Category Archives: Photo Observation

“I’ve looked at life from both sides, now…”

Posted on April 24, 2015 by previousstudent

  “You see, I like to be invisible. I don’t want people to know that I’m there taking their picture, because knowing you’re being photographed changes you. That’s a false image, so I like to take portraits where people don’t … Continue reading →

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Photo Observation

Posted on April 24, 2015 by previousstudent

This photo is surreal to me because of the interesting way the photo is lit. You can clearly see the undersides of the leaves on the tree, lit up by a bright flash. However, the background is in shadow. This … Continue reading →

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Surreal

Posted on April 24, 2015 by previousstudent

Photo by Peter Charney I think this is a great image to represent “surreal” because it is difficult to tell what this is a picture of. There is a collage of different colors and lights in bubbles that appear to … Continue reading →

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Photo Observation 10

Posted on April 23, 2015 by previousstudent

Source: http://hirolu.deviantart.com/art/JAPANESE-GARDEN-REFLECTION-50-159862826 I found this image in a really convoluted way. First I googled “surreal” to see what I was dealing with outside of Salvador Dali, and I saw a lot of pictures of islands floating in the sky. This made … Continue reading →

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Violent Light (Photo Observation)

Posted on April 23, 2015 by previousstudent

This comes off as surreal to me because the lighting here looks tangible. It’s so real that it transcends the ordinary boundaries of light. The way it strikes the girl makes it appear as if it’s impaling her or like … Continue reading →

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Stuck in a surreal moment

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Rych

Photo by Rych Theme: Surreal This is a photo of a Poland Spring delivery truck stuck in the snow outside my house. I took this photo because the moment had a strange feeling to it that reminded me of a … Continue reading →

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Photo Observation 9

Posted on April 17, 2015 by previousstudent

Source: My own photo Amusement This is an outing to our local Applebee’s with my friends over the spring break. Of course I have positive associations with it because it was a trip I took for my own amusement, but I … Continue reading →

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Coney Island, baby!

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Rych

Photography By: Stephen Wilkes www.onebigphoto.com AMUSEMENT I’m a big fan of Coney Island. An amusement park is such an obvious choice for the theme. The lighting is bright and colorful and designed precisely to imbue joy, wonder and “amusement”. What I … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a wannabe Annie Ross

Posted on April 15, 2015 by previousstudent

  LIPS, a drag bar, for my 21st birthday. 2/9/14 To some, the lighting in this photo may spell out “tacky.” But I am a sucker for the cheap, orangey chandelier lighting in the dark room. I had two dream … Continue reading →

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Photo Observation

Posted on March 27, 2015 by previousstudent

This photo, although it shows a diversely colored lighting scheme, is also a good example of shadow. The interior of what looks to be the restaurant is almost dark on the inside, although just outside the window we can see … Continue reading →

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