Week 12 29/11/10...
Quick Blog for this week!
Today I spent the day creating more pinholes. I decided to keep to the same place as I have been doing for this porject. However , I started to discuss with Kate the possibilities of adding more pin holes to my pinhole camera to see what the effect would be.
However I decided against doing this this time round as I was more focussed on getting an actual image, rather than risking spoilng my pinhole camera.
Health and Safety - Be careful where you put your pinhole , or you might just get someone knocking it off whilst it's taking the picture.
Saturday, 26 February 2011
Wednesday, 2 February 2011
Week 11...
Monday 22/11/10...
In the morning we had to present our work from the last project and talk to each other about our work and how we can imporve and what everything thinks of it , once our tutorial was over we were given the next brief project which is multiples. Below is a link to the project brief for this project.
When I first sat down and thought about this projct I couldn't think of many ideas. I didn't know which direction to take or what I should photograph. I knew I wanted to use my sewing skills within my final piece to incorporate it in to costume design.
Wednesday 24/11/10...
Today we did a workshop with Kate on pinholes. We had to bring a pinhole in and spend the day taking images with our lenseless cameras. I decided I wanted to keep my pictures looking quite old fashioned , and just outside of the dark room there are some iron bars which look quite old , behind the bars is the college building on Greek Street which has some interesting architecture. I left my camera wedged on a wall so it was safe from falling.
Once I had gotten all the timing right , ( which was 3 minutes ) my pictures began to develop. I decided to keep looking at different angles of the same place to see what would look best. Once I had finished for the day I had a collecton of pinhole images which looked interesting and delicate.
I looked at ways in which I could distort my pinholes , some of the least successful ones I decided to burn, I liked the way the photographed bubbled and created an fragile image in its own right.
Above is one of my pinholes which hasn't been edited. I used a small box as my pinhole camera and so the picture is only very small.I like the feel of this image, it looks like an old victorian photograph the way it is framed. After seeing this picture I began to look at victorian photographs.
Once I had got some pinhole images I decided to start inverting them so they looked like realy photographs.
Below is one of my pinholes inverted, as you can see there are some striking similarities when comparing this photograph to the Victorian one.
I am quite happy with this pinhole as a final image , however, I would like to experiment with using different medias on top of this photograph to see what effects it can create.
Friday 26/11/10...
Today with Rob we did a workshop about lighting. We learnt about how to use lighting and how different lighting can change a photograph. We also looked at ways of changing the light , by using filters to create softer lighting.
I decided to take photographs using this technique of two badges I own. I decided to use both these badges as they are tiny and looked good close up.
Below is an image of my badges
This is with using lighting , I wanted the viewers eyes to be drawn to the center of the image and then realise about the light , however , I don't think it stood out enough so I carried on editing it in photoshop , I looked at using different filters and then found cross processing. Cross processing was orginally used in film photography were two different chemicals were added together to give a different look once the photographs were printed. However there is also a filter for the same effect on photoshop. Below is the image with the cross processing on it .
Monday, 31 January 2011
Week 10...
Monday 15/11/10...
Today we met the rest of our group, and after an ice breaker we were given out project brief for the week.
The project for this week is hidden stories ( see link for project sheet below). When I first thought about the brief I coudn't decide what exactly to do. I had many ideas in my head and to pick one way to go was very difficult for me.
However , I had decided to go with my gut instinct which was to do a forensic project. I was thinking of my brother and his friends. They are at my house every night , however once they have left we know someone has been there and this was the angle which I wanted my photographs to take. I wanted the viewer to look at the photographs and even though they can't actually see someone there , they know something has taken place.
http://moodle.stockport.ac.uk/fe/file.php/596/LBM_Unit_3_Project_1.pdf
Wednesday 17/11/10...
I started looking at forensic photography in its own right and looking at the way things are photographed. Personally, I have always been fasinated with forensice photography and crime work so I loved looking at the style of photography and trying to create a similar vibe.
I spoke to Rob about what I had in mind for my project and he said it was a good idea , he tried to challenge me to think about what I could do to improve my work and how I could take this further given the chance. I came up with the idea that I could if I was to go further with this topic think about making individual "evidence" files which would include a mugshot of my brother and his friends , and little bit about their personalities and what their habits are and then more pictures of the mess they leave behind in my house.
My inspiration for this came from a site with the following picture on it...
