Thursday, January 12, 2012

Vintage colorization

Antique photo
Original photo

Peer Critique

Description: Lauren did this photo of a little boy sitting down on a couch. He looks like he'd be doing something like watching tv at nightime because it looks like he's wearing pajamas and it looks dark in the room. She used a tool that made sparkles in the backround which draws attention to the little boy.

Analysis: Lauren made the little boy look like an elf. She made his ears look pointy but not too much where it looks unreal. She made his nose a little pointy to make him look more like an elf. The little boys outfit I think really made the picture because its kind of "Christmasy" and it adds to her elf theme.

Interpretation: This artwork shows me that it is around Christmas time and he gives away an idea of what the little boy is doing. He looks very into the t.v and the sparkles draw attention to the little boy. I feel like this mood is very calm and relaxing. I think its calm and relaxing because he looks like hes in pajamas and he is sitting down on a couch and he looks like hes drawn into what ever he was watching.

Friday, January 6, 2012

Elf Effect

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Iconic Photo Analysis

William M. Vander Weyde (American, 1871-1929)

The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia

Weyde took photographs that were strong and exciting and show traditional ideas and composition, content and style. He was willing to photograph things from baseball to executions, and they offered a fascinating look into the past.

The photo interested me because it reminds me of things people used to do to others in the past. The boys facial expressions make him seem like hes not worried and that he just wants to get it over with, and being electrocuted is such a scary thing.

This photo is significant because it shows a real thing that used to happen to people in the past when they thought or found out people did something bad or wrong, or maybe they even done it because of his color..