I believe this pair of images from my looking and seeing project, and my Ralph Eugene Meatyard inspired photoshoot, best display the formal elements of light and space through experimentation with focus. This is due to the fact I have used the overexposed light in the background to strongly contrast with the dark figures in the foreground. Also, using the Aperture priority setting on my camera I was able to take blurred photographs similar to Meatyard’s work.
Alfred Stieglitz Images
Alfred Stieglitz inspired photographs
I believe that this pair of photos from my Repetition, Pattern, Rhythm, Reflection and Symmetry project, and the Alfred Stieglitz style photoshoot best display the formal element of repetition. This is as the clouds in the images create ever changing shapes and patterns that incorporates a unique texture to the pieces. Also by adjusted the white balance on my camera settings every now and then, I was able to take clear and sharp photos whilst the brightness continuously changed due to the clouds.
Albert Renger-Patzsch Images
Albert Renger-Patzsch inspired photographs
I believe that these images from my Albert Renger-Patzsch inspired photoshoot, best showcase the formal elements of line and shape. This is as the industrial structures create geometric patterns within the lines of the framework. By taking photos of architecture which could be perceived as mundane, I replicated Patzsch’s New Objectivity style of work.
Gallery Space
I selected these images to display in my gallery together as I believe that they best showcased the style and my understanding of the photographers I studied. These being my two cloud photos from my Alfred Stieglitz shoot, the two industrial architecture photos from my Albert Renger-Patzsch shoot, and two of my blurred images from my Ralph Eugene Meatyard inspired shoot. These images are all linked by the formal element of colour, this is as they have all been edited to be black and white.
To get these images into this format I first chose an empty gallery space image from the internet that matched the tones of my final images, and then uploaded it to Photoshop. I then dragged in my selected photos to the gallery, and then made the decision to have the four portrait image facing forwards, and the landscapes to the side, creating an almost symmetry. I also alternated the industrial and blurred images to allow the space to feel well balanced in tones. In order to create a more realistic look, I then edited in a drop shadow for each image in the opposite direction of the light source.
When selecting my final photos, i segregated my black and white photos from my colour ones. I did this as i thought that grouping the different colour scales were more appropriate to display them as they shared a reoccurring tone.
Displayed in my black and white gallery are two of my final photos from my ‘The World Is Beautiful’ project. i selected these two as i feel that they strongly capture the essence this movement was working towards, making overlooked objects look fascinating and beautiful. I paired these photos with one from ‘Looking And Seeing’ and ‘Repetition, Pattern, Rhythm, Reflection And Symmetry’ which both capture natural objects and occurrences. Grouping these four images together emphasises that both man-made and natural objects are fascinating.
When choosing my colour photos, i gathered what i felt were the sharpest and most vibrant photos. Even though the photo of clouds isn’t vibrant, I felt like is showed a good representation that there are a wider range of coloured images then just vibrant and bold colours.
One main aspect I focused on while displaying my colour gallery was the plain gallery to use as the background. To me, this was key as the selected photos are vibrant and dominant photos, so placing them close together will clash the colours and tones. I used this leveled gallery display to isolate the photos, meaning that they’re least likely to clash as they aren’t as close together.
When uploading and displaying my photos, i used the distance, spread and size bars shown above. These bars adjust the drop shadow around the photos, making the final gallery more realistic and 3D. This makes it easier to imagine what my photos would actually look like in an art gallery.
This gallery is composed of three different subjects: the firt one is an original photo the seconde one it's the REPETITION, PATTERN, RHYTHM REFLECTION AND SYMMETRY task and the third one is the BLACK LIGHT task. I named this Gallery because they are all pictures I took from Paris.
Strange teenager
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This two photos are from the looking and seeing task. I got inspired by Ralph Eugene Meatyard and Saul Leiter’s images.What I like about this two images is that it’s my own style and it looks a bit a fashion photographie. It gets closer to what I would like to be later. I also like rthat it is blurry I think it creates a fun effect.
The world upside down
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This gallery is from my REPETITION, PATTERN, RHYTHM REFLECTION AND SYMMETRY task . I was inspired by Ernst Haas who took some pictures of the reflection of the water .I tooked two pictures 2 years ago on my holidays in Greece I liked because it was like if the world was upside down. The one on the middle was favourite picture on my task I loved the detail of the tree reflected on the water.
Nick Albertson was born on 1983 in Boston. Nick Albertson works as a photographer he also do videos and sculptural forms . He uses objects, such as paper clips, paper cups and rubber bands of their intended functionality , He creates repetition. Most of Nick’s work investigates accumulations of material .
Ernst Haas
Ernst Haas was an Austrian-American photojournalist and color photographer. Haas was a prolific photographer, much of his photography involved creating very simple but stunningly photographs, beautiful light, sumptuous colour and intense feeling. Haas’s simple photos of lines on the street and reflections.
Photo plan
Who – The subject of my shoot is based on what can we see so this involved the obejct or person I decide to put in my image .
