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Typologies

What is typology?

Typologies. Typology is the study of types, and a photographic typology is a suite of images or related forms, shot in a consistent, repetitive manner.

For my new photography project two I will go more in depth about typologies artists . typolog to me is a way of expressing and journalism of many topic project of person you want To discover more about.A technique I see a lot if the gradual movement in order to observe and capture every angle to relate to a person and reflect the person in which they are living themselves.

Many examples are more reflected around line and person of people and differences and development of architecture. Throughout the modern era, photography has been enlisted to classify the world and its people. Driven by a belief in the scientific objectivity of photographic evidence, this is everything that can be captured within typology. The logics utilized to classify photographs-in groups and categories or sequences of identically organized images-also shape our visual consciousness.

Typology is a lesson that is revolved throughout a short series and is designed to encourage consideration of how photography  can be developed and employed.It portrays the cameras ability to make a cultural  human record of gradual development  and accurately demonstrate a visual phenomena that the artist is seeking to portray to the world.It is also a systematic documentary  of journalism of life and how the world develops and changes gradually, the photographer   are used almost as a tool to witness and clarify evidence together in one place within one format. This is typological and a clear interpretation of the things surrounding yourself and others.

Ansel Adams and development of light and About

About

Ansel Easton Adams was born in February 20th 1902 and passed on April 22nd 1984,Adams was a highly influential American photogrhper  and also an environmentalist which you can see throughout his very nature based images.He is most famous for his black and white landscapes he would hike and take in the American west, these are now widely produced as calendars and see  through the Internet.Adams is probably most famous for his discovery and invention of ‘the zone system’ this is a way In which to determine proper exposure and how to adjust a contrast of a final print while taking the photo itself. This produces a proper exposure and a clear adjustment and depth within his character filled  photos. His work was primary on a large format camera due to this is contributed towards his sharpness within the final print.

Adams was also a founded photographers  as well known group of fellow photographers who also capture very landscape based pieces of art. Himself and his family were migrants form within England to follow a business of his fathers. He was Laos a lumberjack with is one of the persons that inspired himself to be very indulged in nature itself and preventing it to be cut down of forgotten.

His technique

His work once agin inspired his development of ‘The zone system’ this is photograph  technique to determine the optimal film exposure, it is the basis of the sensitometry  system which develops who a scene should be processed t look in its best manner and come across in the most appealing light and texture.  Adams described the Zone System as “not an invention of mine; it is a codification of the principles of sensitometry ,he is said to provide a relationship between the way a photographer is visual and the subject itself. its ids also applicable to film and also digital cameras of today time. The image below is how the tones are numbered and put into a systematic order of the development of all the colours around the image separately to create an effective composition.

An Example of his work

In this  image you can clearly see his line of frame  and all the difference within colour and tone to achieve all of the very lights to darks and accomplish a successful piece.

photoshop; tone and contrast

What is photoshop

This is to alter (a photographic image) digitally using image-editing software.It is done to exaggerate or dramatic change an image to connote and exaggerate a feel that wants to be expressed or brought forward to the audience. 

How I achieved and edited  my images

I achieved my images Using photoshop I wanted to developing deepening tone and texture to exaggeration depth  within the image using layers.

Firstly I started off by inserting the image into photoshop in order to deepen the saturation and develop a more grip feel and not use the colour as a distraction for the image and circulation with patterns and line within the piece itself. Using the Crop tool, you can trim edges, change the shape and size of a photo, and even straighten a crooked line  or the shape within the leaf. Furthermore  Enhanced  the quality and Brighten the photo and make its quality and highlights  pop using adjustment layers.  After layering the image ignorer to edit different aspect to then eventually flatten this image. I went onto a bast in order to move the saturation and so developing the colour to deepen the effect. I wanted to still be able to see sources of colour to not completely inveterate the colour within the leaf.I then costume the colours in a grain setting so would be able to accurately develop the colours and cancel out all the extras vibrancy that I did not want in my image. Finally I Convert color to black and white, add an old-fashioned tinted look, and play with focus using the Tilt-Shift Blur filter.

