New Assignment: Pareidolia Field Mission

 

Your next assignment is a study in pareidolia. Pareidolia is the perception or recognition of a specific pattern or form in something that is essentially different. In this case we will be looking for faces in objects or faces in everyday places and buildings/architecture. When an artist uses elements of pareidolia in a painting or illustration it can have a double-meaning. In photography the same effect can occur if the photographer sees the right conditions for it. Check out the samples below...

Assignment Specifications:

• Walk the campus looking for hidden faces in buildings, plumbing, fixtures, bookcases, trees, etc...
• Take many shots and choose your 10 best.
• Enhance the color of your photo to match the mood your "face" has... is it happy? Scared? etc...
• Post your 10 final color corrected photos to your blog. Label each photo with the emotion your face is showing.
• Start your blog post with a short summary of the project details.

Grading Specifications for a total of 10 possible points:
      2 points: All 10 shots posted with title/labels
      2 points: All 10 shots color corrected and cropped/aligned properly
      2 points: Short project summary included in post
      2 points: All shots are in focus with appropriate lens choice (macro for very small, etc)
      2 points: All shots show proper exposure levels

Sample Images:

Pareidolia In Photography:

Chance image: An alarm clock where a "sad face" could be perceived.

Sometimes buildings provide shapes which can be interpreted as "faces"

Pareidolia In Art:

"All is Vanity" by C. Allan Gilbert. Life, death, and meaning of existence are intertwined

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