Basic Photoshop

 

 

Working with basic layering and Photoshop effects. Primarily intended to be high contrast grunge style.

Techniques & Themes - Nature

 A rotated landscape imitating a sunset across water.

 A shot meant to capture a natural texture like a tree from a low perspective.

 A shot meant to capture nighttime over a field.

A view of another planet from far away.

SONTAG

Sontag takes an extremely idealistic view of photography while staying grounded. Perhaps the most valuable point in the essay is his solidly expressed opinion that photography has become as much a social idea as anything artistic. He reinforces this by pointing out not only social norms, but social judgements that arise regarding everyday photography.

Beyond social photography, Sontag does a good job of explaining photography's value and impact in the recent decades.