Project Summary

Overall, this project taught me a lot. While I wish I had gone out on more days to capture different times of day, I was decently happy with the way this project turned out. I also thought I was going to be able to build up the overlook a bit more as well. But, after collecting all the images I had taken and looking at them, I realized that this would not be possible with the pictures I had taken. 

Although very time consuming I really enjoyed doing this project and actually want to do something like it for a project of my own for my house next year. This project inspired me to open my eyes a little bit more and see what I can make out of what I already have. 

Final Collage

Final Collage Process

Collage Ideas

Initial Locations

Spencer Art Museum Visit

During our trip to the Spencer Art Museum, I  learned many different things. First off, seeing all those different ways of mapping time and space really inspired me to expand my ideas and look at this project from new perspectives. I really enjoyed the piece done with the grid that included a whole bunch of drive in movies. This piece effectively showed how to use a grid to create a different look to a photo collage. I also really liked the piece with the little kid running. The movement in this piece was amazing and I wanted to some how make my photo collage like this.
While some of these photographs did not really do much for me, most of them inspired my spirit a little more in this project and really helped me choose a route for this project. 

Errol Morris on Photography.

Morris talks about how to look at a photograph and how when people observe things, they can begin to better understand the image and the intentions by the photographer. 

Photographs are all posed and people can see only what the photograph is showing them based on details and other things in the photograph. Famous photographs are known to create a certain power among people using their emotions. These photographs have made people more interested in photography as a whole. 

Perception in a big part of photography because there is always something outside of the picture that you cannot see. The particular photographer chose to photograph their specific subject for a reason though to create a certain perception and it is up to the viewer to recognize this.