Multiple exposures

For this experiment I created multiple exposures using the camera instead of photoshop. To do this we used the studio, turning off all the lights and just using a flash, once we had our cameras ready and focused the person controlling the flash would turn out all the lights and using a slow shutter speed we pressed out shutters then whilst the flash was pressed several times during the exposure as the model moved about to create the multiple exposure as the camera would of captured the position of the person each time there was light, which was each time the flash was set off. Although this was difficult to get right and was a bit of a struggle at first, working as a team and taking it in turns to work the flash and be in front of the camera, I managed to create a good body of work using these techniques. Using different methods for the person to move around in front of the camera and thinking up different poses that are interesting, the one I find most interesting that we thought up was to do the 'hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil' poses, which I think working out successfully.

Solarisation

Using the old and new images I had previously shot in black and white I created a few solarisation images using photoshop. To do this I opened up the image in photoshop, created a background layer and inverted the image, which I then played around with by changing the opacity to bring down the invert slightly to a point where I felt the image looked better. Doing this helped me to experiment in this different way of editing an image and present it, and gave me the experience of using this technique to possibly use within experimenting throughout this project.

Old and new

For this experiment of photographing old and new I photographed objects that I felt was old and new in the same frame whilst photographing in black and white. Around the college I photographed objects together in one frame I felt represented this, things such as old and new buildings, paths etc. Out of these images I feel that the paths one works well because there is part of an old and a newly laid path/road. This helped me to experiment with different ways and processes of representing the theme of old and new and get an idea of a way to photograph old and new by capturing two object that represent the theme in the same frame. I feel that I was successful in experimenting with this, I captured both old and new in the same frame to represent the theme and have experimented with this technique which will help me as I move along with this project.

Evaluation excercise

I feel I have achieved my original intentions very well, I photographed using the intention of the old and new effect and feel I have been successful in doing so. The old and new effect is shown in this photograph by the road and the markings, on the right is old where the markings are fading away and the road is looking new, and on the right where the pavement has been newly laid and new road markings have been placed. This image has been correctly exposed and is straight. I could maybe of made the two sides of the images even so there is the same amount of each of the aspects shown. I have used some cropping by cropping out some of the road markings, but don't feel that it has given a bad effect on the image.

Diptychs

This image is a piece using the style of Stephanie Rubiano. I attempted to create a piece in the style of work by her. I got an old photograph of me and a family member, which I then opened up in photoshop and started to edit this image in a way of this photographers style. The first thing I decided to do was use the paintbrush tool to go around the outside of the clothing, I chose the colors by choosing a similar colour to the clothing but slightly darker so the outline is visible, doing this made particular parts of the image stand out as well as giving it a cartoon like effect and made it look unusual and not like a typical photograph. I also used the gradient tool, using the rainbow pattern filling the whole image and lowering the opacity to fade it so it gives it the effect it should as well as making sure the image behind is still visible. To make the image less dull I used the eraser tool to bring back in the faces in the image which I feel has a big effect because otherwise everything would be behind the gradient and look dull. I think that using photoshop with this image has helped me to create an image in the style of Stephanie Rubiano and I have used techniques to create an interesting image and give a different effect than the original image.

I then used this same image to create a piece inspired by Jennifer Loeber. I used this image and an image of my scarf for this piece because the scarf was worn the last time I had seen this family member, which although it isn't an obvious relevance it works because in some way it relates. I enjoyed creating these pieces of work and feel that I have created a successful piece of working inspired by Jennifer Loeber. I have used the image edited in photoshop, using different tools and techniques to edit the image how I have, then used another image relevant in an un-obvious way to create this diptych.

Technique research

High speed photography

High speed photography is where a photograph is taken to appear to freeze the motion of objects, such as water balloons popping, to reduce motion blur. There are many things that this technique can be used with, from researching I have found images such as glass breaking, water splashing, pouring wine into a glass, eggs breaking etc. As well as the two examples I have shown. I think that this photographic technique is  a good way the capture images that show what happens when these things are done with all different objects, which are things we may do often but don't see happening because it all moves too quickly. It would take a lot of experimenting with to get the correct outcome, and could possibly require more than one person, but within this project I would like to experiment with trying out this photographic technique, trying out using different techniques.