You can see the tool bars here in which I dimmed the saturation and colour to depth the image but also allowing the tone range from very black inner leaf to a progressive lighter leaf. You can also see the layers through the photo and how the custom levels about to be set to green to develop a deeper tone relevant to the piece.

Before

First Edit

Second edit

Third and Best Edit

Overall this images now more effective as a whole and creates  a better presence and does not direct form the image itself.It create s larger impact overall through the image and displays a larger impact of space and authority.

Tone and Contrast

Contrast is a measure of the difference in brightness between light and dark areas in a scene. This reflects a scene with significant contrast , whereas narrow lens reflect less  contrast and may appear flat or dull. This can be caused by any combination of subject matter and lighting conditions.The is a great importance due to colour will only work effectively due to a good contrast.However countless images have been seen in black and white using this is a tangible element of compostion

Tone may consist of shadings from white-to-gray-to-black, or it may consist of darks against lights with little or no grays. The use of dark areas against light areas is a common method of adding the feeling of a third dimension to a two-dimensional black-and-white picture.This is also highly significant to the tonal range within the tone system 

 

Exploring Tone and Contrast

Ansel Adams, an American photographer who took landscape photographs in order to capture the beauty of nature. He enjoyed taking pictures of National Parks and mountains. His photography includes  a range of tones in which he believed brings his photos to life., creating a more memorizing picture. His use of tone and contrast brings out the detail in all areas of the picture whether it is over or under exposed.

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Within Ansel Adams photographs he ensures he that he displays all and reflects all the shades within the zonal system. This is split into 10 different shades varying from sark grey to white.

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Following from Adams work i used Photoshop to increase and improve the tone and contrast trying to ensure i displayed all shades from the zone system.

What Is Tone?

Tone is the lightness/brightness  of a patch in a photograph, dark tones correspond to shadows, light tones correspond to bright or highlight areas.

What Is Contrast?

Contrast is a tool that photographers use to direct viewers’ attention to their subject. There are two types: Tonal Contrast and Color Contrast. Contrast more or less refers to the difference in tones from the lightest tone to the darkest tone.

 

ISO

ISO measures the sensitivity of the light sensor,  which is responsible for gathering light and transforming it into an image. The lower the number the lower the sensitivity of the film and the finer the grain in the shots you’re taking. In darker situations a higher ISO setting is used to get fast shutter speeds.

ISO Speed Example:
ISO 100 – 1 second
ISO 200 – 1/2 of a second
ISO 400 – 1/4 of a second
ISO 800 – 1/8 of a second
ISO 1600 – 1/15 of a second
ISO 3200 – 1/30 of a second

The ISO sequence is: 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400 and etc. Each step between the numbers effectively doubles the sensitivity of the sensor.

Exploring Light And Tone

What is ISO?

ISO (International Standards Organization) is the level of light at which your camera is sensitive to, the lower the number the less sensitive your camera is to light. Compared to a higher one, where it becomes more sensitive. A lower one can be used for taking pictures on a sunny day, whereas a higher one can be used to take night shots. ISO speed examples range from ISO 100 to ISO 3200, the higher the ISO the higher the noise present within the picture, so when taking a picture you must take into account the light present where you are.

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What does ISO effect?       

Noise: The amount of noise directly affects the quality of the image, a higher noise will make the image more grainy and decrease the quality, compared to a lower one retaining all its quality. The is directly affects by how high the ISO is, for example, a ISO of 3200 will have a grainier image compared to a lower one with a crisp image.

Exposure: The ISO determines hows well exposed the photo will be by changing the sensitivity. The ISO scale is like the shutter speed, as when doubled the exposure is also doubled, as they are proportional to each other

Aperture: It is affected by the amount of light that travels through the hole in a lens, the larger the hole, the more light is passed to the camera sensor. This controls the depth of field which is the proportion of the screen that seems sharp. Aperture is usually expressed in f numbers, known as the focal ratio.

