Edit: Here is my Digital Panting Concept.

Partner Portrait with Vicky and Val

Partner Portrait

I'm hanging here, and both Val and Vicky are wondering what is going on. At least Val is going to be nice and save my butt.

Photo 2:

I'd Rather be....

WEll, not someplace I'd rather be, but i thought it would make for an interesting picture.

Max Ernst: was a German painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and poet. A prolific artist, Ernst is considered to be one of the primary pioneers of the Dada movement and Surrealism. He also created the technique callead 'grattage' in which paint is scraped across canvas to reveal the imprints of the objects placed beneath. He was born in 1891 and died in 1976.

The other artist is a Deviant artist that goes by Kosmur.

Part 2:

Artist’s Name:

Max Ernst

Title of Artwork:

Ubu Imperator

Date of Work:

1923

Description:

The painting's background is a desert with a blue sky. The main subject sits prominently in the middle and looks to be a kind of metal top. He has an interesting metal grate texture all over the body and has green hair (or what could be a scarf. His hands are up in what appears to be the orant pose. He looks towards the right of the painting.

Max Ernst "Ubu Imperator"

Analysis:

The painting has the subject right smack dab in the middle. THere are two minor poles to either side of the main subject (on the left, the pole is in the background quite a ways, and to the right, it is a bit more in the foreground). There is both implied lines and actual lines in this piece. Implied lines from the poles in the background and actual with the texture of the subject.

Interpretation:

I have no idea what the painting means, I mean, here is this otherworldly looking object with human hands in the middle of the desert. The word Imperator (from the title) means commander in Latin, so maybe this guy is commanding some unseen force.

Judgment:

I think the painting is a strong one and shows a great deal of surrealism. To me, it means that it is obviously alien, but still connects to me with the human hands.

Part #2.a

Artist’s Name:

Kosmur

Title of Artwork:

Assembler

Date of Work:

March 3, 2008

Description:

The image shows the body of a male subject staring at a microchip in his hand. Well, he would be staring except he has no face; where is face should be it is a sort of bowl with the front missing. Spilling out of the "face" is a bunch of electronics onto some newspaper.

Analysis:

The picture has a bit of the captured motion, as one of the components has a bit of blur as it falls.

Interpretation:

This picture could be focusing on how man always is tinkering with himself and his objects; always trying to improve on what he is/has. The title of assembler could also mean that he is looking at the monumental task of putting his "brain" together.

Judgment:

II really like this image due to the electronics tie. It also reminds me of some of the HP commercials where they have the normal face of the person, but when they pan behind they have some kind of concert going on.

Part 3

The major differences between the Ubu Imperator and the Assembler is that of textures; The Imperator is chock full of texture in both the subject and the background. The Assembler does have texture for the background, but where the face is, it is smooth and only faintly has texture of wood grain.

Photo #1

Title:Truffles
Camera Control Technique:Shallow Depth of Field
Aperture: 3.0
Shutter Speed: 1/90
Exposure: P Auto
Description:
I am a huge choc-o-holic and I really enjoy quality chocolates like truffles. I try not to be a snob about it, but Hershey's or Russel Stovers is downright nasty chocolate and should be avoided (unless you are making smores.. then it is ok). I used a bit of worms eye view and shallow depth of field (which really tend to go well together) to create an interesting shot of some truffles I picked up on my last trip to Sioux Falls. I also enhanced the truffles to bring out the colors and make them much more appealing. Rest assured, they will be consumed when I get back to them. Om Nom Nom Nom.

Photo #2

Photo #2

Title: Roadway
Camera Control Technique: Wide Depth of Field
Aperture: 8.0
Shutter Speed: 1/180
Exposure: P Auto
Description:
This is a shot of Kline street right out in front of NSU (along 12th). I have a very wide depth of field as just about everything is in focus; although the foreground is a bit out of focus. I enhanced the tree so it would stand out as a major focal point.

Photo: #3

Photo #3

Title: The Dismount
Camera Control Technique: Stop Action
Aperture: 8.0
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Exposure: P Auto
Description:
You see my brother in law getting off of his motorcycle. He bought it before coming back from Kuwait and it was at our house in Aberdeen and he didn't have his license. So I had to ride his motorcycle to his place for him. It was a very cold ride at 75 mph. I cropped the photo to realyl emphasize the two imaginary lines coming from the angle of his body and the motorcycle.

Photo# 4

Photo #4

Modern Big Wheel

Title: Modern Big Wheel
Composition: Worm's Eye View
Aperture: 5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/500
Exposure: P Auto
Description:
This is a shot of the front tire of my wife's motorcycle. It reminded me of back in the day when I used to have a Big Wheel.  I partially converted the photo to B&W. I think that the B&W sky looks neat, while still getting a bit of that blue of the sky in the reflections from the chrome. With the way the sun hits the bike, the purple has turned to black.

Photo #2

Implied Lines

Title: Parallel Lines
Composition: Implied Lines
Aperture: 4.5
Shutter Speed: 1/1000
Exposure: P Auto
Description:
I was waiting at the gas station when I noticed that the shadow from the gas awning was running parallel to the curb. I thought it was a bit of implied line from the shadow and the actual line from curb. I also think that the shadow and curb have high contrast; that helps draw focus to that area.

Photo: #3

Anachronism/Rule of Thirds

Title: Anachronism
Composition: Rule of Thirds
Aperture: 2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/750
Exposure: P Auto
Description:
I was dirving through town and I noticed that one of the buildings near downtown Aberdeen was getting a facelift. After they removed part of the "new" facade, they revealed an old brick advertisement that looks almost brand new. You can see a few of these on other buildings around town, but nothing in this good of shape. It's anachronism because you have the modern skyline next to an advert from the 30's or 40's.

Photo# 4

Waiting/Bird's Eye View

Title: Waiting
Composition: Bird's Eye
Aperture: 2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/750
Exposure: P Auto
Description:
I was taking photos of the skyline in Aberdeen and I had happened to look down and see my wife impatiently waiting for me to hurry up.

Evelyn Mchale
Photographer: Robert Wiles
Why:This was a photo of great opportunity and shows that death is not always ugly.

Lunchtime atop a skyscraper
Photographer: Charles C. Ebbets
Why:Another iconic photo of how even an ordinary task of eating lunch can be monumental.

James Barnett
2Fort_Red
Why: I like Fauvinism, which is painting with highly contrasting colors. Both of these photos are great because the artitst used video game levels for his inspiration.

James Barnett
Megaton

Francisco Goya
Saturn Devouring his son
Why:I have always been drawing to this painting and I can't really explain why. I think it's the crazy eyes.

Pablo Picasso
Guernica