Portfolio

http://kaneversky.wix.com/portfolio

Looking back at the pictures I have taken from the beginning of the year compared to now, I am amazed how far I have come. I have learned so much and have gone from knowing just about nothing to feeling like I have an understanding and ability to take good pictures. I still have much more to learn “The more you know, the more you know you don't know.” ~ Aristotle 
But I now feel can capture the image I want....most the time. 

I plan on turning the portfolio into a true portfolio of all my work from DSU... So stay tuned for more! 

Thanks to everyone who came along and joined me on my journey!
Last but not least, thank you professor -e 
I am extremely grateful for your guidance along the way.

Package-- D-Week

All video and audio was taken with my phone. I used Adobe and Windows movie maker to edit:

Random Photo

I was going through photos I have  taken this semester and don't think I ever posted this one... If I did sorry... if not enjoy.

Feature

Music and photography are a lot alike. Both simultaneously blend art and a science to create a palate of color; in both cases you only have a moment to get everything right. Of all my takes for this class, I struggled with this story the most. 

1st: I had to max out my ISO at 1600 - because of the lighting in music halls and practice rooms - creating lots of grain in the image. 

2nd: Music people...We can be uppity at times so I needed to keep my distance as to not take away from the precious few moments of rehearsal time. I used a long zoom, most the time, as to stay away from the action and be as noninvasive as possible. This added to the grain, allowing less room to be creative with angles.
 

My feature is my younger sister, Rachel. Spring is music competition season and I wanted to capture what happens in the background of the time, energy and monotony that goes into a music performance prior to the curtain rising. 

Rachel has qualified for State, along with preforming with the SWSO in their "Youth Concerto Classic." Desiring not to be part of the news or a distraction, I only went to a few rehearsals and tried to be as far away as possible. Because I care about the person I am using as my subject, I naturally became less invasive - not wanting to get in the way while shooting - because when you are shooting someone who is close to you, you have to live with the ramifications. I placed some bias into the shoot, which is both good and bad. Good, because I know all the people involved, I can anticipate what is going to happen. The bad: As a musician, I am concerned that a viewer with a non-musical background may not be able to gain complete understanding from my photos because I may take many aspects of the story line for granted. Another problem is that I was connected to people involved in the shoot; hindering my objectivity which results in bias as a part of the story.

1/60 5.6

1/60 8.0

1/60 6.3

1/60 5.6 

1/100 5.6

1/80 5.6 

1/80 5.6 

1/25 5.6

1/200 5.0

1/200 3.5

1/200 5.0

1/100 4.0

1/100 5.6

1/60 13

Illustration

My photo is based on research by Sherry Turkle, from TedTalk: Connected But Alone,

Turkle's speech - along with many other academic research studies - pointed to the notion that despite many users having more than 200 friends (http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/02/03/6-new-facts-about-facebook/) on social media, we continue to feel isolated in our own circle of friendships. Most images I have seen on this subject take the viewpoint, from the third person; I decided to take a first person approach. Introspection has more power than observation. 

1/100 4.5

I kept the highlight on the right side of the image (the adding of a filter) for two reasons:

1. Compared to images where the phone did not have the highlight, the highlight brings the eye to the background where you can see the family holding their phones at the table.
2. The filter - coming in - adds to the cognitive dissonance of the photo; creating a deeper psychological context and possibly a deeper cultural meaning to the image.