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EXPERIMENTING WITH SHUTTER SPEED

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Experimenting with shutter speed

Having a slow shutter speed means that the image you’re taking will have a high exposure and will most likely be bright. When taking pictures in badly lit image using a slow shutter speed is ideal as it will make the image less dark. A slow shutter speed is good for taking pictures which are moving which helps to create a very unique effect which has purposely been done.

However, having a fast shutter speed makes the image have a very low exposure which means the image will be underexposed and the image will come out a lot darker than intended. A fast shutter speed is appropriate when you are wanting to light a scene. This shutter speed is used to capture moving objects as the image is taken a lot quicker.

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Planning my photo shoots 

For these shoots i will firstly take slow shutter speed images. These images will be taken of moving cars to see if i can capture the  ‘ stillness’ of the moving car which will contrast to the background which will show the car is moving due to the blurring, I think this will be hard to capture due to the car being constantly moving.

For the second photo shoot of high shutter speed images i plan to take jumping pictures of my friends. This will be done in front of a plain white wall so that nothing distracts from the main subject which will be my friends in the air.

Experimenting with a slow shutter speed 

My most successful images 

Experimenting with high shutter speed 

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KELD HELMER- PETERSEN

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Keld Helmer- Petersen

Keld Helmer- Petersen was a Danish photographer who took abstract photos for his career. He was inspired by Albert Renger- Patzsch and achieved fame for his colour photographs. He typically took his photographs in daylight. His images had strong tone with light and dark contrasting each other. Peterson was thought to be very fond of line as it is the majority of his work. He also used a lot of patterns.

My interpretation..

After researching about Helmer- Petersen and taking influence from his photography pieces i have chosen four abstract images i have previously taken to edit on Photoshop. In order to edit my images to make them look similar to Helmer- Petersen’s, i have adjusted the threshold, by selecting ‘ adjustments’ after uploading my previous image to Photoshop. I then adjusted the threshold until i was happy with the contrasted image.

 

 

My final piece 

For my final pieces, i have made my images heavily contrasted using Photoshop as well as removing all the mid tones and i think they have turned out very successful. Because of the bird cage i have used for two of the pics has the cage effect, this has created the ‘line effect’ that Helmer- Petersen was known to be fond of. I also think that because there was an original reflection of the spoons in the first image it has helped to add more shadowing to the image as well as adding more depth.

 

 

 

 

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SAUL LEITER- BOKHA PROJECT

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Saul Leiter 

Saul Leiter was born December 3rd 1923 and was known as a color and black and white photographer from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Leiter was given his first camera at the age of twelve by his mother. However, Leither then went into art and was lucky enough to meet Eugene Smith who then encouraged Leither to become a photographer. He started taking color photographs in 1948 and began associating with other contemporary photographers

Leiter was then a fashion photographer from 1950- 1970 and photographed for Vogue, Elle and Nova.

His images explore color harmonies and exploit unusual framing devices which helps to create an abstract feel of everyday streets.

Leiter’s photographers ranged in focus. He tended to experiment a lot with depth of fields which made his images very interesting as every image is different. I think that Leiters use of colour with the different depth of fields helps us to identify the surroundings more as some of the depth of fields used completely blur the picture which can sometimes make it hard to identify what the picture actually it. After analysing his images i have also noticed that he liked to take his images through windows which is shown by the mist on the windows, the rain or the reflection.

Analysis 

This is my personal favourite image from a selection of Lieter’s pictures as the use of taking the image through a window implies the weather of the picture without the picture explicitly showing you what the weather was like at that time, ie the dripping condensation and the writing showing that were Lieter is it is warm and where the primary subject ( the man) is it is cold, as well as the writing shows it is a window. The yellow colouring helps us to capture everyday life as the colouring is shown in the distance which could imply that it is a vehicle. The depth of field is focused on the mans top half in this picture and everything around that top half is blurred which makes the image very abstract as everything else in the picture is implied

Planning my photo shoot 

For this photo shoot i have decided to take images of different colored lights in the town central. I think this will be a cool idea as using the Bokha effect will make the different coloured lights look really effective. This shoot will also take place at night to enhance the contrast between the bright lights and dark night.

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Best outcomes 

The image i thought was my best out of this first shoot was this picture as i thought the range of colours in the picture is really interesting and it would turn out very well when edited.

