Artist Search

So with several minutes before it was due I found an artist who seems to combine analog and digital art styles. This stuff is pretty cool! I just wonder what I'm going to be doing with it. Here's a link!

home for a weekend

well this past weekend I went home for the first time since being a college kid. It was nice to be able to rest for awhile. I know some people have been going home a lot; almost every weekend. I wouldn't want to do that because I don't think that's the way to adjust to college life. SUre I miss my family, but this is how I'm going to be living!

Anyway, here's a photo from when I was at home. It's in the car, taken with a slow shutter speed. I think the mostly clear mirror with the very blurred background is very cool.

Project 2

Well today project 2 was due, and although sakai gave me trouble, I managed to get everything in. Bad news first: I didn't do some of the parts the right way. Good news: we get until tuesday to reshoot things. I'm looking forward to that oppurtunity. not only will I reshoot what I did wrong, I want to improve what I already have. Plus I want to write down some notes so I can sound somewhat intelligent when I present my work again. Here's one of my favorite shots from the project 2 shoot. It doesn't really fit into any of the categories, but I still really like it. Maybe I'll send it over to UD's publicity department or something.

I like this image because of the perspective and vanishing point in the center, along with the repeating lights on either side. The prolonged exposure gave the lights a twinkling effect, and the shadows cast  by the UD gates also add an interesting visual.

one project down, but they just keep coming

So yeah the portrait assignment is done, and now we get to play around with the manual camera settings. I'm familiar with some of them, but I can certainly use improvement.

Either way, here's a good time to put up some pictures that I have taken in the past. I'll try to find some that are related to the topic at hand.

Self Portrait

We had our critiques of our self-portraits today.

Mine were first, which made me nervous.

People seemed to like them, though as the critique went on, I was quickly outdone.

I admit, I could've done better, and probably should've varied my shooting location a bit.

Anyway, here's one of my pictures that got a lot of positive feedback.

Picture

Still getting the hang of blogging. Personally, I don't much like the idea but since it's required for class, I'll go with it. Lets see...well I should post a photo. Actually I should've posted a photo awhile ago by now. So here's one I thought was cool. I took it while I was working on my self portrait project, but it doesn't contain me anywhere.

This picture is of a lamp I have in my dorm. Part of my desk is also visible.

The idea of a lamp producing light is contrasted with the photo, 

as although the lamps are lit, there is hardly any light in the room.

Hope you guys think it's cool.

I'll be posting some of my older pics too. I'll let you know what's recent and what's not.

-Andrew

Oh hi!

Well, this is my first post.

This blog was created for my class, and will generally contain my photography work, though on occasion you may see other things. I'll be posting my current work as well as some of my older shots, just to see what people think. This is my strong area, as opposed to drawing, where I am weak. So I need to do my best here!