- More Orozco-understanding the artists goals
More Sugimoto-understanding the artists goals
How each photographer might think of the relationship of photographer-subject-viewer
- White Balance and our cameras
Orozco-Guggenheim-Scale
Orozco on Photography
The essential questions regarding Orozco's work:
- Orozco refers to a metaphor when he discusses how he uses photography and the camera. What is that metaphor?
- What does Orozco mean when he talks about a total vision of something in all dimensions?
- What does Orozco do with the objects he photographs for the Guggenheim exhibit that makes the work unique or innovative?
- What do you think of the Guggenheim exhibit featured in the clip?
- Do we as viewers or audience gain more from Orozco's work from understanding his motivations as an artist/photographer? Does that place more responsibility on the viewer to learn?
- Does Orozco care about the triad relationship between subject-photographer-viewer or not?
Sugimoto-Contacts
The essential questions regarding Sugimoto's work include:
- Sugimoto says, in his work, concept and vision come first. What other photographer have we studied places equal emphasis on vision as well? Compare/contrast the two photographers? You can use time, place, nature of work as springboards for discussion.
- Sugimoto attempts to show the Japanese Buddhist concepts of "emptiness" and "nothingness" in his theatre work. How is this accomplished? What is your interpretation of his Theatre work? Does it help to be Japanese or Buddhist to better appreciate this work as a viewer, or is it universal in appeal?
- Describe the stunning seascapes work. How were these photographs taken? What do you think he is trying to make the viewer think or feel by these works? Does it work for you or not?
- Why does he photograph wax people? How long of an exposure does he use? What is the relationship of the wax portraits to time?
- How does Sugimoto regard the relationship between subject, photographer and viewer?
- Do we as viewers or audience gain more from Sugimoto's work from understanding his motivations as an artist/photographer? Does that place more responsibility on the viewer to learn?
- Does Sugimoto care about the triad relationship between subject-photographer-viewer or not?
Thursday:
Finish Sugimoto - 20 min
Understand White Balance on your cameras.
White Balance:
Good beginner
Excellent more information
Canon DLSR demo for custom white balance
Nikon DSLR
Homework, Due April 20, 8pm in Homework Folder with that date.
Inspired by Sugimoto's concepts of time and place, visualize a scene you would like to immerse yourself in. Set up your camera such that it can stay set up over a weekend. Take at least 12 shots without moving your camera. You can change your exposure, but the framing and composition should remain the same. Visit your set up once every few hours and see what is in your field of view. Has the sun changed position casting a different kind of shadow, exposing something you didn't see before? Has someone entered the field of view and brought new meaning? Has you dog or cat taken a place on the carpet in the middle of your framed area? What changes do you capture over a weekend? Every time you shoot, think of your white balance and lighting. Begin by doing a custom white balance using a white card or wall. Also experiment with other lighting options as the sun moves and the lighting changes. For example, in a sunny morning you can use a bright sun light option, but as the day darkens you can change to a setting more appropriate for shade or darker view. Or if you change lighting from an overhead flourescent to a lit room with candles-this will change your lighting. Upload your files to the google drive, in one of your folders. We will put these photos together next week in a photo collage inspired by another artist, David Hockney. You need at least 12 good photos for the collage.
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ReplyDeleteI think I know a little bit more about the entire context of the picture, and I respect the photographer more for it, but I understood the overarching message, and did not significantly alter my opinion.
ReplyDeletei think it was very easy to understand what he meant to say and i got the message he was trying to convey from the first time i saw it.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading about the picture, I have a different opinion of the photograph because I now know what it represents. It represents the journey the ball has went through and the leading lines display the path that the ball is on.
ReplyDeleteAfter I read the passage about the picture, I liked it more, because I understood it and it spoke to me before I read the story. I had an idea that the ball was imprinted in the drain, but reading the passage made me understand the message more so then I had before.
ReplyDeleteAfter I read it, I like the picture more because I understand it more I was a little confused about what type of ball that was, and how it relates to the street, but after figuring out that it was about journey it really speaks t me.
ReplyDeleteI originally thought that the Orozco photograph was a message-less picture of a ball meant to portray an idyllic scene. According to the article, it has a much deeper message based off of the context surrounding the staging of the picture. Sadly, there is no way to discern this context without doing further research. So, I still think the ball has no meaning, although apparently, it does.
ReplyDeleteNow that i've read more about the piece i seem to like it less. When i first saw it i felt it was very random and hard to understand what the point was, to me it seemed like a ball lying on the ground. Now reading about it i like the idea he is trying to get at, it is a really beautiful concept, and yet its nearly impossible to understand what his intention was until you read it. So, i like the concept but i feel like it is a boring photograph when you first look at it and its nearly impossible to figure out the concept. I don't like that you have to read it to like the picture.
ReplyDeleteI guess I'm as confused as to when I first saw the picture. Now that I know the meaning I am a bit more interested in it, but not that much. The description doesn't change the image though so in a sense it might not change thoughts as well as an artist might want.
ReplyDeleteThe story behind Orozco's picture really changed my perspective. I had no idea that the ball was analogous to life. Rather, I thought that it was simply commentary about paying attention to ordinary things around us. While I appreciate the message, I think that it is not an easy message to see in the picture itself.
ReplyDeleteI had no idea what the ball had been through. I assumed that the dirt meant that it was not cared for and neglected rather than well traveled and experienced.
ReplyDeletewhen I first saw this photo I really don't understand what the photo means, but after reading the article i understand what it represents.
ReplyDeleteAfter I read it, I like the picture more because I understand it more I was a little confused about what type of ball that was, and how it relates to the street, but after figuring out that it was about journey it really speaks t me.
ReplyDeleteThe story about Ozoco's picture was very similar to what i had related it with, life and the journey of individuals, i though it was an easy message to obtain because of the arrow symbolizing journey and the ball symbolizing a person.
ReplyDeleteafter watching it i seem to appreciate orozcos work alot more. this article and movie showed me how much effort, work and time he put into his work. the picture also makes sense now because it tells a story about the journey of life that someone/object can have.
ReplyDeleteI understand the picture now. But i do not appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea, but i still don't understand the real meaning of his work. I think its very basic and nothing new
The story of the ball changed my perspective of Gabriel for the worse; a ball, really? He spent time and money making this ball weigh as much as he did, who's going to know that?
ReplyDeleteI previously thought that Orozco was communicating the significance of being yourself, but now I realize that there was a background story about the ball and its journey and now it makes sense.
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