Motion Blur

Motion blur is achieved by using slow shutter speeds, and is often used to show a sense of speed. As the shutter speed needs to be longer, it is suggested that the aperture is smaller, to ensure that their isn't too much light being let into the lens. It would also be better to use a tripod as longer shutter speeds need to be used, so that the camera is kept still. As you can see in these examples everything in the images that is not moving is focused, whereas the objects that are moving are blurred, which is the motion blur. It can be used with things such as cars, buses, people, as well as in sports etc. I like this photographic technique and how it shows the movement of an object or person, it shows where the object has moved to and from and catching the movement of objects, although it is blurred, often creates more successful images than capturing it still. It creates a nice blur and becomes the focal point of the image, it also helps still object in the image to stand out rather than blend in. This technique could possibly be used on things such as a CD cover, I think if it was used for this it would be very effective and attract the audience.







Tilt shift photography

Tilt shit photography creates images that make life sized objects appear to look like miniature scale models. This is done by manipulating the camera, often with a tilt shift lens. To get a good miniature effect are to be shot from a high angle, especially from the air. I think that this is a very clever technique and can confuse the mind and become interesting as it shows the image to appear as something is isn't, as when you first look at these images it looks as if they are shot with miniature scale models and is hard to make out that it is life size objects. I think that this is helped along a lot with the lens as it allowed the photographer to shoot so close to the image and still enables the objects to look so small.

Flexography/Flexographic printing

 Flexographic printing is a printing process used to create an assortment of materials and technical capabillities such as pressure sensitive labels, shrink sleeves, metallic labels and much more. It is commonly printed on the non-porous substrates required for various types of food packaging, and is also used for printing large areas of solid colour. This printing process is used for many different food and drink packaging as well as labels etc.

Offset printing

 Offset printing is a technique in which the ink image is transferred from a plate to a a rubber blanket, then to the printing surface. When this is used in combination with the lithographic process the offset technique employs a flat image carrier where the image to be printed obtains ink from ink rollers, while the non-printing area attracts a water based film keeping the non-printing areas ink free. I have shown examples of how this printing technique can be used, which includes things such as shopping bags, magazines, books etc.


















Carbon print


Carbon print is a photographic print which is an image consisting of pigmented gelatin. This process can produce very high quality images. In response to concerns about the fading of early types of silver based black and white prints, this process was developed in the mid-19th century. This process is helpful to stop the fading of images, which helps to keep the images clear and the all the colours bold, and is also a different form of a printing process.

Artist Research

Matt Wisniewski

These images by this photographer have been created using double exposure on photoshop, he has used portrait images and blended images of natural things into them, cropping them to fit around the face or body of the portrait, some of them he has blended into the face, some of them and some he has placed over the top but kept the shape of the face in the portrait. I think that this gives off a message of showing natural things such as waves and mountains and places these people may visit, within a portrait of them, and is a good way to show both of these things together in one image.

David Samuel Stern

To create these images this photographer has used weaving. By weaving two different photographs together in the correct way creating an outcome of an image that looks as if it shows movement. In taking the photographs to create these outcomes as well as weaving them together a lot of thought would of had to go into it to create a successful outcome. He uses different techniques in taking the photographs to create all different looking outcomes using the weaving.

Stephanie Rubiano

This photographer creates collages on pieces of wood using a variety of things such as old pictures and real insect wings. She saves and buys antique photographs to use when creating the collages as well as using old and broken down books to find text to make up phrases to add to the images. I think that the way she creates these are very clever and creative and turns old and plain pictures into something exciting and more interesting.

Mike Weber

Mike Weber used mixed media to create these pieces of work on different panels. He created a range of pieces including images of animals, as well as a few with people. All having different backgrounds, and include typography. He adds in typography into the background, relevant to the image, which helps to give the image more of an interest and meaning. I like how he combines different techniques to bring interest to the images.

Jennifer Loeber





In these images Jennifer Loeber has created diptychs, using old photographs of her mum and placing new images next to them of objects that have some meaning or relevance to the photographs. Such as the camera the first photograph was taken with, the lighter she used to light the cigarette she is smoking in the image, or the perfume she was wearing. Although it is not always obvious how the two images connect, it works well and is a good way to create this type of work, it creates a meaningful effect.