Tuesday, November 4, 2014

W. Eugene Smith




Eugene Smith uses under and over exposure to heighten the emotion of his images. He uses darkness and brightness to tell the story of the subject of his photographs. Many of his photographs are documenting people during times of war. In the last photograph. Smith used dodging and burning to heighten the contrast of the smoke in the sky. The two opposing colors represent the two sides that are fighting the war. At the foreground of the photo there is what appears to be barren land that has been destroyed most likely by the warfare taking place. In the foreground there are also soldiers. Some of the soldiers are facing towards the explosion while the others are facing away. 

Monday, November 3, 2014

October 31st

I was walking through an abandoned building documenting the rising problem of graffiti in the area. While walking through the building, i stepped on a weak spot and fell through the floor. It was dark and there was an indescribable odor. The only source of light i had was the flash on my camera. I began taking photos and i discovered i was not alone. There were various creatures that were attracted to the flash on the camera. I made my out as fast as possible, as i was being chased. Once i found an exit, i turned around to catch a glimpse of one of the creatures closing themselves back off into the darkness.