What – I’m gonna focus on the reflection of the water like the work of Ernst Haas. I what to create like a mirror on the floor I want the reflection to be abble to see the details
Where – I taking my photos on all the spaces I can see water on the floor and where I can see interesting elements like trees or buildings or persons. I will try to create differents perspectives and angles.
When – At this point what I’m really looking for are the elements in my pictures so the time don’t really matter
Why – I want to recreate two images I did on my Holidays in Greece, they remind at the images of Ernst Haas.
My pictures
My favourites pictures
I really like those images because I think we can really see effect I wastrying to create the only I have to do now is to change the lights becasue I don’t really like it.
I believe these images work well as a set due to the use of the monochromatic filter that gives the set a sense of uniformity when visualized together. All these images focus on the abstraction of nature through texture, shape and echo. Because of the reoccurring theme of nature, this also means the photos work well. They also have a similar dark, dull tone which adds to the sense of unity of the photographs.
I created this gallery image using adobe Photoshop. Firstly I had to find a blank gallery image on the internet and download it. Next i opened the image on Photoshop and dragged the images i chose onto the gallery one by one. I resized and aligned the images on the far wall first so that they are all the same size and have the same distance gap in between all of them. I next put the last image on the left wall and distorted it so that the angles of the top and bottom of the image were similar to that of the ceiling and floor. Finally, I edited the images to all have some shadow and depth so that they look real.
I chose the images in the gallery because i was attempting to put together a gallery focused around color and light. All of the images either have a wide variety of vibrant colors or warm candle light in them. I like the gallery method of displaying our images because it shows what the images would look like in the real world and helps you decide if the images you used are as good as they look close up as they are from a distance. The gallery method has helped me see that the images I have chosen are not actually my best.
i selected these 6 images and grouped them together as they are all of natural forms. All of these photographs are black and white and all have deep and different tones. I selected these photos because of the small details in each picture.
In the first image i specifically like the water droplets and the sharpness of photo, i particularly like the way the natural sunlight reflects off of the droplets.
The second photograph of the icy leaves was taken on a cold morning, i like the layer of ice that coats the leaf making it abnormal to any picture of a normal leaf. The layers of leaves crate contrast and depth and the further down the leaves you look, the deeper the tones of grey get. I like the contrast between the white ice and the dark shadows that were created by the natural sunlight.
What i like about the third picture is the different sizes of each pettle of the flower, each one has a different shadow or highlight created by the light from the sun.
My fourth image is different from all the others, it isn’t a close up of a certain object, it is a wide image with repetition of trees. I like the way the bright sunlight bursts through the gaps in the branches and reflects off the lens.
I like my fifth photo is a silhouette, the leaf strongly contrasts against the clouds in the sky and the viewers attention is drawn to the shape of the leaf.
The sixth image has a strong focus on the main part of the image, it immediately draws your attention to the branch and states it is the only and most important thing in the photograph. I especially like the detail of the branch and the contrast between black and whites in the unfocused background.
my colour images
I selected these 3 images as my final photographs and grouped them together as they are all filled with a range of bright and bold colours. The unusual shapes in these images catch the viewers eye compared to some of my other images.
My favourite image is the first picture from my surface and colour photo shoot, it is cool toned and i like the different shades of blues, purples and greens and how they blend and mix together, they are very vibrant and eye-catching . The second image is similar to the first, they are both photos of ice and both rich with colour.
What i like about the third image is the folds and creases in the paper, i used artificial lighting to make some creases darker than others, i reflected green and red lighting onto the paper so the cool tones of green contrast against the warm reds. The highlights are bold and sharp compared to the soft shadows created by folds in the paper, stopping some light hitting parts of the material.
I chose these 3 images as they all are focused on the difference focus can make. I like the first image as the bars in front are out of focus but the container behind the bars are in focus creating a sense of looking into something. The other 2 images are very in focus and focus on specific points. All these images are in black and white to create a more old , eery look to them. I chose these images to go together as I felt they were all similar in the sense that they all focused on one object and made one object the centre of the images.
I chose this set of images as I like the shadows created from the angle of the lighting. The shadows create creases and create a sense of depth in the images. All the colours in the 3 images contrast each other and create a nice sequence. I used artificial lighting to create these images as I liked how the different colours created different feelings for the viewer. The different colours also highlights different points of the tin foil highlighting different parts in each image.
For this set of images I got inspiration from Alfred Stieglitz shoot ‘Equivalent’. This was a shoot focusing on different patterns in the sky. All his images were black and white making the sky look very sinister. I chose to use these images of patterns in clouds as I found all the different patterns intriguing and how Alfred could make the sky look so sinister and dark. These were my final images as they were the most abstract looking. There is different tones of grey’s and I like how to dark’s and lights contrast each other creating patterns and shapes.
