Having looked closely at portaiture I have decided to elaborate on the emotional/personal side of the project. I brainstormed inanimate objects and came up with fire.
These images are ‘facade of fire’, completely contrasts wit the idea of fire as it’s seen as dangerous and harmful. I have used my dainty birdcage ornament, and used a tealight in the middle to contrast these two ideas- as the birdcage makes the fire look almost delicate.
These are my images from the shoot:
Using a slow exposure, I hung the birdcage on a nail attached to a wall. Inevitably, the bird cage slightly rocked and produed this image. I really like this image as the fire and the slow exposure has made the whole image brighter.
For this image I just wanted a plain cut image of what the subject was. I really like this photograph as it’s plain and simple. I have used compositionally, the golden section (where the bird cage ends). The exposure was on ‘manual’ setting which would have just been a quick capture, hence the only real source of light the image possesses is the natural light coming off the flame.
I like this image as it looks slightly enigmatic with the figure behind it, the exposure isn’t too high so the silhouette in the background isn’t particulary very clear. I used a central composition so that the birdcage would be the focal point of the image, as it is quite simplistic.
Taking this image from a worms eye view angle positions the audience in a vulnerable way. Also the way that the light from the flame has hit the lense is completely different to how it looks in the other images. The glow from the flame has more of an warm, orange tint to it whereas the others seem more yellow.
I really like these style photographs, where there is something really bright and the subject is zoomed up but not in focus, so it just looks like embers of light. This is the look I tried to achieve whilst taking this photograph.
Using my model and the birdcage, I decided to multi expose this image and combine both subjects. I really like this as the bird cage is pretty much the focal point being to the left yet the model still looks interesting when you really look at the image.
For this image I went more for the abstract look, I increased the exposure time and also swung the bird cage from the nail a little bit, so that the camera could pick up the light trail. To make things a little more abstract and chaotic, I also used multiexposed so I could have more than one focal piece.
I really like the way this image has turned out. I wanted to record the shadow that the bird cage left on the ceiling whilst the candle was burning. I think that thislooks very eery and spook as you cannot see the actual subject that has let this shadow. Also wit the way the flames have produced this red tone is very nice.
5:40 am • 9 May 2012 • 1 note
For this image I used slow exposure, I decided that to use model with long hair it would give my photograph more to work with with textures. I like the warm tones that these images give off.
The collective meaning behind these photographs are slightly more manic and emotional. I wanted thee to have a ‘macabre’ feel to them which I think I achieved quite well. Using multi exposure I wanted the primary original image to be a bit darker and the image that would be overlapped to be a lighter for free image, in which I moved the camera slightly to the right to get the second model in the image on the right hand side of the image, compositionally.
I decided to use a torch in this image as I wanted the image to be nearly completely distorted. I think the colours tones in this are really interesting as there is a pale warm biegey/brown town and then central to the photograph there’s a striking red colour in which are the models lips. I think the contrast between to colours has definitely made the photograph interesting to look at whilst anaylsying in the formal elements.
This image almost looks demonic in the way that the eyes of the subject are blurred. In this photograph I went for more of a dark look, with a shorter exposure but still blurryness and distortion to go along with hidden inside meanings.
THis is definitely my favourite image of this series as it combines a sharp photograph with a distorted, ghost like figure. You can clearly see that the two figures are the same model, showing two different expressions.
This is one of the images that I’m not too keen on as I think whilst fitting in with the whole of the series of these photographs, I made the exposure time too long. I think that if the image was made darker then it would be more detailed and more effective.
In this photograph I have achieved a very layered textured look, the smudged edges almost looks like watercolours painted over the top of it.
These two images are a set of my favourites over the whole project. With using the technique of multi exposure I have managed to layer up lots of colours, textures etc to create a mish mash of different colours. They also clearly convey the message of ‘facade’ in which I think is very important to portray the clear meaning of my project.
These 3 images have been enhanced by myself on photoshop. I have reduced the saturation to a near like black and white state, also highlighting the white curves and reducing the black curves to create more of a contrast within the photograph. I think by reducing the saturation in all of these photographs collectively, it creates more of an enigmatic atmosphere amongst the shoot. I was initially going to edit all of these photographs to black and white but when I had physically shot them I liked the warm, neutral tones that the light had produced too much to get rid of the tones.
