The image above is my favourite final image with the thin black border but I quickly wanted to further experiment within other possible boarder ideas within the piece itself.
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Liquify Tool
LIQUIFY TOOL
Here is how I used Photoshop’s liquify tool in order to turn this image…
Into this image…
Step 1)
Open the image in Photoshop, select the full image and open it in the liquify tool..
Step 2)
After liquifying the image I used ‘curves’ in order to alter the contrast, shadows and exposure of the image..
Step 3)
I then finally used the ‘lasso’ tool to section off one of the central boats and then used curves again to darken it to add to the abstraction of the image.
Colour Homework Assignment
COLOUR
Photographer 1
Photographer 2
Photo Shoot Plan
Photo Shoot Contact Sheets
Colour Homework 5
Final Composition
The below selection of photos are my final photos and composition. I have chosen these photos as they all link into each other and link to genres such as typology and minimalism whilst exploring colour and texture.
I took inspiration for the bright colour scheme from Franco Fontana and the idea for the use of texture from Aaron Siskind. The idea to present my work as a typology of similar photos came from Bernd and Hilla Becher. I tried to present these images in the same style as Mark Rothko – blocky images stacked on top of each other with spaces in between.
I chose this composition above the others due to the way it makes the photos look more collective and together than the others. The repetition of the lines and continuous direction makes the composition appealing to me. By using this composition, the pictures remain abstract but intriguing.
Texture Homework Task
Photographer Research 1
Photographer Research 2
Texture Photo Shoot (My Response)
texture homework 4
High Contrast Imagery (Threshold)
Keld Helmer-Petersen was born in 1920 and had died in 2013. He was a Danish photographer famous for his coloured photography work, he also created images in purely black & white that are included in his book “Black Noise”. Petersen used a very high contrast to achieve the unusual look. Often, the photos are so highly contrasted that the subject was hard to make out.
Below are some photos from Petersen’s “Black Noise” and “Back To Black”:
The photos are very minimal but are still able to capture the viewer’s attention; overall, they are highly successful in my opinion. The ability to tell what the subjects is differs in each photo; it’s a lot easier to guess what the original photo is of in the last image than the first. They are all pleasing to eye due to their simplistic nature and the lack of chaos creates an almost serene atmosphere.
Experimenting with High Contrast Black & White Photography:
Side By Side Before vs After Image
Homework Task 04 – Texture
