Lila's Photography

Before: After: What object did you choose to photograph and why? I chose to photograph my bike as my meaningful object because I got my bike last summer in Santa Cruz on a spontaneous trip with my mom. The bike has ever since been something meaningful in my life and brings back good memories. Do you think you were successful in translating your thought into a visual form? What aspects of the photograph lead you to this conclusion? What I wanted to capture with this photo was a feeling of nostalgia that I tried to capture by placing the bike in the street and showing the houses and the sidewalk behind it because to me, I always  associate riding my bike with something very special and memorable in my childhood.  What compositional element(s) did you choose? How did the compositional element(s) add to the meaning or purpose of the photograph? The compositional elements I chose were balancing elements and rule of thirds. In the original photograph the...

                                                                            Repetition and Patterns  Framing  Centered Composition  Leading Lines

1. What did you learn? Through this project I learned about the process of cyanotypes. Before this project I had never heard of what a cyanotype is, and now I have successfully made two. I also learned about light sensitive chemicals work and how shadows play a role into how the cyanotypes develop. 2. Why did you chose the objects you did? I chose to use a sea biscuit, feather, and sea urchin because they were accessible at my house and I thought they complimented each other well. The sea urchin and sea biscuit are both from the ocean so in addition to the blue background, the cyanotype I felt had the feel of being at the beach which I liked. The feather acted as a way to balance the cyanotype. 3. Did the objects appear on the cyanotype as you envisioned? The objects did not appear on the cyanotype like I imagined. I thought the sea biscuits would look more defined and more recognizable. I also though the sea urchins would look more like a shell than just a circle. I also ran int...