To left are some pictures that I have edited using the saturation and contrast tool. The final edits I used in my other course work are to the right. I decided to show these pictures as I wanted to show how photography is art and how with a little editing the most simple photo can become romanticized.
The top left photo is very abstract and almost looks as if it is a galaxy, a planet or even a unusual eye. However, it is only a bulb with some rope in it. Editing can change the whole meaning or idea of a photograph. In this photo I increased the saturation almost to the top, one side of the bulb took the colour of the sky and the left side took the colour of the wall. The orange and blues work perfectly together and brings the colours of a sunset into an fairly ugly or dull object making it beautiful and interesting. I also like the back ground; the fact that it’s split into sections of colour it works perfect with the colours of the bulb.
The bottom left photo is very romanticized spoiled by the industrial objects. Although it may look like the industrial objects have ruined a what could have been a natural photo I think they make the photo better showing the effects of these ugly containers. It shows how they don’t just pollute the air or the ground we live on but it also pollutes our landscapes. I think the photo is better with them there as now it has a meaning and it isn’t just a pretty photo for people to look at, it is showing the effects of humans being greedy. I also like that now I have edited it is has the bright orange cause the containers and trees to become silhouettes. It looks almost as if they are competing with each other. It looks as if the tree is showing what could have been such as a beautiful forest but it has been stopped by these industrial machines. I got the orange and silhouette effect by increasing the contrast and offset as well as the saturation.
Here is my response to the Typology Study. I walked around the village in St Aubins taking photos of different doors that I walked past. Once I collected a range of different doors, I cropped each image so that they were all about the same size. I then placed all the images in a collage to show. I am happy with my result, and I now understand more about what Typology is about.
We had a trip to the Jersey Art Centre where we saw an exhibition called ‘Alliance Française: Climate State of Emergency’. This showed photos relating to the change in the planet and the effect people are having on the environment.
Here is a selection of my favorite images from the gallery. In my opinion I think the middle top image is the best as it really shows a vast empty but also full environment. I also like colours and textures in the picture. With the slightly dark blue clouds in the dramatic sky contrasting with the bright orange desert, rough, dusty ground. The image is very full with things to look at but cleverly gives off this empty feeling; a feeling of isolation. I also like that the photographer has taken a picture of something that used to be alive but has died over time. I find that it really sticks out over all the other images showing something that others haven’t.
Continue researching those photographers of the 1920s and 30s who were interested in capturing the surface qualities of various objects, who subscribed to Edward Weston’s view that “The camera should be used for a recording of life, for rendering the very substance and quintessence of the thing itself, whether it be polished steel or palpitating flesh.” What do you understand by the term ‘The New Vision’ or ‘New Objectivity’ in photography?
Make a list of different types of surface, material or object. For example: rough stone, well trodden earth, a mirror, the back of a hand, a dog’s coat, cracked concrete, a wooden door …etc. Once you have completed your list (aim for at least 20 items), set about collecting photographs (using your phone and/or camera) of these various surfaces. Consider how best to capture the qualities of each material. Experiment with framing/cropping, point of view (low angle/high angle) and lighting conditions. Upload your images as a new album/gallery.
Print one or two of these images. Experiment with altering the surface of the prints. Use a list of verbs to help you: scratch, fold, bend, curl, crush, stitch, roll, insert, tear, combine etc. Re-photograph these altered images. Consider using a support for your images by fixing them to a variety of other materials e.g. wood, metal, perspex, glass, tinfoil etc. Try partly covering/obscuring your photographs with other materials – paper, cloth, glass, tinfoil etc. What happens?
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Abstract photography is an image that isn’t associated with the object world. This can be done through various unusual textures within the photograph along with striking light forms creating interesting shapes. This creates a strange and slightly unrealistic effect. Influential photographers include Paul Cézanne, Jessica Eaton, Barbara Rosenthal.
Rust Abstraction
Keld Helmer-Petersen
Boylle Family
Formalism in photography analyses and compares form and style mainly focusing on color, line, shape, texture and their purely visual aspects.
Here is my response to the Typology Study. I walked around the village in St Aubins taking photos of different doors that I walked past. Once I collected a range of different doors, I cropped each image so that they were all about the same size. I then placed all the images in a collage to show. I am happy with my result, and I now understand more about what Typology is about.
