Alex Clausing- Achromatic

Alex Clausing- Triad

Alex Clausing-Complementary

Annie DeSmith - Color Symbolism

Somber

Hopeful

Beginning

Annie DeSmith Project 1: Contrast Colors

Complementary (Red Violet/Pink & Yellow Green)

 Analogous (Yellow, Yellow Orange, Orange)

Triad: (Red, Yellow Orange, Green)

Mono-chromatic (Blue, Green)

Achromatic

Brianna Sterken- American Photo

Dorthea Lange captured emotion, mostly pain, in her photos.  I took a photo close up in order to attempt to catch a piece of the same emotion that Lange was able to collect.

Jessie Green art prize assignment

Jessie Green American photography Movie assignment - Trees

american photography-Ben Simonis (updated)

Wanted to do one about weather/(mountain) but forgot to get a camera, so this is a backup that I took.

Ben Elliott- American Photography

In part 3 Andy Warhol was featured as an artist who used photography in his art. I found my inspiration from his pieces. I took these photographs, and then manipulated them to reflect some of the work that Warhol created. I think the result is some fun art.

Shylia Fletcher- American Photography

Capturing Memories through photo was one of the things the video mentioned. I found inspiration at my friend's wedding and thought it was perfect for this assignment. 

The little cutie above is a part of my heart...capturing this photo of her enjoying the popcorn refreshment after the wedding was pretty adorable. The inspiration is from part of the video that talks about how Life captured ordinary people doing ordinary things in life. She was eating yet this photo of her is beautiful in its simplicity.

This is my friend and her husband. I wanted to capture this moment for her like the video talked about photographs being a memory to look revisit sometime in the future. 

Allison Todd- American Photography

In Part 3 (around 36:15), it starts talking about how in June of 1994, TIME Magazine altered a photo of OJ Simpson to make his skin tone look darker and for his beard to look more scraggly. People were complaining that TIME purposefully made this alteration to make Simpson look more sinister. Though you are not supposed to do this, I thought it was cool how you can use lighting and exposure to change the appearance of a person. I used this as my inspiration to try and make a photo of my friend look more 'sinister.' Here we have the results:

Molly Devine - American Photography Assignment

I chose Paul Strand, much of his photography focuses on the utilization of shadows to create new spaces in the picture.

Reagan Hoezee -- American Photography assignment

My inspiration behind these photos comes from the "Evidence" section of the American Photography movie. In the movie, photographs were shown from the Holocaust, which were meant to tell the public just how bad the event really was. This concept is what I tried to express in my photos--the idea of objects representing times past.

The first photo was taken in downtown Grand Rapids at Rosa Parks circle. In the summertime, it is a public place always filled with people gathering for coffee, relaxing, or even attending concerts and swing dancing events. Now that it's gotten colder outside, it seems to be a much more lonely place, though the stage and openness of the location still show signs of the social hub it once was.

The second photo was taken at Calder Plaza in downtown Grand Rapids. It was once the location of the beautiful old Kent County court and administration building. But when the city underwent a period of urban renewal in the 1960s, the lively, grandiose building was torn town and replaced with the dull, lifeless buildings seen here. The only object giving this area a "welcoming" feel is the calder statue, erected in 1969. Now, the nearly-empty area surrounding the buildings and statue is a reminder of the cold, dulling period of urban renewal.

Stefanie Sherman - American Photography Assignment

I was inspired by Laurie Simmons. It interested me that she thought of life as so simple that plastic figurines could easily represent it. It made me think about what if we lived our lives as simple as that, so that even a stuffed animal could easily encompass all that we do? That would be very sad. Her photos serve as a reminder to me, to not live my life as though I were a doll or a stuffed mouse. 

John Knott - American Photography Assignment

I was inspired by Paul Strand. The way that Strand had photographed a few building really caught my eye. He made photos look very industrial, that is what I have tried to do with this photo. I tried making it look industrial without making the city look dark.

Olivia Farrell- American Photography Assignment

I have always loved taking pictures of water and other things outside. I am astounded of how it moves. It isn't always calm, it can be very wild too. The person who inspired me was Ansel Adams. He loved taking pictures of beautiful things that he saw. I see something intriguing and I snap a picture of it. I also enjoy taking pictures of storms, Adams takes pictures of the weather as well. There is beauty in everything. You just have to look for it. 

Kayla Herrmann-American Photography

 I was really inspired by the project The Family of Man. I loved the simplicity of people acting how they normally do but just in front of a lens. I am a huge people person and love my friends so capturing their happiness and personalities in photos was really cool for me. Some are posed, others and laughing, and others are just being quirky but I'm glad I was able to capture it all in photos.

American Photographer: Paul Strand - Zach Streitmatter

With my photos I tried to emulate the style of Paul Strand, attempting to capture common place objects in unique and thought provoking ways through depth of field and overall composition.

Heather Martin - American Photography

I personally didn't find any inspiration from the photographers in the movie, so I did this more on the idea that I was inspired by nature in itself and had the wonderful opportunity of being able to capture God's creation.

Nekoda Boggs - American Photographer Assignment

I was inspired by both Ansel Adams and Paul Strand. The first picture is my inspiration from Paul Strand who did abstract photography. The second is my inspiration from Ansel Adams who captured landscapes and their beauty.

Michaila Cohen- American Photographers

The photographer who inspired me the most was Alfred Stieglitz. He wanted to prove to people that photographs were just as much of art as a painting was. In his work, he made his photos look like paintings. This was done by giving them texture. In my photos I wanted to mimic this texture that looked a little bit scratched and give them a kind of dark, dreamy-like painting feel.

Hannah Taplin - American Photography Assignment

I have always had an obsession with capturing the beauty of landscape and the patterns of the sky. Ansel Adams also had an eye for the beauty surrounding him, specifically focusing on the weather. Following his lead, I watched the way the winds blew and how the clouds whispered secrets to the viewer, telling their individual stories. 

Haley Walsworth- American Photography Assignment

I was inspired by Edward Steichen. His photos were a lot of portrait and landscape styles. He also took pictures for magazines and had some war photos. But overall, his work was very dramatic. So with my photos, I focused on the dramatic aspect. 

Sophie Meadowcroft - Inspired Photography

I was inspired by Paul Strand. He involved a more abstract concept within his photography style. Some of his photographs were so abstract that one wasn't exactly sure what the photograph was actually displaying. Strand's style brought in a new and interesting perspective on how to look at certain objects.