Procrastination...

Its about 430 on Saturday and I'm only just starting to do some work.

I've already got 3 photos done for the 6 due on Tuesday. I really liked this assignment- the Self-Portrait and Portrait one. After seeing my friend's work, i was inspired; i want to go back and retake a couple roles. Usually when I take pics of people, its the standard center format. You can say so much more by changing their position in the frame or focusing in on certain parts. I'm still debating on what I want to do with my final project- so this is something I'll keep in mind.

One thing i have noticed- its become a lot easier to do prints. I am no longer going through 20 pieces of photo paper for 3 photos. It makes me think back to the pinhole assignment and how much I wasted on that one. Also, even though I love using a normal camera and being in charge of what is in your frame and how the photos will come out, I really did like the unpredictability of pinholes. I really like the effect of round pinhole cameras- I think that looks awesome. I was searching the web for example of pinhole photos and stumbled upon this site that has lists of pinhole artists and their works. There are some really good works: one of my favs was a self-portrait by G Lancaster

The image has a warmer tone and pops out a bit more because its not b&w. I like how its not surrounded by black either. The picture is made by the shape of the image. This tiny mark holds the image of the photographer. The upward angle makes the artist looks unproportional- tall and kind of bent. I the image grabbed my attention- I had to ask myself what is that...? Because it was a pinhole camera, I wonder how much of the image was planned or maybe it just happened.

The website is http://www.pinhole.org/gallery/index.cfm