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Responses to Pictures

Photo 1:

It is an image of someone hanging there clothes out to dry from the electrical lines in the country side. 

From below you can tell how tall the clothes lines are because of its surroundings.

The viewers attention immediately focuses on the hanging laundry. 

The photo is brightly colored and vivid.

The photo makes us feel peaceful.

The photo makes us think about how times used to be.

The photographer mainly uses color contrast.

Photo 2:

The photo looks to be mostly captured at a lake.

It is an image of what seems to be a lake transforming into a cracked mirror.

In the picture you can see where two different pictures of the sky come together.

In the midground you can see the start of the lake forming into glass.

In the foreground you can only see a broken mirror.

The person looks as if he just arrived at the shore.

The viewers attention is focused on the broken glass.

The photo is expressive.

This picture makes us think about how we are treating our environment. 

He probably wants to criticize the way we treat our world.

Photo 3: 

It is an image of someone punching himself in the face. 

In the picture you can see the force being used by the indention in his face.

The person looks as if he is frustrated. 

The viewers attention is focused on the impact he's made on his face. 

The photo is dark and expressive. 

The picture makes us think about our self-worth.

The photographer uses physical pain to express emotional pain.

He probably wants to show the significance of self-esteem.

Photo 4:

It is an image of a house living on top of a fish.

In the picture you can see the environment the fish is living in.

From below it looks like the fish is in a cave.

The viewers attention is focused on the house and property surrounding it.

This photo makes us feel confused. 

The photographer mainly uses disproportionate pictures.

The photography uses the house on top of the fish to represent how we treat our water and marine life.

Photo 5: 

This is an image of a man pulling frozen fish on a sled.

In the picture you can see where the man sawed through the ice to get the fish.

The photo makes us feel sad for the dead fish.

This picture makes us think about our methods of capturing marine life.

The photographer mainly uses cool tones as color choices.

He probably criticize the act of ice fishing.

Photo 6:

This is an image of a man pictured with doors that give him the ability to walk to another universe.

In the picture you can see the entry ways to the portals.

In the background you can see the present universe.

The viewers attention is drawn to the light coming from the doors.

The photo is both vivid and dark.

The picture makes us think about time travel.

The photography uses ordinary objects to create an unordinary concept.

Photo 7:

This is a photo of a man standing inside of boots.

From below you can see how big the boots are compared to the person.

The viewers attention is focused on the boots.

The photo is both expressive and dark.

The photo makes us think about the imprint we leave on our world.

The photography uses the shoes to express the impressions we leave on the world.

Photo 8:

This is a photo of a man looking down a steep biking path.

In the picture you can see where the path drops off suddenly.

From above you can see where the path majorly declines.

The picture makes us think about when life throws you into an unexpected path.

Photo 9:

This is a photo of a man painting a picture.

In the picture you can see where the man transforms into a painting.

The viewers attention is drawn to the painting coming out from the background.

The photo makes us feel unclear.

The photographer mainly uses dull colors.

1) Q. What question does Erik pose to the audience?  

2) Q. What was Erik’s first real passion?  

3) Q. What conception of photography did Erik previously hold?  

4) Q. How did this inspire him?  

5) Q. What “common goal” do Erik’s photos have?   

6) Q. Define realism as used in this context.   

7) Q. What principles does he adhere to when creating an image?   

8) Q. Why is it easier to create a place rather than to find a place?   

9) Q. How does he plan the photos?   

10) Q. What is his conclusion?   

1. Erik asked if his compositing was considered as photography.
2. Erik's first passion was for drawing.
3. Erik thought that the process ended once you pressed the camera.
4. He wanted to create something where the process just began when you took the picture.
5. Erik wants his composites to have contrasting features, but also to have a sense of realism in all of them.
6. Pictures that look like they still could have been captured somehow.
7. Erik follows the principles of using photos taken from the same perspective, photos combined should have the same type of light, and to make the combined photos impossible to distinguish where the certain photos begin and end.
8. It is easier to create a place rather than to find a place because then you do not have to compromise with the ideas in your head.
9. First Erik creates a sketch or idea, then finds all of the locations and pictures and begins.
10. Erik concluded with a theory that the only thing that limits us is our imagination.