PROCESS:

First I increased the canvas size so that it would be easier to fit my overall reflected images. Then I opened the photo in which I wanted to work with and I duplicated the original layer. After that I pressed (ctrl+T) and shift to keep the image the same proportion as well as convert it to the other side of the campus. Next I duplicated both layer one and two and pressed ctrl + T to reflect it to the bottom half of the canvas.Overall i feel that this worked well as it allows you to see the image in a different perspective.

My favorite sets of images:

Group 1:

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These images group together because of the warm, earthy colours. They also display thoughts of isolation and staying at home through abstract photography.

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These images group together because they all have high contrast between the lights and the shadows. They also have an eerie feel when displayed together.

Group 3:

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These images group together because they all are of water and water reflections. They also all have quite earthy colours with increased saturation.

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These images group together because they all are of natural forms in black and white. They also have a large tonal range between the highlights and the shadows.

Final Gallery

I chose these images because i think they best display my use of black and white photography to show contrast and texture in natural forms. These images work well together in response to Harry Callahan because of their similarity to his photographs by using black and white photography of natural forms.

Method

• Find an image on the internet of an empty gallery – i chose a plain black and white gallery as it compliments the images i have chosen to display.
• Select a group of your most successful images that look good displayed together and bring them into Photoshop in different layers.
• One by one, resize the images to the desired size, using Ctrl and dragging the corners of the image to change the angle of the image to match the angle of the wall that its placed on.
• Then right click on the image – blending options – drop shadow, then change the values and angle of the shadow to fir the gallery that the images are in, taking into account the position of the lights in the room.

Ray Metzker

This image has a shallow depth of field as it is very 2D as in the background there is not much going on and it is plain. The image creates a sense of layering as the objects’ shadow is blurry, due to the large aperture, this makes it clear that it is separate to the rest. The white balance in this image has created cool tones as the photo appears very white and grey.

Jaromir Funke

In this image Funke has used a small aperture to create a slight vignette around the outer portions of the picture making the centre lighter. This creates a deep depth of field because it creates a ‘tunnel effect’ which makes the image look like it goes on further away and makes the centre of the image the viewpoint. The image is also sharp as the shadows are clear shapes. The white balance in this image has created warm tones as the white areas of the photo appear more cream with warmer tones.

Similarities

Ray Metzker–

shows people walking in the street- very typical of Metzker. Double exposure creates abstract effect. black and white- typical of the time period. Could suggest the busyness of life? composition is just of people in a straight line but because of the exposure it fills the frame. The lighting is natural which helps the photo not look forced. The tone is dark.

Alfred Stieglitz –

light streaming in through the Grand Central Terminal in New York- cant see the light anymore because of buildings surrounding it. Heavy use of light. light toned considering its in black and white. Like light shining down from heaven.

In Photoshop I duplicated my photograph and layered it on top of the background photograph. I then changed the opacity of the image layered on top so both pictures could be seen.

Frank Hallam-Day

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Image Analysis

In this image Day uses a lot of lines and shapes. His work is very flat due to the composition being straight and the lines being horizontal. The colours Day uses are very bright and vibrant, these are seen throughout the image because the colours reflect onto the sea. In his work no shadows or lighter areas can be seen meaning that the image has no depth and is one dimensional. There is contrast in the photo between the side of the ship and the ocean, the side of the ship has rough, jagged and straight lines whereas the water has more rounded flowing lines that aren’t as straight. The texture of the image is rough on top due to the rust and the peeling paint, however on the bottom it has a less rough texture on the bottom due to the water and the reflection in it. There is also a repetition of horizontal lines and colours throughout the photo because of the reflection in the water.

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Evaluation

In my work i tried to capture lines and proportions in the same way that Hallam-Day does. I took photos of a stripped wall that had a lot of marks and lines, I also chose these because they have a very flat look to them which Hallam-Days work has.

Final image

Eileen Quinlan

Quinlan  is a self-described still-life photographer who shoots with medium format and large format cameras. She is often regarded as one of many contemporary artists revisiting late Modernism, Quinlan uses medium and large format analog cameras to create abstract photographs, and then agitates the film via steel wool or long chemical processing. Some of her photographs include smoke, mirrors, mylar and coloured lights. The result is photographic images that are reminiscent of color field painting and op art, furthering the contemporary conversation between photography and painting.

Photo shoot

My photos inspired by Quinlan

I liked the outcome of these images, I adjusted the exposure, brightness, contrast and saturation to match Quinlan’s work. The images i took have a good amount of depth and definition. The lighting i used to take these photographs was artificial, i reflected colour onto the ice cubes and water droplets to make the images eye-catching and vibrant.

Frank Hallam-Day

Frank Hallam Day’s work explores the impact of humanity’s footprint on the natural world. Day, who was trained as a painter, says his photographs owe more to the history of painting than photography. Day prefers digital photography to film because it allows him to adjust the image, both on the spot and on the computer. His background in painting allows him to “see the photographic image as a process” that can be continually modified.

Ernst Haas

Haas was an early innovator in color photography, Austrian-American photojournalist and color photographer. Haas bridged the gap between photojournalism and the use of photography as a medium for expression and creativity.  The use of colour in his images added a sense of joy and vibrancy to familiar, seemingly mundane moments of everyday life. His interest was very much based on the wonder and beauty of natural things, but he had no inhibitions about using photographic techniques to manipulate the image. 

My photo shoot

My photos inspired by Hass

Haas worked with colour and reflection in his photography so i took inspiration, these images were taken in natural lighting, in some images i adjusted the saturation to match Hass’ work, he says “the use of colour in his images added a sense of joy and vibrancy”. In some of my last images i didn’t edit as Haas had no inhibitions about using photographic techniques to manipulate the image. 

Martin Creed

Creed’s work takes everyday objects, throwaway materials and playful subversion of familiar spaces and asks its viewers to divine meaning through the experience of their viewing. He uses familiar objects, materials, or actions in unusual ways, this includes arranging objects by size, height or volume to create sculptural installations.

His work contains a crumpled piece of paper, tightly packed into a ball. The piece evokes the possibility and anxiety of a blank page.

contact sheets

final images

I experimented with paper, light and colour to capture these photographs. I folded, scrunched and tore paper in different ways and tested strong and weak lighting to create different shadows and I reflected colours onto the paper. I like how these images turned out as they have a variety of light and dark tones, colour and greyscale, I liked capturing the different shapes the paper created.

I particularly like this image due to the different tones of black and white and how they deeply contrast against each other. I used artificial lighting to achieve the shadows and highlights and positioned the lighting at different angles to create sharper or weaker shadows. There is repetition in this image in the folded parts of the paper between the lights and darks. The positioning of the paper combined with its folds could represent an architectural structure of a sky scraper, this relates to how Creed uses familiar, every day objects to create sculptural installations.

original image

First I opened the image and made it black and white, pressed select all and copied the image, then I adjusted the canvas size. I then pasted the image and flipped it horizontally, then I flattened the image, selected all and copied the image, adjusted the canvas size again and copied and flipped it vertically.