Thursday, December 5, 2013

Food

I took this picture of Bordheg right after it came out of the oven. It is a traditional Armenian food that my grandmother taught me to make on Thanksgiving Day. I was glad to learn something that is sort of a family recipe. I like how it looks with the different patterns of the repeating layers of filo dough and also the checkered line of the cuts in the pastry.

Friday, November 22, 2013

Famous Photographers

http://www.flickr.com/photos/102927905@N05/10996549643/

This is a link to a movie I created about the work of Louis Daguerre. It is written in the first person in a way that intends to make the movie more interesting than just a biography. I explain his importance in photography and how he came to be that.

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Out of the Window, Ben


This picture is taken from a second story bedroom in my house. It is a very unusual room because it has a small wooden door that opens up over the living room. It doesn't lead to any floor or platform, it just leads into open air. If you walked out the door you would just fall into the room, and I like it cause it is pretty unusual. I also like how the beams look in the ceiling of the living room, and how they are leading towards the window.

Friday, November 1, 2013

Spooky, Scary Image

I took this photo late on halloween night. I was alone in my room and trying to get in a spooky mindset. I thought, what's spookier than satanism? So, I decorated my mannequin with satanic symbols and posed it next to a candle. I thought the effect of the light only coming from a flame enhanced the creepy mood. I also tried to pose the mannequin in a way that was suggestive of a crucifix, which seemed to make it all the more messed up.

Friday, October 18, 2013

Hobbies, Ben


I took this photo one night when I was looking around my room and taking out possessions that reflect my hobbies and interests. I love collecting comic books and I have for years. I put out a row of them on my floor with them sort of layered over each other. I like how it looks with the covers contrasting each other.

Friday, October 11, 2013

David Hockney Montage


I think we were pretty confused as far as the scenery we wanted to create. We wanted to create something very surreal using the scene of the ramp as a sort of base. I think we were successful in the surreality, but not in the object of the project. I learned how important it is to keep things simple, focus on not so many ideas at once, and to completely think something through before I try to create it.