Black & White

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 Portrait

 Landscape

 Landscape

Texture

Texture

 Abstract

 Abstract

 Another Abstract

And... another Abstract

 

Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams was born in San Fransisco, California in 1902.   Adams was an only child and his family lost a lot of money in the 1907 Bankers Panic, his father spent a lot of time trying to restore his families fortune and his mother spent time worrying about Ansel's father.   Adams had trouble in school and was diagnosed as hyperactive and dyslexic.   His father and aunt tutored him at home and his finished school up to eighth grade at Mrs. Kate M. Wilkins Private School.   Adams taught himself how to play the piano but later gave that up for photography.   he did, however use the skills he learned from piano to help with photography techniques.  
Adams first used a Kodak No. 1 Box Brownie camera that  he received from his parents.  Adams loved nature and became the “keeper” at LeConte Memorial Lodge in Yosemite.   that is where he met his wife Virginia Best, he married her in 1928 and they had two children.   the Sierra club played a valuable role in Adams success, his first photographs appeared in their bulletin in 1922.   He had his first one man exhibition at their headquarters in San Francisco.   Adams created  Monolith, the Face of Half Dome in 1927.   People compared his photography of the park to Homer's epic, Odysseus.  
Later adams did photograph for a wide rangeof clients.   Anyone from Kodak, IBM, and AT&T to Life, Fortune, and Arizona Highways magazines.   Adams started to write an autobiography but was unable to finish it when he died in 1984.   His autobiography was later finished by his editor, Mary Street Alinder.   This included almost 100,000 letters and notes he wrote during his life.   People have later written biography's on Adams, but no one has ever written a biography that covered his entire life.  

I chose his sand dune picture because the black and super light grey has an amazing contrast.   Your eyes are instantly drawn to the deep black on the left side of the screen then subconsciously move with the waves of the sand.   it gives it a very cool texture.   the grey on top sort of ads to the picture because it creates a great background.   It's such a soft color that it doesn't draw your attention away from the main focus of the picture.

Camera settings

 Close Focal Length

 Close Focal Length

 Fast Shutter Speed

 Fast Shutter Speed

 Slow Shutter Speed

Slow Shutter Speed

 

Panorama

 Portrait

 Outside

 Inside

Creative

 I chose this photo because it is the inside of the T.A.R.D.I.S. from doctor who.   i actually think this might be a sort of museum or something dedicated to the show because you can see the outside of the T.A.R.D.I.S. on the side of the photo.   i love the picture because the T.A.R.D.I.S. is "bigger on the inside" and a panoramic photo shows that really well.

i chose this photo because it is i\the inside of a space shuttle.   I love astronomy and anything relating to it.   the inside of a shuttle is very small and this lays it out really well.    also like how the photo bends and you can see what is on the sides like it is the front.

          Hi, my name is Derek, not that you really care, I'm a therapist, not that you care, I'm great at my job too, not that you care.   No one cares, and no ones pays attention or knows what I do for them, but hey, that's life.   As a therapist I do a lot of things for people, with little to no thanks, no pay, and no appreciation.   People might lean against me and talk about their problems when no one is around, I listen, and I care about them, but I will never talk back to them or offer the advice that is tearing at my mind.   "Don't listen to them."   "You are beautiful, no matter what he says."   "Just be yourself.   They will love you for you are."   "Be the better person, apologies to her."   "Talk t your teacher, get help on your homework."   I feel I could really help, but at the same time, if I answered, I fear they won't come back.   Other times I might provide anger management therapy.   People will kick me, or throw stuff at me, or hit me with their fists, it's hurts a little, but not much.   And I know it helps to clear your head and calm down, and I am happy to be there.   And I do a lot of other things as a therapist.   I might offer shelter so someone may cry in peace and not be disturbed, or a safe place to read or draw where you won't be judged. You can  cry when your favorite character dies, or fangirl over your favorite show, I understand.
          I had a fairly average family.   I was married at one point, but she left me and took our two kids, that was years ago.    (Don't ask my how a wall has kids, trust me, you don't want to know.)   I don't see much of them anymore.   Her, I don't miss, we never really got along and we barely even spoke I don't know how we lasted that long. But it would be nice to see the kids every once in a while.   I wonder if they even remember me, they were both so young when she left and I'm sure she never talks about me.   Last  heard she was remarried to a man moved far away.   Most of my other family is gone, maybe dead maybe not.   We never really stayed in touch and they never told me anything.   I think my cousin recently got married, but I wasn't invited, not that i am surprised she never really liked me anyways, ever since we were kids.   I heard about the wedding from my brother.   We talk a little, not usually personal stuff, mostly the weather or sports.   He is a huge wall ball fan, though I don't really see that as a sport.   More like a form of torture.
          My favorite pass time is observing people.   Not in a creepy stalker way you might be thinking, more like one might observe birds or nature.   Being a wall it's not like I can do much or go anywhere and I have no friends to spend my time with.   So I watch the people, talking together and being happy.   It's similar to, but much better than my actual job, and it's a lot less depressing.   I hear a lot of things about people because no one ever seems to notice that I am even there.   it is especially good to see my regular therapy patients when they are happy.   Like I did my job and they are able to move on with their lives.   I like to hear about their lives, their friend and weekend plans.   Things I dream of doing one day, if I can ever escape from here.
          I'm not completely useless, and watching people isn't the only thing I do.   No one knows this, not even my family, but I like to paint.   You have possibly seen my work, I hope you have.   I paint those little things that seem to just show up.  On the sidewalk, the walls, the tables.   I paint at night so no one sees me, I don't want people to see me I want them to see the work but not who did it.   My work is good, and I a proud of it, on a personal level.   But if it is compared to something else, it isn't good enough.   I am often embarrassed by  it and by what people might think of it.   I don't even know why I am telling you this, I don't tell this to anybody.   I  just felt I needed to get it off my chest, uh, bricks.   Listening to everyone else's problems.  It's sort of easy to forget your own.   And then they just hit you, like a brick wall.

Found Faces

Composition

Converging Lines

 Diagnal

 Different POV

 Framing

 Framing (again)

 Rule Of Thirds

 Filling the Frame

 

Horizantal

Vertical

 Rule of Thirds

Horizontal

Vertical

Diagonal

Converging Lines

Framing

Filling the Frame

Different Angle

Favorite Picture Post

I chose this picture of Misha Collins because I love the contrast.   The whole left side is really dark, along with his clothes.   Then the right and his skin is really bright.   It really catches your eyes.   I also love the shadowing, how his shirt melts into the background.   Everything is fairy plain colors, black, grey, white, then his blue eyes really stand out.