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Both of these pictures were taken for my first Visual Studies I project on the concept of Gestalt. The goal was to incorporate the concepts of Gestalt we discussed in class while taking pictures down South Congress Ave. We were given a lot of free reign with what we could take pictures of,
I decided to achieve this goal by simply taking pictures as I always had. I did this because I realized I had been incorporating these concepts into my pictures all along, mostly unintentional and because I thought it would look aesthetically pleasing.
Self-Critique:
I chose to self-critique the first picture.
- What is the strongest aspect of this work? I believe the strongest aspect of this picture is how cohesive the natural lines are with the natural borders of the frame. All of the lines that are painted as well as formed by shadows create very interesting angles that better frame the woman at the center of the photo.
- What is the weakest aspect? I feel like the weakest aspect is that I didn’t play around with camera angles more. Despite the natural angles created in the photo, I feel like they could have been more pronounced if I had done some more experimenting on my end.
- How can the composition or form be improved? I wish the color of the woman’s dress could pop out more to match the top left corner’s bright blue. This would help separate the woman from the muted tan color of the wall.
- How can the project be strengthened conceptually? I feel that I can go back and try to focus more on certain concepts of Gestalt, such as continuity and closure.
- How can the project be strengthened technically? I can definitely practice editing with this picture, and seeing what I can touch upon when it comes to minor details.
- Additional notes. I feel that this picture is a step in the right direction of what I can learn to do in the next semester.
Tags: mine, visu seminar
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