Denver Art Museum

I’m glad we went on this field trip at the beginning of the year. It helped all of us get to know each other and it helped us get to know our way around downtown Denver. Learning where the Starbucks is was very nice, I definitely visited it a couple more times. I also felt more comfortable going downtown in my free time and taking a nice trip away from campus.

               The Denver Art Museum was beautiful on the inside and the outside. I loved the architecture; the use of windows and colors really added to the overall atmosphere. This trip made me realize how crucial light is. The lighting in the pictures and the lighting used to display the pictures is necessary to make the images pleasing to the eye. This trip added to my search for perfect lighting. I like doing studio photography because I can control the lighting, but I need more practice with natural light because it cannot be manipulated as much. Finding good lighting was one of my goals this year, but I did not meet it as much as I had wanted. This just means I need even more practice. I would like to try and continue my blog through-out the years and this should help me better distinguish good light from bad light. My search will continue.

               The exhibit was amazing. I liked learning about the different methods and ways to manipulate film. I never realized how liquids have such a large role in photography. Processing, developing, and printing all require liquids, but liquid can also be used as a way to distort film, add texture, or it can be the subject. Colored liquids are especially interesting. Liquids were used in several different ways within the exhibit.

This trip also made me focus on shadows because I was paying more attention to light. I discovered the intrigue of shadows, trying to determine how they are made is fascinating. Odd shapes can make very amusing and in my mind artistic shapes. I now enjoy creating shadows and I love how my eye is a little more trained and able to see them in everyday life. This, to me, is one of the main intrigues and purposes of photography. (Training the eye to see what others do not.) Like any other talent you must train yourself and your body above what is considered the normal.

This was one of my favorite pictures from the day because the lighting and shadows are great.