Editing my pictures from this shoot.. 

When originally taking this image it was taken at night with no flash  as i wanted to capture the range of colours.  This helps the image successful as it made the colours even brighter in contrast to the dark sky. While planning my editing stage i planned to use Photoshop to change the brightness, colour balance, contrast,  viberance and the saturation which would help me achieve my end goal.

When taking my images i used Canon EOS 1300 D and took all my images in Manual focus which helped me to create the Bokha effect.  When taking the image i also used a high shutter speed ( 1/250), using the fast shutter speed under exposed the image due to the black in the image. However, this helped me to achieve my goal of having the color and the darkness of the picture contrast as there was not much light let into the image. I also used an ISO of 6400 which again helped the contrast between light and dark.

The visual aspects of the image are shown through the colors in the image which is emphasised  by the tone of the overall light. There is not much texture in this image due to it being a 2D photograph. However there is a small pattern through the image with the way in which the blurred colors are shown. This pattern arrangement makes the image pleasing to the eye due to the selection of different colors which are very compact and help to contrast each other. There is no obvious rule of three in this image, however the right hand side is a little more  focused than the rest of the image which could be identified as the rule of three.

End image..

 

I think this is my most successful picture out of my second shoot due to the image being blurred but the image still being viable, as well as me liking the range of colours.

Editing my picture from this shoot.. 

When originally taking this image it was taken at night with no flash  as i wanted to capture the range of colours. This helps the image successful as it made the colours brighter in contrast to the dark sky.

When taking my images i used Canon EOS 1300 D and took all my images in Manual focus which helped me to create the Bokeh affect.  When taking the image i also used a high shutter speed ( 1/250), using the fast shutter speed under exposed the image  and emphasized the darker elements in the photo. However, this helped me to achieve my goal of having the colour and the darkness of the picture contrast which was going to be hard due to the amount of colour and lighting the subject of the image has but the shutter speed ensures that there was not much light let into the image and allowed the darkness of the night to still be shown. I also used an ISO of 6400 because the higher the ISO the more light is noticeable in the image.

The visual aspects of the image are shown through the colours in the image which is emphasized  by the tone of the overall light. There is not much texture in this image due to it being a 2D photograph, as well as there not being much tone to the image due to the range of colours and the blur effect. I decided not to crop the image as i liked how the image overall looked and only wanted to focus on making the colours of the image more saturated as this was my main focus.

End image..

 

I think my most successful picture from this shoot is this image as it includes a lot of technical aspects and is very eye catching.

Editing the picture.. 

When originally taking this image it was taken at night with no flash  as i wanted to capture the golden colour from the street. This helps the image successful as it made the colour brighter in contrast to the dark sky.

When taking my images i used Canon EOS 1300 D and took all my images in Manual focus which helped me to create the Bokeh affect.  When taking the image i also used a high shutter speed ( 1/250), using the fast shutter speed under exposed the image  and emphasized the darker elements in the photo. However, this helped me to achieve my goal of having the colour and the darkness of the picture contrast . I also used an ISO of 6400 because the higher the ISO the more light is noticeable in the image.

This image is very visually simplistic compared to my others and unlike the others doesn’t include high saturated colours. I think the simplistic of the edited white light adds small amounts of detailing to colours around the light as they help to contrast each other and makes the image stand out due to all the darkness around it. I think the rule of three in this image also helps to make the image more attractive and it engages the audience.

Best outcome

 

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PHOTO MANIPULATION

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Photo manipulation

In this task i am going to use Adobe Photoshop to make my images more abstract. In order to do this i will do a ‘ Conceal and Reveal’ edit where i purposely cover my image and have parts of the image showing.

I firstly chose the image i wanted to use which ended up being a spare image which was not used in any other abstract posts. I then added a new layer and a layer mask.

I then used a the paint bucket to fill in my image with black.

I also ended up changing the opacity when filling in the image so that i could see what i was doing.

Lastly, i rubbed out different parts in my image which i wanted to be viable through the black background. I then changed the opacity back down again so that the parts of the image which were not selected weren’t viable.

End image

I am really happy with this edited version of the image. I think that having the parts i chose to show through the black was a good idea due to it being very simple and also unique.

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WHITE BALANCE PROJECT

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White balance

What is White Balance?

