-The purpose of this assignment was to collect twenty-five Lincoln era and twenty-five modern era images.
Craft: (How did you do it?)
-The first step in finding some images about Abraham Lincoln and Lincoln era was connecting to the internet and going to google. Then the image option was selected to make sure that the images that were found were in high resolution; the option of displaying only large images was selected. Now it was time to search the engine for some pictures. The first keywords that were searched were "Abraham Lincoln" and this resulted in over eight thousand images. After looking through some of the pages of pictures and picking out the ones that were appealing and had relatively good quality it was time to get a new keyword; this would allow for a broader variety of pictures. After reading some background information about Lincoln on a couple of websites new keywords were formulated. Some of the new searches included keywords such as "Lincoln and family" and "Lincoln and wife." Since Abraham Lincoln was a president it means that he delivered an inauguration speech. In order to find some pictures of Lincoln as he is presenting his speech keywords "Lincoln" and "Inauguration" were typed in. To get some images of an up-close shot of Lincoln's face I typed in "Lincoln's portraits.' These searches provided more than enough images. Finding twenty-five Lincoln era images was only have of the assignment. Next, it was time to get twenty-five pictures of the modern era. The first step in acquiring pictures from this era I needed a camera, and after charging the battery i was ready to take pictures. To get the best quality pictures most pictures were taken outside during the day when the sun was out. When taking a picture it was important to make sure the camera was not facing the sun because this would cause a blurry picture, and when the pictures were taken inside a house all the lights in that particular room were turned on. Some pictures were staged while others were not. The fact that some where not staged provides a lively feeling to the picture. The pictures taken provide a variety of positions; some were taken where the subject is facing the camera and other have the side shot of the face. After separating the new and old pictures into two separate folders a contact sheet was printed for both and it was accomplished using the program called "Light Room." After importing the images to the program from the desktop, the rows and columns were adjusted to 5 X 5. This layout provides the best orientation of pictures and uses the space on the paper efficiently. The pictures seemed a little cluttered so some additional spacing between the cells was added. Now the contact sheet looked perfect and it was ready to be printed. After sending the file to the printer and swiping the card the contact sheet was ready.
Composition: (Why did you choose these pictures as your best?)
-The picture that appealed to me the most out of all the Lincoln era images was the one where Abraham Lincoln is reading a book to his son. This image shows that Abraham Lincoln was a passionate person who cared about his family, and this passion also translated into his service to this country during his presidency. It looks like he is smiling while reading something to his son, which is distinctive because in most photographs he is serious.
-The picture that appealed to me the most out of all the pictures that were taken by me was the one where my brother is with Annabell. This photograph, just like the Lincoln and son photo, shows a lot of passion which is evident by the fact that there is a smile on my brothers face.
Concept: (Which of your pictures might you mix and why? What are you trying to say?)
-The two pictures that I would mix are titled "Lincoln in chair" and "Hands together." The reason I would mix these two photographs is because both of the individuals in the pictures are positioned in a similar fashion and both are sitting down. These are some of the similarities between the pictures, but there are also some differences between the two that would make mixing these two pictures interesting. In the "Hands together," the individual is wearing some casual clothing, but in the "Lincoln in chair", Abraham Lincoln is wearing a suit which is more of professional clothing which means business. Using these two pictures there are a couple of things that I am trying to say. One thing is that clothing styles have changed; another is the way people speak. During Lincoln era people were well versed and accomplished speakers; unfortunately, this is something that is not present in modern time, with few exceptions.
