Portrait Finals

HDR/EDGY TIME!

Moviestravaganza Time!

Alright! Here we go with my little opinions/thoughts on my movies I chose to see AND will start off with...

1. I Am Cuba

I am still a little confused about what the movie was trying to say/represent. From what I got, it was trying to show little bits of pieces of Cuba's "children's" lives. What I mean by that is throughout the movie the narrater, who is actually suppose to be the land actually speaking, talked about the people and would refer them as "my children." I'm still trying to analyze the movie, but I am still extremely confused. How the movie was constructed visually though was impressive considering how old it is.  My favorite part was the filming in the bar, I thought it was clever and creative. Overall confusing but appealing

2. One hour Photo

All that runs in my head is CREPPY! I have not been disturbed so much by a movie in a long time haha and it takes a lot to since I am a huge movie nerd.  Robin Williams plays a great crazy/emotionally unstable man.  Throughout the whole movie I could feel his loneliness and his lust to share the love that the family had that he admired.  I must say though I thought the way the photos were presented on the wall was really neat and eye catching, even though it was incredibly beyond weird. I also enjoyed when Robin Williams was explaining all the different types of people that came in to get there photos developed (insurance guy, old lady with cats). I  thought that was hilarious. It makes you stop and think what those people that work at photo labs, must meet a lot of different characters. I was especially creeped out when Robin Williams was dreaming that he was in Savmart and his eyes were spitting out blood. I am still extremely confused about that part, but it was neat how they shot it. One hour photo, creepy but it has it's entertaining moments.

3. Pecker

Loved! I absolutely adored the humor in this movie. How peckers family was totally out of control and each one had this intense lively character. There were so many characters and I loved watching Pecker take pictures of all these different personalities. The film had me intrigued the whole time. I especially loved how Pecker said, " art is all around, you just have to look and see." Something about that quote has inspired me, maybe for me not to be so focused on one thing and to loosen up a bit.  Could be the answer to why I miss those shots that truly make an impact.  This film also states Fame is not always the answer. Sometimes if you just stick to your original inspiration, that will lead you to pure happiness and I believe that is what Pecker has stood for. A great feel good movie with tons of inspiration

Dwayner Mobile With a little EDGYNESS!

The Beginning Of the Portrait Shoots

So I started to beginning the challenging portrait assignment our good old Art Director From Hell gave us on taking 2 head shots each of 2 people we know well and 2 people we don't know so well. I decided to start off with the people I know well. This is my good friend Megan who I work at Boston Pizza with. We had a lot of fun driving around winnipeg trying to find the best spots with gorgeous lighting. The shoot went great I found and put all my focus to the subject.  Already I'm seeing a difference in my shooting by doing that. Here's the best of from the 1st portrait shoot.

Ohhh my geetarrr

When school gets busy, I forget to do the things that I truly enjoy, like playing my guitar/writing music. It feels nice to really hold on to those things and taking a beautiful photo of it, does a good job of putting you back on that track