White balance is when you adjust the colours of your image which helps to make it look more natural. This is done through the process of adjusting colours to get rid of colour casts which helps to match the picture with what we saw when taking it. This is done due to the light ( sun outside and lights inside) giving a pure white colour to out photographs due to the ‘ colour temperature’. The digital camera is not very good at determining when a picture is turning white unlike our human eye. Therefore, the camera can create orange and blue colour casts to help make pictures more visible.

Definition found on- https://photographylife.com/what-is-white-balance 

The different White Balances- AUTO is the automatic mode of White Balance where the camera is the one to decide which mode is best for where you are taking images. The FLASH White Balance helps to warm up your picture to stop the images being very white and washed out. The CLOUDY setting help to warm up your images and stop them coming out very pale like the DAYLIGHT mode does. The TUNGSTEN is used indoors under artificial lighting as it helps to give your image a very ‘cool’ effect which is the opposite to the FLUORESCENT White balance which warms up images.

When taking my images i used a high shutter speed to stop images being overly exposed.

Experimenting with White Balance inside.  

The first six photos i took were inside and were taken with every White Balance mode on the DSLR. The images were taken with artificial lighting which made it very hard to recognize the White Balance.

Experimenting with the White Balance outside.

The next six photos i took were based outside which helped to show the White Balance a lot more due to the natural lighting. The natural lighting also helped to make more of an identification of the different colours that each mode had.

 

 

 

 

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WEEK 4- CAMERA SKILLS ( MANUAL FOCUS)

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Camera skills- Manual focus

Manual focus is a camera setting which helps you to focus on one object in a picture you are photographing manually. Photographing manually means that the object you are taking a picture of isn’t necessarily focused on your camera at most points like it is using auto focus. Manual focus will take a lot of time, however is a very good setting to use as it is very good at capturing still objects.

Using manual focus i was able to take picture of this old rusted bird cage while focusing on different parts of the cage, as well as the spider web which was inside. Using the different depth of field is helping to manipulate the audience.

EXAMPLE

Most Successful image 

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WEEK 3- ALBERT RENGER- PATZSCH

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Albert Renger- Patzsch

Albert Renger- Patzsch was born in June 1897 and was a German photographer who was well known for being involved in the “Neue Sachlichkeit” moment also known as the new objectivity.   Albert started doing photography at the age of twelve and by the early 1920s he worked as a press photographer in Chicago. Albert was always very focused on photography which ended up him with him making his best known book ‘ The world is beautiful’. The book contains one hundred photos which are in natural forms which reveal beautiful patterns throughout each photograph. This book was so famous that it made Albert as one of the most influential photographers of the twentieth century.

Albert also believed that the value of photography was in its ability to reproduce reality and to represent the spirit of the object.

All of Alberts pictures were taken of naturalistic objects which all were edited with a very dark black and white effect which added a lot of tone and texture to his pictures. He tended to take his pictures very up close to his focus and therefore did not contain much of the background which made him unique from other photographers in his time. Albert also liked to take pictures of plants and i noticed there was a clear repetition of plants in his work. However, he did also take pictures of everyday objects.

There were a number of similar photographers in Alberta time which made it quite competitive. These photographers being Karl Blossfeldt, Laszlo Moholy- Nagy, August Sander and Helmar Lerski.  The photographers didn’t have any public rivalry throughout their careers but it is suspected.

After Alberts career there were a number of photographers who ended up producing work which was very similar to Albert’s. Some of these photographers being Martin Parr, William Eggleston, Keld Helmer Petersen and Peter Fraser.

Albert tended to take a lot of nature pictures, this image being one of them. This photograph is aimed specifically towards the flower which shows nature because of the flower included, however the black background does not as it makes the image seem artificial. The image has been taken from very close up which allows the audience to be able to see every detail of the image ie. the small black dots on the flower which are pollen, as well as the vertical lines on the flower.

This picture taken by Albert in his late career is a very detailed and textural photograph. I think that the organic photo has a lot of tone to it due to the lighting with the black and white edit. The snakes pattern skin is very pleasing to the eye as there is a lot of depth in the middle of the snakes scales which adds a lot of detail.  

I think that the fact the photograph has been cropped or framed to just include the snakes head and part of the tail is a very good idea as it is very intriguing to look at and makes the picture unique.

