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In this project I will be exploring the different surface/texture and colour schemes relating to photographers I have researched. Throughout a few photoshoots I will be focusing on using the ISO and white balance on my camera.

MOOD BOARD OF SURFACE AND COLOUR PHOTOS

Online Photos created on google slides

Ernst Haas

Haas was born in Vienna in 1921, and took up photography after the war. In 1986 Haas passed when living in the United States. In 1951 Haas moved to the USA and began experimenting with Kodachrome colour film. He went on to become the premier colour photographer of the 1950s. In 1962 a retrospective of his work was the first colour photography exhibition held at New York’s Museum of Modern Art.

Ernst Haas images
Ernst Haas, Projected - David Campany

Analysis (Using The Formal Elements)

This oil spill on what it looks like a tarmac surface has natural soft light flooding in. A dark dull shadow is in the left of the image as for the coloured oil being the brightest section. The image itself does not contain any straight lines but consists of coloured circles surrounding themselves. There is a repeat of circles around each other which resembles repetition in this image. The shapes in this image contains big circles and little oblivious bubble circles which are representing rain drops on the surface. The feeling of this surface would be rough and wet as the rain drops and oil are liquid. And for the tarmac surface is known to be rough. Between the oil and the shadow the tonal range from light to dark is significantly spotted as the lightest part of the image meets the darkest area. The light in this image overalls the dark tones found as for the bright colours and the reflection of the water droplets. The image seems to be quite dull and shown as a sad mood as for the rain on a dull grey coloured background. But the colourful circles brighten up the image and gives it move of a exciting approach. The soft primary blue and yellow set the scene in the circles as the rest with more of a subtle pastel colour. The colour that fills up most of the image would be the shades of grey from the surface and shadow. The structure of this image is created un naturally as for the oil spill being deliberately placed there to create a contrast against the grey/black tarmac. The photographer has taken the image with the focal point, the oil spill, slightly above the centre of the image which gives the photo a more spontaneous nature.

Photoshoot Plan:

WHAT – I will be photographing water droplets and bubbles for my surface and texture shoot and for my colour shoot I will be taking photos of fruitNveg/flowers/chocolate.

WHERE – I will be at my house for the water drops to be on my bedroom window and for the bubbles to be created in my sink. For the colour shoot I will be going to the town market and rearranging fruit/flowers ect to a certain look.

Photoshoot – Surface:

My first shoot was taken in the theme of surface/ texture based off Ernst Haas photos. I used his repetition of the use of water in my photos to link back to his work and style.

Contact Sheet 1:

In these final photos I changed on photoshop the contrast level to be stronger as well as the exposure level lower to create a more visual effect on the water droplets.

Contact Sheet 2:

In the first image I have cropped the image to look at the most in focus part of the bubbles. I lowered the vibrance and heightened the saturation to create a warmth atmosphere. In photoshop I changed the last image into black and white and heightened the shadow level to make the bubble lines/curves more visible.

Photoshoot – Colour:

As for this photoshoot not relating to images from Ernst Haas , I have taken photos that relate to different themes of colour.

Contact Sheet 1:

Contact Sheet 2:

Best Colour Photos:

For my best photos out of my previous contact sheets i have adjusted them slightly to create a more intriguing look. For my first photo i have placed a pineapple among yellow watermelons for a strong contrast between the colours of yellow and cyan/green. To have the focal point on the pineapple I erased some black obvious specs on the watermelons and cropped the image to be more central. Finally I heightened the contrast levels and darkened the shadow level slightly as well as making a more vibrant appeal to the image. For my last image of the main feature (the pink rose) i tried to capture the different amounts of colour in one photo which created a bright and bold image.

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portrait intro + Environmental Portraits

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PORTRAITURE -Introduction TASK
Welcome back after the half term break!

Hopefully you have all had a chance to respond to the task above…which may provide you with some material for the starting point in this project.

>>You can find resources here<<

M:\Departments\Photography\Students\Resources\Portraiture\TO DO

and here : M:\Departments\Photography\Students\Planners Y12 JAC\Unit 2 Portrait Photography

TASK 1

You must introduce your new topic : PORTRAITS

Remember… your images must include a caption…this is especially important if they belong to someone else (copyright etc), and helps clarify which images are yours for assessment.

