A photographic challenge with a question (Page 9): Here's mine. Hard to tell it's sitting in a pot on a shelf, but little doubt it is a flower. It's about as artsy as I have gotten w/o...

BigDaddy Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

treadwl wrote:

So here is the topic--- good luck

In 8x10 (either vertical or horizontal) display the following:
A potted plant or plants sitting on a shelf.

I eagerly look forward to your submissions.
Larry

Here's mine. Hard to tell it's sitting in a pot on a shelf, but little doubt it is a flower. It's about as artsy as I have gotten w/o tossing in the bit bucket. They will not likely be able to duplicate it with their camera, so it ain't all that easy.

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Shakey Loc: Traveling again to Norway and other places.

More leads for you to follow which, hopefully, will spark your students imagination:

http://www.profoto.com/blog/fine-art-photography/derek-galon-recreates-a-classical-painting-with-a-clever-use-of-flashes-and-softboxes/

http://iso.500px.com/post-processing-tips-for-landscape-photos/

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=JEl5AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA20&lpg=PA20&dq=lighting+to+make+a+scene+look+like+a+painting&source=bl&ots=dk_37KhhVL&sig=053DQ6IhZx454s-t3WQkiXNXNtY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=uPyzVJXuGOjX7QbnlYHYDA&ved=0CHcQ6AEwCzgU#v=onepage&q=lighting%20to%20make%20a%20scene%20look%20like%20a%20painting&f=false

http://creativenerds.co.uk/tutorials/100-photoshop-tutorials-for-learning-photo-manipulation/

http://designinstruct.com/digital-art/photo-manipulation/create-a-dark-melancholic-photo-manipulation-scene/

http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2012/07/13/painting-with-light-what-you-need-and-where-and-how-to-do-it/

http://www.videomaker.com/article/15235-the-art-of-low-key-lighting

http://thedesigninspiration.com/articles/50-most-impressive-photoshop-tutorials-of-2011/

http://bensimonds.com/2010/06/03/lighting-tips-from-the-masters/

http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Learn-And-Explore/Article/gn9f48zh/lighting-techniques-light-painting.html

http://www.bluesky-web.com/broadcastvideoexamples-Chiaroscuro.html

http://www.graphics.com/article-old/lighting-enhancement-photoshop

http://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl#q=lighting+to+make+a+scene+look+like+a+painting

I hope that is enough to spark good ideas from your young people.
Good Luck.

edazz Loc: Florida via New York

treadwl wrote:

I am teaching a photo class to high school student... (show quote)

Just happened to have these shots taken 30 years ago. Probably not what you're looking for, but they weren't just a point and shoot.

treadwl Loc: South Florida

APB wrote:

Seems to me that your judges, who have been criticised for being mere 'painters', might need a little knowledge of photography to follow this through.

Good idea, but not likely to happen.

treadwl Loc: South Florida

BigDaddy wrote:

Here's mine. Hard to tell it's sitting in a pot on a shelf, but little doubt it is a flower. It's about as artsy as I have gotten w/o tossing in the bit bucket. They will not likely be able to duplicate it with their camera, so it ain't all that easy.

Really interesting. Looking for the shelf and no frames are allowed. Still--you have a really interesting image.

treadwl Loc: South Florida

edazz wrote:

Just happened to have these shots taken 30 years ago. Probably not what you're looking for, but they weren't just a point and shoot.

Some really interesting images. I'll show them to the class.

Thanks

edazz Loc: Florida via New York

treadwl wrote:

Some really interesting images. I'll show them to the class.

Thanks

Thanks, I hope they like them. I took them to prove back then that photography is an art form and I set out to prove it by making my images look like art. I took the liberty of including some more to show your students.

skooters Loc: Flagstaff, Arizona

treadwl wrote:

when asked why they response is that the photographer only had to point the camera and make an exposure while the painter designed and created everything.

Maybe the judges need to be educated about the exposure triangle and lighting techniques. It sounds to me like they do not know what they are talking about when it comes to photography. Maybe they should just stick to judging their own medium.

wlgoode Loc: Globe, AZ

skooters wrote:

Maybe the judges need to be educated about the exposure triangle and lighting techniques. It sounds to me like they do not know what they are talking about when it comes to photography. Maybe they should just stick to judging their own medium.

As one who paints, draws and photographs, IMHO it matters not about the way the image was made to a judge but the final appearance of the image. Also one advantage of knowing the rules is knowing how and when to break the rules to achieve desired results. When you see a beautiful human that you can't take your eyes off of, you needn't be an anthropologist to see the perfection.

sawdusty Loc: Pennsylvania

treadwl wrote:

Looking forward to your submission. :) :)

I wish I'd been able to make a better effort with this, but I've had only my iPad and brief moments in the last two weeks to pursue this. Still, not an awful effort, but probably not what the judges would want.

Hope your students have more success.

Sawdusty

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