Kajal Patel- Crit 4 Recipe

Device: IPhone 5C
Operating System: iOS7.1
Application: Photos/Vintage Cam

     I shot a plethora of different subjects for Crit 4. From the beach to NYC to here on Temple's campus, I got a lot of shots of things that would resonate some type of memory for the viewers. In the photograph of the carousel, I zoomed in very close to the detail of the lights and work on the structure. I thought this would provide and up close and personal feel to the structure. I then added a vintage filter to the picture to fade out some of the color to give it a "washed away" look. Also, for the photograph of the woman in the windowsill, I faced my camera in a way that would allow for a reflection to appear on the woman. I made her sit inside of a closed off windowsill and the natural lighting allowed for a reflection to be formed. This was completely unintentional but after seeing how the first shot came out, I took a few more. I wanted to capture her in the rule of thirds and that worked out in more than one way. Not only does the window sill split into three horizontally and vertically, but the reflection of the building splits evenly as well. After taking the photograph, I placed a vintage filter on the photograph, again washing away some of the color.  I framed each of my shots very carefully.
      Because this specific crit focused on memory, I wanted to capture subjects that were not as specific so they could be related to for the viewer. In regards to the carousel, I liked how the lights were able to give off illumination and the colors were able to produce vibrancy. I thought it would be great to implement these strategies of color and contrast so that it provokes emotion. Colors are connected to emotions and I wanted to spark feelings of nostalgia and childhood through this photograph.With the girl in the window, I wanted it to be confusing for the viewer. The girl has emotions clearly plaster across her face and I wanted people looking at this picture to feel her emotion and then I wanted them to connect her emotion to a time they felt the same time of emotion. Also, I wanted to make her transparent and placed the reflections directly on top of her because I wanted to create a sense of transparency on the girl. As humans, we are looked through many times. I wanted the viewer to remember a time that this had happened to him or her as well, a time where they felt invisible.
     I wanted to capture memories. I wanted the viewer to remember something of their own life once they looked at my pictures. I wanted them to share the pain of the girl, to remember our humanity lies in being empathetic with others. If we can feel their pain, they can feel ours, too. I wanted to bring back the "good ole days" as well in regards to the carousel. There are many emotions we go through. We recycle our memories to feel again and that is exactly what I wanted to do. I wanted them to feel again.

Rebecca Striplet- Crit 4

Device: Iphone 5s
Operating System: ios 7.0.4

Technique: My main technique for this shot was to give an interesting angle. I used the setting of the background and a clip of the people there to show the relationship.
Strategies:  The strategy employed would be the angle offshoot and the position of the subjects. I used the rule of thirds so that the viewer’s eye would be directed to what the main points of the shot would be
Recipe: The recipe was the usage of nature with human interactions. I used the transfer filter on my iPhone. This filter gave off an off yellow glare, which works with the natural lighting. This helps set the tone of the scene and also gives the impersonation of an old photography. I used this to give off the emotional concept of memory.

Kelsey Kondraski Crit 4- Memory/Vintage Recipe

I used an iPhone 4 to take these photographs. It runs on iOS7. I took the pictures with my regular iPhone camera. I tweaked them in apps that I downloaded for free.  I used Photo Editor by Aviary which was version 3.2.0. I also used Camera Awesome version 1.1.9.

                I used several different techniques to get my shots. First, I took a different range of photo shots to get close ups and long shots. I also used the photo editor by Aviary to make some of my photos, like the one of the building, black and white. This gave my pictures an old, vintage look. I also used bright lighting to make shadows in my pictures. I also used things to frame my shots. I used a doorway to frame the hallway which gave the shot dimension. I put lighter colors next to darker colors to make my subjects stand out more.

