Essay on Art Creation & Reflection – Photography/Cinema

The invention of photography changed the way we look at everything in the world. With the help of the reflecting light on the canvas, painting became easy. The artist only needed to trace the image and then paint it. Photographs have developed into much more than that in recent years. We film everything, including getting ready in the shower and driving in the car. These are only photos taken with our smart phones; photography with a real camera is still employed on rare occasions. When these cameras are utilized with a photographer in a studio, the ordinary person does not have a professional quality camera. I am certain there are some individuals out there with excellent cameras. Professional photographers typically have their own lighting setup in their studio to satisfy their customers.

The piece of inspiration I selected was a church that stood alone, with no inhabitants or landscape in sight. The church was built in Taos Pablo in 1941 by the photographer Ansel Adams. The raw material exposed to the elements is visible in this photograph of a church. The church’s exquisite lines, as well as the church’s doorway. Although the bell in the upper portion of the church appears to be immobile in my mind’s eye, I imagine it moving back and forth when I hear the bell ring announcing that it is time for church to begin. Cameras, lenses, and exposure speeds are all important factors in traditional photography, as they influence what the shooter is likely to capture (Martin & Jacobous, 2018). Ansel Adams made a wonderful shot of this church by combining his expertise of his lens and the aspects of nature.

This picture was shot at the Mitchell Domes, a nearby site. Each dome has its own environment, and different plants grow in each one. I photographed this purple/blue bloom while exploring the domes with my spouse. The reason for this is that purple is my favorite color and blue is my spouse’s favorite color. Because this flower appeared to perfectly reflect us, I felt compelled to capture it. Choosing a topic for a photograph is a massive undertaking. (Rollins & Wallace, 2016). I think it was my responsibility to picture this lovely blossom that symbolized my husband’s affection.

The two works are linked by the fact that they both contain fine lines. There are no blurred backdrops; what you see is what we observed, with no filters applied. The similarities are that each photograph captures a still moment of beauty, in my case a flower about to bloom. Mr. Adams captures the grandeur of a silent church in this photograph. One evident distinction between the images is that one is in color and the other is in black and white. If they were displayed together, I feel the media would be extremely similar, and the shades and colors would accurately portray the photos, mine containing colors and his having black and white. Both depicting the snapshot in a way that would appeal to the audience and make him feel as if they were actually standing in front of the item in question, mine being the flower and his being the church. Mr. Adams captured all of the formal components of the shot flawlessly, from the outer crosses on both the sidewalk and the church to the bell starting to ring. While the formal features in my shot are modest, the symmetry is askew, and the blossom is not in the middle, I did manage to catch blooming flowers at the base and yet to bloom flowers in the center.

References

Jacobus, L. A., & Martin, F. D. (2019). The humanities through the arts (10^th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.

Rollins, J., & Wallace, K. E. (2016). The vintage photograph project. Arts & Science, 9(2), 167-185. https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2016.1223706