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Project 4: Pattern, Color, Texture and Reflection in Nature

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Project 4: Artist’s Statement

For this project of Pattern, Color, Texture and Reflection in Nature, I chose the simple subject matter of nature with a focus on some of the principles and elements of design, with a few overlapping within the categories. There is a delicacy in nature and our environment that can be found in some of the most unexpected places and I have tried to capture it. A single dried leaf on pine needles has texture, a leafless branch shows angular patterns, and a variety of colors can be found in berries and flowers. In addition to pattern, texture and color, I have added reflections with an overall goal of achieving interesting perspectives and compositions. Some of the reflection images were in the city, and seeing them with nature reflected provided a peaceful, ephemeral moment. Many of the compositions are close up in order to show natural details.

Artistic inspiration in my work was drawn mostly from the photos of Imogen Cunningham. Even though she presented black and white photographs with seemingly mundane subject matter, she used effective compositions with detail to draw in the viewer. One example of her nature photos is Log on a Beach, 1945. It is simply a log on a beach but she has captured it in a delicate and intimate style. She also photographed reflections from windows, as in Bourget, 1960. The subjects reflected provide a second layer of visual interest to the subject directly in the window. Other inspirations come from the unique botanical studies and photographs of Karl Blossfeldt. Another artist I admire is Byron Jorjorian, a talented contemporary photographer with striking images of nature captured within abstract compositions.

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Project 4: Texture, Color, Pattern and Reflection in Nature

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Project 4: Pattern, Color, Texture and Reflection in Nature

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Project 4: Color, Pattern, Texture and Reflection in Nature

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Project 4: Reflections, Color, Pattern and Texture in Nature

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Project 3 Chapter 4: Something and Nothing

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Project 3 Chapter 4: Something and Nothing

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Project 3 Chapter 4: Something and Nothing

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Project 3 Chapter 4: Something and Nothing

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Project 3 Chapter 4: Something and Nothing

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Project 3 Chapter 4: Something and Nothing

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Project 3 Chapter 4: Something and Nothing

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Project 3 Chapter 4: Something and Nothing

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Project 3 Chapter 4: Something and Nothing

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Project 2 f/4.5, 1/40, ISO 1600

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Project 2 f/8, 1/125, ISO 400