Joinier Photography combines multiple panorama images from different viewpoints into one image by placing them in line with eachother.
I experimented with the Joinier technique by instead cropping an image into multiple sections and then over lining these where I saw fit.
Using this image, I cropped different sections of the photo.
This was my outcome.
Krista Svalbonas is a mixed-media artist based in Chicago. She holds a BFA in photography and design from Syracuse University and an interdisciplinary MFA in photography, sculpture, and design from SUNY New Paltz. Svalbonas experiments with traditional materials in unexpected ways. She is heavily influenced by her urban environment and focuses on spatial relationships and architecture when developing abstract pieces and installations.
The above project, “Migrants”, turns an analytical gaze on the architecture of her past and present while offering a personal reflection on the nature of home.
To recreate her style, I took photos that I had previously taken which I believed showed interesting architecture. I cut out sections of these buildings and placed them together at different angles. Like Krista’s work, I made the background a simple colour to allow the architecture to stand out.
The route I wanted to explore began on Belmont Road, before ending up around Ann Place Car Park and finally finishing by the old Ann Street Brewery. I have walked past this area regularly but very rarely get a chance to see what it actually looks like. I was interested by the modern houses and apartments surrounding an old run-down brewery.
This was my route.
The Ann Street Brewery was founded as a company in 1905, but brewing activities on the site it occupied in Ann Street (formerly Rue es Helles) can be traced back to 1871. The new company brewed ale, and only switched to other beer types in the 1950s. The company acquired the license to manufacture and distribute Coca-Cola in the Channel Islands in 1952. In 1958 the company acquired the distribution license for Bollinger champagne for the islands.
Ann Street remained a modest-sized business into the early 1970s before a turning point in 1971, when Ian Steven took over as the company’s lead. Under Steven, Ann Street began developing its pub estate holdings, which grew to more than 100 across the Channel Islands. The company also entered the French market, acquiring L’Abeille, that country’s leading supplier of private-label soft drinks for the French supermarket sector. Into the 1990s, Ann Street, which was listed on the London Stock Exchange’s main board, began seeking an extension onto the English mainland, building up a pub estate in southern England. In 2000 the company moved bought the Brubeckers restaurant chain.
Ann Street took over the Tipsy Toad brewpub in 1997. Jersey Brewery and Tipsy Toad were relocated to the current site in 2004. In 2008, following a management buyout, the brewery came under the ownership of Liberation Group. Beers are currently branded as either Liberation or Mary Ann. In 2011 the brewery was renamed to Liberation but still use previous brand names.
Psycho-geography is a hybrid of photography and geography that emphasizes playfulness and “drifting” around urban environments. It has links to the Situationist International.
Psychogeography was defined in 1955 by Guy Debord as “the study of the precise laws and specific effects of the geographical environment, consciously organized or not, on the emotions and behavior of individuals.”
Another definition is “a whole toy box full of playful, inventive strategies for exploring cities… just about anything that takes pedestrians off their predictable paths and jolts them into a new awareness of the urban landscape
Presentation - I want my final images to be simple so the focus is concentrated on the images themselves [the complex structures of my pieces inspired by Beomsik Won] and to also fit in with The New Topographics as the types of photographs are simple and stripped from any beauty or nature. I have given myself three choices; no boarder, a slim boarder or a wider boarder
I think my images look best as simple as I can make them and I have decided to go with no boarder so there is complete focus on the image. My final images -
Evaluation - I think I have been successful with my final images, I am particularly happy with my responses to Beomsik Won. The editing was very slow and intricate but it allowed me to compose a landscape the way I wanted to see it, when in photography in general, the composition of a piece is usually done before shooting the image however, I was able to have complete control over my final images. The way in which I was able to create a photograph feels more creative and artistic and I feel I was able to convey work that reflects what I wanted display. During the editing process, I began to think of more ideas and things I could add to my pieces that required me to take more photos. I didn't and I wish I did as I think it would of made my images stronger. Next topic I will take as many pictures as I can that are good quality so I am not short of material.
To start my edits I chose the foundations for my pieces. I chose industrial bases because I wanted start them with interesting objects that would frame the rest of the made up monuments. Also to keep a contrast between elements of churches and shops.
first I had to cut away pieces of the original image so i could place other images inside, and one by one I cut up objects and buildings from my photos and placed them in the tower.
The final edit I had was to add more sky to make it a continuous photo. Using the brush tool to blend another picture of sky I came to my concluded image.
For my final outcomes I gathered my favorite images from each shoot together to analyse and compare them. At the same time I had sent some of these images to be printed so that I could present them in a few different ways rather than just the image online. From this it would allow me to explore the use of composition and presentation of each image, creating a more aesthetically pleasing result as a result. These were my top 5 images I had selected throughout the course topic of ‘Landscapes’:
Secret – something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
Codes – a system of words, letters, figures, or symbols used to represent others, especially for the purposes of secrecy.
Conventions – a way in which something is usually done.
My first ideas that I hope to look at then branch out from are:
For the following images I chose a simple framing method; this is mainly because I feel like the images are rather complex and I think a complicated display would only harm the photographs as the viewer would be too distracted.
I bought 3 simple glass frames with a black outline; I found out that the images were too small for the frames alone so I decided to make borders in order to fill the empty space. I experimented with different sizes and colours before I then cut out 2 white borders (for the A4 prints) and 1 black border (for the A3 print).
Overall I am rather happy with the final outcome and how everything tied together; during this project I explored a variety of different landscapes (both man made and naturally occurring) but settled with a self made landscape.
I liked the control I had over the geo-mapped landscapes; I could alter every last detail which wouldn’t be possible in a real life situation. Due to this i’m rather pleased with the photographs. The first image has a warm, morning atmosphere, the main focus of the image is the sun in the middle left. The second image has more pink undertones which give it a more surreal feel. The last photographs contains more purples which results in a colder, evening perception.
The lighting would have been natural if the photographs were of real landscapes, otherwise it’s technically artificial as it came from a fake source designed to act like the sun. Since most of the images are in focus, it is safe to assume a small aperture was used (f/20+) and the shutter speed was a little longer than usual to help capture the detail. Visually, the images are appealing to the eye – there’s a distribution of tone and texture throughout each photograph. In addition to this, the first image follows the Rule Of Thirds (a point of focus is found within 1/3 of the photograph) which contributes to its success. The photos are all shown to be taken from the viewpoint of someone standing below the mountain scenery – which further contributes to the appeal of the pictures.
Critically speaking, the photographs feel detached from reality; they seem too perfect to exist. Maybe this idea of creating a landscape that’s perfect ruins the concept of capturing nature (which, most of the time, is not perfect). Although I enjoyed making these surreal landscapes, it also allowed me to understand Landscapes more deeply and even aided me in obtaining a new view.