 

Albert Renger- Patzsch Gallery pictures

Evaluating his work

After evaluating Alberts work i have a clear idea of his thoughts and have used this images to take inspiration when taking my own photos. I have noticed all Alberts pictures are very neat and aren’t over complicated, he tends to focus on one object in the picture. I also noticed his work contains a lot of reflections from glass which i think is very clever and is something i would like to try when taking my photographs.

Planning my shoot

In order  for my images are successful,  I am going to make my images very neat, and show lots of reflections in each image which has been inspired by Albert. Most my images will be taken with the depth of field on the subject of the image ( main focus).

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Editing my best images 

The image was taken in Manual focus with no flash, this being because i wanted the reflection on the spoon to be viable. The image was also taken very zoomed in and the subject of the picture is in the Rule of Thirds. The image is slightly under exposed due to the fast shutter speed and the location which i took this picture having artificial lighting. There is also a depth of field in this image which we can tell from the blurred background and the spoon being fully focused.

I really like this final image as i think the lighting of the image is very complimentary due to it enhancing the reflections and the lighter points in the image. The black and white effect also adds tone and texture to the picture, as well as the image being taken in 3D. There was no cropping of this picture as i quite liked the fact that you could see a small part of a humans thumb as it is quite unique and realistic.

This image was taken in an artificial lighting area and with a manual focus setting, no flash. I took this image zoomed in as i wanted the water droplets on the knifes to be the focus of the image, however this wasn’t as successful as i had hoped. I like how i have edited this image as i found that the overall image appears to look like it has a lot more depth which helps to add tone and texture to the photograph. I also really like the arrangement of the knifes as they are all facing the same direction but are still appear to look very complicated.

This manual focus image was taken with no flash and under artificial lighting . This image is fully in focus in order to capture the whole display ( no depth of field). This image has come out slighting under exposed due to the artificial light it was taken under, as well as the shutter speed being very quick.

I really like the editing of this image as there is a lot of different tone in the image due to the lighting. I think this also adds depth to the image and make sit a lot more interesting to look at.

 

 

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WEEK 2- CLARE RAY AND CLAUDE CAHUN- EXHIBITION CRITIQUE

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Clare Ray and Claude Cahun Exhibition critique

When visiting the CCA gallery to analyse Clare Ray and Claude Cahuns abstract photography i had noticed that both exhibitions very simple and unique in their own ways. The Claude Cahun and Clare Rae exhibition was very inspiring and interesting to visit. There were two rooms that made up this exhibition, one containing each photographers work. I think that the layout for this exhibition was very well thought out as there was no way the audience could get the who photographers work mixed up.

Clare Ray is a self- portrait photographer which i found very inspiring as her images were very unique however you could clearly see the elements of Cahun’s work included in Rae’s images . All of Ray’s images proved to be in only black and white which intensified the light and dark colouring in the images which added a lot of tone to the photographs, which made the images look old like the self portraits Claude took. Clare tends to bend her body in many different positions for her self portraits which has been used to help her interact with the Jersey environment. I think Ry using modern day sterile environments reflects the change of era in contrast to Cahun’s exhibition. 

Claude Cahuns exhibition was very unique in the way that the photographs all had different patterns, coloring and different sceery. However, somehow they all complimented each other when placed together. During the time the self portrait pictures at the exhibition were taken when Claude was a lesbian and an activist against the WW2 war. I think this is portrayed in Claude’s work as she posed naked in a lot of her work which implies that she’s trying to let her sexuality free as it wasn’t proper to be a lesbian in WW2 times. The fact that she was posing naked also was not allowed during WW2. All of this shows that Claude was a bit of a rebel and just wanted to be herself. All her pictures proved to be very advanced from her time as she was very unique.

I think that Claude’s background adds a lot of story to her pictures which i really like as it helps us to seek what she was thinking/ feeling in her abstract photos.

Clare Ray

I think this self- portrait of Clare Ray is my favourite piece from the exhibition, this being because i love how abstract the piece is. The image stood out to me as you can see that Ray has been clearly influenced my Cahun due to the black and white filter. However the range of brightness used throughout the image adds tone to the image and shows the reflections on the side doors which are included in the picture. The brightness also adds contrast to the image due to it adding a sterile feel to the image. You can tell Ray’s intentions was to add a sterile feel to the image due to the plain location shes in, the lighting she is using, the prop she is using in the image and the way in which she has shaped her body to the prop and the facial expression she is using. The overall image is very simple but someone gives off a very complicated effect. 

