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A Thousand Souls by Maciek Jasik

I liked how in this blog, at least for the one that I looked at, there weren't any words or stories behind the images. They were completely up to the viewer to interpret and try to understand.
One of the reasons I clicked on this particular title was that it was the first one that popped up on the page, but I also was really interested in the title. I was really curious on how a photographer would be able to capture his interpretation of people, or what they're like using such emotion. One of my favorite parts about this page was how colorful each and every photo was, but still how he managed to incorporate movement and stillness in some of the work all at once.
Here's an example that is one of my favorites.

Miniature Image

Triangle

This blog didn't have any writing, and showed many different photographers works in a very simple way, in that you just clicked the next photo to see the next artist.

The first glance at many of these photographs caught my eye but I really liked Lauren Marsolier's work. When you click on her name, it directly sends you to her website and her work is very very calming and peaceful. The other artists were very good, but her photographs made me want to escape right then and there to locate the place she was photographing. I loved how simple and unique she made all her images and how the focal point is always in the center and the background is very wide and seems almost like it's never-ending.

She posts several transition posts, but they all have to do with very unique, spacious points of view. Her first and third use many blues and white hues, which make her photographs stand out much more in my opinion and seem to calm you down when you look at them.

Urbanautica

Night Cities
Jordi Huisman - Rear Window

This website was a lot harder to follow than the rest of the blogs that I've looked at so far, but I felt like there was much more of a variety on the subject matter that artists chose to photograph.
Jordi Huisman did an amazing job of focusing all the viewer's attention on the rear of a building, something that not many people think of or consider, and she made it look extremely beautiful. With the way that she edited the sky, it is hard to realize that it was taken at night, but I love the images that she produced. I like how she made something so simple seem so important and relevant to the viewer's eye.

Photo Credit: Jordi Huisman 

Multiple Images

Aperture Magazine Blog

The Space Between: Redefining Public and Personal in Smartphone Photography

I found this article extremely interesting even though it was very short and brief.
It talked about an upcoming discussion that three photographers and a strategist are having in New York on October 30. They're going to talk about how widespread having a camera on a smartphone is, and how easy it is for people to communicate today just by using photographs on their phones. The topic will go over risks and caution that people need to take before online posting, and will discuss new points of view for people's lives that they post online.

The blog post and information about the discussion and meeting time was very short, but it is very interesting to think about smart phones in a way other than just talking, texting, and posting every now and again on social media.


http://www.aperture.org/event/space-redefining-public-personal-smartphone-photography/

Long Exposure Assignment - Days 1-6

NY Times Art & Design

I Only Wanted You to Love Me
The title of this review caught my attention immediately.
I didn't pay much attention to the painting beside it, but once I noticed the painting I became nothing but confused and curious as to why and how someone would come up with something like this and be able to paint it.

The painter, Jim Shaw, does an incredible job of making unordinary things (or people in this case) seem like a part of everyday life. It is a wedding scene of Flash the Superhero and his wife is supposed to be the Land 'O Lakes Princess. The painting is a mural size and is twenty feet wide.
This is most definitely a painting that is meant to be seen and looked at for awhile before understanding the entire meaning, but the princess has the body of a corn husk, and there is a snake that is part of her body that is striking Flash's hip, this is where all the water comes from to the left.

This painting is full of interpretation that can only be viewed differently from each person that looks at it, but Jim does an amazing job of making something so unique seem almost magical and normal.




http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/26/arts/design/jim-shaw-i-only-wanted-you-to-love-me.html?ref=design&_r=0

Conscientious

The Fight over Photographs
I found this article very interesting because I don't think of photographs in the way that the author described on this website. I'm more of the type of person that either likes or dislikes a photo-because of contrast, brightness, quality, how antique it appears, or how it can affect my mood.

When it comes to political, social, and economical points of view it is very plain to see that people will attack photos and point fingers if the subject matter isn't something that they agree with. I think it's very intriguing that someone can not even know a person and attack an image that they've taken just because their point of view is different than the photographer's.

I like towards the end of the article that there is a good thing about photos on the internet. They can all be accessed and used as information when needed. Online photography doesn't have to be bad or harmful to any individual, it just depends on how they want to look at it.




http://cphmag.com/the-fight-over-photographs/

Lenscratch

Broken Light Collective Fights Mental Illness with Photography
This article did an outstanding job with images and a video of how photography can truly make a difference in people's lives. Just by looking at a photo it shows how people's moods can change from taking the photograph in and how anything as simple as staring at a photo can make a bad day a little bit better. The Broken Light Collective features over 22,000 photographers that use photography to share their past and how they overcame mental illnesses. It is now a non-profit organization and the money goes towards launching exhibits and workshops for people that have been affected with mental illnesses.

I clicked on this article because the title immediately captured my attention. I wanted to know how people were affected and even changed by taking and looking at certain photographs. I think the organization is a wonderful idea and I'm glad that so many people are interested in trying to make a difference in people's lives.

Here is one of my favorite photos on the website that I found. Credits go to Craig A. Miller.

http://lenscratch.com/2014/08/broken-light-collective-fights-mental-illness-with-photography/

Everyday: Day Ten

I'm not a city girl at all, but driving by Dallas when I come back to Commerce always makes me wonder what it would have been like living in the city as a child!

Everyday: Day Nine

Everyday: Day Eight

Everyday: Day Seven

Glasstire

Art Criticism and Dallas: Part One

http://glasstire.com/2014/08/29/art-criticism-and-dallas-part-one/

This article did a very good job of explaining how art in Dallas is reviewed very differently than other art galleries that are critiqued. Since I've never been to an art museum, I always assumed that reviews were either harsh, insulting, or made with words of encouragement or empathy. I had no idea that Dallas (or any other city that was known for art) had reviews that were somewhat mediocre, and didn't speak the whole truth like they should.

Everyday: Day Six

Everyday: Day Five

Scavenger Hunt Two

Everyday: Day Four

Can anyone else tell that this is actually a reflection from the water on the sidewalk? I got it just as the sun was making the clouds look more orange than their actual color! 

Everyday: Day Three

Friendly game of Uno!

Everyday: Day Two

Since today was extremely rainy, I stayed inside most of the day. I went outside and drove around to try to find good picture locations in the area, and that's when it really started raining. I tried to find several inside photo options in my dorm room, and this one was my favorite. I'm not sure if my favorite part is how focused the shades are, or that you can't tell that other half of the Phase II dorms are on the other side. I edited this one with Lightroom.

Everyday: Day One

I'm posting this first picture a day late.. I had to take pictures for the Block Party last night, and absolutely love this photo I was able to get of Hellogoodbye. I had them uploaded yesterday but was so busy editing them, I completely forgot to post the first day assignment!
I was ecstatic when I uploaded this one on the computer. The lighting, focus, and overall detail is unbelievable. I was so glad I was able to capture it.
Since I'm a photography major, I've slowly learned that honestly, a lot of shots we take are pure luck.. For this shot, I had to raise my camera over people's heads, and tilt it a little bit. It definitely worked out in my favor!

Scavenger Hunt Collage

Scavenger Hunt (Favorite Image)

Photograph Looking out a Window.