Zac Lukegord Photo

Sandwiched Negatives Photo This photo used sandwiched negatives of the Meliora letters from mel weekend and a photo of the soccer field. I think the extreme darkness in the middle combined with the faint white at the top feels pretty creepy. The person acting sad sitting in the "O" also adds to this effect.   Solarized Photo I used solarization to make this photo. I like the effect that this creates a lot more than I thought I would so I think I will use this technique in project 4.  Some parts of the photo did not get solarized very much, but along the left side and the top it is solarized a lot. I think the camera in the top right looks really nice as well.

I think the main type of images I would like to take for this project are long exposures and painting with light. I think painting with light will be a lot of fun. The other two effects don't seem as interesting to me, so I will work mostly with the two I mentioned. I'm pretty bad at coming up with concepts for these types of projects before I can see what I am able to do on my own with the techniques. But I think my concept will revolve around the photos having a lot of darkness with small yet interesting bits of light. The parts that show light could symbolize hope or beauty in a dark and mysterious world. I really liked the long exposures of the ocean that I saw online, so I am planning to take a few of those when I go back home (which is right near the ocean). I think the way that the ocean winds up looking really flat and metallic looks really cool, and I want to replicate this. I think if I can find an interesting subject that is along the shore right next to the ocean (s...

(Un)Natural While I was growing up in New Hampshire I spent a lot of time outdoors. My dad would regularly take me and my brother on small hikes for fun. I even spent a large amount of my time in high school as part of an outdoor adventure group. Since I've come to Rochester I've felt like I was missing parts of what made me like being home so much. So I decided I'd take some time to observe the small bits of nature that are always around us, and take some photos too! For this project I set out to capture images that show the intersection between nature and man-made aspects of our world. I wanted to capture the beauty of nature in areas that it was also shaped by unnatural fixtures nearby.  I never really notice the amount of beautiful plant life that is all over our campus, and the way it improves the campus's appearance. I really enjoyed shooting for this project because it got me to look at parts of the world which I see nearly every day, ...