The big project is going to be a challenge. These are the pictures i chose

The big project review

The big project is sort of hard without a camera but this is good for me because this leads me to use the tools that i have with me. This project will be based mostly on Scott Serfas photos of the environment and skating and nature along with the winter and snow and snowboarding. Let the challenge begin.

My big project artist Scott serfas

Scott was born in the suburbs of Vancouver and was an active Snowboarder and surfer. He started his carrer when a drunk french man left his camera in a bathroom stall. He had no teachers and no guide on how to use it. He is a self taught artist and one of the most well known photographers in active sports. He participated in the brainfarm film "the art of flight" featuring Travis Rice and Scotty lago and a hand full of the worlds best snowboarders and filmers. The way Scott uses his skill to show how intense the scene is and how life or death his job is is amazing. Here are a few photos of his work.


http://scottserfas.com/snow/

Natural light pre assignment

For this assignment i plan on taking pictures of my friends doing what they love witch consists mostly of skateboarding and snowboarding and skiing. The way i plan on taking photos is having them eather gazing out the window and having the natural light gloom on them or have a half face shot with the mountains in the backround.

Big Project

For my big project i decided to go and find my own photographer. I ended up finding a photographer thats name is Scott Serfas. He has taken photos of many of my favorite athletes and he has not had the easiest road to his success. I contacted him and i talked to him about his life and how he became a photographer. I also talked about what tools he uses and what   he like shooting the most.

Near and far assignment

The near and far assignment was pretty rad. i liked how people used different angles to get tremendous shots. The only problem i faced with this was i wanted to shoot on the water and it was about 20 degrees and freezing but im pretty happy on my work.A lot of people did different things and i think that what made this assignment fun to me. The challenge was fun and the shots were good.

20 Artists

Edward Weston
Masters of Photography
Aperture
Title of an image-Tenaya Lake pg 43, Dantes view pg 47, Eel river ranch pg 49


Tina Modotti
Masters of Photography
Aperture
Title of an image- Roses pg 21, Mexican sombrero with hammer and sickle pg 55.


Berenice Abbott
Masters of Photography
Aperture
Title of an image- A.J Corcoran water tanks pg 23, Pine and Henry Streets pg 29.


Harry Callahan
Masters of Photography
Aperture
Titles of an image- Sunlight on water pg 29, Chicago pg 69, Cutout pg 45


Manuel Alvarez Bravo
Masters of Photography
Aperture
Titles of an image- Tree Struck By Lightning pg 23, Kiln pg 81


Man Ray
Masters of Photography
Aperture
Titles of an image- Flowers pg 27, Enough Rope pg 63


Ansel Adams  An Autobiography
Mary Street Alinder
Little, Brown and Company
Title of an image- Aspens Northern New Mexico pg 174, Mount Williamson Sierra Nevada pg 261


In Real Life/ Imogen Cunningham
Leslie Sills
Holiday House/New York
Title of an image- The wind about pg 9


In Real Life/ Dorothea Lange
Leslie Sills
Holiday House/ New York
Title of an image- Migrant Mother ( series of three photos) pg 24-25


In Real Life/ Carrie Mae Weems
Leslie Sills
Holiday House/ New York
Title of an image- Untiltled (Letter holder) pg 46


In Real Life/ Elsa Dorfman
Leslie Sills
Holiday House/ New York
Title of an image- Felicia And Family on the polaroid pg 61


Paul Strand 
Aperture
Paul Strand


Jacob Riis
Richard Lacayo and George Russeu
Time
Eye Witness


 Men At Work
Author/Editor: Lewis W. HinePublisher: Dover PublicationsPhotographer: multiple


 Timotion
Author/Editor: Jonathan Shaw, Eadweard Muybridge, Harold EdgertonPublisher: Dewi Lewis PublishingPhotographer: multiple



 Eugene Atget
Author/Editor:
Publisher: Aperture
Photographer: Eugene Atget


 Alfred Stieglitz
Author/Editor:
Publisher: Aperture
Photographer: Alfred Stiglitz

 Photography Encyclopedia
Author/Editor: Fred W. McDarrah, Gloria S. McDarrah, Timothy S. McDarrah
Publisher: Schrimer Books
Photographer: multiple


 Eikoh Hosoe
Author/Editor:
Publisher: Aperture
Photographer: Eikoh Hosoe


 Robert Capa Photographs
Author/Editor: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Cornell Capa, Richard Whelan
Publisher: Aperture
Photographer: Robert Capa