Abstraction introduction.
'Abstraction is existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence'. I like abstraction because it makes you question what the image is about and look twice at it to work out what it is.
Independent learning.
Abstraction quote: We don't take pictures with our cameras. We take them with our hearts and we take them with our minds, and the camera is nothing more than a tool.
we decided to put them in this order because the colour photos are more of a normal photo you would see in a shop and the white and black ones are more of what you would see in a art gallery.
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This worksheet was hard because you had to shade and mirror the image. I could have focused on the shading a bit more and lines.
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Abstract photo shoot 1:
In this lesson we had 30 minutes to take as many abstract photos as we could around School. I choose the theme of focus and zooming in on things. I found this lesson interesting because we could see how much abstraction there is around school. I managed to take 20 photos but these were my favourites. These images are not something you wold think to take a photo of as you walk past.
7 main elements in photography.
Focus:
Light: Line: Shape : Space: Texture: Value/Tone: |
Which areas appear clearest or sharpest in the photograph? Which do not?
Which areas of the photograph are brightest? Are there any shadows? Does the photograph allow you to guess the time of day? Is the light natural or artificial? Harsh or soft? Reflected or direct? Are there objects in the photograph that act as lines? Are they straight, curvy, thin, thick? Do the lines create direction in the photograph? Do they outline? Do the lines show movement or energy? Do you see geometric (straight edged) or organic (curvy) shapes? Which are they? Are there objects in the photograph that act as lines? Are they straight, curvy, thin, thick? Either negative or positive space can be used to make a statement. Often seen when using the rule of thirds. The use of lighting to bring out details of an object, making it easy to see whether a surface is smooth or soft. describes the darkness or lightness of a particular area in an image. ... In photography tone is the range of lightest to darkest part of an image. |
Contact print images
Patrick Lears photograms. |
Evaluation:
WWW: The dark parts turns into light parts and vice versa. The whole process was easy to understand and wasn't time consuming. EBI:If I was to repeat this I would expose the paper for longer.I would then keep it in the chemicals for the amount of time needed. Whilst I was making this photogram I wasn't really planning where I would put things I was just sticking bits down and making a picture from it. |
A jagged, irreglar formation of what looks like a cut out photograph hovers in the right hand corner. If this were to be split into the rule of thirds, it would be situated in the first third of the composition. This irregular shape consists of somewhat streaks/ bars of light, repeated in a sort of row construction which looks to be enduring motion as you can see by the blurs that follow. Below this structure, there is another asymmetrical curved shape, almost like a circle split in half. This contains a range of flowers/ leaves arranged compactly. These two constructions are layered and overlap the background, which appear to be nearer to our vision. The background is a regular, traditional image of leaves in a bush with hardly any space between the leaves, creating a brighter tone to the image as a whole.
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Duotone
Home learning
I decided to choose these photos because most of them are out of focus and not something you see everyday in a gallery. I am going to use these in my booklet as my booklet is focusing on unfocused images.
Dafna Talmor workshop.
Home learning
For our home learning we had to take 15-20 images of thing we wouldn’t really notice at a different angle that we would not recognise
Saul Leiter:
Saul Leiter is an American photographer , born in 1923. Saul Leiters interest in painting began in his late teens. He produced finished paintings that are in major collections but he also painted on photographs, on letters and in journals. Saul Leiter has 5 typical characteristics:
1) Shallow depth of field (only parts of the image are in focus).
2)Vibrant , complimentary colours ( e.g. red/green , purple/yellow)
3)Negative space (leaving areas of the picture empty )
4)Mirrors , reflections and windows (to distort the view)
5)Lines (to attract attention elsewhere other than the main focus in the picture)
Here is some of his work that I found interesting and similar
1) Shallow depth of field (only parts of the image are in focus).
2)Vibrant , complimentary colours ( e.g. red/green , purple/yellow)
3)Negative space (leaving areas of the picture empty )
4)Mirrors , reflections and windows (to distort the view)
5)Lines (to attract attention elsewhere other than the main focus in the picture)
Here is some of his work that I found interesting and similar
My personal art work:
Abstract photoshoot 2
Working at home 24/3/20
The first task I chose to do was to research photographers who make more or less abstract photos than Saul Leiter.
I have decided to focus on 'no focus/out of focus' so the photographer I have chosen to do some research on is Bill Armstrong.
I have decided to focus on 'no focus/out of focus' so the photographer I have chosen to do some research on is Bill Armstrong.
Bill Armstrong.Bill was born in 1952 and grew up in Concord, Massachusetts.
Bill Armstrong is a New York based fine art photographer who has been shooting in color for over thirty years. Bill is known for his blurred coloured photographs. |
This photograph was taken by bill Armstrong. I find this photo very interesting and eye catching because , it is very abstract but also you can see what the main focus is in the picture , whereas in his other photos the main focus is more difficult to see.
The artist states: “Partial Appearances is a meditation on self, identity and the psychological state of in-betweenness that reflects the transitional nature of contemporary life."
Appearances may or may not be real, and half-truths are often the best one can hope for. Identity, itself, is in question as the shift from the real to the “cyber” leaves the individual in a state of flux. At the same time, once fixed ideas about gender have become fluid and open. I would like to ask him how he thought of creating an image like this and representing two things in the same photo. |
2/4/20
Today I have chosen to research another photographer that focuses on "unusual framing choices"
The photographer I have chosen is John Batho .
The photographer I have chosen is John Batho .
John Batho:
John Batho was born in Normandy, France in 1939.
I like this photo of John Batho's because it is in a open public space, but also something that you wouldn't see everyday. Another thing I find interesting is the layout and the positioning of the beach tents.
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By 1963, he had begun to develop his own unique approach toward colour photography. His photos of beach umbrellas, swimming pools, children’s rides, fairgrounds, amusement parks and oilcloth allowed him to explore various techniques, visual qualities and media.
His work has been shown in many prestigious exhibitions, including the Musée d'Art Moderne of Paris in 1977 and the Fratelli Alinari Museum in Florence in 1987.
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Obscured and disrupted views.
For this specific title I have chosen Ray metzker. Ray
Ray Metzker’s Pictures Interrupts series, made between 1976 and 1981, offers us inexplicable images - landscapes and cityscapes disrupted by abstract forms that combine, complement, and contrast with recognizable elements of the city or the land. He achieved these myriad effects by way of a simple premise-in each picture a single object, an "interrupter", is held up between the camera's lens and the subject.
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