I decided to experiment with this idea, and so focused on taking pictures of the same object with different ISO settings, these were my results:

Week 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Schedule and tasks

Remember…each task requires a new blog post! Keep your blog posts visual!

Week 3

Lesson 1

  • Homework check in, upload and explanation of homework 2
  • Camera Skills : Looking at the exposure triangle
  • Camera Skills :Exploring exposure

Lesson 2

  • Theory, concept and history : Typologies
  • Photoshop Skills : looking at tone / contrast :what is it? Why is essential to photography? How do we create tone and contrast on Photoshop? What is high key vs low key?
  • Ansel Adams Zone system : include a diagram, examples and compare your original image to your edit.

Lesson 3

  • Camera Skills : shutter speeds > creating a sense of movement and capturing action
  • Photoshop skills : cropping and making a selection, free transform, colour overlays and blending

Lesson 4

  • Camera Skills : Depth of field and focus points / focal length + exposure compensation
  • Photoshop skills : double exposures and blurring to create depth

Week 4 

Lesson 1, 2, 3, 4

Week 5

Lesson 1 and 2

  • think about : making image selections…working towards a final presentation
  • think about : blog layout and design features + action plans
  • Check : homework progress…looking at texture and surface
  • Create blog post : analysis and interpretation / Robert Frank…use of key vocab
  • Create blog post : Keld Helmer Peterson analysis and response : include your original 4 x images : Use Threshold Adjustment : Add screen shots : Square Format : Grid of 4 : Upload to your blog post and print out ! remember to add CATEGORIES
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  • https://www.creativereview.co.uk/black-noise-by-keld-helmer-petersen/

Lesson 3 and 4

Mr Cole will be on residential with D of E students on Wednesday and Thursday…so you will be expected to complete current / outstanding blog posts and publish for tracking and assessment. Miss Hearn will be available on Thursday and Friday. Mr Cole will be available on Friday too.

We expect you to use this time wisely and upload all incomplete blog posts…remember, the homework tasks are NOT optional and form the spine of your coursework ie your photo-shoots!

Week 6 + 7

  • this week your focus is on colour and is linked to your homework task. Look at the stimulus material below to help you develop your ideas and incorporate colour.
  • you should be in a position now to make your final selections : choose a range of your best images  that you would like to present and evaluate / critique
  • REMEMBER…WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THE FORMAL ELEMENTS AND ABSTRACT PHOTOGRAPHY…THIS SHOULD BE CLEAR IN YOUR WORK
  • your choices may be in the form of a single image, a two-frame image, a triptych, a grid or another idea…
  • you must include edits and original images…always show your process including screenshots
  • aim to narrow down your selection to 3, 4 or 5 choices…
  • Then finally…choose 1 image
  • Compare and contrast your final choice of image to a photographer (s) and create a case study including analysis of a key image by your choice of photographer
  • BLOG POSTS : take care with your presentation and include hyperlinks to helpful artciles / websites and embed relevant videos too…
  • Extension : see tracking sheet below

Exploring colour

White Balance Photoshoot

What Is White Balance?

At it’s simplest white balance is adjusted to get the colors in your images as accurate as possible. If it is not adjusted to suit the environment, images will appear too warm or cool. This will result in highly blue or orange photographs.

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Here are the images in which I took around school came out.

  • To produce this contact sheet I used adobe bridge and Photoshop.
  • I then selected all the images in which I intended to use for the contact sheet in adobe bridge.
  • After having selected the images I clicked on tools and then dropped down on the ‘Photoshop’ option and clicked contact sheet II.

A contact sheet is a piece of photographic paper on to which several or all of the pictures in a shoot have been spread out.

We use contact sheets to easily pick out and select the best and worst images from a photo shoot and simply display all the photos in which one has taken.

After having created a contact sheet we select our best images and then edit them accordingly.