TARGETS
Screengrab editing techniques.
When you write about your own work (www and ebi) you need to look more closely and work out exactly what it is that you do well and what needs to be improved. At the moment you always write the same thing. Do you meet the success criteria? What subject-specific language could you use to make your annotations sound more sophisticated?
When you take photographs, try different compositions, distances and points of focus so you have a breadth to choose from.
Be aware of over or underexposing images.
Screengrab editing techniques.
When you write about your own work (www and ebi) you need to look more closely and work out exactly what it is that you do well and what needs to be improved. At the moment you always write the same thing. Do you meet the success criteria? What subject-specific language could you use to make your annotations sound more sophisticated?
When you take photographs, try different compositions, distances and points of focus so you have a breadth to choose from.
Be aware of over or underexposing images.
ordinary to extraordinary
Edward Henry Weston was a 20th-century American photographer. He has been called "one of the most innovative and influential American photographers..." and "one of the masters of 20th century photography."
Whats the most special is the pepper named pepper no.30 as it took 29 other green peppers to get one of a shape he found interesting, the pepper was placed in a tunnel to create an effect of soft natural 3D light, all the excruciating efforts for a perfect still life image has payed off as he is regarded as a master and a pioneer of the art form, pushing it to the public eye as before photography was regarded as a means of capturing a moment, or a still picture rather than express yourself the good manners at the time is why no one smiled in older photos as it was considered as crude, and inappropriate. Edward Weston's career changed during a trip to New York in 1922, when he met the innovative photographer Alfred Stieglitz and was inspired by his modernist approach his portfolio evolved and became a master of landscapes and still life's, the most famous image of his pepper no.30 the method of creating this was never seen before howether while his approach unorthodox his results immaculate, he used an aperture of F/240 and an exposure of 4-6 hours. |
I will respond to his style below...
weston attempt no.1 (natural light)
Intentions of the task.
In this task i will attempt to try and capture the detail Weston obsessed over, with an incredibly low F stop and will try and capture the style of Weston, up close and almost three dimensional.
In this task i will attempt to try and capture the detail Weston obsessed over, with an incredibly low F stop and will try and capture the style of Weston, up close and almost three dimensional.
WWW - Images in focus and well exposed, some images are particularly eye catching e.g the pineapple.
EBI - Images taken to afar to observe the details Weston spent ages trying to captur, and no interesting composition techniques at the least.
ISO - 400
aperture - F.4
shutter - 1/60th
EBI - Images taken to afar to observe the details Weston spent ages trying to captur, and no interesting composition techniques at the least.
ISO - 400
aperture - F.4
shutter - 1/60th
weston attempt no.2 (artificial light)
www- well exposed images exploring the form of the objects nice lighting
ebi- some out of focus, poorly framed or underexposed no interesting framing or composition techniques
ebi- some out of focus, poorly framed or underexposed no interesting framing or composition techniques
best edits.
WWW - Really captures details, wrinkles and folds in subjects like Edward Weston, they look more imposing and textured also framing in these images is the closest to his I've gotten
EBI - Some still underexposed and some look a bit flat, as weston spent ages finding the perfect pepper for an image.
ISO - 400
aperture - f.4
shutter - 1/60th
EBI - Some still underexposed and some look a bit flat, as weston spent ages finding the perfect pepper for an image.
ISO - 400
aperture - f.4
shutter - 1/60th
WESTON ATTEMPT NO.3 (at home)
first set of photos
WWW - Images are well exposed, very in focus and a super low aperture used to get that effect, the aperture i used was as low as possible, to replicate the process that Weston used.
EBI - Photos are not framed as weston is typical to do, he is usually capturing the whole of the subject, also some images have a poorly selected out of the backdrop, some jagged or rushed selections made.
ISO - 400
aperture - f.4
shutter - 1/60th
EBI - Photos are not framed as weston is typical to do, he is usually capturing the whole of the subject, also some images have a poorly selected out of the backdrop, some jagged or rushed selections made.
ISO - 400
aperture - f.4
shutter - 1/60th
best edits.
WWW - Images have very shallow depth of field and vegetables chosen are really similar to that of weston himself,
EBI - In black and white, images are hitting close to his style, to replicate the light reflected by a pepper exposed for 4-6 hours in natural light I had to brush vegetables in vegetable oil for the sheen and gloss Westons pepper no.30 captured.
ISO - 400
aperture - f.4
shutter - 1/60th
EBI - In black and white, images are hitting close to his style, to replicate the light reflected by a pepper exposed for 4-6 hours in natural light I had to brush vegetables in vegetable oil for the sheen and gloss Westons pepper no.30 captured.
ISO - 400
aperture - f.4
shutter - 1/60th
eating sequence
WWW - The apple seems to stay in the same position and the background was filled in with little artefacts/feathering - not many jumps as I frequently took photos at many intervals.
EBI - I'd prefer if the apple was a green one I prefer the colour contrast with a green apple and the white void, also image low quality as gifs on weebly cant really have a high resolution.
ISO - 400
aperture - f.4
shutter - 1/60th
EBI - I'd prefer if the apple was a green one I prefer the colour contrast with a green apple and the white void, also image low quality as gifs on weebly cant really have a high resolution.
