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Textures/paper photography

I started by just scrunching up paper and trying to make interesting shadows and shapes:

this was the first photoshoot, I scrunched paper in different shapes and moving the lights around to the light and shadows were different.

these were my two favourite favourite pictures there isn’t much difference other than one being more zoomed in than the other.

This was the picture I ended up choosing to edit and work with because there is a lot a texture coming from the paper and think she shadow made an interesting shape, there is also a lot of dark and bright spots which I like to have in my images.

I made the image black and white, I kept the exposure and the contrast the same, however I lowered the highlights, shadows and whites and added a bit of more black.

Jerry Reed

Jerry Reed is an English photographer who claims his objects is to sustain the interest of he viewer through his photographs. He focuses heavily on a contrast in the shadows from the light on the paper, giving a very two-toned. Jerry transition from commercial studio photographer to conceptual fine artist required changing what his images were of what they were about. During this process the was guided by his extensive knowledge of art history- painting, sculpture and photography.

work inspired by Jerry Reed

for this photoshoot I used more structured paper and photographed it in different angles and ISO and lighting.

these were my favourite pictures, the ones that have better quality and are more interesting.

I then labelled it green or yellow to get closer to the best one.

In my opinion the is my best photograph I think the shadows make the image really interesting and give the image have more texture

Editing

This is how edited my picture, I really enjoy seeing black and white photos when the image has a lot of shadows like this one, I this it makes the image have more personality and makes it more interesting it also creates a mood its quite dark and abstract which I like.

photoshoot 2 in the style of jerry reed

In this photoshoot I liked more the pictures that were taken using a red light I like how the unfocused is in the right places.

these were my favourite pictures that I took, the more interesting ones and I like how they don’t look like they were made from paper.

these were the 4 pictures which I liked more I this the shapes are interesting the light is well positioned next step is to choose my 2 favourite ones so then I can edit them.

These were my favourite ones I think they kind of look like rose petals I really like that.

Editing

I edited this image by making it darker, my idea mas to make the image not look like it was made from paper and make it look more abstract , creative and interesting. Like I said before I like how this image looks like rose petals and I think editing it made made idea look better.

In this image I edited it almost like the one above, I wanted to make some parts at the front darker and then the part where the light hits the most lighter so it gives that effect of depth.

Experimenting with photoshop

I used photoshop to make this and I used an tutorial on the blog to do this. The name of this effect is Kaleidoscope​ Effect Which is basically using the same image ad stuck it together to make an interesting effect.

An artist that works with this effect is Amanda Buck she takes pictures of nature and

Lightroom

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, usually called Lightroom, is an image organization and processing application developed by Adobe. 

By pressing “+” next to ” Folder” it allows you to import your images to light room, another option is to press “+” next to ” collections” to add your pictures to a collection. These are great tools to keep your work organized.

When on library mode it allows you to look at your pictures closely and choose if you wat to discard them pressing “X” or flag them pressing “P”. It also allows you to give star ratings from 1 to 5 and colour them in. This Is a really good tool do you can go from hundreds of images to your favourites.

When you select “X” the pictures will turn grey and they will have a black flag with a white cross meaning you don’t want to use them, if you pressed “X” accidently this is easily reversible by just pressing “P”.

Navigator tool:

the navigator tool will allow you to edit your favourite pictures. On the left you will have a tab called ” Presets” this will allow you to edit your pictures quick and easy with filters that are already done for you.

On the right side you have a tab which shows you all the information about your image like ISO, Shutter speed, and focal length. on the column underneath you are able to modificate your image.

Here you can edit everything about your image, like exposure, highlights, shadows etc…

ISO

ISO is the number that shows how sensitive the camera sensor is to light.

my pictures using ISO

picking my favourite pictures:

I started by flagging my favourite images and giving them rankings from 1 to 5

my 5 star pictures:

then I colour in the images:

And finally I used the compare tool to pick the image I would like to use:

As much as I like both of them I decided to choose the one on the right because I like how the light is more on the far part of the image and the closer part is darker and I think it contrasts really nicely.

In this picture I used ISO 800.

Editing:

Shutter Speed and Movement

shutter speed its the speed at which the shutter of the camera closes. When using a fast shutter speeds it creates a shutter exposer. It controls the amount of light that the camera takes in. 1/500 works best for wildlife, sports and action photography. 1/250 works best for slower movements for example people people walking, animals moving. 1/125 its excellent the photograph moving vehicles. 1/60- This is the standard shutter speed on a camera.

photographs taken with slow shutter speed found on the internet:

photographs taken with a fast shutter speed found on the internet :

photographs we took using shutter speed for the first time:

fast shutter speed:

slow shutter speed:

photographing balls in the air until if forms a line challenges:

best one:

I think this photograph is the beast because the balls are really close to forming a line which was the initial propose , i also think that because the sky was dray the balls contrast really well with the sky.

photo after editing:

trying out with shutter speed for the second time

pictures taken sung a low shutter speed: 1/2

Experimenting using low shutter speed:

we had an idea to draw some shapes with the flash using low shutter speed and it worked really well

all the pictures taken:

editing on photoshop:

what I did was I edited the picture to black and white and then I used the brush tool to keep the red light in the picture.

