Sense of Place

When I think about the few times when I have truly felt that I am in a place and that my mind was not scattered in several different places, I remember those times with a feeling of peace. As I peruse the internet world of photography searching for images that convey the feeling I have when I am truly in a place I noticed that the ones that speak the most to me have a very specific type of "calm" light and most of them seem to incorporate water some how. Below, are the images I found which I can relate the most to a sense of place. When I am choosing my own images I will keep in mind that apparently I associate water and calm lighting with a sense of place.
 

Hugh MacRae Morton, 1997, Deer, http://www2.lib.unc.edu/dc/morton/

Mahesh Balasubramanian, Mystic Morning, 2013, http://www.maheshb.com/

Postcards

We are on the cusp of delving into the world of postcards and creating postcards. While on the surface this may not seem like the most exciting and creative assignment, we are spicing it up by making these postcards by making a van dyke print and a gum bichromate print. A little bit of alternative processing to our mainstream idea.
Gum Bichromate:
This is a process which came into use in the 19th century. It is a much more difficult and time consuming process compared to van dyke. Gum Bichromate is a process based on light sensitivity  of dichromates, also known as the emulsion you coat the paper with.
You go about creating a gum bichromate print thus:
1. Soak your paper in water multiple times
2. Mix the emulsion
3. Coat the paper in the emulsion
4. Sandwich the negative between the paper and two pieces of glass and expose for a while
3. Apply another layer of emulsion and repeat

Erin Mahony, instructor, 2015,  http://raykophotocenter.com

Van Dyke:

Van Dykes are a hand coated, contact printing process. The final image is very influenced by the type of paper the image was printed on and the toner used. It is an old process which is comparatively  simple when looking at other old processes. 

You go about creating a van dyke print thus:

1. In a dim room, mix your toner and paint it over your paper

2. Sandwich your negative between a sheet of glass and the coated paper

3. Expose it for 5-10 minutes depending on the intensity of the sun   

Brittni Ross, Bad Dream, 2010, brittnilr.wordpress.com

Hand Painting Attempt

After researching and experimenting with hand painting for a couple of weeks this was the result. I decided against mounting it and formally presenting it because I am just not crazy about how it turned out and don't want to waste matting supplies. In the future, I plan on working on my blending a bit more and choosing an image to paint that may be a bit more conducive to painting, that is to say, has more than just the sky to paint.