To make montage one and two, I started by cropping the original pictures to a size that I thought worked best for the two pictures together before selecting, with the marquee tool, the side I did not want and then deleted it.
To make montage three and four, I started by editing the pictures (montage three – into black & white and colour, montage four – into inverted and normal) before then layering the cropped parts of one edited picture onto another.
Photography is a form of art which involves taking and processing photos. These photos could be of something natural and unplanned or something that has been set up beforehand. The word photography means ‘drawing with light’ which lets us know that light is one of the key factors when taking photographs. You want to have good lighting so you can take the best image possible.
Photography shows peoples creativity and imagination when taking photos. It’s When artists create photos which hold meaning behind them and a story which explains what the photo is showing.
Leap into the void, Yves Klein, 1960
This image by Yves Klein leaves the viewer questioning, why would someone jump off a roof for a photo? Is he a professional stunts man and able to perform the stunt safely? It gets them thinking about the image, how it was created, if there was any editing involved etc, and gets them wanting to do research on the image to find out more about it.
Leap into the void, Yves Klein, 1960- creation of the photo.
This is the two images that Klien combined to make his Leap into the void photo. On the left is how he jumped of the roof safely without getting injured and on the right is just an image of the road on its own. Klien merged the two images together to make it look like he jumped of the roof and had no one there for safety. This is what got people questioning the image.
This quote by David Campany tells us all about photographs and how they can be perceived by people. Every photo you look at could confuse you if you don’t know what is happening behind the lens but it could also fascinate you to want to look into the photo and find out more. They distract you as there could be a main focus in the photo which is distracting you from everything else going on in the photo.
Photography can be used to capture images that you would want to keep forever but it could also be used to just document something that might be needed in the future. it’s a way of capturing things and saving moments that you may not of been able to notice otherwise.
‘The day nobody died’, 2008
This image creates a perfect example of photos being confusing but fascinating as we don’t know what is going on with the photo and why it looks how it does, (there might of been a problem with the camera or something might of made the lens blurred). This makes the image fascinating and gets you wanting to know more about it and what actually happened to make it look how it does. It also makes the image confusing as you can’t make out what anything is in the image, e.g. if there are any objects in the image or not. Also what the photo might mean as it is just colours and why the photographer decided to take a photo like that. That could make you confused and lead you to question the image.
Robert Capa, Death in the making, 1938.
This photo by Robert Capa is a good representation of a photo that distracts as much as compels a viewer. It distracts as it is action packed and has a main focus of the soldiers running across the field. The mountain in the background probably isn’t thought of because of the soldiers which makes the photo distracting. It is also compelling as it has the image of war and combat which people normally don’t like to look at.
Formalism describes the critical position that the most important aspect of a work of art is its form- the way it is made and it visual aspects- rather than its relation to the visible world.
Rut Blees Lucemburg, night photography.Annotations of Rut Blees Luxemburg, night photography.
In the lesson we were split into groups of 2 or 3 and each group was given a photo to annotate. The group I was in were told to write down all of the visual elements in the photo. Whether it was the colours or the point of view of the photo. Also if there were any patterns in the photo.
We pointed out the patterns of the building and how the photo was taken from a birds eye view. Also how there are dark colours and the photo was grainy because of it being taken at night and there being no natural lighting.
Different visual elements:
Light: What is the lighting like in the photo? what can you see and not see, due to the lighting?
Line: Are there objects in the photo that look or act like lines? Maybe create a separation with different parts of the photo.
Repetition: Are there any repeated patterns, objects etc in the photo.
Shape: What different shapes are there in the photo? are they geometric or organic shapes?
Space: Is there any depth to the photo or does it look shallow? Does the photo look flat?
Texture: Are there any textures to the photograph? What would it feel like if you touched the surface of the photo?
Tone: Are there dark or light tones in the photograph? Which bit of the image is the darkest and which is the lightest?
Colour: What different colours can you see in the photograph? Does this have and affect on how you see the image? Does it make the image seem dark or happy?
Composition: Does the image look balanced or unbalanced? How are the things in the image arranged?
In conclusion, I really liked how it turned out; I think the contrast between the lights and darks work very well together and adds a sense of depth and shape to the image. There are also lots of different textures and shapes which is what makes the picture different from just a simple image. The colours all work well together without them blending into each other too much.
SECOND PHOTOSHOOT
BEST SHOTS
EDITING
The edits I made (using photoshop):
Result:
Comparison (left edited, right original):
Evaluation:
Overall, I really like how it turned out, I think that making the background lighter and making the objects in the image really took it to the next level. What I really liked about the original picture was the depth of field and the focus only being on the clip in the background, causing the objects in the foreground to be blurred out, which was what I wanted to enhance I the edit and really show off. I think I did that successfully and it added more depth and life to the picture.
Overall, I really like how to edit turned out, I think it adds the pop the image needed. The original had a lot of potential with the array of colours inside the lenses compared to the simple white background which is what I wanted to use to my advantage and make them stand out even more. What was once a simple picture of a single object now holds a lot more power and effectiveness
To create this image I cut on photo in half and put it on each side of the main image to give the effect that the book is almost floating.
To create this piece I used some old beach images as tghe background and then I stuck 2 contrasting pairs of shoes diagonally to each other.
For this image I tore strips of news paper and stuck them on a white card, then I edited one statues head onto another to create the head as the most vocal part of the image. Lastly I embodied into the statue to give it a more surreal effect.
To create this image I cut two images into strips and merged them together to create only one final piece.
I personally feel that these physical pieces came out quite well, I like the mix of colours included and the simplicity of some of the images. Next time I would ideally like to make the final presentations less messy and more precise as I do feel that the neatness of an final image has a great impact on the final result. I would be intereged to try this method and again and see how I can improve next time.
The focal length of a lens is determined when the lens is focused at infinity. Lens focal length tells us the angle of view—how much of the scene will be captured—and the magnification—how large individual elements will be. The longer the focal length, the narrower the angle of view and the higher the magnification.
What are the four types of focal length?
Wide length – for landscape, architecture
Standard – for street, travel and portrait
Short telephoto – for street photography and portraits
Medium telephoto – for sports, wildlife and action
Mary Ellen Bartley is an American artist well known for her photographs that explore the tactile and formal qualities of the printed book and its potential for abstraction. Her work has been widely exhibited across the world for example at the yancey Richardson Gallery in New York and The Drawing Room and Guild Hall Museum in East Hampton, New York. Bartley’s work has also been featured in several exhibitions exploring themes of the book and objects caught in transition from the analog to the digital realm.
During the period of lockdown due to COVID Mary decided to make a project where she took a picture of the same objects every day for a month. These objects consist of a book, sponge, mug, milk bottle, a glass cube and a small dish, everyday she manage to take a different picture with a different meaning, for example she would change the lighting and the order of the objects with only using natural light t6he whole time. She did this project to help show the beauty in everyday objects that would usually be ignored or abandoned.