5:17 am • 9 May 2012 • 1 note
This is one of the first experimental pictures I took in this shoot and definitely one of my favourite. I set the exposure to B so I could alter the exposure easy whilst I was taking these photographs. I set my model in the approximate golden section area to create a composition to my photograph. As the photograph is slow exposure, the models path is shown through a few seconds, I think this looks really layered and creates a mobile effect.
This photograph was used on a 2” exposure time, meanwhile I asked my model to slowly move his torso to create a blurred effect. I also started to experiment with multi exposure so I could capture more than one silhouette. I think this has worked really well within this photograph.
This photograph was pretty much a testing shot to see what time of exposure i needed, also if I need any other forms of artificial light as I didn’t want to use the flash. I decided to use a low battery powered torch which just gave that extra source or light to not make the photo dull and grainy.
I used a 4” exposure on this photograph without any additional light, as 4 seconds is more than enough to let in light when the shutter is open. I slightly shook the camera from side to side to achieve this effect which almost gives a ghost like effect.
Shaking the camera slightly to achieve the overall distorted and bluriness I wanted to achieve didn’t work so well on this photograph as it has completely distorted the models face. yet from the torch I used to shine on his face, the slow exposure has almost smudged the warm coloured tones of his skin which has masked parts of the photo which I think look really interesting.
Whilst taking alot of close up photographs I decided to use an establishing shot of where the shoot took place. This is the cupboard under the stairs at my home in which is very small, and very dark. I decided to use a long exposure of 5” on this image so that the light was bright enough to pick up the background as well as the model who dominates the photograph.
Using multi-exposure I decided to position the model in the center to create a straight forward structure to the image. I decided to overlap another photograph which on the camera automatically makes less opaque to create a see through, musty effect- causing the image to be more centred to the right.
I like the contrast within this image as the models face is illuminated with the shine from the torch and the background is very dull and dark which creates a large sense of enigma. Also with the long exposure the picture has adapted harsh yet warm coloured tones which I think look really good.
I started to explore different ways I could use the slow exposure and the way I held the camera. I started to slowly rotate the camera clockwise on a 2” exposure, therefore had to be done quite fast. I like the effect this has created and the way that the main focus of the model has still remained central.
This image was taken on a very short exposure as I shook the camera very fast to create a mashed, distorted look on the models face. I think this has worked well as I decided to use a different brighter torch to illuminate the photo which makes the overall image brighter.
Taking away artificial light I decided to use a longer exposure time, this has worked well within the idea of ‘facades’ as the image is enigmatic because the facial expressio n has been lost with the slow exposure, hiding and not revealing how the model is feeling creating a sense of mystery
Using a short exposure yet moving the camera very fast in that frametime gives off an effect of blurryness yet is more of a substantional photograph. The background is very fixed yet the blurryness from the longer exposure time creates a layered more textured effect showing that there is something more to the photograph than just a ‘still’.
These two images are definitely my favourite throughout the shoot as the way I have rotated the camera to distort the face at a 180 degrees looks really interesting. Also the contrast between the model and the background are really distinctive which is something I think is important in photography, to have ‘negative’ plain space and a ‘positive’ section in which is something interesting to look at.
5:13 am • 9 May 2012 • 1 note
Having looked at portraiture quite throughly in this project, I have decided to progress with this idea and experiment with portraits.
In the past I have worked alot with slow exposures and darkness, going along with the theme of facades I decided that a slow exposure would capture a persons facade. A facade is a particular thing that hides ‘something’ on the inside of a person. This can be explored in depth very emotionally and is something I look forward to exploring in the project.
5:08 am • 9 May 2012 • 1 note
Having looked at portraiture I decided to explore it further in black and white. I really like these photographs as I have mastered the perfect contrast between black and white. I think these are really simplistic yet powerful images. I have composed them both centerally to give them a stable, assured feel. I also think the top image is powerful with the contrast between the models attire and the background.
6:11 am • 5 May 2012 • 1 note
“I send my best, regards from hell”
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