Project 4: The Art Within Photography
For my final project, I collaborated with 2 fellow students in order to finish our project. The objective behind this project was to learn more about photography, and to learn more history behind certain places in Pennsylvania.
English
For the English aspect of our project, we created a blog to track our progress in photography. You can see the blog at this link!! https://artwithinphotography.blogspot.com/
Social Studies
For the Social Studies aspect of our project, we created a mashup of the photographs we took, compared to photographs from the past. We also created brief descriptions of each place. In these descriptions, we also described our experience with these locations.
- Codorus Furnace:
When we pulled up to the furnace, I was very surprised at how tall it was, what also astounded me was the fact that it is beautiful and historical its appearance was. There were vines, and an abundance of moss growing on the walls and on the inside, and through the cracks. Heidi was the first to climb up the trail to the platform on the furnace, where she ended up modeling for the majority of our photoshoot. When we weren’t modeling on the platform, we were modeling at the entrance part of the furnace. This was where Heidi crawled inside of the furnace, and took many astonishing pictures of the interior. When it was our time to leave, we had over 50 photographs, all good, bad, and even funny. My mother (in the car) was even surprised at how beautiful the furnace was in person.
Overall, the Codorus Furnace is a beautiful location that holds a lot of history and beauty. It shares the historic aesthetic with the nature aesthetic. We had very much fun going to these places to absorb the history and the sights.
2) Haines Shoe House
The Haines Shoe House was built in 1948 and completed in 1949 by Colonel Mahlon Nathaniel Haines.When taking the short drive up Shoe House Road, and that pinkish stucco boot shows up on the left. There's a shoe mailbox out front, and a boot-decorated fence surrounding the yard. The dog house is shaped like a boot. Every window in the Shoe House is decorated with a stained-glass shoe. The front door frames a stained-glass portrait of the Colonel holding shoes.The 25-ft. tall, 48 ft. long work boot was constructed near the highway, where drivers could see the giant advertisement for his store. This house is best known for its unique shape (a shoe), it has become quite the tourist attraction since it was built. Over the years, many people have bought the Shoe House and driven hours to see it. As a reward of driving to see it, visitors can indulge in Beck’s homemade ice cream on-site. The most recent owners are Jeff and Melanie Schmuck, a young couple who are excited about their new house and people coming to visit such a unique structure. They bought the house in February of 2015. (RoadsideAmerica)
When I pulled up to the Shoe House, I couldn’t stop smiling. It was quite a sight that made me feel happy just because of its unusual structure. The shoe was covered in snow, while the sun was radiating off of it perfectly. Even though I didn’t have any professional equipment, I tried my best to get good shots. Unfortunately, the Shoe House was closed during the winter season, so I couldn’t open the gate or get much closer to it. After about 10 minutes of standing in the freezing cold, taking pictures, I decided to leave so I could take a better look at the pictures I took. I was satisfied with I had, and left.
The Haines Shoe House was quite a paradox, in the sense of architecture. It’s not everyday that you see a house in the shape of a boot. However, I would love to go back one day during the spring to learn more about the history behind the house.
Art
For the artistic aspect of our project, we took a lot of pictures of the 2 locations, along with a lot of fun and random pictures that we took.