WORK DIARY - aperture

How i made these images-

These images were taken in the colleges studio with a light box, a reflector and several other artificial lightings with a white and pink back-drop. The images were taken to show the change of aperture, focus and depth of field in an image. To focus on a singular point more than the other, although the subject is similar to 'Bokeh' instead of the whole foreground and background being out of focus in this subject of 'aperture' only one part is singled out. Which then makes it clearer to find the main focus in the blur of the background - In bokeh the background is out of focus is not unable to be identified, however in 'aperture' the background is only slightly out of focus which is good as it shows the change between the depth a lot easier to identify.

However one image was not taken in the studio and was taken on the college's grounds, to take this i used natural lighting and a hand-held camera, i manually adjusted the aperture to get the effect i desired.

Image one -
This image was taken outside college with a hand-held camera. The camera was set to automatic focus so I didn't adjust the aperture. To edit this i used the 'Black and White' tool on photoshop. I cropped the image down so that the image was a lot more compressed and the branch was the main focus of the image with a severely blurred background.  I later 'burned' some of the darker areas of the image so that the image would have a harsher depth of focus giving the image a lot more texture.

Image Two-

Image two was taken in the studio with a white back-drop. Using a tripod that was adjusted to fit each one of the models heights. I decided to use Tim as the main focus of the image as his bright scarf drew the most attention to the image. Nabil's t-shirt gave a pop of colour to the background as the focus was muted on Nabil i believed the change of focus worked extremely well as although you are drawn to Tim due to his instant focus, Nabil's presence is seen due to the red colour standing out. To edit this image i used the brightness tool in Photoshop which seemed to give the image a clearer projectivity. 

Image Three-

Image three was used for experimental purposes to see if we could manage to have two people at different points in the image to both be in focus and have Nabil in the background. Successfully it worked. The only negative is how distant model 1 and model 2 are , I would of preferred Model 2 to stand closer to Model 1 rather than Model 3. To edit this image i again, used the 'brightness' tool which emphasised the images cleanliness and darkened and defined the shadows.

Image Four-

In image four we used the pink back-ground in the other half of the studio to create a definition. In this image we used a tripod again however adjusted it to be a head-shot. I adjusted the aperture to f/22 to get a deeper depth of field. In this image there seems to be a lot more shadows than there really is which i like, to get this i edited it by adjusting the 'brightness' and 'contrast' levels. 

Image Five-

In image five I attempted to make both of the models bodies to be in focus, however unfortunately that wasn't the case as that only occurred on model 2 as model 1 was standing too close to the camera.  However, this is one of my favourite images due to the diversity of it. To edit this i used the 'Black and White' tool, i then later used the 'Burn' tool to emphasise the darkness levels and then as i wasn't satisfied with the contrast between the light and dark, i edited the 'brightness and contrast' levels which rewarded me with this black and white almost grainy image.

RESEARCH NOTES 3 - Hannah Hoch

Hannah Hoch was known for her 'Da da' work , her influences

include Picasso , her own college work and kurt schwitters. All of these influences shared one thing in common. The overlapping of images.  Due to this Hannah experimented and found a style that she was comfortable doing. Overlapping images, creating artistic effects and  portraying expressions of dismorphia throughout.

Hannah's images have been described as 'creepy' and 

'Unorthadox'

" she created a humorous and moving commentary on society during a time of tremendous social change.    Acerbic, astute 

and funny, Höch established collage as a key medium for satire whilst being a master of its poetic beauty."

IMAGE BANK -composite image making

DEFINITION - composite image making

Personal opinion-

I personally believe to manipulate a digital image like that

 as it enables people to customise things to how they want, 

i also believe manipulating an image like so for children is 

acceptable as it helps them be creative and imaginative. 

However i do not believe it should be used in the media 

to portray news as it could be seen as false advertisement

 or a false environment. 

Definition-

The process of digitally assembling multiple images that is

mainly and typically used for print photography to manipulate.

Negatives-

People can believe it is normal, and don't realise there is 

something wrong with the image and therefore can potentially

equip a mental illness such as body dismorphia, bulimia or anorexia.

Positives-
Being able to manipulate things for an aesthetically pleasing effect.
It enables the impossible to happen.


Here is an example i have created-

WORK DIARY - line

How I created these images-
To create these images i used artificial lighting from my bedroom which were the lamp as shown in the images and the spotlights in my ceiling. I used the 'manual' setting on the camera to get the effect desired, the images became quite texturised which I personally think came out really nicely. The images were taken by a hand held Nikon and all the images were edited on Photoshop using mainly the 'Curves' tool, 'brightness and contrast' and the 'crop' tool.

Image one -

Image one is one of my weaker images due to centralisation of the camera. The image itself displays four versions of the representation of line. The vertical and diagonal lines of the blinds, the lamp and the shade as well as the curved line of the mirror. I like the image however as previously stated if the image had been centralised then it would've flown better together. Editing wise i used the 'curve' tool and the 'burn' tool to emphasise the colour contrast between the shadows and highlights of the image.

Image two-

Image two of the blinds is similar to image one as i dislike it due to centralisation and the lights glare reflection on the blinds. To edit this image i used the 'curve' tool as well as the 'brightness and contrast' tool to get the required look. Personally i believe this image could be improved by more artificial lighting either side rather than mainly below the focus point.

Image three-

 This image is one of my favourites. The simplicity of the lamp shaded gives a lot of definition and texture to the image. Suggesting it could be seen as anything due to the diversity. I edited this by using the 'burn' tool to create a harsher definition between light and dark.  

I also cropped the image to get rid of the background so that the main focus was on the lamp shades contrast.

Image four -
This is also a favourite image of mine due to
the lamp shade simplicity. To take this i took
the lamp shade off and held it in front of the
lamp itself to create a sort of washed out affect
of the harsh lighting. I prefer this technique as
it's softer and creates a more dreamy effect.
I edited this by only mixing the 'contrast and
brightness' levels and i think the effect given is beautiful.

Image five-

                           I personally think this is the worst 

                                  image out of the five. The image is not

                                       centralised at all, the balance is highly off

                                   and the light is reflecting back on to the                     

                                    blinds. It shows the different line directions 

                                however not to the desired effect. I edited this by using the 'curves' tool only.

CONTACT SHEET - line

STRAIGHT IMAGES - line