Claude Cahun

I think this self- portrait of Claude Cahun is one of the most interesting from the exhibition as the picture is ahead of time with the shaved head and the nudity of the  image.

Claude being naked while posing in the picture adds a lost of abstract feel to the very simple picture as her nudity and the flowers in the open space is showing freedom. This freedom is also shown by tones in the image instead of usual colour. Not using colour in the images also adds maturity as the black and white adds tone through brightness.  I really like the concept of this image in the image she has her head shaved, which was very unusual for women during this era (1916) . I think this image is very powerful because it shows Cahun attempting to break gender stereotypes. This shows how far ahead of her time Cahun actually was. Using black and white also helps to contrast the different brightness’s adding more depth to the picture.

I think that Claude’s plan was to show her thoughts through the picture as the nudity and open field could be her wanting to be free of the Nazis punishments of being lesbian and transgender which i think is a great concept to convey.

Influensation

I think Clare has been heavily influenced by Claude’s work as both the photographers images are extremely similar.

Both are self- portrait photographers which means that they share that in common. However, i think that Clare has been influenced by Claude’s unique editing in the black and white theme as well as the brightness of the photos. Clares images have a lot of tone and texture in them due to the similar editing s Claude’s pictures also have a lot of texture in them.

I think that Clare has also extended Claude’s unique way of taking her photographs, as Clare has used her body in many different ways in her photos which add a more abstract feel. Where as Claude has a lot of photos which have the same feel to them as she is naked in most of them.

I overall think that it was good for Clare to be inspired by Claude as it has made her better at editing self portrait while still using her own ideas of the positions she chooses to pose for.

Exhibition overall

I think that the overall layout of the exhibition was really good as it was very simple and the photos were presented on plain white walls which means there was no distraction from the images. The layout of the different photos was also aesthetically pleasing to the eye due to the alignment of the images in the frames against some of the random other images which were a smaller or larger size image.

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WEEK ONE- PHOTOGRAPHING PAPER

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Martin Creed

Martin creed was born in 1968 in Wakefield, England. He went to The Slade School of Art in London for 4 years in the late 80s. He has done a lot of work, and many exhibitions all over the world.
He mostly photographs simple, everyday items in very effective manors so that all his images look aesthetically pleasing. The specific pictures of his that I will be focusing on are the images of paper he has previously taken.

MOOD BOARD

  • Shadowing- used to enhance contrast
  • Simple elements
  • Different ways of folding paper
  • Lighting used in different ways
Analysation 

This image is named image No.88, this image shows how simple elements in a photograph can be very successful. One very successful element in this image is the background of the image as it is again very simple and also plain which doesn’t distract from the very detailed crumpled paper. I also really like the use of the lighting used to photograph the paper ball as it creates a small shadow of the right hand side which is clear to the audience that there is a light source coming from the left hand side. This shadowing adds contrast to the image because of the darker coloring.

This image is also part of the no.88 collection and is very similar to the other picture i had analysed from the collection. However, Creed has used a darker background which helps to emphasise the detail on the crumpled paper. A right hand side light has also been used to create a shadowing on the left hand side which again adds contrast to the image due to the different brightness’s in the image.

Planning my photo shoot 

After taking inspiration from Creed i have decided to take pictures of paper. I personally really like the way that he used paper balls as well as crumpled paper and therefore my images will be based on those. I plan to use different lighting in order to create textures and contrasts.

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Best images 

I think this image is very successful because of the contrast between the light and dark in the picture. I think the black background helps the white paper ball to stand out which was an aim of mine when starting this photo shoot.

Even thought i really like the contrast of the white and dark, in order to improve the image I would use a white background and use  light from a right hand side which would create shadows which was another aim of mine.

A detail i really like about this image is the freshly scrumped paper as this relates a lot to Creed’s no.88 work as he used the same technique.

I really like this image as i like the small shadowing shown on the right hand side from the natural light from the window. This helps to add tone into the image due to the contrast in the shadowing, white paper and black background.