Try adding hyperlinks to use websites / blogs / video URLs or embed relevant YOUTUBE clips to help illustrate your key points

CREATE A VISUAL MOOD-BOARD 

  1. Choose a range of portraits / self portraits to develop a grid of images (minimum of 9) to show your understanding of what a portrait can be…
  2. You must include a range of approaches to portraits in your mood-board…
  3. Try to Define what Contemporary Portrait Photography is…

TASK 2

We will begin the unit by looking at ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAITS, which depict people in their…

  • working environments
  • environments that they are associated with

“An environmental portrait is a portrait executed in the subject’s usual environment, such as in their home or workplace, and typically illuminates the subject’s life and surroundings. The term is most frequently used of a genre of photography”

CREATE A MIND-MAP

We will be studying the history, theory and concept of environmental portraits…their purpose and role in our day to day lives too.

  1. Design a mind-map / brainstorm / spider-gram / flowchart of environmental portrait ideas
  2. Think about the ways in which we use these portraits, and what they can say about us / reveal / conceal
  3. define what an environemental portrait actually is
  4. Add your mind-map to a blog post

Here are some examples…

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Arnold Newman : Leonard Bernstein , 1968
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Mary Ellen-Mark-Circus Perfomers
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Steve McCurry; Yemen, 2011
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Anthony Kurtz; No Man’s Job, Senegal, 2011
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August Sander : Brick Layer, 1928

Look at these influential photographers for more ideas and information…

  • August Sander (1876 – 1964)
  • Paul Strand (1890 – 1976)
  • Arnold Newman (1918 – 2006)
  • Daniel Mordzinski (1960 – )
  • Annie Leibovitz (1949 – )
  • Mary Ellen Mark (1940 – 2015)
  • Jimmy Nelson (1967 – )
  • Sara Facio (1932 – )
  • Michelle Sank
  • Bert Teunissen

Key things to consider with formal / environmental portraits…

  • formal (posed)
  • head-shot / half body / three quarter length / full length body shot
  • high angle / low angle / canted angle
  • colour or black and white
  • high key (light and airy) vs low key (high contrast / chiarascuro)

Technical= Composition / exposure / lens / light

Visual= eye contact / engagement with the camera / neutral pose and facial expression / angle / viewpoint

Conceptual= what are you intending to present? eg :  social documentary? / class ? / authority ? / gender role ? / lifestyle ?

Contextual=add info and detail regarding the back ground / story / detail / information about the character(s) / connection to the photographer eg family / insider / outsider

Photo-Shoot 1

  1. Take 100-200 photographs showing your understanding of ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAITS
  2. Remember…your subject (person) must be engaging with the camera!…you must communicate with them clearly and direct the kind of image that you want to produce!!!
  3. Then select your best 5-10 images and create a blog post that clearly shows your process of taking and making your final outcomes
  4. Remember not to over -edit your images. Adjust the cropping, exposure, contrast etc…nothing more!

Remember to show your Photo-Shoot Planning and clearly explain :

  • who you are photographing
  • what you are photographing
  • when you are conducting the shoot
  • where you are working/ location
  • why you are designing the shoot in this way
  • how you are going to produce the images (lighting / equipment etc)
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Think about how we portray characters / leaders — what is represented here ?
Example : farmworker x farm x farm tools

Due Date for Environmental Portrait Photoshoot = Wed 11th Nov

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This week ensure your process looks like this…

  1. Mood-board, definition and introduction (AO1)
  2. Mind-map of ideas (AO1)
  3. Artist References / Case Study (must include image analysis) (AO1)
  4. Photo-shoot Action Plan (AO3)
  5. Multiple Photoshoots + contact sheets (AO3)
  6. Image Selection, sub selection (AO2)
  7. Image Editing/ manipulation / experimentation (AO2)
  8. Presentation of final outcomes (AO4)
  9. Compare and contrast your work to your artist reference(AO1)
  10. Evaluation and Critique (AO1+AO4)

3 x examples of image analysis

Environmental portraits mean portraits of people taken in a situation that they live in, work in, rest in or play in. Environmental portraits give you context to the subject you are photographing. They give you an insight into the personality and lifestyle of your subject.

environmental portrait 1

Portrait 1: This particular image was photographed by Jane Bown of Quentin Crisp at home in Chelsea in 1978. Quentin Crisp was an English writer, famous for supernatural fiction and was a gay icon in the 1970s. This image was taken in his “filthy” flat as Bown describes. In the back ground we can see piles of books on top of the fireplace shelf which represents his career as a writer and a journalist. It looks as though he is boiling water on the stove which looks out of place because the room looks as if it is in the living room. As you would not normally place a stove in your lounge. He was living as a “Bed-Sitter” which means he had inadequate of storage space, this explains why his belongings were cramped in one room.

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Portrait 2: This image was captured by Arnold Newman. He is also known for his “environmental portraiture” of artists and politicians, capturing the essence of his subjects by showing them in their natural surroundings. Here is a portrait of Igor Stravinsky who was a Russian pianist, composer and musician. In this photograph, the piano outweighs the subject which is him and depicts the fact that music was a massive part of him and his life. His body language looks as if he is imitating the way the piano lid is being held up, he is using his hand as a head rest. Another element in the photograph, is that the shape of the piano looks like a musical note which again symbolises his love of music.

