Shoot 1

Scanogram
First off I created my scanogram images, to do this I used a scanner, on which I placed objects which I felt represent me for the first image. This includes my camera, phone, earphones and keys, because these are objects I used every day. Whilst scanning this I kept the scanner lid open to give the image a dark, black background. I then decided to use my hand and move it down the scanner as it scanned my hand, which gives the effect of having an extremely long hand, which I think gives a good and creepy effect and is an interesting image. I like this technique and think that there can be very successful outcomes, it shows a lot of detail and can create lovely images. Although I think that my idea was good and I set out to create a good image, my  first outcome was unsuccessful, I had put in too much thought about what I will place onto the scanner to create the image and not enough thought into how I will lay out the objects on top of the scanner. But I feel my second outcome was fairly successful. There are many improvements and developments that can be made on both of these images. On developing these images I will put more thought into how I will lay out these object, such as making sure objects are the correct way round whilst being scanned and making sure they are in the frame, and also thinking about which way round I will place the objects to create a better and more clear scan of the objects for them to be more visible as to what they are, and as for the second one I will maybe add more onto the scanner other than my hand and make sure everything is shown on the scan, which I will do whilst developing this image into a final image.














Emulsion transfer

I then moved on to creating an emulsion transfer, I used an image that I have previously shot in the studio and used Photoshop to edit the photo black and white but turned the opacity down to make the image look faded. I printed this image twice, so that I could experiment with what would happen with using yellow paint as well as white. I got two different outcomes. The first outcome I created using white acrylic, which turned out to be a successful image, it looks very faded and has a vintage effect which is what I was aiming for. Whereas my second outcome I which used yellow acrylic to create was unsuccessful, most of the white sections of the image has turned yellow due to the yellow acrylic. I think that this was a good experiment and using yellow acrylic shows that I have tried different ways to create an emulsion transfer. Although this was unsuccessful, I think that using a different color acrylic could work, it would just have to match up with the picture well. Whilst creating these two images I firstly applied a thin layer of acrylic to the images and to the page I was applying the image, then once I had stuck them down left them over night to dry to give time for the acrylic to dry and to transfer the ink. I can move on from this and develop this image by taking a photograph specifically for creating an emulsion transfer, which could be another portrait or a photograph of the outdoors. I will also develop on this idea by transferring onto fabric instead of paper. Overall I think that this was a good experiment and can be developed further.
















Projection photography

Using projection photography I created this image, using an image of the galaxy and projecting it onto another member of the class as they face with their back towards me. I feel that this is a successful yet simple image, it could be developed a lot further and made more exciting. So I went into photoshop, cropped the image to take away the edges of where the background is and shadow underneath and give more focus to the main object in the image. I then started to experiment with adding different adjustment layers such as black and white and HUE/saturation. The outcome of this is the image I have shown underneath the original image, and underneath is the layers that I have shown to show the effects I have used. I used the invert adjustment layer and changed the effect to pin light to give it a completely different look, then used HUE/saturation, HUE to change the colours of the image to what I think looks better and then Saturation to change the dullness of the image, using these photoshop effects I feel makes this image look a lot more interesting and successful and I will continue to use these precesses in creating more projection photography and will move this idea forward by doing things such as creating my own image to project, by using paper and paint to create paint splatters which I think would work well with this type of photography. Or I could also go out and shoot my own image to use for this. To develop this image I need to be more creative and have more thought into creating an image to project and how I will have the model standing, and make it more than just an image projected onto the back of someone and then again using photoshop to make it more interesting and experimental.

Double exposure
To create this double exposure I went out onto the college campus and searched for some interesting things to photograph that would work well as I double exposure. I photographed a graffiti wall and a fruit bush as two separate images. I then went back to the classroom and used photoshop to expose these two images into each other. I placed the image of the fruit bush on top and played around with the effects and the opacity until I had one that I felt worked and was happy with. I like how this image has turned out because of the way they have been exposed to each other and have blended together. To experiment more with this style of photography and move it on I could change the style a little and photograph something different, such as a portrait of someone, blended with something such as the sky. From researching I have found that images using portraits have been successful and are very popular and I enjoy the way the images have turned out. Overall I am happy with this image, I feel it was successful in creating a double exposure and know how I can develop this to create an even better outcome.

