Link Artist - Danny Quirk.
Danny Quirk's images show a realistic drawing of a person, then showing a section of the skin entirely taken off exposing the insides. These are all done quite creatively like the person stretching the skin like a jacket or a pouch. All of the fine details are done very accurately and realistically making the images very surreal.
Link Artist - Barbara Kruger
Barbara Kruger various of posters titled in a very protestful and anti governmental way. For example some titled, "We have received orders not to move" and "I shop therefore I am", appear to criticise the very way society is built, strictly following orders without much detesting and being very materialistic.
Link Artist - Harold Edgerton
Harold Edgerton photographs objects in motion, like an image of a bullet piercing and apple. That image is photographed in a very old style and simplistic way, while capturing good detail of the damage been played out in the apple, looking like a mini explosion. The next image of the tennis player being captured in every position of serve is done very cleverly, as multiple images are compiled into one show the entire movement displayed by the player in one still shot. The final image shows a type of the "ink in water" strand investigated later in this topic. The shot is taken very simply, but quite well as it displays the droplets clearly in motion.
Force Of Nature
This is the idea of the "force" of nature. This involves nature 'taking over' man made structures like concrete, buildings and fences. This is shown as plants grow through the cracks in concrete and wood, giving the impression of nature fighting man.
Link Artist - Nadav Kander
His project 'Half-Life' involved him going to Chernobyl, a city devastated by a nuclear meltdown. As a result of the radiation released by the meltdown, the city became abandoned and with no one to look after the city nature began taking the city back. In his photos we can see plants grow in the cracks of the abandoned structures and in the photo on the right we can see many trees grow around the buildings, giving the impression of the land being re-forested.
First & Second Response
WWW: I feel that I managed to find interesting ways of exploring the theme of the force of nature
EBI: Some of the photos came out dark and blurred with not a very high definition photograph. This could be fixed next time by a higher ISO or shutter speed so the picture is not blurred
Formal elements -
Some of these photos show some of the formal elements...
EBI: Some of the photos came out dark and blurred with not a very high definition photograph. This could be fixed next time by a higher ISO or shutter speed so the picture is not blurred
Formal elements -
Some of these photos show some of the formal elements...
This photograph shows perspective...
Man vs. Nature - Homework Task.
WWW: I chose a wide range of subjects and lighting.
EBI: Some photos were blurry.
EBI: Some photos were blurry.
Force of Architecture
In force architecture, the aim is to select man made structures like tall buildings and capture them in different perspectives and angles to show the true size of these buildings.
We first started in school for the first response, however for the homework I travelled to New York City and captured a variety of buildings and structures.
We first started in school for the first response, however for the homework I travelled to New York City and captured a variety of buildings and structures.
Edited In Photoshop
Mirrored
Mirror City Timelapse from Michael Shainblum on Vimeo.
WWW: The images came out very clear and I liked the brightness of the photos. I also think that the reflection of the sky in some of the buildings added a cool artistic effect, making the images more interesting. The mirrored edits came out quite smooth and each one was unique.
EBI: I could've chosen a wider variety of buildings, as it could have given some more variety to each still.
EBI: I could've chosen a wider variety of buildings, as it could have given some more variety to each still.
Link Artist- Simon Phipps
His photographs are taken of different building in black and white taken at different angles and perspectives, giving an idea of the force of architecture.
The black and white filter adds to a certain mysteriousness to the images and makes them appear much more barren and empty.
Force Of Architecture Homework Task.
New York City (Slideshow)
WWW: I used some interesting angles to show different perspectives with the buildings and used multiple different buildings as a subject. The different weather types made the collection of photos more interesting too.
EBI: I could've tried taking photos at different times of the day to get different lightings, which would make the photographs slightly more interesting.
EBI: I could've tried taking photos at different times of the day to get different lightings, which would make the photographs slightly more interesting.
Force Of Architecture Contact Sheet.
Applied Force
Link Artist - Francois Delfosse
Francoise Delfosse who was born in Namur, Belgium is a respected architect and photographer who is best known for his series of work 'Antartica in a bag' where he used plastic bags to replicate the setting of Antarica. He says that the images were taken in a “glacier cave just North of the South Pole”, then saying that they were actually “viewed from the inside of a plastic bag”. He said his point of inspiration was the beauty of America.
Francois gives the impression of objects being scaled up like the paper he photographs appears to be much larger than they actually are. This is done by the angles he chooses to photograph his subjects with, placing his camera in the paper or plastic bag which he then wraps around the camera.
In my response, I too tried this technique and attempted to somewhat remake Delfosse's shots.
In my response, I too tried this technique and attempted to somewhat remake Delfosse's shots.
First Response
WWW: I think I was quite successful in capturing the same perspective as Francoise did in his piece. In some of the shots, I particularly liked the focus and blur effect on the different parts of the objects.
EBI: Quite often the lighting came out too dark on some of the photographs and so I think this is something that I should work on. On other photos, the background came into view which ruined the shots.
EBI: Quite often the lighting came out too dark on some of the photographs and so I think this is something that I should work on. On other photos, the background came into view which ruined the shots.
Applied Force Homework Task
Applied Force Contact Sheet
WWW: I used a wide range of objects and I liked my use of lighting in most photographs
EBI : I wasn't able to quite replicate the same distorted perspective like in the work our link artist Francoise Delfosse did.
As well as this, some of the backgrounds in the shots did not suit the photograph and ruined the shots.
EBI : I wasn't able to quite replicate the same distorted perspective like in the work our link artist Francoise Delfosse did.
