Saturday, April 17, 2010

Final Project: Shoes

For my final project, I wanted to play with context and perception. I've created images of my shoes without myself standing in them. However, as hard as tried to take the human out of my shoes, these images show that humanity is unavoidably "reflected" in its artifacts.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Gender Swap

The original image is the painting Whistler's Mother, by James McNeill Whistler.






























The final product.

Whistler's...Mother?

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Landscape Photos

When I first shot this photo, I was struck by the various colors in the bridge supports. I also really like the sense of depth seen in the bridge as it extends toward downtown. The city itself sits in the background, a goal which can be reached only after crossing the bridge. I also like the way that both the bridge and the city are reflected in the river and creates a bit of symmetry.




After taking a few shots of the city skyline by itself, I found the pictures to be kind of flat and lifeless. The statue in the foreground gives a bit of context and depth to the photo, as if I'm looking over the man's shoulder as he watches over the city beyond. A little editing in Lightroom got rid of the bright white of the sky and brought out the rich blues and a few feathery clouds.




Pittsburgh isn't all bright and beautiful. In this alley, I felt crushed and surrounded by buildings. Only a small sliver of very white sky pierces the shadows of the alley. Not the most pleasant view, but it shows a less publicized reality of the urban landscape.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

A "Not so Good" Photo

I shot this photo on auto mode in my apartment. Because the camera decided to fire the flash, the living room in the background is completely obscured, and the bag has a distorted color.

Brottier Hall

I took this picture from the patio at Brottier Hall. I shot this photo with my camera in "auto" mode, although it did not use a flash. I like this perspective for its converging lines and reflections.

Thursday, January 7, 2010


I found this photo on a site called Your Best World Spots, which has a lot of travel photography. It shows mountains reflected in the Merced river in Yosemite National Park. The mirrored reflection of the mountain in the water gives a striking sense of symmetry, with the bright white of the mountain and its reflection split by the shadow on the objects in the foreground.

First Post

I'm Dan, a Psychology major at Duquesne university.