Final Prints – Abstract Photography

Set (1) of 3 Images

These images were inspired by the works of Aaron siskind’s work although I have kept some elements and ideas from his work I have tried to adapt and create a set of 3 images to all resemble the similar sort of idea to Aarons street photography.  For example I liked the fact that Siskind used black and white to enhance features that may not have been captured through colour photography.  for editing these images the first one to me contrasts the most as its an image with a bit of empty space which to me was quite necessary as it captures the depth of the image. Whilst I photographed this image I stood on the edge by the rocks to capture an element of fall which by changing my setting to black and white is focused on how the shade on the rocks and the water fall seem quite far away yet was taken quite closely. The second image I also changed the settings as it was originally photographed in colour. I did this through adobe photoshop and simply using an app on my phone called VSCO to change tones and the exposure and shadow settings. Additionally I repeated this process for image 3 although after having looked at it for long enough the image itself looks busy as theres so many lines and patterns and quite rough surfaces lots of different elements of texture but for me the image fits in perfectly with the theme of Abstract photography.

I am using these images as my set of A4 images as I can see they all fit into the element of abstract and all have the same theme throughout each image with extreme elements of sharpness yet some elements of blurriness.  For my final presentation I will add these images to a big sheet of black paper and have them present as a line of three almost like a story but with images that are just exploring different ideas within the same theme through different editing and cropping.

Aaron Siskind

Aaron Siskind was born on December 4, 1903 in New York. Siskind and Callahan, famous for their synergy as teachers and photographers, reunited in 1971 when SIskind left the Institute of Design for the Rhode Island School of Design where Callahan then taught.

Siskind was interested in surfaces and texture from the natural environment surrounded by us in everyday life. therefore my response to his work is focused between those two areas.

Most of siskind’s work is based in images of black and white which immediately sets his work to a more detail and higher levels of contrast. His work caught my attention as when taking photographs I like working with black and white as for me it brings details that wouldn’t normally be as visible when I’m colour. However this works the same for some images that are colour that if you edited to black and white wouldn’t be as outstanding to some. However siskind’s work is different due to his focus on texture and levels in the images.

These are just some of the images I have taken based on Aaron Siskind’s work on texture and surface.

This box is used when you want to decide where about you want your image to be mirrored at.

Here are a couple of examples of my final outcomes.

The steps i followed were pretty simple. I started by deciding which image i was going to edit first. Then by hovering over the image tab at the top and press canvas size i was able to drag the photo from one side to the other using the small arrow in the corner. After having selected it and by pressing control J.

Here is another example of the same image i edited but in black and white.

Keld Helmer- Peterson 

Keld Helmer-Peterson is a Danish  photographer born in 1920 and died in 2013. He was famous for his photography due to the structure of his images and the different types of pattern he used. His photos tended to be based in more industrial areas, city spaces and nature. Keld started photograph in the late 1930s in his late teens and first made his name with his a book ‘122 colour photographs’ in 1948.

Whilst in the 1950s and 1960s he began to focus more on the idea of architecture and design photography, his work began to lean to be present in a more abstract way. This happened as he began to look at other artist and began to get inspiration. He looked at German and American photography as well as other international abstract art that he liked. As well as many other artist Keld Helmer-Peterson was very much inspired by Albert Reneger-Patzsch, a German artis 

For these edits i have used Photoshop and the setting in images called Threshold.  Above is an example of how I interpreted Keld Helmer Petersons work.