the opportunity to reflect back on that moment every time you come across that image. As far as my sense of style in photography, I enjoy being able to capture a moment that tells a different story to each of its viewers. I tend to capture more surreal or dark scenes that give its audience a sense of wonder and curiousness. I want to have that audience ask themselves what they think is going on in the image and what the story behind it can be. I am a story teller, I always have been, but with my photography and photographs, I have the opportunity to give my "listeners" multiple stories at once without any words being spoken. My vision is to really create and show the meaning of "a picture is worth a thousand words." This is what I believe is being shown in each one of my photographs provided. Through the dark and intense contrast, the expressions and hidden faces, and the sense of wonder and uncomfortableness, I believe my images and the way I produce photography are direct proof of my vision, style, and story that I am trying to tell.

Assignment 1:

Reading Quiz: 
1. Describe one way in which “Every image embodies a way of seeing”. (John Berger reading)
2. What kind of camera does Wendy Richmond use for her Public Privacy project? 
3. Why does she choose to use that type of camera? How does it relate to her project?
Answers:
1. As John Berger writes in his article, "Every image embodies a way of seeing." This is because "seeing comes before words." What we see focuses on the ways we use our vision, movement, and sense of touch. "An image is a sight which has been recreated or reproduced." Our perception of an image depends solely on our way of seeing, not what we necessarily "see."
2. Wendy Richmond uses her camera phone for her Public Privacy project.
3. Wendy Richmond uses her camera phone because "it is like a periscope, allowing me to stare without being noticed." She also uses her phone because it is a 21st century tool that almost everyone has which makes it less obvious that she is taking pictures of the people and things around her. As far as anyone knows, she may as well be texting or even web web searching.