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Sunday, March 10, 2019

Photo2Q3.5: Matting Photograph Prints

Photo2Q3.4: External Flash

Coming into this project, I've never comfortably used flash accessories. I've seen using photographers use external flashes often, but I've never found use for them as I've utilized natural light a majority of the time. Still, they seemed "professional" so having this project definitely is an opportunity to expand my knowledge.

1a Before

1a After

1b Before

1b After

It seems as if that the flash needs to be within a certain distance for the built-in flash to function well. The shadows appeared to be filled out quite decently, but fall off beyond 5-6 ft in terms of luminance.

I am currently missing task 2 as I've misplaced the files :/ However from what I remember, the external flash definitely seems to allow for far more distance. The luminance is far stronger and is quite successful in filling in the excess shadows that come with having harsh natural lighting.

3a Direct White

3a Direct Black

3b Side White

3b Side Black

3c Ceiling White

3c Ceiling Black

3d Card White

3d Card Black

3e Soft Box White

3e Soft Box Black

4f Direct 24mm

4 Direct 105mm

5 Before Reflector

5 After Reflector - Silver

5 After Reflector - Gold

After playing around with the different environments, uses, and capabilities regarding external flash, I found that it's incredibly useful for filling in shadows and providing that extra bit of light for a scene, or perhaps even being the primary source of light for a scene. I can definitely see the potential in using it for a variety of events, including the senior homeroom photoshoot. It's uses are definitely applicable to more closed in locations where you can bounce light off of various surfaces, preferably places with low ceilings. Backdrops can matter too in terms of giving off a particular look (I prefer black). The zoom can give a vignette effect to your image, or you can keep the zoom wide. There's so many different things you can do with external flash, and I believe that I only touched the surface of what you can do with it.

Photo2Q3.2: Pow Wow 2019

Pow Wow is a wonderful opportunity for artists to come down to various places around the world and to just create. Sure, it's quite typical for the artists to only paint murals and such, but in recent years that has changed. We've seen different mediums emerge (the wire guy from last year) as well as controversial and highly intriguing new concepts from up and coming artists (like Tran Nguyen). Hawaii has always been known for being a melting pot of culture as well, so it's wonderful to have top artists in the international world merge ideas with artists local to Hawaii. Jasper Wong has done a great job in bringing together the right types of people together to create a spectacle in Kaka'ako, a place whose change I've personally witnessed (from a homelessness hot spot to a colorful [albeit gentrified] area for creatives).

Shepard Fairey

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Shepard Fairey

I plan on going to Pow Wow on a couple separate occasions with my friends to check out the artwork there. As we all know, the great Shepard Fairey is going to be there, so I'd definitely like to check his work out while I'm there. I respect his work for Obey and the famous "Hope" poster featuring Barack Obama.

How Nosm

When I look at their artwork, I am reminded of multiple themes that merged together, which I'll title: Abstract, Japanese, and psychadelic geometrics and aesthetics in a outrun landscape, complimented by vaporwave-esque colors. I've never seen such a wide array of themes merged together in such a unique way. I love their pieces and I hope to see it at Pow Wow.

Amy Sol

In a lot of ways, Amy Sol's work reminds me of Tran Nguyen from last year. It's got this interesting realism aspect, but explores fantasy themes and colors. Her color palette in her artwork is on the duller side, but it works so well to her artwork. I'm intrigued to see how this will translate to Pow Wow Hawaii, where the canvas will be much larger than what she's often working with.