Timeline Reflection

The whole class was assigned to do a timeline. My group consisted of Carmen, Chelsea, and myself. We began the project by collecting all of the timeline information from off the internet. We wrote all of the information from off the web down on paper and later typed it up. My group decided to write on black cardboard with colorful chalk and for the beginning and end of the timeline, we had another artist draw some cameras. We had to sharpen all of te chalk which took an awlfully long time. After realizing that the chalk was way too thick to even begin to write with, we decided to just print out the information for the timeline and to cut out the words out and glue them down to the timeline. Before we glued the info down, he colored on the black cardboard with colorful chalk which made the project really stand out. I really enjoyed working on this assignment and i learned a lot about the history of cameras. It came out really well and i was proud of the end result.

Group Photo

The group photo took place in front of the grand theatre. Our objective was to express the diversity here at SCPA through both ethnicity and art. Ricardo Galindo is the young man sitting on the steps drawing. He was suppose to portray a visual artist. We purposely placed him on the steps so that he would look comfortable while creating his art and that definitely showed through the image. Zachary Miles was portraying an actor, he is the one standing up in the hat. We did not exactly know what to do with him so that was one mistake i would have avoided. Jourdan Bondourant  was the dancer in the photo and she did an excellent job expressing her dancing abilities. Overall i think the picture is okay but could have been better. In the future i would try to be more organized and i would have managed our time better.

Manjari Sharma

The Manjari Sharma article helped me to understand the difference between a snapshot and a portrait. A snap shot is very posed and positioned and has no meaning behind it. A snapshot is pretty much staged and fake. For example, a picture of a group of people smiling into the camera is considered a snapshot because the people are posing with no feeling behind it. A portrait is, in a way, similar to a snapshot by how is can be staged or posed, but a portrait must have some type of emotionor feeling behind it. As long at the picture has meaning, then it can be categorized as a portrait.

I enjoyed looking at Manjari Sharma's pictures because they conveyed vulnerability. It was amazing how comfortable the people were in such an intimate setting. They portrayed such deep thought and feeling through the expression on their faces. Looking at these pictures definitely helped me realize the difference between a portrait and a snapshot. The idea that everyone has feelings and everyone is human really comes accross through her photographs. I enjoyed the feeling of being let in to peoples thoughts and emotions. Her photography really inspires me to do better with my portraits.