Read this at the beginning of the quarter, but I am coming back to review it and write my response. Yipee. I found it interesting how Bright compared the progression of landscape photography to political and social climate. This is something I tend to not think about when I am looking at landscape photography- at least ones where human influence is not blatant. The way she talked about Ansel Adam’s “Eden-like” beautifying style was something I hadn’t really thought about. It is interesting to think about how the photographer can manipulate an already present landscape in order to make it represent what they want. I suppose this is almost always a part of photography.

It was also curious to realize how male based the art of landscape photography is. Despite Bright’s references of museums and collections that exclude female photographers, it made me wonder how much the lack of balance has to do with male and female differences in interest.

For someone that tends to not be invested in landscape photography, I appreciated the analysis and historical connection that Bright brought into the article.

I wish I had been forced to read this chapter- I mean REALLY read it- at the beginning of this quarter. The information on resizing images without losing quality, and the basic overview of Photoshop tools is easy to understand and quite helpful. I’m not even b-s’ing this. A lot of this is stuff that I couldn’t remember how to do from high school and struggled to remember with the last couple of projects. Helpful stuff!!! Lately I’ve been thinking about how incredibly important post production really is. This is something I didn’t think about a lot when I first began pursuing photography. If you’re not super rich or super famous, you’re going to have to get smart and figure out how to make your stuff look good AFTER you snap the shutter. Just something to keep in mind when printing, especially in large amounts like for our Portfolio project.

Who’s going to Sasquatch this weekend? It’s definitely a great place to bring your camera (if you’re careful…) Here’s a little inspiration. Hope to see some of you there!