photo contrast day of dead

1. Days of the Dead -
Dedication Photo & Photographer Style
1. Dedicated to
someone or a pet that
has passed away -
family, friends, or
celebrity.
2. Mimic style of a
photographer of your
choice.
3. Principle of Design-
Contrast
By Pauline Darley
Student dedication piece to her aunt. Inspired by Darley.

2. Celebrated October 31st
through November 2nd.
Corresponds with All Saints
Day and All Souls Day,
traditional Catholic
celebrations.
What is “Days of the Dead or
Dia de los Muerto’s?”

3. Joyous and sacred time
Welcome the souls of the dead.
Triumph over death and becomes a celebration of
life.
IT’S A CELEBRATION!

4. The dead come as spirits from
another world to be with their
living relations
Not to scare or haunt as
Halloween

5. Days of the Dead: MEXICO
•Celebrated in many Latin American countries.
•National holiday in Mexico.

6. November first is for the departed children, los angelitos.

7. November second is for the departed adults.

8. • Although the Day of the Dead
in Mexico has a public aspect, at
the community level it is
essentially a private or family
feast.
• The core of the celebration is
within the family home.
• A way of recognizing the cycle
of life and death that is human
existence.
A woman spreading
cempasúchil in her house to
welcome her ancestors home.

9. Ancestor and Community
Allows people to talk about death and even finds
humor in death.
In this way Death loses some of its terror. These are
all positive concepts.
Love and Respect for the Dead and For Life.

10. Part 1: Who will you dedicate this piece to?
• Relative, Friend, Pet,
or Celebrity?
• How will you
represent them
through your photo?
• Think of symbolism
and subject matter!

11. Part 2: Mimic a Photographers Style
• Choose ONE
photographer from
the list provided on
the class website.
• Take a photo that
simulates his/her
style.

12. • Think about what style you like?
• Fashion, still life, Portraits, Landscapes, or
Abstract?
Ansel Adams
Thundercloud, Ellery Lake, High Sierra, California, 1934
PHOTOGRAPHER
Photo by vicuna, mephisto19, tracyvmoore,
SIMULATED STYLE by another.

13. Simulating Street Photography
Henri Cartier-Bresson via Time,
Pbase, Alafoto and Watches 2012
Photographer
SIMULATED STYLE by another.

14. Simulating People and Emotions in a setting.
Robert Capa
Photos via PBS, Time and Space in Text
Photographer
SIMULATED STYLE by another.

15. More Photographers...
• Walt Whitman
• Creates Mood
through symbolism.

16. Anne Leibovitz
• People
• Setting
• Lighting
• Emotions

17. Dedication to singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse
Inspired by Suren Manvelyan’s “Your
Beautiful Eyes” - a close up and personal
look at the human eye
Student Examples

18. -Dedication to cousin who loved to
garden.
Inspired by Steichen’s style.
-Strong contrast between lights and
darks as well as hard (statue) versus
soft (flower) texture.
EDWARD STEICHEN
Lotus, Mt. Kisco, New York, 1915

19. Part III: Principle of Design
Arrangement of Opposite Elements
-light vs. dark colors,
-rough vs. smooth textures
-large vs. small shapes
-create visual interest, excitement and
drama.

20. -Contrast between light and dark colors

21. Contrast Provides Focal Point
-Where does
your eye go
first?
-Why is the leaf
texture in focus,
while the
background is
smooth and out
of focus?

22. Don’t Forget….
the rule of thirds!

23. Student Examples Continued…
Dedicated to a relative who was a dancer

24. -Bird cage of relative’s pet
-Intense contrast between the white of the bulb versus the darker
grey and black shades of the lampshade and cage bars.

25. -Dedication to student’s dog (found similar dog)
-Contrast of color

26. Dedication to student’s grandmother
-Smooth glass object and faucet vs. bubbly texture pattern of water .

27. NEXT CLASS - FRIDAY
1. Research Person and Artist: See
assignment questions on class website.
2. Plan Photoshoot. Where will you
take it?
Have person you are dedicating photo to
and the photographer picked by Monday.
You have until Friday next week to take
your final photograph.
Julia Margaret Cameron
I Wait. Model: Rachel Gurney. 1872.