                Some strategies I used were all made to make the viewer’s eye go where I wanted it to go. In the shot of the building, I made the doorway and windows very dark. The doorway looms over the stairs which were the main subject of this shot. I added these dark parts of the photo so that the steps would not have been washed out with just a plain gray photo. In the shot of the hallway, I wanted the viewer to “wander” down the corridor. I though the best way to do that was to frame the picture down the hallway through a door frame.  Each shot required lighting and shadows to give them dimension. These strategies of framing and lighting are the tools I used most,

                First I found a shot that meant something to me. I found shots that brought back memories. I thought about the memories and if they were bright or solemn. My memories for the building were bittersweet. So, I decided black and white was the middle ground. White represents good and black represents bad. So I took long shots of the building make sure the lighting was bright and cast some shadow. Then I used editing software to enhance the image and make it black and white. For the other image, I took a photo with bright lighting and made sure shadows cast. I used basic editing software to enhance the image.

Jada Goodwin - Extended Seeing Recipe

For this shot, I used the default panorama shooting mode on my smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S4. He picture is taken within my cubicle at work. I felt the shot would be interesting to capture because it followed the theme of extended seeing. In order to capture, I sat a few feet back from my desk in a chair and slowly turned almost a full 360 degrees. Since the cubicle space is square, some unique angles were able to be produced. The bright artificial light in the office created a bright high contrast photo. No additional alterations were done on this photo afterwards.

Device: Samsung Galaxy S4

Operating System: Android, version 4.3

Apps Used: N/A

Jada Goodwin - Color Passion Recipe

I was able to capture this unique scene at 6.30 in the morning. The previous night it rained which created a very mysterious fog in the morning. I was actually in my car, exiting my apartment complex when scene of the park across the street caught my eye. To capture the photo I rolled down my window and took a few quick snaps of the entire setting. Much of the tone and eerie feeling within the picture is natural.

Later in the day I reviewed the shots I’d captured. As you can see below, originally I had a much larger span of the scene but I decided to crop the image in order to focus specifically on the tree and intense mist by it. I felt that by limiting the view of the audience, the emotion was enhanced.

I then moved to the Google+ app to intensive the tone within the picture. By enhancing the underlining blue tone it created a very monochromatic picture with also had some great contrast within it.

Original Photo

Device: Samsung Galaxy S4

Operating System: Android, version 4.3

Apps Used: Google + Photos

Sean Rogers Crit 3

For this photo, I used the panorama shooting mode on the camera app of my iPhone 5 iOS7. I obviously shot the panorama vertically rather than the typical horizontal shot. I started at my feet and slowly raised the camera well past the subject's head. I did this to create a larger sense of distance in the shot. Extending the shot higher than the subject's head also allowed for the interesting curve like effect on the dock.

Kelsey Kondraski Crit 3: Extended Sight

I used an iPhone 4 to take these photographs. It runs on iOS7. I took the pictures with my regular iPhone camera. I tweaked them in apps that I downloaded for free.  I used Photo Editor by Aviary which was version 3.2.0. I also used Camera Awesome version 1.1.9.  I used Microsoft Photosynth version 1.6.2 and an app called Panorama version 1.3

                There were several techniques that I used in this critique. I used a lot of photo layering. I liked taking pictures of things and telling a story with them. For example, the red coffee mug. The mug sits on the table and with each ripple it gets closer to the hand holding it. I did this with a few other photos. I also used dark lighting in a lot of my photos but made sure there were bright colors to contrast with it. I took a lot of close up shots to make the viewer look longer to try to figure out what exactly it is they are looking at.

                My strategy included shooting a lot of things that I thought would make the viewer look twice.  I wanted something weird and abnormal. The leg photo is shot to show something that the normal hum eye wouldn’t see. It looks like the legs are going in odd directions. It also looks like there are 4 legs and not 2.  I mentioned before I used bright colors contrasted against dark and dull colors to draw the eyes to my main subjects in the photo. For example, the red coffee mug and blue jeans with white and pink socks.

                My recipe starts out with finding something that is bright in color and a place that is dull or dark for a background. Then I use my Panorama app to take one photo. I move the subject to another position and I then move the camera slightly over and take a few more photos. I repeat this three or four times. This gives it the ripple effect that I wanted. It also can layer the photos and overlap them. This is how I created my leg photo and coffee mug shot.