In order to improve this image I would use Adobe Photoshop to enhance subject of the image ( the paper) and make it lighter which would then help contrast between the shadowing and darkness of the image.

 

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INTRODUCTION TASK..

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Ernst Hass

For my abstract photography task i have chosen to study Ernst Haas’s work as i found that his work captivates me as well as interests me the most.

About Ernst Haas..

-Ernst Haas was a very influential photojournalist who used colour photography. Before World War ll, Haas was interested in both medicine and painting, but later dropped both to take up photography. Haas ended up becoming a very unique photojournalist as he used colour photography instead of black and white which was very common in the 50s. Because of this Haas became very well known and stood out.

-Haas came from a very supportive and arty family, his mother wrote poetry and aspired to be an artist, and his father enjoyed music and photography.

Analysis..

This image is one of the many Haas produced. At first glance the image seems as it is a black and white check. However, after further inspection it seems as if the image is stairs with shadows glancing through gaps which casts a checked pattern. The shadows cause this image to be very interesting. The shadows that Haas has used implies he is trying to show mystery through the image. The shadows also help to captivate the audience. After analysing the image the angle at which this photograph has been taken isn’t clear which also adds complication to the image. I really like this this image because it confuses me, and because this image confuses me it is intriguing. Because this image intrigues me it captivates me more. I think this makes the image very successful as it make audiences think more, which therefore grabs their attention more.

 

IMAGE

This image really stood out to me when exploring Haas’s photographes, this being because i liked how detailed the focus of the image was in contrast with the blurry background. At first glance the focus of the image appeared to be a spider web which implied nature which i have not seen in any of Haas’s pieces. However, after further inspection the focus could also be a crack. I know this because there are thinner and thicker cracks in whatever the object is. Because of this the picture is abstract as the crack leaves the image open for debate due to me thinking it was a spider web at first.

The blurred colouration in the background shows that this image was taken in a public place and suggests everyday life which links into Haas’s usual photographs which are usually taken in public places and also show everyday life. The crack suggests vandalism which also links in with the public background as you would usually see vandalism in public places.

This piece of work has really inspired me to take photographs like this as this photo is very intriguing.

MOOD BOARD

  • Reflections
  • Colouring
  • Different angles
  • Experiments with different brightness’s – Dark and Light
  • Scenery- Buildings and Landscapes
  • Objects
Planning my first shoot

For my first photo shoot i want to focus on the types of lighting when creating abstract images. In order for my abstract images to be successful i will do 3 shoots in different locations at. This will mean that i should get varied images which will be inspired by Haas’s work. I will use Haas’s habit of using dark lighting to show texture through my pictures which will make them more unique.

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Best outcome

I think this image is very successful as the natural lighting and the dark alleyway compliment each other to make an eye catching image. I really like how the natural light has caused a very bold reflection on the window of a building which helps to contrast with the lighter tones in the image and make the image more abstract. I also think the darkness of the image gives off a certain type of atmosphere which can be interpreted in different ways which makes the image unique and abstract. I think there are some Photoshop changes which could be made. One of these would be to add a low brightness which would darken the picture which would help the light and dark of the image contrast and help the image be more successful.

Improvements- In order to improve my image i would like to experiment with the different lighting as i think toning down the lightness of the picture could add more mystery and therefore make it more abstract.

Details I like- One detail i really like is the reflection in the window as i think it makes the picture look for interesting and more abstract.

Planning my second shoot

For my second and final photo shoot i have decided to take photos of objects while still experimenting with different lighting. After studying Haas’s work i noticed he took pictures of a lot of objects which has inspired me for this shoot. The objects i am deciding to take pictures of will be very random, everyday objects. This being because Haas was a very random photographer which he has shown in multiple pieces of his work. In order to make my pictures look more interesting i will also experiment with different angles.

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Best outcome 

I think this is my most successful picture form the second photo shoot as i really like how to flash used on the camera created a dark background to the feature of the abstract photo. I think the small amount of color included in the picture also adds interest to the picture as it contrasts very well with the light and dark lighting.

Editing- If i was to edit this image i would lower the brightness a little to add more texture and i think the image would all around look better with a dark lighting.

Improvements- In order to improve this picture i would make sure to focus properly on the feature of the image (straws) as i think it would add a lot more detail to the picture as the colored lines would stand out.