critic of Shari Barger by Samantha Wagner

The first collage is of color, her choices were yellow and orange. The pictures did follow the guidelines that were set for us. Of the four pictures I like the tree and the fire hydrant the best because I think they are the best use of the colors she has chosen. I believe that she brightened the colors so that they popped more in each pictures, probable using the hue/saturation. The hydrant doesn't really fit in with the other pictures because the other 3 have more to do with nature and the hydrant is more industrial. But it the grass compliments the grass in the leaf picture so it still ties in somewhat. I find the depth of field in the pumpkin picture to be very well done and the framing in the tree picture is also done well. The leaf picture may have been more of a impact had the angle been steeper and more of the leaf filled the view. But over all its very good

The texture collage once again fills the parameters that we were set. The pictures seem to flow very well together because of the subjects are nature and all contain an undertone of green. The only one I would have removed would have been the stone wall because once again it doesn't really match the overall theme.  I really find the lighting in the corn husk to be fabulous because of the shadows cast in holes of the cob. The lower right hand picture and the vertical tree shot would have been in better focus. Especially the lower right hand picture, had it been in focus it would have been a really cool shot. The tree base shot is very well done because you can see all the layers and colors in the bark.

ICCA 10/24/12

Its sad. It inspires a feeling of captivity and restraint because the picture was taken outside of the barbed wire looking in. you can also make out that there is not alot besides the people and the barbed wire, you can actually see the barbed wire on the sides of the picture giving a feeling of isolation and separation. when reading the interview i thought it was at least compelling that they soldiers weren't going to leave the boy behind when they took his father and in the picture you can see that even in the horror that's happening that you can still find small pieces of compassion. the contrast of the outfits divides the father and son but give the feeling of a sort of balance. like yin and yang. the child is innocent of the crimes his father may have committed but they still exist with each other in co-dependence. the moment is not something that the photographer would have caught had he been chasing bigger news and i feel he was fortunate to be able to witness it. i don't think i would have been able to stand being stuck under the conditions that Jean-Marc, but then again i don't think i could report war news, its alittle too gruesome for me. but this picture makes me sad because i don't know whats going to happen to them. let alone how much time that boy is going to have his father after this. so yea its sad.

Color and Texture/Pattern

Texture

Color

ICCA 10/22/2012

i hate this picture. its very heart-wrenching because the boy is so young and is so exposed to the cruelties of the world. the angle of the sun makes it possible for you to count at least half the ribs and you can see the definition of the shoulder blades. the stark contrast of the boys skin to his jewelry is a nice detail. the main focus is the stand off of the vulture and the curled up boy. you can see from the angle of the shot that the bird is just waiting for the boy to stop breathing so that it can swoop in and have lunch. its taken outside in harsh sun most likely, probably in Africa out on the plains because on the foliage. its a powerful picture because it depicts the starvation of these people. but its so sad that i really cant look at it for long periods of time.

ICCA 10/17/2012

I know this picture!! Its of a middle eastern girl that was going against cultural opinions by having her photo taken. The intensity in her eyes is the most striking feature, the blue-green is really defined and alluring. The red in her head scarf is a natural contrast to the green wood in the background making us focus on her face because it is naturally framed.  You can see that she is slightly scared because of what she is doing and yet strong because she's doing it anyway. The soft light on her face doesn't distract from the picture because it doesn't create any harsh shadows. you can see that the head scarf/shawl is torn revealing the cloth underneath giving us the impression that she has a hard life. Thanks to the soft light you can also see the beginnings of age on the girl even though she is young. I like this picture and the one that was taken of her years later.

Landscape and Nature

original

 

retouch

crop, color saturation-higher red and lower yellow, heightened contrast, levels, cool filter, lasso to the top right corner to lower the yellow contrast

 

original

retouch

crop, made slightly brighter, levels, heightened contrast, saturation-defined reds and yellows, magnetic lasso for the sky and color corrected it to be more purple then grey, dodge tool on building

ICCA 10/15/2012

I like that it it in black and white, I find that it gives more character to the picture this way. You can see the color definition of the bricks and then shadows caused by the window sill. Its and action shot, where it looks like a woman and a child were out on the fire escape when it collapsed under them. The still shot its pretty cool because you can see not only the people falling but the potted plants as well. There actually looks like there is a haze coming from the top window, so if could have been a fire with them trying to escape. The lines from the fire escape drag the eye in the direction of the fall and gives the appearance that they are falling from a great height. Its also cool how you can see the different parts of the fire escape breaking apart mid air.