Frederick Sommer, born in 1905, was an Italian-born photographer raised in Brazil. He was considered a master photographer, as he started his love for art in photography in 1931. He originally explored his creative trait through watercolour ink and paper but later discovered his passion for photography in 1938, when he acquired an 8×10 Century Universal Camera. Sommer was a self-taught photographer who experimented with wild concepts for his creative work, he worked with materials as extreme as coyote bones and chicken parts. Frederick Sommer often mixed the two concepts of landscape, portrait and abstraction in his work, for example his portrait of Max Ernst, in my opinion, contains all three elements. Sommer’s landscape work of the vast desert he lived in is considered to be his most extravagant and impressive images, he referred these images as “constellations”. Frederick Sommer later died in 1999, in the desert in Arizona where he lived due to medical issues.
Analysis of Frederick Sommer’s work:
“Constellation Arizona” – Frederick Sommer (1943)
light: The natural sunlight of the image allows areas, such as the walking path, to be highlighted amongst the masses of trees and plants. As the sunlight is coming from above, harsh shadows are cast under them which contrasts against the blinding path.
Lines: There is a pandemonium of unorganised lanes scattered across the image in a chaotic manner, therefore they do not lead to a specific focal point.
Repetition: The only form of repetition in this image is the constant cluster of trees running through the photo, however there is no definite pattern.
Shape: The shapes in this photograph are organic and unorganised, giving the image a chaotic appearance.
Space: There is a wide depth of field to this image as the majority of the photo is in focus, there is also no negative space in the photograph as the whole image is busy in all areas.
Texture: The photo appears to have rough texture, as the trees and plants create a harsh, bumpy composition, however this is contrasted against the smoother and less harsh texture of the path running through the image.
Value/Tone: There is a varied tone from dark to light in this photograph as the darkness is concentrated around the middle third, however there are also scattered tones of darkness amongst the light, therefore I believe the tones are balanced.
Colour: The lack of colour in the image enhances the light and dark tones in their natural form.
Composition: As the photo is a natural landscape, the composition is very unorganised and organic. The rule of thirds could possibly be seen in the middle third, with dark areas concentrated here, but there is no recognisable geometric shapes in the image in order to understand the composition.
Minor White
“Matchstick Cove, San Mateo County, California” – Minor White (1947)
Minor White, an American photographer, theoretician, critic and educator, was born in Minnesota in 1908. His interest in photography began in 1937, as he combined his passion for philosophical theories with taking photos. He was influenced by how people would view photos differently on a personal level, which then began his photography career in black and white and colour landscapes. White created thousands of photos focusing on all areas of landscape, portrait and abstraction before he died in 1976, he also taught photography in many schools across America in his lifetime. His images create a string sense of juxtaposition in the sense of light and dark.
Analysis of Minor White’s work:
“Ocean, Schoodic Point, Maine” – Minor White (1968)
The natural lighting in this photograph is reflected onto the water to create and intense highlight running through the middle third of the image. It also allows harsh shadows to be cast either side of the highlighted water to create a juxtaposition of light and dark.
The leading lines of the two cliffs direct the viewers eyes to the middle third of the photo, this creates the focal point of the glistening water, the harsh lighting also accentuates this. There is also a repetition of jagged lines in the image that appear in the cracks of the cliffs.
There is a repetition of line used in this image, but in a more organic sense. The natural cracks in the rocks are present throughout the image, aswell as the curved lines within the curves of the waves.
The shapes in this photograph are organic and curved, however there is a sense of sharpness in the jagged rocks and cracks within the rocks.
There is a strong depth of field in this image, as the foreground of the cliffs are significantly clearer compared to the background, which is concealed by fog. The darkness of the cliffs create a negative space which acts of a kind of border to the natural chaos of the waves.
The image portrays a rough texture as the sharpness of the rocks is contradicted against the curved waves. The surface of the rocks is uneven and organic, which adds to the coarseness of the photograph.
There is a range of tones from dark to light in this photograph, as the highlights and shadows juxtapose each other. The darkest area of the image is the rocks towards the left and right third, which act as a border to the lightest areas of the image, that being the waves in the middle third of the photograph.
The monochromatic format of the photograph allows the viewer to focus on the highlights and shadows of the image,as well as the shape formation, rather than the colours.
The image has a balanced appearance as the dark and light tones are evenly distributed throughout the image. For example, the dark tones are concentrated around the edges of the image, which then surround the lighter tones concentrated in the middle third.
Comparison of White and Sommer’s work
Frederick Sommer and Minor White share similarities in there landscape work, especially the use of the monochromatic format towards their images, as they focus on tone and shape rather then colour. They also capture the chaotic composition of nature in it’s purest form, as well as the juxtaposition between light and dark.
Alternatively, White’s image here specifically focuses on depth of field and blurring out the background in order to create a focal point, whereas Sommer captures the landscape as a whole and rejects the use of a singular focal point. The juxtaposition between light and dark is much harsher in the work of White compared to Sommer, which suggests that White’s image became over exposed possible from using a wider aperture.
