Twenty20 presentation.
i am going to create a presentation of twenty images that i will talk about for 20 second, all these images are of still life shots that i find interesting.
Image 1: For my first slide i looked at Steve Chongs work, which was a leaf stuck on a rake, i chose this photo as it shows good composition with the neutral background creates a warming effect. the shadow is almost like a mirror image, which creates symmetry and an overall balance.
Image 2: Gordana Adamovic Mladenovic this image shows a vibrant macro shot, with contrasting colours. the bright red fruit stands out to the viewers eye compared with the grey scale background.
Image 3: this image is again by Gordana Adamovic Mladenovic and shows a pear resting on fruit seeds, she yet again shows the contrast of colour and texture in the macro shot with the shine of the seeds compared to the dry surface of the pear. it represents the bokeh effect with the foreground being in focus and background not.
Image 4: there chose this photograph as it shows careful composition and how it gives the feeling as if theres a story of the person which items they belong to. the contrast between old with the quill and ink pot and new with the cassette player helps create an image of what the person who wrote the music may have been like. the image was taken from a direct birds-eye view which shows that the photograph is about the content and not the clever composition of the camera.
Image 5: this image is of a series of vases of flowers, the blurred bokeh effect in the background enhances distance and the light coming through the window highlights the strong colours of the petals.
Image 6: Horacio Salinas is based in New York and sees art through the most common objects of our life, the objects that make up the features of the face stand out especially against the monotone background.
Image 7: The grey scale colours enhance the shape and shadows of the glasses, the continuous circles show repetition. there is a good composition of the glasses in this photo and shows good balance between the glass and shadows.
Image 8: this photo makes the inanimate object appear to matter, it captures high detail that you don't usually notice. the strong lighting of the object highlights the contrast between the plant and the black background.
Image 9: this photograph is by Edward Weston which is of an obscure looking pepper that's been said to look like a nude woman. the image shows good highlight and shadows which enhances the shape and sculpture of the pepper.
Image 10: this image is also by Edward Weston and is entitled 'nautilus shell' this shows an abstract view of the shell, where you cant really tell what it is on first glance and makes the viewer look more into the photo to understand what its of. the image of the shell is enhanced by the black background.
Image 11: this is entitled 'Crayons' by Phillip W.Cohen, it again makes inanimate objects appear vibrant and interesting with the range of colours repetition. this image is rather youthful as crayons are portrayed as children's utensils, but with the effect of order and the warm lighting it brings a comforting old age feel.
Image 12: this image is entitled 'A blue bottle' by Phillip W.Cohen, it shows perfect symmetry with the balance of the image apart from the cork which i feel gives a quirky edge and makes it look interesting to the viewers eye as it questions what would be in the bottle. there is a lot of negative space which grabs attention, i like how the light hits the bottle at an angle which makes the bottle look sleek and smooth. the black line gives balance and shows the rule of thirds well.
Image 13: the straws in this image are rather deceptive and reminds me of coral from under the sea, from using a light box it makes the straws look abstract and distorted. this image was taken by Steve Longbottom.
Image 14: this image is taken by Matthew Carden he photographed miniature model train people arranged in interesting and surprising ways in still life with food. it looks as if the miniature skiers are going over the candy sprinkles on a cake to appear like they are going down a slope, the tilt on the camera enhances the appearance of a hill and the blurred background to seem like movement, it seems like Carden is using the decisive moment.
Image 15: this image of the flowers in a vase is a negative of an image, it shows surrealism in the photo. the composition is situated to the left, its almost like a line of symmetry and with the flowers that use the whole of the frame.
Image 16: this image shows a good depth of field, the use of aperture and desaturation shows the highlights and shadows well. the balance of the pears being on the bottom of the frame show negative space in the top half of the photo and grabs our eye to look at the detail in the pears.
Image 17: this image shows the decisive moment with lemon falling in the glass, the water splashes have captured the light well against the black background. the contrast between the colours is excellent. and the angle and composition is good as its dead center in the image.
Image 18: the spilt water in this image creates depth of field, the bold contrasting colours grabs attention. the angle of the vase and how its been tipped over gives a fresh look on the typical vase of flowers.
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Image 20: the balance in this photo is good as its almost a line of symmetry. the softness of the falling pages creates a dream like sense. i like the contrast of the cream and the blue it gives a natural outdoors and freshness feel to the photo.
object photography:
i have captured images of a rubber duck when asked to bring in an object to photograph. i have tried different lighting techniques to achieve the desired effect.
this is my first attempt of capturing the image of the duck, i have chosen not to use any lighting techniques so i can compare the before and after with the photographs. i like how you can slightly see a reflection of the duck on the plastic surface and i would like to emphasise this with the next image i take.
i have used a soft box light on the top left hand side of the duck, i feel this gives good highlights and captures more detail in his cape. the reflection of the duck is slightly more exaggerated and i shall try to further show the reflection of by maybe changing the angle in which i take the photo.
with my final photo i have chosen to place the duck facing the lens so the reflection will show more pronounced detail. i have kept the soft box lighting to the upper left hand side as i feel it gives a 3D feel to the duck.
Exposure:
the meter inside your camera measures the light reflecting off the subject thats passing through the cameras lens.
there are two ways to allow light onto the film, the lens aperture and shutter speed. the aperture is a hole in the lens which can be varied in size. its marked with a series of numbers (f32, f22, f16, f8, f5.5, f4, f2.8, f2, f1.8) the bigger the f number the smaller the hole is to allow light through. each aperture lets in twice as much or half as much light as its neighbouring aperture. the shutter speed on your camera is for the time allowed for the light to pass through the lens. this is measured in fractions of a second (1/2000, 1/1000, 1/500, 1/250, 1/125, 1/60, 1/30, 1/15, 1/8 etc).
lighting ratios.
today we have learnt abou lighting ratios, this is where you can use different lighting strenths on the object you are photographing. a 1:1 lighting ratio is when two softboxes are placed on either side of the object it is called 1:1 lighting because the object will have even amount of light from each softbox on it.
if one of the softbox lights was on double power and the other had not been changed it would be 2:1 lighting ratio as the light from the first box will have twice the power of light hitting the object. this would show a more highlighted side to the object.
high key lighting:
high key lighting is when there is less contrast and shadows in the photo. there will be a strong light source, this can often create an upbeat mood to the photo.
low key lighting:
this is where parts of the object are accentuated from contours and highlights. while other parts of the object are thrown into shade, low key lighting usually uses a higher lighting ratio such as 8:1.
I am going to capture images of a 1:1, 2:1, 4:1, 6:1 lighting ratio to demonstrate how the subject will look.
objects assignment.
learning outcomes that are going to be assessed:
Understand fundamental theories of light, lighting and image capture
Demonstrate an awareness of camera formats including digital and relevant film based systems
Design and construct basic sets working indipendantly and as a member of a team
Create darkroom and digital images using fundamental imaging processes and image storage techniques
Adhere to health and safety practice and regulation guidelines
Demonstrate an awareness of the utilisation of object-based photography
Task:
You are required to produce a paper nased portfolio of 6 objects photographs. whilst there are no strict instructions on the type of photographs you must make, you should respond to each of the following study areas:
1: Close up and Macro
2: Mini set build
3: Commercial product
4:Highly reflective subjects
5: Historical Objects and their narrative
you are expected to use the lighting techniques that you have learnt, and each photo you hand in you have to complete a written evaluation of the work involved in its production, around 150 words each.