ISO - 400
aperture - f.4
shutter - 1/60th
4 composition types
These are the essential elements of creating an interesting composition, sometimes the best way to follow rules is to break them as you will see most experimental photography plays around with this idea.
While obviously it's possible to create an interesting image with few or none of these it's recommended you use them as a means of creating a more 'pleasing image'.
While obviously it's possible to create an interesting image with few or none of these it's recommended you use them as a means of creating a more 'pleasing image'.
Rule of Thirds
The rule of thirds is a composition guideline that places your subject in the left or right third of an image, leaving the other two thirds more open - this generally leads to a more objectively pleasing image as you can see with the grey build arching over.
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Balance
Balance is a composition technique that arranges elements within the frame to achieve equal visual weight across the image. The visual weight of an element essentially measures how much attraction it draws from the viewer, as shown by toby
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Layers
Layers are separate sections of the image that extend further back , our brains process these as deeper images with greater depth of field.
Triangles
Triangles in images create a sense of vanishing point and can create an abnormal uneasy feeling if upside down .
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personal take on the task
seven basic photographic elements
DECAY
This task is to observe how life can thrive in the most unexpected man made environments and to find the beauty in all monotone grey surroundings
And I've attempted to respond to the task given, that being Romain Jacquet Lagreze he's known for finding the beauty with the natural environment thriving or in conflict, in seemingly inhospitable areas, he's been based in hong kong since 2009 here or some of his photos...
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attempt no.1
best edits
For these images I've obviously turned up the saturation - adjusted light dark and mid tones in levels and its left us with a more dramatic final product with greater clarity
WWW - good look at the natural process of decay as nothing will stay intact forever, interesting aspects chosen highlight the beauty of decay not the inescapable effect of the aging process on our environment.
EBI - the images after editing are oversaturated and a bit extreme especially as Jacquet Largeze has quite toned down colors.
shooting conditions -
blue sky - bright day some cloud little to no people obstructing as this was after school
ISO - 400-800
aperture - f.4
shutter - 1/60th
my favorite is down below...
WWW - good look at the natural process of decay as nothing will stay intact forever, interesting aspects chosen highlight the beauty of decay not the inescapable effect of the aging process on our environment.
EBI - the images after editing are oversaturated and a bit extreme especially as Jacquet Largeze has quite toned down colors.
shooting conditions -
blue sky - bright day some cloud little to no people obstructing as this was after school
ISO - 400-800
aperture - f.4
shutter - 1/60th
my favorite is down below...
I like this lone as the texture looks alien yet its really just chipped paint the black and white filter makes you focus only on the texture or the pattern
attempt no.2 (archway)
first set of images
best edits.
WWW: For the first time I used a Leica prime lens, the bokeh effect is much more powerful and the aperture more bold, sadly this is near the end of the project and these images were taken near the end of year 11 coursework, but the images highlight the inescapable unavoidable beauty found in decay.
EBI: Images to zoomed in and not showing enough of environment, also this really isn't decay rather wild plants growing not where intended, the photographer Romain Jaquet Lagreze seems to shoot on 'wild concrete' unlike the brick as above concrete feels more brutal and oppressive.
aperture -F.2.6
ISO - 400
shutter speed 1/30th
EBI: Images to zoomed in and not showing enough of environment, also this really isn't decay rather wild plants growing not where intended, the photographer Romain Jaquet Lagreze seems to shoot on 'wild concrete' unlike the brick as above concrete feels more brutal and oppressive.
aperture -F.2.6
ISO - 400
shutter speed 1/30th
street photography
helen levitt
A street photographer, Helen Levitt lived in New York and was a street photography icon - as she documented the communities of the lower east side, Harlem or the Bronx.
Her pictures show the gritty, joyful and eccentric day to day experiences to be found in New York. Her photographic career lasted from the 30s to the 90s. She does both candid and traditional/posed street photography, I personally prefer her candid work. |
I will respond towards her style below.
WWW - although not much was happening that day around me - street photography heavily relies on right place right time and so far to me has proven to be the most rewarding type of photography, i think that the images capture London and the people of the city well.
EBI - some rushed, out of focus - some images are grainy and low in quality as weebly needs under 10mb conditions - extremely rainy day, dark sky and busy ISO - 400-800 aperture - f.4 shutter - 1/60th |
independent development
shinichi higashi
Photographer Shinichi Higashi sees the electric city of Tokyo, Japan with an unusual perspective. In his photographic series Tokyo Nocturnes, Higashi explores the concrete, metal and fibre of Tokyo with a slow shutter and creative editing techniques that yield futuristic, visually vibrant images. Visit the places where Higashi captures his slow shutter art, and this kind of beauty will not appear to the naked eye. After capturing his long exposures from each location, Higashi splits his images and mirrors them on a symmetrical center.
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shinichi is a photographer who looks for the beauty the raw eye cannot see in Tokyo, the long drawn out trails of light that may be left from a very slow shutterspeed I will attempt to respond towards the image shown below...
attempt no.1 (my house)
A bus with a super long exposure
An edit - i changed it to a red hue.
