VISUAL: The colours within the images that Helmer creates are not diverse but in fact literally just black and white which creates a somewhat intriguing image since the objects in the photographs appear as silhouettes; making them hard to identify. There are also dramatic differences in tone as mentioned before, between the black and white which makes it strikingly aesthetic. The texture within these images are very flat and not grainy at all, which almost makes the photograph look animated and completely edited; not as if it had come from real life. The image is also not 3 dimensional but 2 dimensional since this image was created using a flatbed scanner. There seem to be patterns within Helmer’s work. There is always a certain type of aesthetic that Helmer goes for which is basically patterns of sometimes indistinguishable lines. There is no specific layout for his images, and I feel this is done purposefully in order to create a mysterious photo.

My Own Black Light Images:

To create these images I took some urban landscape images that I thought would look aesthetically pleasing in the style of black light and also images that I thought matched Helmer-Peterson’s aesthetic. To edit these images, I went to photoshop, opened my image. Then, I went to image > adjustments > threshold. The threshold ‘meter’ then popped up onto the screen and then I moved it to where I found suitable. This was a fairly easy yet effective process.