August 27th, 2008

Posted: August 27, 2008 at 10:06 pm
Categorized under: Photojournal

PJ - Opening the bar, Sunday afternoon in late July.


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I chose this image for my first entry in the photo journal mostly because I have had some difficulty describing why I like it. For that reason I figured it would be a good reintroduction to critically discussing images.

In a lot of ways the image appears very busy and lacks a clearly isolated subject, but many other facets of it are very pleasing to look at. The up-turned bar stools lead the eye across the frame from the hat on the left to the girl on the right - who is being used for foreground framing. There is a sense of depth present as well and many leading horizontal and vertical lines which help the eye take in the all the color and smaller elements in a fashion that diminishes the feeling of visual chaos in the scene.

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I hail from Lincoln Nebraska where I attended the Arts and Humanities Focus High School and received an Associates of Arts degree from Southeast Community College. I have three years of experience in the role of producer for both journalistic and commercial new-media entities.

I'm currently seeking a B.A. in Mass Communications at Winona State University in Winona Minnesota. My undergraduate studies are expected to be completed by the fall of 2009.

I am also a producer of Hip-Hop and Instrumental music. In the six years I have been producing I have worked with many Midwestern artists in places ranging from Minneapolis to Austin.

This blog contains many links to my past and current work as well as a category titled 'photojournal' which houses posts made for an intermediate photography class at Winona State University.

Thanks for checking me out. -AE