I've achieved this task or obtained these photos by going outside at about 12am and tacking photos of cars speeding by with a very slow shutter speed about 2 seconds towards 3 and even up towards 5 for this you need the highest f stop to not have an overexposed image and also ISO can be about 100 - not very high.
WWW. - good photos perfectly exposed yet not as many cars as the actually photographer, could find a junction or a more impressive view next time
EBI. - maybe an even slower shutter speed as I really want no remnants of the cars only light but the ones that do have parts of the cars but blurred like below are purely intentional also i should mirror both sides of the image to replicate Shinichi Higashi's otherworldly futuristic effect.
EBI. - maybe an even slower shutter speed as I really want no remnants of the cars only light but the ones that do have parts of the cars but blurred like below are purely intentional also i should mirror both sides of the image to replicate Shinichi Higashi's otherworldly futuristic effect.
attempt no.2. (archway)
Above is actually 2 images of a bus stitched together.
This edit is a ring of all trails of light - this is my edit of the first task of photos and I think its great the only problem is its not a perfect sphere and maybe very low quality as the size of thew file has to be tiny to fit into weebly
attempt no.3
(venice + paris)
WWW. This task links to the theme , of light trails as it shows long exposures of light.
The subject I chose to photograph suited the theme as it has great contrast the old architecture of Paris and Venice clashing with the neon streaks left by cars that come and go....
shooting conditions:
I prioritized my shutter speed to… (have the cars be just a streak and i had iso low so the background isn't distracting - also i had a tripod as the exposure is up towards 20 seconds for extreme cases
Next time I should go to (a more grand location e.g a junction more fitting to the artist i'm responding to - Shinichi Higashi I did not create enough depth of field or layers were missing they are very flat
EBI.
micro-photography
jasper leonard
Jasper Leonard, is a photographer who utilizes a tilt shift lens to create breath-taking shots of the city, the lens makes the city appear a miniature model.
These distinctive snapshots are hazy imaginings of New York as a mini metropolis -- the blurred bright lights and tiny cars add a degree of distance and disconnect from busy street scenes. Léonard started experimenting with this unusual perspective while studying visual arts. "I started redesigning lenses to research the link between reality and its photographic expression," he explains. "As a part of this project, I created lens attachments with mirrors in them and I was able to redesign the way I photograph reality." his style is cerebral is as the tilt shift out of - focus effect creates this look of a low aperture almost like one photographing a miniature. unlike normal cameras tilt shift cameras choose where to focus left - right up or down rather than different planes of focus typical of a DSLR this makes it look as if the photographer is up-close shooting something big, I will attempt to replicate this effect with a tilt shift blur on photoshop. |
In this photoshoot (and editing the photos) I hope to achieve a small scale microcosm of London, birds eye from above to make it look like a miniature - to do this I will have, a very fast shutter speed as i want to capture cars, people everything still - and a high aperture and angle.
I will respond to his style below.
final piece. (the shard)
first set of images.
WWW - Images in focus from afar impressive to consider all images are taken through glass, I wanted all motion blur alleviated no matter what as it will break the effect shown below so I used a faster shutter speed. Subjects of images are well chosen to look as miniatures, particularly the boat and the street with busses.
EBI - Some images are not taken close up enough, as I would like to capture some people and cars in detail as-well.
shooting conditions -
Grey sky - Darkening day, Lots of cloud little to no people obstructing
ISO - 400-800
aperture - F.4 - F.7
shutter - 1/60th - 1/120th
EBI - Some images are not taken close up enough, as I would like to capture some people and cars in detail as-well.
shooting conditions -
Grey sky - Darkening day, Lots of cloud little to no people obstructing
ISO - 400-800
aperture - F.4 - F.7
shutter - 1/60th - 1/120th
editing the images
final piece
For dramatic effect I will have my WWW + EBI up here.
WWW - Effect very powerfull and convincing at times, and with the right image and careful, subtle application the effect is very realistic. It complements the base images as it makes all appear tiny with a low aperture, my personal favorite is the 7th image of the bus.
EBI - Lots of base images don't work with this effect, particularly the skyline images from afar, as I used a wide angle lens and the blur effect meant to look like an aperture sometimes cuts the buildings off in half, and can not be very convincing.
shooting conditions -
Grey sky - Darkening day, Lots of cloud little to no people obstructing Images taken through two layers of glass.
ISO - 400-800
aperture - F.4 - F.7
shutter - 1/60th - 1/120th
WWW - Effect very powerfull and convincing at times, and with the right image and careful, subtle application the effect is very realistic. It complements the base images as it makes all appear tiny with a low aperture, my personal favorite is the 7th image of the bus.
EBI - Lots of base images don't work with this effect, particularly the skyline images from afar, as I used a wide angle lens and the blur effect meant to look like an aperture sometimes cuts the buildings off in half, and can not be very convincing.
shooting conditions -
Grey sky - Darkening day, Lots of cloud little to no people obstructing Images taken through two layers of glass.
ISO - 400-800
aperture - F.4 - F.7
shutter - 1/60th - 1/120th
the end.
Thats all folks.