For the love of bones

By Sam Wilson

Photo Studio

Work with light...and lions.

First off, sorry for posting these shots without making more of an effort to get in contact with the group, but i spoke to sheila and we both agreed on some really strong shots. Second, I know this is a lot of shots to post for a challenge, but I though that considering the situation, i should include a range.

My favorite is the profile shot of Tyler in the bathroom. I blew it up and printed it on the 9900, so if you want to check it out, i hung it in the classroom.

Max.

80s Alter-Ego :: Lighting Challenge

Caitlin, Bresha, Sam, Kirslyn, and Meghan

Tylers Studium/ Punctum

First I want to apologize for my tardiness on this post I had a hard time finding a photo that I wanted to post. The studium of this picture is that of an abandoned railroad. The railroad connotes industrial, and a bygone era. The overgrown plants on either side also allude to the bygone feeling of the picture. The punctum in the picture is the women wearing and more specifically the high heals.The heals and her overall appearance are so far removed from the scene that she is in that it makes the viewer take a double take. Her presences and her clothing creates the feeling that she is lost.

Alex - Studium/Punctum

This image by Juliana Beasley really stuck out to me because of the disorienting factor of child's legs without a body. The image has a fairly frightening effect because it isn't what one would expect to see. The picture has an eerie feeling to it, making the viewer feel relatively uncomfortable. This feeling is the studium, as society expects anything related to childhood to be nice and innocent. The punctum within the photo is the cloth that covers the top of the legs, as it gives the impression that a body should be there, or that this cloth is some sort of dress without a body to cover.

studium/punctum-kirslyn

I chose this Elliott Erwitt image because I really love this photograph, and it is one of the few photographs that makes me wonder what the story behind it is. I want to know everything, who is in the photograph, where they are in California, what are the circumstances, how Erwitt got this shot, where he was in relation to them, if he knew them, etc. This image is somewhat iconic, I think, in a way other than the fact that it is recognizable. It's not very disturbing or startling, which are usually the tupes of qualities I look for in photographs, but it just IS and that's why I think it works.