Hobbies Emma

When I was taking this photo I was reading the Sherlock Holmes story, The Hounds of the Baskervilles, in which Sherlock Holmes has to pay attention to extreme details to solve the mystery of the hounds. When I read this I thought it would be interesting to take a photo that showed the detail of this book, because the stories in it pertain to the smallest of details. This also photo also shows two of the necklaces I was wearing at the time, which also have many minuscule details in them, but they are out of focus because I thought it would make a much more powerful image if it was just the book. I really enjoy this image because it has such attention to detail that you can even see the indentation of the words on the spine.

Portraits

When I took this photo I was trying to get an interesting camera angle and getting a interesting shot with mixed emotions shown. In this photo I used the strategy breaking the rules of composition and putting the subject in the center of the photo. I also used the props of the sunglasses and the coffee cup to make the photo more interesting. This photo reminds me of myself when I wake up in the morning and get my cup of coffee and go to school, which gives it an almost humorous feeling for me.

of When taking this photos, I was trying to get an expression of joy and calmness and trying to use the compositional strategies. I added a prop in this shot so it wouldn't just be an ordinary head shot. I used many techniques for my photos, but in this photo I used the technique of breaking the rules of composition again, by placing my subject in the center of the photo. I also used props in many of my photos, and in this one I used a parasol to add contrasting colors.

David Hockney Collages

The Cubist Period was created from 1907-1914 and has been used throughout the 20th century ever since. This style is credited to Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque are said to be creators of the art movement. Cubist Artwork focuses on two dimensional plane, which throws away the old ideas of light and dark values to for shadow and realism. The movement also features the subject as fragmented objects with many sides being seen at same time, which is not how they would normally be seen in nature.

One of the modern cubists is David Hockney, who was born in 1937 and is a british painter, drawer, photographer and everything  else in between. Some of his works include graphic art, portrait work, paintings, set and costume design and photo collages. In his photo collages, he shows multiple angles at the same time that should not be together which is one of the main features of the cubist movement. Hockney may have been inspired by the cubist period because many of his photo collages and paintings do not use shadows or light, which give it the appearance of a flat, two dimensional plane.