For my edits I decided against doing anything drastic with my images and instead I stuck to cropping the images and adjusting the angle of the images to ensure that the horizons lined up with the low and high tides.
For example without editing my images look like this:
There is a clear difference between the images, the lighthouse is darker on the high tide image due to the difference in natural lighting. I have also taken the image wihtout zooming in therefore the proportions are different and the bunker and cliff edge in the forground of the high tide image is more noticble and is the subject of the image which is leading the viewers eye away from the lighthouse. Although it is not an obvious difference there is a gap between the horizon in the low tide image and the horizon in the high tide image.
In order to have these images line up and ensure that the obvious and visible difference is the change in tides, I have edited the images so that you can see that the horizons line up and the images and more in proportion with one another. I have cropped the bunker and cliff edge in the foreground out to also ensure that the main subject of the images is the lighthouse and the tidal changes.
For my first experiment with my images, I decided to create panoramas. In order to do this I had to go and take enough images to be able to create a seamless panorama. To create the final panorama I used the option in photoshop, ‘photomerge’, by doing this it created a clear image with no visble breaks or repetitions within the image.
Images used:
Low Tide
High Tide
Using a tripod I took a seperate image as I moved 180 degrees from East to West of the beach, by doing this it meant that I had enough images to create an accurate photomerge to create a successful panorama.
My outcomes:
Low Tide
High Tide
For my second experimentation I decided to show a clear difference between low and high tide by cutting the photographs in half and presenting them next to each other as one whole image.
As part of my final display I plan on printing some photographs of the back of the postcards which I have. I have edited the tones within the images to ensure that once they are printed onto matte card and trimmed down to replicate the postcard backs, that the white would show clearly.
Among the 24 postcard prints which will make up my final postcard display, 8 of these prints will be the backs of the postcards. Here are the 8 final postcard backs which I have decided to use…
Overall I believe that these images of postcard backs are very successful and will help to ensure the classic postcard aesthetic in my final display. They also represent the connection between Jersey and the rest of the world which I have been exploring throughout this project.
Once I had come up with a layout with the images I had previously had developed I had the images scanned so I could come up with a digital copy. However, when copying the layout I found that some of the images didn’t work well together as some of the images where too much together and just didn’t look right which resulted in me moving them round and changing it up. These were some of the images I found didn’t look right together however, looked right once I had played around with it.
Born in 1972 in Chiayi, Chen Po-I received his master degree in Ocean Engineering at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Taiwan. As a photographer, Chen’s works concern the humanities and social aspects of Taiwan, using his lens to connect himself with the greater context of Taiwanese society. With this, his photographs have the power to express the collective memories of Taiwan.
I chose Chen Po I to study as he fits into my project perfectly. My project is focused on the idea of using frames to create social commentary, which is what Chen Po I does. It is unclear wither Po I edits his images to include another image, or the view through the frame is the original view. I am going to use his work to further develop my project and use as inspiration for my next photo shoot.
For this photoshoot I am planning to visit the Milltary Battery and take photos of the sea from up high. I want to take more images of high and low tide.
Once I had got both sets of film developed I placed all the images out and put each images into groups as I wanted to single out the strong images within each set. I displayed them out onto a big board where I could clearly see them making it easier to find the stronger images. The images that I thought weren’t good enough I would remove from the board. Once I had removed all the bad images I began playing around with them and trying out different layouts. I had multiple different layouts however, some of the layouts didn’t reflect my images in a strong enough way as some of the images didn’t fit with each other the way I wanted them too. In addition, my last experiment really reflected my images in a way that created a relationship between each image and displayed them in a way that allowed for them to really compliment each other. The yellow stickie notes where to indicate the images I was going to use as a double page spread and the green stickies where used to show the images I wanted to display as a set.
I feel successful in capturing Keld-Helmer Peterson’s aesthetic. Although both images are different, they share some characteristics. For instance, The subject matter is fairly similar, but the thing that sets them apart is the angle it was shot and the colours within the image.
I think was a strong response as it shows clear signs of inspiration yet it meets the specification of my own project. This image also contrast really well with my response to Hansen