Zoom burst
Moving onto zoom burst photography I went out around college and found the fruit bush I had used in the previous shoot for double exposures, as I felt that this would create a good image using zoom burst because of the colors. Whilst taking this image it appeared to be difficult to get the correct outcome, I had to experiment with how to zoom the lens before creating this final outcome. I had created a range of interesting images, some that I felt worked, and some that didn't work due to not having the correct shutter speed or not being quick enough when zooming the lens, I have shown all of the images I have created in a contact sheet to show how my shoot went and it took some experimenting and practicing to get the correct image. I felt that this image I have shown one was the most successful from this shoot. It has a focusing point and has a nice abstract/zoom effect. I enjoy this style of images and like the image I have created and to expand on this style of photography I could experiment with photographing different objects, such as faces and lights using zoom burst and see what type of outcome I get. Overall I am very pleased with this image and will continue to experiment and move on with this style of photography.





Joiners

Starting off my joiners experiment I chose images I have taken previously and went into Photoshop to experiment with creating a set of joiners. With the first two images I started off by using the rectangular marquee tool to create a range of small and large boxes around the image, whilst holding shift to be able to create a range of boxes. Once I was happy that I have a good range of boxes around the image to create a good joiner, I selected the move tool and moved the boxes slightly to a different position. I repeated this process for the first two images. To make the boxes more clear and visible and make it more clear to be a joiner, for the first images I made the box brighter and for the second I made them darker. For a first experiment I feel that these images worked well and gave me the experimenting of creating a joiner, but can be developed and improved on a lot more, in ways such as putting more thought into where the boxes will go and the effect I am going to make to the image to make it stand out more.

After creating my first two joiner images and putting in some more thought how I could make a more creative and effective joiner image I came up with the idea to create this image. In which I have used the same process, but this time instead of creating squares I have created long rectangles right the way across the image, and instead of moving them all together, I have moved the shape each time it has been created, so that each time it gets moved it moves a different distance to neither of them will me lined up, which gives the effect of the object in the images being irregular shapes. I think this image has been successful in creating a joiner and developing it from the last two images. But as always it can be developed and worked in even more and I could do this by using the same method but using an image that would give more of a weird and interesting effect such as using an image of a person. Overall I am happy with this image and feel that I have developed well and know how I can develop on this even more.

I then moved onto a different method of creating a joiner, which I created by going out and taking a photograph of one subject but photographing parts of the subject separately, using different camera angles and different distances. I then went onto Photoshop to put this image together and I did this by selecting 'File' 'Scripts' and then 'Load files into stack', which then brings up a window where I selected all the images that I wanted to include in this joiner and also making sure that the box 'Attempt to automatically align source images' is ticked, which will then make sure that Photoshop will take these images and place them where it thinks they belong. I slightly moved a few of these images to where I would like them to be and feel makes the image look better, I then slightly darkened the image using saturation because I felt it looked better. Overall I think that this images is successful and is a good example for a first experiment but can be developed and improved on by creating even more successful joiner images.



Light painting  

Finishing off my shoot with light painting, I shot these images in the studio. I created an outcome of many different image which I have shown in a contact sheet, some of them did not work due to the settings of the camera which caused the light to show up too full and the first seven shown are incorrect to the frame. Although it took a lot of thinking about creating different images and how I will create those I came out with two images that I think work well and are successful images. The first image is a creation of a trail of light, using the inspiration of Michael Bosanko, selecting the correct camera settings and having the correct lighting conditions, using glow sticks, I created this image by starting off by being stood far back and moving forward with the lights, moving them in different motions as I moved forward, creating this interesting trail of light. I like this image and has worked well and using the inspiration of a photographer who uses light painting. Some areas of improvement for this image are that I need to think more about filling the whole frame of the image and creating more of an outcome, maybe using a different scene such as shooting outdoors rather then inside in a dark studio, which is a way I could move this idea forward.
I then experimented with creating words with light painting. Again shooting the studio with the correct camera settings and this time using the light on my phone I painted the word 'LIGHTS', and also moving glow sticks about with my other hand underneath the word to give some colour into the image. I think this image has worked well and shows good experimentation. A lot of improvement would have to be made on this image, such as improving on light painting words and getting them correct so that there is only one like of each letter and also trying to change the settings or using a duller light to stop the shinning of the light behind the words. Although there is a lot of improvement to be made on this image to take this idea further and move it in, for a first try and experiment I am fairly happy with the outcome of both of these images.

Using a sparkler, I have produced a quick experiment image by using a fairly slow shutter speed to capture this light painting image by making circles with the sparkler in front of the lens. I like the outcome of this image and how the outline of the circles I created by spinning the sparkler around in a circular motion stand out, and also how the sparks coming off it are very clear. From this I know that using a sparkler to create a light painting image would create an interesting and successful outcome.