Thursday, September 30, 2010

Response 2: Hollis Frampton "Nostalgia" (1971)

Nostalgia video was really interesting since it made viewer’s imagine what the photo would look like in their minds first and then showing the viewers the actual photo in the next photo example. To be honest, when I was watching the video I had been thinking in my mind these photo examples weren’t what he was talking about; I kept thinking about it about until I confirmed it with someone and until he started talking about the toilet photo I knew I was right! As maybe the fact that I was more of a visual person and enjoyed looking at the photos then listening to his story of his photos.

While, I was watching the video and semi listening to every photo he would be burning his photo’s and showing us the progress of how the photo’s were burnt. Could this mean he liked the photos very much and wanted to say goodbye to them or vice versa. In addition, when he showed other photo’s burning; some of them he would show them burning to the end and other’s he would show just burning, but not until the end; then progressing to the next photo. Does, it’s mean he likes or dislikes the photo more depending on how long he had burned the photo? When I was watching it and listening this time about his stories and descriptions. It’s some the answer was unclear in the video.  

Overall, it was a good video to watch since it made viewers “imagine” a lot more rather looking at photo and listening to him talk about it; in my opinion this video relates to how books are viewed with “imagination”.      

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Response "Camera Lucida by Roland Barthes"

Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography
At the beginning of reading the author writing style was unclear in my opinion (mainly on excerpts 1).  In addition, in excerpt 1 I don’t enjoy the viewpoint about photograph being signs, which related to ads and billboards that came across in my mind. Since, the author’s photography viewpoint seems really negative because in our society photography ads and billboards sent out negative messages, but other photography ads and billboards just fine. In excerpts 2, I agree that photographer needs theme(s) such as Camera Lucida principle of adventure to fuels her photography like when I’m taking a photo my theme is discovery, uncovering the shot makes an interesting photograph similar to Camera Lucide. Lastly excerpts 3, the mother’s death set a very interesting point about photography; it could capture a person’s beautiful, kindness, innocence, etc, but not the true person that people see in really life such as the photo of Lucida’s mother. Overall, Camera Lucida’s was a semi-good read with suggestions to keeping an accessible dictionary near you.   

Sunday, September 19, 2010

This blog is for FACS-1939 (Lab 6) course where ideas will be collected.

(Here's wonderful looking image hope you enjoy.) =]