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Portrait 3: This photograph was also taken by Arnold Newman of John F. Kennedy, an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States of America. This pictures was taken on a balcony at the White house. Mr. Kennedy isn’t directly looking into the camera, he is looking at the view outside which suggests his role as a president because at the time he was one of the most powerful man in the world. He is looking at the scenery, people and his surroundings. The image was taken at a low angle to depict the huge building and the horizontal lines symbolise power, dynamism and control.

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Jaroslav Rossler

Jaroslav Rossler was born in Czechia, in 1902. A great example of photography in the eyes of “The Formal Elements” is Rossler’s work as he finds the beauty in the simplicity of objects. At 21 years old he started his journey in photography. Creating typographic layout for magazines was a big part of his career. Jaroslav Rossler’s work was heavily influenced by futurism and cubism, this lead him into creating his art of abstract photography.

Jaroslav Rossler images

My Inspiration from Jaroslav Rossler

I took inspiration from Rossler’s work to approach the theme of “The Formal Elements”. I did this by taking a photoshoot of different pieces of paper at different angles and backgrounds to capture the sharp crisp edges of the paper as well as the contrasting deep shadows.

(these are found in my “Paper paper paper” blog)

My Best Photo Out of the Photoshoot Before And After Photoshop

Using The Formal Elements To Analyse My Work

Light – The lighting in this image is artificial by our phone torches whilst the rest of the room is blacked out to create the best shadow effect. The light falls from the top right of the image onto the crinkles of the paper and the background. The lighting is also quite harsh on most of the image as we can see the contrast between the deep under shadow and the highlights of the paper ball.

Line – The lines created by the creases/folds and crinkles in the ball of paper are all very thin and most are straight. Curves and thick lines do occur in the bigger folds in the paper ball. The outlining of the main under shadow of the paper ball is directed to the left indicating that the lighting is coming from the top right hand corner of the image.

Repetition – There is no repetition found in this image

Shape – The only main shape that can be seen straight away is the bottom shadow as it is outlined and one colour, black.

Space – Simple but effective with a wide background and a solid foreground. Quite empty and pain space without the paper ball being there.

Texture – This paper ball is a rough surface to feel and look at with the edges being sharp and pointy.

Value/Tone – The tonal range from light to dark is strong in depth in nearly every part of the image. The most effective contrasting light to dark area of the image is where the under shadow is. The lightest area of the image would be the tips of the paper where the light hits first as well as the bottom of the image where no shadow is formed. The image has a monochrome appearance where the light and dark balance each other out due to the contrast between the shadows.

Colour – In the image we can see that it has been changed to pure black and white. The balance between the colours black and white is even.

Composition – The focal point of the image is the paper and it ignores the rule of thirds as the paper ball is central.

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Selecting, Finalising and presenting Your Photographs

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Sample of my Virtual Gallery / Exhibition:

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Why I chose to present my final outcomes in this way:

I felt really inspired to present my final ideas and outcomes from these projects in a form of Virtual Reality Exhibition due to the fact of COVID-19. I took inspiration from the fact that there are now being held art exhibitions, University inductions and much more through virtual reality programs. For example, the British Museum, London has undertaken Virtual tours during the quarantine.

How I did it:

Step 1: Go to www.artsteps.com

Step 2: Sign in / up.

Step 3: Create.

Step 4: Create your own location or choose a template.

Step 5: Upload your images, put them in your exhibition, name it and give it a description. For mine, I justified my photographs.

Step 6: Present / view your Exhibition.

Evaluation

Planning: In my opinion I have given myself enough time to think about what images to use and why. I have also clearly thought and justified the reason behind my presentation.

I have clearly worked hard and considered the situation many of us are in like the Pandemic and took inspiration from Museums doing Virtual Tours during this dark time.

Image Collection: I was very satisfied with my work as I have powerfully managed to explore and present my ideas on abstract photography. I successfully picked the photographs that portrayed as much abstract and colour as possible.

Task

Selecting, Finalising and Displaying

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Final Images

Ralph Eugene Meatyard Images

Ralph Eugene Meatyard inspired photographs

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.

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selecting, FINALIsING and displaying

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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.

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SELECTING AND FINALISING AND DISPLAYING

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Paris abstract

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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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Gallery

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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Gallery

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. 


	

	
	




	
	

				

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Nick Albertson





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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





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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.





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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.





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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.

	

	
	




	
	

				

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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. 





Improved Gallery