Panoramic-assignment 4

ICCA 10/10/2012

Whoa...that's the first thing i thought when i saw this picture, that and "god the must have hurt". its a very compelling photo because her nationality couples with the damage to her nose leads us to believe that she was punished for something. the color in the picture comes all from her head covering and that makes it kind of cool because despite how bad she must feel having to look like this, she is still trying to be pretty.  They angle of her head and face compared to the camera highlights they damage to her nose and that's what i feel the photographer wanted us to focus on. the model herself looks kind of uncomfortable to me by the set in her mouth and the guarded look in her eye; like she doesn't what to be there and have people documenting her. but despite her malformation/injury she is very pretty and has to be very strong to hold her head up and face the camera.

ICCA 10/8/12

this picture is very sad to me because it feels like the the holes are a collection of graves and the dog is lying next to the remains of his buried owner. The color of this picture is pretty cool, they way most of it is warm colors, brown red and gold. I also like the contrasting colors of the dog and wood from the rest their surroundings by being the brightest points in the picture. i also like the texture of the dirt in the dirt mounds and the sides of the holes. the holes give it depth and the line of them gives us a sense of space. the different shades in the dirt is also pretty cool. the picture just makes me sad because it feels like a mass grave.

Anthony Karen Discussion- Sam and Shari

Alot of the KKK images were taken in the deep south, Alabama Georgia Arkansas Kentucky and etc, right in the occupants back yard. The people in the photo are all members of the KKK and are in attendance of some ritual, most likely the burning of a cross. They are imitating the burning cross and are photographed in a field of view were the main guy (possibly a high rank member) is in focus while the rest of the congregation is blurred. The photo is in someones backyard because you can see the house and car-port in the background and is taken in a landscape style, probably out in the country. Its in black and white which add dramatic-ism to the whole event and you can see what is happening without actually needing to see what has everyone's attention. they way the light is shadowing the picture also portrays what is occurring. In black and white you can tell how silky his outfit must be because of the shine and stitching, as well as he is the focus.

His face is what draws my focus first because he his very focused on what is happening off camera. Its almost an expression of awe or severe devotion and each person looks fearless. Their uniforms are different defining the status of the main subject from they rest of the people in the picture. His clothes are either purple, black, or red while everyone else has white and made from a heavier material. Also the other members outfit are different from the next, one has more strips at the bottom of his roles and wears as sash while the other two does not. They just have a tie around their waist. Their hats are also different, the 3 men have hats made of fabric while the girl(?) has a hard hat. The age difference between the members makes me feel as if they are a family in communal worship and the main focus is the oldest of the four figures while the is right seems to be the youngest member. he's almost setting the example and is the head of the house. It's night time by the street lamp and the feeling is that they are very focused on what they are doing.

From what we can see it is obvious that the members are participating in an event, possibly burning a cross. The intent of the photo was to show the perspective of worship in the Klan and how each person in broken down by rank by their clothing. Visible status. The picture was taken at this angle because it shows that the main focus is of higher rank then the rest and that is authority is more powerful. He probably left out the event their witnessing because he wants us to focus on the people not what they are doing. The members become the focus as individuals rather then what they as a Klan does as a whole.

Its a powerful picture because it reveals that what most people believed disappeared after the civil rights movement is still happening. The picture shows that while we all have our differences there is still some that are so close minding in their views of what society should be and whom it should be made up of. We believe that its a very significant photo story because it brings to light what a lot of people would rather ignore. It did add to some of our knowledge because we didn't realize that the Klan was basically a church and they where just worshiping under certain values. We might not agree with those values (any of them!!!) but it still has to be seen and someone had to do it. Just glad it wasn't us....