Best of Series 1-3, Henri Cartier Bresson

For this final series i tried to include the ten elements i included in my paper: “focus on geometry, be patient, travel, stick to one lens, take photos of children, be unobtrusive, see the world like a painter, don’t crop, don’t worry about processing, and always strive for more" While i couldnt travel very far, i believe i included all of those points in my best of series. The most important thing that i felt while doing these series was waiting for the moment. It was easy for my choose my pictures for this draft because i waited for the moment for all of them. 

Series Final Draft

A big part of Cartier- Bressons style was photographing children. I tried to focus on childish moments and the moment as a large part as well. I think i did a good job of waiting for each picture and on my final card when i downloaded i didnt have that many shots but had enough for my post. I also tried to look at geometry and envisioning the shot as a painting. To also imitated Henri Cartier-Bresson's style by doing very little editing and tried to make the pictures natural. 

Series 2

I really tried to focus on candid pictures of people on the street with an emphasis of discretion. I also didnt edit my photos very much which was a belief of Henri Cartier Bresson. I wanted to capture people in their natural state as they moved through their day and i think i was successful at doing that. I was also very patient when shooting. I think the picture of the sheep at the bottom is the best one representing Cartier-Bressons style because the setting, shadows, pose, and composition all come together in a moment. 

First Draft Artist Series

For this project I mimicked Henri Cartier Bresson's photography style. I tried to follow the ten rules of his photography that i found: “focus on geometry, be patient, travel, stick to one lens, take photos of children, be unobtrusive, see the world like a painter, don’t crop, don’t worry about processing, and always strive for more. I would say that out of those tenants i payed the most attention to waiting for a moment, not editing, and being unobtrusive. Im pretty happy with the outcome but would like to shoot in a more densely populated place like downtown san francisco. 

Shades- Final Draft

I wanted to further develop my shade series by creating different collages. Its interesting to me that this started from 9 pictures going from white to black and the final product looks like this. I'm really happy with my final draft and think that there was a steady progression in concept from simple to complicated. 

Mutli Shade Second Draft

I wanted to continue from my previous project but with an emphasis on shades rather then colors. I shot in black and white so i could evaluate the values in the moment and try to imagine a cohesive final piece composed of light to dark progression. I first tried to see what my final color grid looked like in black and white and it wasnt nearly as satisfying as this final draft is. I think it turned out well and one can see the clear advancement from light to dark and then identify a clear pattern. 

The Rainbow- Final Draft

This project was extremely time consuming and tedious. I started with the concept of exploring the color variations of the rainbow. I wanted to find separate objects that were a particular color and combine/compare it next to other values and hues of that color. When i made the individuale color grids, I then wanted to make a cohesive final rainbow grid, showing the unity of the rainbow. Robbert Flick and his work influenced my final draft when combining all my pieces. I upoloaded all the sections that created the final grid at the top. 

Rainbow Series 2nd Draft

for my second draft, i realized that the transition from yellow to green and green to blue was abrupt. I found colors in between the two shades to make it appear more natural and flowing and think the additions were beneficial. I also wanted to do a reverse grid of the rainbow to see how purple first and red last would affect the overall tone and impression of the series. 

Rainbow