Fixing the shadows

Camera obscurer

Camera obscura consists of using a box, tent, or room. The space needs to have a small hole in one side or at the top. Light from the outside passes through the hole  and strikes a surface inside, where the scene is reproduced, inverted upside-down and reversed left to right, but with colour and perspective preserved.  Camera obscuras was invented even before 400BC. The earliest recording of a camera obscurer was provided by a Chinese philosopher called Mo-Tzu in 400B

image by  English School (19th Century) 

Nicephorus Niepce

•Nicephorus Niepce was born on march 7th in Chalon-sur-Saone, France and died on July 5th, 1833 at 68 years old, he went to school at the Oratorian Brothers physics and chemistry were his passion. In 1788 he left The Oratories and enlists in the National Guard in his home town.  He is know for capturing the first photograph in 1826 he used camera obscura and pewter plate coated with a light-sensitive material called Bitumen of Judea to capture and fix images. He was also the man who invented the first camera. As well as being one of earliest pioneers of photography.

 image by Leonard Francois Berger


Louis Daguerre

•Louis Daguerre was born on November 18th in Cormeilles near Paris, During his life he was famous for inventing the first practical process of photography, known as daguerreotype. Daguerreotype was introduced in the world of photography in 1939 and it’s a way to create a highly detailed image on a sheet of copper plated with a thin coat of silver without the use of a negative, this process requires a great care. Photographer no longer use this process because they discovered other ways that way less expensive such as ambrotype.

A daguerreotype of Daguerre around 1844

Henry Fox Talbot

Henry Fox Talbot was born on 11 February 1800 in Millbury, Henry was credited as the British inventor of photography. In 1834 he discovered how to edited and fix images through the action of light and chemistry on paper. He used negatives to make multiple prints and this process resulted in image making. Talbot invented a process for creating light-fast and permanent photographs that was the first made available to the public.

Richard Maddox

Richard Leash Maddox was born on August 4, 1816 in Bath, United kingdom. He was an English photographer and physician who invented lightweight gelatine negative dry plates for photography in 1871. Dry plate are pieces of glass plate that get covered with a gelatine emulsion and get exposed to the light that will then capture an image. The wet plait process was easy replaced by the dry plate process because it was cheaper.

George Eastman

George Eastman was born on July 12th, 1854, New York. He was best known for changing the world through his entrepreneurial spirit, George invented the camera called The Brownie in 1900 he created a series of cameras that introduced the snapshot. The brownie was a basic cardboard box camera with simple convex-concave lens that took 21/4-inch square pictures on NO. 117 roll film. It was a related innovation after he realize that existing photographic equipment was extremely unwieldy. In the 1880s Eastman developed convenient method of preparing ready-to-use plates. Improvement’s let to flexible, roll film as well as photo processing an printing done by mail order.

image owned by the George Eastman Museum

Digital Photography

Digital photography use camera containing arrays of electric photodetectors interfaced to an analogue-to-digital converter to produce images focused by lens, as opposed to an exposure on photography film, it replicates the process of traditional film photography, but it sues the electric sensor, rather than film, co capture images. Digital cameras are more convenient than film cameras, and because buying and developing is not necessary, it becomes cheaper. Also the picture can instantly be seen on the monitor and if needed retaken.

What is digital photography? | BBC Maestro

Aperture and Depth Of field

Aperture– The aperture is the opening of the lens that allows light form the outside to come into the camera and onto the sensor of film. The size of this opening can be adjusted by changing the aperture setting for example a wide aperture means that the lens is more open and the back ground is unfocused however a narrow aperture means that the lens is more closed meaning that more is in focused.

Aperture explained - Canon Georgia

Depth of field Depth of field is what its focused in front or behind the subject. It drags the viewers attention to a chosen point. D.O.F is affected by the aperture . A very large aperture was a very small depth of field almost nothing in focus, A very small aperture has a very large depth of field which means almost everything is in focus.

Understanding Depth of Field - A Beginner's Guide
low aperture the only part that is on focus is the air plane
mid aperture there is focus but the main focus is still on the airplane
high aperture Everything is on focus

Aperture photography

In this image we used high aperture as it can be seen everything is in focus the subject but also the background everything can be seen clearly.
In this picture the aperture is at a medium level the background can still be clary seen but the subject is seen more clearly.
This picture has a low aperture the camera is focused on the person at the front an the background is more out of focused I think this picture is really interesting since you can still see what’s in the background but its out of focus.
This picture has a high aperture however I think it would be more interest if we used a low aperture because then the main focus would be on us and not the background.
This picture was taken using a medium aperture, I think this picture is really interesting because the legs are in focus even if the background is still in still in focus.
This picture was taken using a low aperture and its one of my favourite images because I think its really well taken.