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Jack Apap. 4.25.16 Assignment #7 vap20001sp16

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#fakevacation #vap200-01sp16

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Jack Apap~ Assignment 6 ~ 4.11.16 #vap20001sp16

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I chose this photo because I enjoy how the colors come together to make this picture beautiful. I like how the calming water brings you in with the crystal clear water. Also, I the contrast in the clouds that captures the eye and brings you down to the shipwreck. The ropes have a nice depth perception grabbing your attention towards the end of viewing the photo. I picked this photo because I brings me a sort of calmness with an eerie feeling. I think the photographer brings this photo together quite nicely. 

Final destination by harry-tsappas #SocialFoto

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Jack Apap, 3.23.16 assignment #5

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light examples. 3.21.16 vap20001sp16

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Jack Apap. Assignment #4. #visualinterpretation. #vap20001sp16

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I chose to reblog this photograph because of the nice use of warm texture brought on my the different shades of green. The fresh lighter green grass catches my eye. Then it pulls me across the water and back into the shrubbed mountains. The framework captures a beautiful image of a peaceful, yet abandoned piece of the world. The images depth of field grabs the viewer with the still/calming water and then guides them to the mysterious mountains makes you want to take on this solitary adventure.   

… by valdasjsteponavicius #SocialFoto

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Ch.4: The Mental Level

In Chapter 4 of Shore’s text states, “Pictures exist on a mental level that may be coincident with the depictive level - what the picture is showing - but does not mirror it”. Shore’s message is that the yes the mental and depictive level work side by side, but it is our “acquired ability” to construct a mental image takes time to configure. Through years of life experience we develop our framework for these mental images of that certain picture. The reason we do not ‘mirror’ the image is because of our mental construction that we have created ourselves. This relates to our assignment through the way we construct our mental image of the several photo topics that have been chosen. Yes, the mental level may coincide with the depictive level of what the picture is actually displaying, but no ones mental image will be exactly mirrored the same. Each person’s photograph will have a different approach mentally. That is because each person has developed a different mental construction throughout their life.  

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Chapter 3: The Depictive Level

Chapter Three discusses the depictive level of photography. “There are four central ways in which the world in front of the camera is transformed into photograph: flatness, frame, time and focus” (Shore 39). They are the groundwork for the photographers visional ‘grammar’. These four rules help photographers illustrate their ideas/feelings to the public eye, “give structure to their perceptions and articulation to their meaning,” (Shore 39). 

Flatness is the first transformation. Since photography can only capture an image in 2-D, and the world itself is 3-D, flatness is the result of the depictive space between the two dimensions. Photos have one ‘definite vantage point’ and when the 3-D space is singly projected, the final product is a result of the image of the photo being created after the picture was taken, not before. When the vantage point changes, so does the entire image. The entire context has new meaning.

The frame is the second transformation. “ A photograph has edges; the world does not” (Shore 54). What this means that the frame is that border for your message, the decision of what you decided to ‘make the cut’ for your message. “The frame energizes the space around the figures,” (Shore 58). It brings together your thoughts and sight so that the audience can focus on your message. 

Time is the third transformation. Timing is everything in photography, grabbing that image at the exact time can make or break your photo. “ A photograph is static, but the world flows in time. As this flow is interrupted by the photograph, a new meaning, a photographic meaning is delineated, (Shore 71). Szarkowski’s idea of exposure is that it has a certain length of duration, “a discrete parcel of time,”(Shore 73). This meaning its not a known amount of time, it could happen at a frozen time, quickly or happen extrusively, moving of the camera that generates a blur. 

Focus is the last transformation.  The monocular form of photography gives that ‘single plane’ focus that helps catch the viewers eye. It “gives emphasis to part of the picture and helps to distill a photograph’s subject from its content,(Shore 83). 

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I chose this photo because the lighting and use of organization caught my attention. The way the room is neatly organized, yet slightly cluttered. It reminds of humanity, the way every persons room is unique to fit their own lifestyle. "The open door policy" that this person gives to their elegant bedroom. The use of wooden floors and cabinets gives it a nice clean flow to the photograph.

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 The upper right hand portion of this photo shows the Lake Michigan frozen. The upper left hand portion shows a smaller mass of the water unfrozen. The middle of this photograph portrays a white bench with a lamp post behind it and a few trees also surrounding the background. The bottom displays a dock folded up into a pile on the lawn of a beach house. The middle right hand corner lies another dock, with the weather above moderately gloomy.

I like this photo because it brings back many powerful memories with Lake Michigan. Growing up traveling to Northern Michigan in the summer, this photo gives me a new perspective to a place that  I am already familiar with.  The calming presence of the frozen water a far nicely complements the slightly organized pile of this bench. I also liked how a patch of the lake was still unfrozen, giving a bit of hope for a change.

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Jack Apap Assignment 3 2/29/16

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#deterioration #vap20001sp16

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I found this photo interesting because of calming weather combined with rich heritage of Europe's unique architecture. I also liked the photograph because that created an emotion of excitement for me. The peaceful feel the color scheme gives focus to the houses.

Robert S. Dorsett

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assignment 2. photos of chance. Jack Apap . 2.14.16 #vap20001sp16 #cybershot

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assignment 2. photos of intent. Jack Apap. 2.14.16 #vap20001sp16 #cybershot