September 18th, 2022 The Beauty of Surrealism By: Connor Albaugh It has been quite a while since I worked with photography in terms of mapping out and creating a visually entertaining and captivating image. The topic of this blog really challenged me to think outside of the box and made me think hard about what I could do to create a good photograph. My thoughts, and eventually the photos I took to create an image were all taken in the interest of surrealism . Surrealism is quite a fascinating branch of photography as well as a way of being able to express meanings of things in a unique way. The definition for surrealism is as follows: " Surrealism aims to revolutionize human experience. It balances a rational vision of life with one that asserts the power of the unconscious and dreams. The movement's artists find magic and strange beauty in the unexpected and the uncanny, the disregarded and the unconventional " (Article #1). As I read thi...
April 12th, 2022 Hiroshi Sugimoto By: Connor Albaugh As we continue through these various blogs, I always learn something new. Wether it be a photographer's background, their style, or an impact they have had, there is always that one thing I take away that I deem meaningful for my own photography knowledge and improvements. We are nearing the end of an incredibly odd semester. This happens to be the second to last blog scheduled in this class and it seems like I typed the first one yesterday. For how weird this semester has been, it has flown by and I have been able to learn quite a lot about new photography strategies and about different photographers who all have their own unique touch. With this being said, it is time to take a deep glimpse into another photographer. The photographer at hand here is not exactly the style that I try to mimic in my assignments ...
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