What's A Landscape?

My plan for this project is to figure out what does the word landscape mean? Originating from the Dutch word, landschap, landscape was later used in the English language. Interestingly enough, with a lag of 34 years between landscape being brought to the US and used within the language it suggests that landscape was first defined in paintings and then people viewed one in real life. My mission is that within the next week I will be able to get several definitions from several sources on what a landscape is and photograph that definition to create a visual definition. All of this is in order for me to understand why landscapes are so "boring" and "lacking creativity" and why the idea of a project involving shooting and image was never apparent. We shall see what the results suggest! -Exciting-

What's A Landscape?

Landscapes! What does the word landscape mean and why does the word not evoke a positive image choice in the photography world?!

Final Images

The next couple of images are the final images after photographing, cutting and re-imaging the pictures into a new display.

These are several final images I used in the last project I had Spring of 2009. I have these originals first and then I cut the images after printing them on 8x10 photo paper. I will have those available asap!

Beginning 09-10

This is my first advanced class (finally!!). Ready to take on a project I've thought of doing recently. I want to focus on shooting landscapes. Man-made, natural, rural, anything right now. I'm much more interested in finding what entails making an image a landscape image versus just a scene. I hope to understand what "landscape" means in photography, as well as art mediums in general. I would like to use a wide angle lens 35mm for now, but hope to have final images done with a 4x5 as well. I hope to see how landscapes can be aesthetically pleasing, but also how they are perceived to be too "Ansel Adams" and 'done before, so try something else.' I haven't done large landscapes and large views zoomed out, I hope to understand what makes an interesting landscape and why it isn't necessarily 'beautiful' anymore. I plan to look in the library for several resources such as books, blogs, articles, anything talking about landscapes and not just with photography. I hope to find several spots to shoot a variety of different landscapes to see how successful I may be. Wish me luck with this weather they may all look the same only vary in shapes of white. :)

-Yocis