Furthermore , below is an image for an example of the forensic images I looked at...
The image above is from an actual crime scene. You can look at the photograph and the article that comes with it at 'http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2008/03/page/3/' . PLEASE NOTE. (I do not on this photograph, it has been used soley for the purpose of developing my own work and researching in to crime scene photography)
Friday 19/11/10...
First thing in the morning we had tutorial with Rob, he talked to us all about our work and what we will be doing until Christmas , he explained to use about the studio and how we get equipment out and he also talked to us about what we know and what we don't know about photography.
Once we had gone through all the information from his side of the course, he then began to talk to us all about our own work and how it is progressing.
Once we had finished for the day I set about taking the photographs for my own work. Most of my brother friends come to our house on a Friday and Saturday night , so I had two night in which to photograph what they have been doing.
I started of by looking at their shoes which were all lined up in a row , but I decided that really these pictures lacked interest and so I went in to my brothers bedroom to look at what they had done that evening. I found a lot of pizza boxes around which I thought looked interesting , I also found a lot of beer cans stacked up which looked amusing considering they were pretty much all from one person.
Once I had finished taking my photographs I looked at them on my computer to see if any of them needed editing. I decided to put them all in black and white so that they look more realistic . I also added a lot of contrast to them to make them look more dramatic.
Below is one of my final images I used for this project .
Overall I am happy with this project. I think that didn't do the obvious by going with my gut instinct, however I do think there are ways I could improve. Firstly, I think I could have taken more pictures , I do not think I had enough pictures to be able to pick 9 best images, so , if I was able to retake these pictures again , I would and I would think more outside the box , I wouldn't just consider using the first thing that sprang to mind. Secondly, I would like to continue possibly looking in to making the evidence folders with the mugshot , however this could prove problematic as all my brothers friends wont let me take pictures of them properly. But , I am happy with the way this project went in the time I had to do it.
Today we met the rest of our group, and after an ice breaker we were given out project brief for the week.
The project for this week is hidden stories ( see link for project sheet below). When I first thought about the brief I coudn't decide what exactly to do. I had many ideas in my head and to pick one way to go was very difficult for me.
However , I had decided to go with my gut instinct which was to do a forensic project. I was thinking of my brother and his friends. They are at my house every night , however once they have left we know someone has been there and this was the angle which I wanted my photographs to take. I wanted the viewer to look at the photographs and even though they can't actually see someone there , they know something has taken place.
http://moodle.stockport.ac.uk/fe/file.php/596/LBM_Unit_3_Project_1.pdf
Wednesday 17/11/10...
I started looking at forensic photography in its own right and looking at the way things are photographed. Personally, I have always been fasinated with forensice photography and crime work so I loved looking at the style of photography and trying to create a similar vibe.
I spoke to Rob about what I had in mind for my project and he said it was a good idea , he tried to challenge me to think about what I could do to improve my work and how I could take this further given the chance. I came up with the idea that I could if I was to go further with this topic think about making individual "evidence" files which would include a mugshot of my brother and his friends , and little bit about their personalities and what their habits are and then more pictures of the mess they leave behind in my house.
My inspiration for this came from a site with the following picture on it...
The image above is from the website 'http://dandyismoubarbarie.tumblr.com/post/197200033/old-time-crime' and the oringal pictures are taken from the forensice photography archive in the Police and Justice Museum.
Friday 19/11/10...
First thing in the morning we had tutorial with Rob, he talked to us all about our work and what we will be doing until Christmas , he explained to use about the studio and how we get equipment out and he also talked to us about what we know and what we don't know about photography.
Once we had gone through all the information from his side of the course, he then began to talk to us all about our own work and how it is progressing.
Once we had finished for the day I set about taking the photographs for my own work. Most of my brother friends come to our house on a Friday and Saturday night , so I had two night in which to photograph what they have been doing.
I started of by looking at their shoes which were all lined up in a row , but I decided that really these pictures lacked interest and so I went in to my brothers bedroom to look at what they had done that evening. I found a lot of pizza boxes around which I thought looked interesting , I also found a lot of beer cans stacked up which looked amusing considering they were pretty much all from one person.
Once I had finished taking my photographs I looked at them on my computer to see if any of them needed editing. I decided to put them all in black and white so that they look more realistic . I also added a lot of contrast to them to make them look more dramatic.
Below is one of my final images I used for this project .
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