As well as this, some of the backgrounds in the shots did not suit the photograph and ruined the shots.
Force of Movement
Link Artist- Eadweard Muybridge.
Eadweard Muybridge is an American photographer living in the mid to late 19th century. Muybridge is known as a pioneer for motion photographic work as pictured above. In 1877 and 78, he used multiple cameras to capture motion in stop-motion photographs for his animal locomotion work. He achieved this using a zoopraxiscope.
Eadweard Muybridge is an American photographer living in the mid to late 19th century. Muybridge is known as a pioneer for motion photographic work as pictured above. In 1877 and 78, he used multiple cameras to capture motion in stop-motion photographs for his animal locomotion work. He achieved this using a zoopraxiscope.
These stop motion photographs were some of the first of it's kind, done by taking consecutive still images and combining them together. These images in particular are part of Muybridge's animal locomotion work.
WWW: I think the photos were clear and came out as creative ways of demonstrating the illusion of levitation.
EBI: Next time I could have gotten lower down on some of my photos to give the impression that the person in the photo was higher up.
EBI: Next time I could have gotten lower down on some of my photos to give the impression that the person in the photo was higher up.
Zoom Blur.It is a photographic technique caused by activating the zoom (by decreasing or increasing it) on your lens while the shutter is still open. This is usually done best with a slower shutter speed, like 1/5 of a second to 0.5" seconds. It can also be done by physically moving the camera to and from the thing or person you are photographing.
Dominic HarrisHe is a British artist that used motion blur in his works. His photographs are brightly coloured but aren't distinguishable. His work are supposed to be an alternate more surreal take on reality. He does this using the zoom blur technique. His ideas revolve around the digitalised world.
Dominic HarrisHe is a British artist that used motion blur in his works. His photographs are brightly coloured but aren't distinguishable. His work are supposed to be an alternate more surreal take on reality. He does this using the zoom blur technique. His ideas revolve around the digitalised world.
We improved these images by changing the aperture and ISO of the camera. Having a low ISO/ high aperture limits the amount of light exposure to the camera, on the flip side if pictures are too dark we would increase the ISO number/ decrease aperture number.
Movement of a Figure.Work done by Francesca Woodman.
Francesca Woodman, an American photographer, was best known for her photographic work in black and white most of her work feature people who's faces are blurred/ obscured. It is done by the camera being set on a long exposure time (long shutter speed) and the person being photographed moving his/ her head or body. This technique was used by her to create a form of concealment and lack of identity.
Francesca Woodman, an American photographer, was best known for her photographic work in black and white most of her work feature people who's faces are blurred/ obscured. It is done by the camera being set on a long exposure time (long shutter speed) and the person being photographed moving his/ her head or body. This technique was used by her to create a form of concealment and lack of identity.
My First Response.In this task we replicated Woodman's idea of concealment and used the technique she used of setting her camera to a long exposure time.
Movement giffs
Here I attempted to capture subjects in motion, walking, running etc. After this I compiled these images and animated them into a gif/ stop motion.
Movement. of ink in water
WWW: I think I was quite successful in capturing fluid movement in both pictures. The lighting was also good in the first photo.
EBI: However, in the second image the lighting was not as good and was a lot darker due to the fact that I needed to use a fast shutter speed to capture my friend midair. Next time in order to make the image brighter, I need to use a higher ISO number. A tripod could also be used so the background isn't as shakey.
EBI: However, in the second image the lighting was not as good and was a lot darker due to the fact that I needed to use a fast shutter speed to capture my friend midair. Next time in order to make the image brighter, I need to use a higher ISO number. A tripod could also be used so the background isn't as shakey.
THREE STRANDS.
These are three examples of starting points for photography work (strands). Each show a different subject being photograph and/ or something different being done with the subject.
Force Of Water
Here I focused on the different ways of showing the physical properties of water, experimenting with disrupting the flow of water too, looking at the ripples created.
WWW:
Strand 2 - Ink In Water
Here I kept the subject of water but instead focused on the effect of mixing ink with water. The photos taken focused on how ink expands in the water, slowly spreading out to every corner.
Slideshow-
WWW: Most of the pictures came out quite clean and focused and I liked how the ink appeared in the water. The background of white worked well for the most part.
EBI: The white background came slightly out of shot for a few of the photos.
EBI: The white background came slightly out of shot for a few of the photos.
Strand 3 - Movement
In this strand I focused on photographing objects in motion. This movement from the objects photographed created a blur effect on the subject.
Ink In Water - Development.1
For my final piece I have decided to photograph ink in water.
Gif
In order to make a small gif out of these two pictures I did the following.
EDITED STILLS.
Ink in water - Development 2
How I did it...
Mirrored Edits - Development 3
Before
After
FINAL PIECES
Here I took my images of the ink in water and mirrored them, inverted colours or made them black and white.
Well done Derin you have been working hard the unit is coming together but can you please follow the points below to continue to improve.
1) Make sure to introduce each section clearly stating your intentions for the shoot
3) Upload contact sheets for each section you have created
4) Upload your photoshop print screens particularly in the reflection in architecture task.
5) Decide which strand you want to develop further.
6) Make sure each strand has a clear link artist in it.
7) Make reference to the formal element you have used in each shot you have created.
1) Make sure to introduce each section clearly stating your intentions for the shoot
3) Upload contact sheets for each section you have created
4) Upload your photoshop print screens particularly in the reflection in architecture task.
5) Decide which strand you want to develop further.
6) Make sure each strand has a clear link artist in it.
7) Make reference to the formal element you have used in each shot you have created.