Human spirit

For the human spirit project I tried to do something a little different. In the first part I took pictures of many used and worn tools. I choose to do this because the human spirit wants to create and work. These tools are examples of items that allow humans to do this, also they look cool. In the Part 2 I choose to photograph human creations that are old and beginning to be overtaken by nature. I choose these photos because, in contrast to the tools, they show how the human spirit will endure but its creations will slowly fade away. This fading is important because it allows for new things to be created and for the human spirit to continue to grow and create.

Part 1

Tools

Part 2

Creations in Nature

Diptych

Question # 3

Their are numerous separate emotions that can be felt by humans and they can all be felt at different intensity levels. When one sees a sad photograph they are experiencing the same sadness they would feel from another catalyst that would cause sadness, just at a different level. Humans are visual creatures, and when we see a photograph of a sad event it allows us to connect with it. Because of this photographs have the ability to rile up emotions to an extreme level that many other catalysts cannot. The power of photographs is not in their ability to create a new emotion, but to rather allow an old one to rise to a new level. The fact that photographs display an event in a way that is easy to comprehend and understand makes them an item that stirs up emotions vividly and effectively. A perfect example of this is the photo of the falling man from 9/11. When one is told that people jumped from the buildings, they are sad but are not truly intrigued. Then if they are shown this photo, the calmness of his stance and the reality of what he is doing hits the viewer. It forces the viewer to realize what was truly happening and how depressing it was. It mentally effects the viewer in ways that other catalysts of motions cannot. In summary, pictures do not create a different type of any emotion, they simply have the power to form a mental connection between the viewer and the image that influences emotions more significantly.

Portrait Project

Time?

Time to me is nothing more than a series of fragments. It is like how a series of points along a graph seem to form a line to the naked eye until they are inspected more closely. Time seems linear to us, because we are in the fourth dimension, according to dimension theory, but in fact it is composed of numerous different outcomes that cannot possibly be theorized. If one could enter the 5th dimension then they would be able to see that time in the fourth dimension is nothing more then a series of points. But because we are forced to be contained within the fourth dimension and need to travel along the line we cannot realize this. Because of this time becomes unimportant to our lives just as the third dimension becomes unimportant to someone who lives in it. So one cannot worry to much about time because it is simply a line with multiple paths that can be chosen.

Question # 2 Color Vs. Black and White Portraits

I disagree with Grants quote, but I see the validity in it. When you photograph a person in black and white the viewer is often drawn to the eyes or facial features of the person. This allows the viewer to see how that person is feeling and to relate with them to a certain point. It allows a person to see what they are truly thinking at that moment and allows for there emotions to be seen without the distraction of bright colors that will draw ones eyes away from the subject. In my opinion though, a persons soul is a cumulation of there emotions and all of their past emotions. The color of the clothes that they picked out for the day display their tastes, wants, and attitudes in more than just that one moment. Because of this fact that I believe that a persons choice in how they present themselves to the world help defines who they are I believe that making color portraits better shows a person soul.

It is What it is

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