Objects Create Meaning

Still Lifes

100 Boots

What kinds of things do you see in this photograph?

I see a lot of boots, trees, a pond, and rocks. 

What words would you use to describe this photo?

Grainy, black and white, peaceful, still, 

What does this photo remind you of?

People laying out by some water and trying to get their tan on lol or going swimming. 

What do you think is the most important part of this picture?

the boots placed all around the water and the scene that it creates. 

What do you think is happening in this photo?

I do not know-- the boots represent people laying out? i dont know. 

What do you think this photo is about?

People having a day out, represnting fun and serenity. 

What kinds of things do you see in this photograph?

A long row of boots and almost nothing else-- specks off in the distance along a plain landscape. 

What words would you use to describe this photo?

Solitary, stern, ordered, empty.

What does this photo remind you of?

A war camp. 

What do you think is the most important part of this picture?

the boots lined across creating a leading line as well that goes off the page.

What do you think is happening in this photo?

no idea-- are they people marching??

What do you think this photo is about?

prisoners walking across the desert???

What kinds of things do you see in this photograph?

graves, tombstones, the boots gathered around one grave in particular, floating lines in the sky.

What words would you use to describe this photo?

Sad, tragic, solemn. 

What does this photo remind you of?

people at a funeral. 

What do you think is the most important part of this picture?

the gathering around the grave. 

What do you think is happening in this photo?

the leader of the boots died. 

What do you think this photo is about?

death. 

What do you think the Boots in these photographs represent?

people. 

Does the feeling, mood or meaning of the boots change in the different photographs?  Why? How?

yes: at first it is very peaceful and happy, then there is some sort of a journey or trek, and then it is something very dark and sad. 

What do you think the story is being told in these three photographs?

i think that it represents people being free and happy, and then they were forced to go somewhere (slavery?????) and then someone very important died. or maybe the last photo represents a lot of death. 

What questions would you ask Antin about this work, if she were here?

WHAT DOES IT MEAN----- WHAT IS GOING ON???

Scavenger Hunt!

Contrast in Photography

1) How has the photographer used contrast?

The white church is very stark against the soft tones of the sky and fields.

2) Is it low or high contrast? Why?

High because the blue and the yellow/brown contrast each other and then the white church stands out even more against the two of them.

3) Is there Tonal or Color Contrast used?

Color contrast is used. 

4) What stands out most in the photograph when you first look at it?

The white church lol

5) Why did you chose this image (aka what were you drawn to about the photo)? 

I really loved the blue of the sky, i thought it was super super pretty. 

1) How has the photographer used contrast?
the zebra stripes are basically the epitome of contrast because they are just such opposites. 
2) Is it low or high contrast? Why?

High contrast! in it's colors and in the way that the stripes are lined up.
3) Is there Tonal or Color Contrast used?

tonal yo
4) What stands out most in the photograph when you first look at it?

the stark difference in the colors of the stripes

5) Why did you chose this image (aka what were you drawn to about the photo)? 

it really liked how it just had clean, clear lines and the distinction between them was so clear.

1) How has the photographer used contrast?
the colors are pretty different and the black is blurry while the front is very in focus.
2) Is it low or high contrast? Why?

low because there are two different colors but they are kind of similar.
3) Is there Tonal or Color Contrast used?

color!!

4) What stands out most in the photograph when you first look at it?

how pretty the pink flower is
5) Why did you chose this image (aka what were you drawn to about the photo)? 

i like the soft colors and i also like the nice crystal beads of water.

1) How has the photographer used contrast?
the colors are super sharp and clear and the bright green vs. the dark green really makes the purple pop.
2) Is it low or high contrast? Why?

high because the blue really stands out.
3) Is there Tonal or Color Contrast used?

colorrrrrr
4) What stands out most in the photograph when you first look at it?

the pretty blue/purple flowers, and then the patches of bright green.
5) Why did you chose this image (aka what were you drawn to about the photo)? 

it has some of my favorite colors ever in it.

1) How has the photographer used contrast?
the contrast is in the stark difference between the black and white.
2) Is it low or high contrast? Why?
high because the colors are so different and the circle of the moon perfectly in the center are complete opposite shapes.
3) Is there Tonal or Color Contrast used?
tonal. 
4) What stands out most in the photograph when you first look at it?
the moon.. haha 
5) Why did you chose this image (aka what were you drawn to about the photo)?
i love pictures of the moon haha i thought it was really pretty.  

Things Organized Neatly

1) How did you experiment with the different objects in your collections?

I stacked them up in a lot of different ways and put them in pyrimads, lines, etc. 

2) Why did you choose this arrangement of the objects as your favorite?

I really like this one because it had some GREAT editing done do it (haha) but no I actually really liked how the pins looked and how there is a line created from the overlap of plastic. It just looked visually interesting to me.  

3) How did you edit the photograph in photoshop to enhance your picture?

I had a lot of amazing help from a genuis person, but I basically used the magnetic lasso tool and cut around the pins, then you helped me layer it and add a vignette and so on.  

4) Do you think this type of photograph is a work of art? why or why not?

Absolutley. I think that it's pretty creative and interesting and I dont know i just like these organized pictures a lot. 

1) How did you experiment with the different objects in your collections?
I took apart the flower, and then I arranged them in many ways. In the other pictures I lined everything up and made it super neat and organized in lines and such. 

2) Why did you choose this arrangement of the objects as your favorite?

I thought it was pretty and represented the actual flower, but still showed the disassembly of the project. 

3) How did you edit the photograph in photoshop to enhance your picture?

I just cropped it and adjusted the levels. 

1) How did you experiment with the different objects in your collections?
I started off with a BUNCH of nail polish and did them in circles, but I liked how the shape of these bottles were pretty uniform while still having the different colors. 

2) Why did you choose this arrangement of the objects as your favorite?

I liked how it kind of looks like a rainbow but it still has that structure of the square shape of the bottle. 

3) How did you edit the photograph in photoshop to enhance your picture?

Adjusted the levels and the brightness! 

1) How did you experiment with the different objects in your collections?

I lined the knives up by size and then by the design of the blades. I also did one picture where the knives were in an X shape and that looked cool. 

2) Why did you choose this arrangement of the objects as your favorite?

It looked the most organized and I liked the light. 

3) How did you edit the photograph in photoshop to enhance your picture?

I only cropped it. It was pretty much good the way it was. 

1) How did you experiment with the different objects in your collections?

I stacked up the powders in different ways and I also have one where the brushes are just in a jar. 

2) Why did you choose this arrangement of the objects as your favorite?

It looked really organized and it was the one i hated the least haha. 

3) How did you edit the photograph in photoshop to enhance your picture?

I made it black and white and adjusted the levels. 

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