Light, Form, Color

        The appearance of snow has always interest me, because it would indicate that there might be a delay or closing at school but also how it kind of erase and cover the ordinary things I see. There's also a change in lighting from when it starting to snow than after when the clouds clear. When its cloudy it gives everything a darker and more calming feel than when the sun out and melting the snow. In these photos, I concentrate them around my neighborhood because these are things I see everyday but having the snow cover them I see these things from a different perspective.

Perspective

 In these series of photos I was experimenting with the focus lens of the camera, but also physically moving toward a subjects to focus. I learned that when I physically move toward the subjects would become larger than in the focus lens where the object did not change as much

                                                      Focusing on trees by walking                                                                                     

                                       

                                                     Focusing on trash can by walking

   

                                               Using the Focus lens to capture red banner

                                                   Using the focus lens to capture brick

Depths of Field

                                                   

                                                               Aperture set to 3.5
                                 
                                                              Aperture set to 4.5

                                                                 Aperture set to 8

Aperture set to 11

       Here I was exploring using the aperture setting on my camera to focus on different parts of the scene especially the masked object in the foreground and the security monitor in the background. In the scene, I used a stuffed plushy of Gunther from Adventure Time and a Tengu mask I got from a Japanese summer festival in Edgewater, NJ. The character Gunter is seen as a mischievous penguin that is far from the playful and kind penguins we think they are. The reason why I put the Tengu mask on the plush toy is because Tengu are Japanese spirits that are seen as angry and mischievous spirits like the character like Gunter. However, in Buddhism the Tengu is also seen as a protectors of the forest and mountains, so to reinforce that concept as protectors I displayed a home security camera monitor in the background to create the image of divine protection but also security through technology. This can be connected to how technology has advanced so much that we rely more on technology for protection and explaining the unexplained, whereas our ancestors put  their faith in religion for divine protection and answers.

Point of View

                                                                Straightforward shot

                                                                  Angle shot (backside)

                                                                  Partial shot

                                                            Best represent the figure shot

                                                                 Relationship shot

The object I'm using as a subject in this piece is an iconic figure in the Japanese anime franchise the Mobile Suit Gundam but more specifically the Hail buster Gundam. This is 1/100 scale model that I put together in middle school that took me a least 5 hours to finish. I was not much of a fan of the Gundam anime series because the Gundams were huge robots that were piloted by humen for military warfare instead of using them in a more peaceful way. It is that military and destructive image I have towards them that influenced me to positioned the model in action poses, except for one. In the relationship shot, I wanted to move away from my previous image of Gundams to a more normal and calm image of the Gundam. Since, the Gundam I’m using is a smaller version of the gigantic version in the anime it makes it less threatening and straying from the powerful destructive image; so to show it lack of destructive power I decided to pose it crossing it leg and knitting to show a calm and peaceful scene. Knitting is somewhat associate to women who are seen to be gentle and fragile creature, whereas a the Gundam is viewed as a boy toy and to be strong and powerful so by having these elements interact with one another crosses that gender barrier.