Blog Entry #2 - Name Banner

For this project it was our job to find letters in the natural environment and take pictures of them to spell out our entire first and last names. This is my favorite project so far because it gave me lots of ideas to take other pictures, and now when I look at some objects I think of them as letters instead of real objects. I am now more aware of the different letters objects can make, such as the simple "T" from a brick. As I was shooting outside in my neighbors yard looking for letters, I noticed many letters such as the ladder to make an "A" and the side of her bench to make an "R".  For the pictures in my neighbors garden, there was lots of natural light available, which allowed me to make the shutter speed faster and I didn't require the use of a tripod. From there, I started noticing the amazing pictures I could get in my neighbor's garden, and started taking pictures of everything I saw. For each of my other letters, I tried to use unique combinations of line and color to make them different from everybody else's. For instance, when I had sushi for dinner, I noticed that the two pieces of salon roll together made a pretty nice "B" shape. I used the ambient light in my house to brighten my picture. My favourite picture I took was the piano pedals, because you would not expect to find an "E" there of all places. This project really showed me how to respect all of the things in the natural environment, and taught me better how to look outside of the box to find a letter in everyday life.