In comparison to London I did the same in Edinburgh, taking my camera around the city , capturing the environment to show a transition between two different cities. I found the most interesting difference was the architecture. Whilst London was extremely modern and the majority of the external building was made out of glass, where most of the buildings in Edinburgh were made from the exact kind of stone. There was also little building work in Edinburgh.Exploring two different city environments was an interesting way to draw conclusions about the differing values between environments. This comparison showed how Edinburgh take pride in their traditionalism and London is focused on modernity and expansion.
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This task was about capturing empty public spaces in the environment. I decided to focus on presenting the school in quite dismal ways by enhancing the contrast and decreasing the saturation to present the coldness of an environment. In the bottom 4 images I edited them in black and white and adapted the original colouring in the images to enhance the environment, by making them look more gritty and dirty, not only to present the coldness of an environment but also to create a new perspective in a space. Initially you view the area as a plain school, but the photo edits create a new focus in the environment,
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Cornillet's work consists of eliminating elements on the environment to be left with simplified structures. "The infinite nuances of concrete, makes us aware of the wealth of the material and of the remains left by the humans and by Time passing by. Even if the architectures seem austere, spaces seeming uninhabited, dehumanised, Cornillet creates a particular poetry and a mesmerising mysticism."
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Irvin Penn |
Penn's 1948 corner portraits
Each subject was asked to position in a small corner (sharper than 90°) created with two studio flats pushed together and a carpet on the floor. "The photographic studio ceases to be a neutral environment to become an active agent in the creation of the photographic reality." With the corner portraits, the studio becomes a veritable architectural limiter of the subject movements. Similarly I wanted to recapture this idea of creating a surreal environment, not only through the abstract structure but also using obscure lens angles. |
Evaluation: The saturation of the images creates a harsh dense tone to the confined environment. Similarly the paper's crinkled texture elevates the confined space with deep lines running through out. However the position of the subject could have been explored further in enhancing the confined environment.
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Conceptual photographer, Estelle Choe born in LA merges photography with Photoshop to create digital manipulations that convey notions and ideas that linger in the everyday environment. Choe specifically captures elements of society that she feels is overlooked in her environment. Her intentions as a photographer is to trigger contemplation and shed light on "the little things we tend to forget."
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Technique Nicolas Roger uses the water "as a brush or knife serves a painter." His intentions are to show how the deformations of a reflection confront what we see with reality. , he deforms nature and creates a new vision through natural manipulation. With out using special effects whilst capturing the water he creates natural, abstract beauty. |
Janet Waters uses a macro lens on bubbles with colour dyes. The macro lens allows her to focus on a small aspect of the environment. She uses all kinds of liquids, bubbles, food dye, and soapy water. Where many artists like to have control of their final product, Waters actually counts on the unpredictable nature of liquids to create her captivating abstract designs and sense of surrealism. "Waters has an intense talent for finding the perfect angles of light to form interesting, tactile textures. The edges of simple bubbles resemble pieces of wire, small coins, or fancy jewelry"Originally a painter, Waters was never
fully able to translate her ideas onto a canvas with acrylics or oils. Through photography, she uses what she calls “photographic paint,” which allows her to produce these spectacular compositions. |
Evaluation: The variety of thick jelly like texture and light floaty ink create a contrast in the environment andd the images successfully portray a surreal environment. However it would be more interesting to start contrasting surreal elements of the environment with reality, e.g by adding a human subject.
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For this development I decided to continue using people, however I decided to focus on different elements on the environment. I looked at flour specifically and the impact it has on the environment when used in creative ways. To create these series of photograph I set up a black sheet in my garden, using a shutter speed of 1/600 allowed me to capture the flour in motion. Then on photoshop I increased the contrast and changed the photo colour filter to change the tone of the image. My intentions were to transform the flour into creating an abstract environment. The bursts of flour replicate smoke.
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These images deeply explore the relationship with smoke in the environment. Smoke has connotations with suffocation and thickness, however combined with the colour and the woodland setting the smoke is actually softened to a light fluffy texture that uncontrollably diffuses into the environment which creates a natural beauty. Although I was considering using the images for my final piece I decided I would rather emphasise just the fake environment rather than contrast the real against the fake. I decided to photograph the holi powder in the studio one more time as the powder creates an interesting and unique environment as each shot can never be captured again, giving more complexity and individualism to each shot.
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