Final Evaluation

Personally I think my final six images went well, I was more pleased with how my light painting turned out the most especially compared to the double exposure and projection techniques. 

I have learnt a huge amount of this brief. I now know numerous of techniques that I can just do when before, I never knew that they could be apart of photography. The techniques that I have learnt are: 

• Light Painting
• Double Exposure 
• Projection 
• Scanograms 
• Emulsion Transfers 
• Joiners

Out of this brief, I most enjoyed doing the light painting. The reason on why I enjoyed this one the most is because of how creative you can just be. Also, it's not as if it's a 'task', it's something which you can do is fun and go freely with it. 

This brief has developed me more of into a photographer. Not just because I have experience the techniques myself but because I have looked into it all, researched it, searched up photographers that do these styles of photography and by this, it has pushed me further up than what I was. 

I could see my work that I have created on advertisements which you will basically see wherever when you're out. For example, boarders, papers, etc. or just on TV. The reason on why I think my work could be on advertisements is purely because of the lighting painting technique which you see on my final six images (the example 2). I personally think this one would go well as not only is it light painting but I personally think it'll make a good still life for when they advertise items. Glasses, drinks, etc. 

Double Exposure

Double Exposure

What is 'double exposure' in photography? 

Double exposure is one of the techniques that can be used in photography. Double exposure is normally done by taking two separate photos which then can be introduced later on in Photoshop when you combine both images together. This is done by placing one image over the other one and messing around with the 'opacity' to the way you like it. 

To do this technique, you will need the following: 

• A camera
• A model (optional) 
• Tripod (optional) 

My images

Evaluation: 

Likes:  What I like about this image is that how simple but effect it looks with the 'gloomy', dark background.

Dislikes: What I dislike about this image is that is the colour tone of the model. 

What I could do better: What I think that I could of done better is change the brightness of the model and made it slightly darker.

Evaluation: 

Likes:  What I like about this image is how simple it is and not over the top. 

Dislikes: What I dislike about this image is the background as it's not as clear. 

What I could do better: What I think that I could of done better is chosen a different background to make the image a whole lot better. 

Evaluation: 

Likes:  What I like about this is how there isn't just one model but there is three.

Dislikes: What I dislike about this image is that each model is faded the exact same way.

What I could do better: What I think that I could of done better would be removing the brick wall that is showing threw with the original background layer. 

Light Painting

Light Painting 

What is 'light painting' in photography? 

Light painting is one of the techniques that can be used in photography. Light painting is usually performed at night or in a dark area. This is so the photographer can introduce different lighting elements. Every duration of exposure will differ, some from 5 minutes long, a few seconds or even up to several hours. Lighting elements can be introduced directly or indirectly using torches, mobile phones or anything that lets out light, etc. 

Light painting is one of the subjects that you'll find enjoyable as it is fascinating and enchanting. 

To do this technique, you will need the following: 

• DSLR camera
• Tripod 
• Flash light
• Darkroom 

My images

Evaluation: 

Likes: What I like about this image is the colour of the light painting. I like this colour because it's a bright, strong, vibrant colour. 

Dislikes: What I dislike about this image is that the light painting is all clunked together.

What I could do better: What I think that I could of done better would be doing the light painting more spacious rather than all together in one. 

 Evaluation: 

Likes: What I like about this image is how the light painting overlaps the first original love heart that I drew. I think overlapping your drawing will give it a more greater effect than just drawing one single love heart. 

Dislikes: What I dislike about this image is that you notice the flash on the image where I have turned my flash on and off to overlap it. 

What I could do better: What I think that I could of done better would be doing the love heart more neater, meaning all the curves and edges will be in the same place but still slightly shifting the love heart to give it that effect. 

Evaluation: 

Likes:  What I like about this image is how bright and thick torch outlines around the bike.

Dislikes: What I dislike about this image is that the background isn't black. 

What I could do better: What I think that I could of done better would be doing the outline more neater and carefully to make the image look 10x better.

Final Images

Projection Photography 

Example 1

Example 2

How did I do it?

These two images are examples of 'projection' photography. I did this by using the following: 

• A computer
• A camera
• A projector 
• A white background drop 
• A photo to project 
• A model 
• A tripod (optional) 

Once I took both of these images I uploaded them to Photoshop. 

What did I do? (Example 1) 

Firstly, I cropped the image to get rid of the unwanted bits that I didn't want. I then changed the 'brightness/contrast' on the 'adjustments' panel to '22%' and 39%'. After that I then moved onto the 'photo filter' and changed the 'density' right down to '1%'. 

What did I do?  (Example 2)

Firstly, I changed the 'brightness/contrast' to '26%' and '91%'. This is purely because without that change the original photo is just completely dull and boring. After that I then moved onto the 'hue/saturation' and changed both of them slightly up to '+4%'. 

Evaluation (Example 1) 

Likes: What I like about this image is the colours that is being projected. This is purely because the colours come across very 'calm' as they're not too overpowering and vibrant. 

Dislikes: What I dislike about this image is that the projection is slightly too dark in places. 

What I could do better: What I think that I could of done better would be the change of the model's position and pose. 

Evaluation (Example 2) 

Likes: What I like about this image is how the pattern seems to swirl into one place with the bright, vibrant colours making it stand out even further. 

Dislikes: What I dislike about this image is that you can't really make out what the model look likes as the colours are too overpowering on the face. 

What I could do better: What I think that I could of done better would of been to try and un-crease the background drop as that simple mistake ruins the picture completely. 


Light Painting

Example 1

Example 2

How did I do it?

These two images are examples of 'light painting' photography. I did this by using the following: 

• A camera
• A black background drop 
• Torch 
• Model/Item 

Once I took both of these images I uploaded them to Photoshop. 

What did I do? (Example 1) 

Firstly, I cropped the image to get rid of the unwanted negative space. Once I did that I then moved onto the 'brightness/contrast' on the 'adjustments' panel and changed the contrast right up to make the background appear more darker. Thirdly, I then moved onto the 'colour balance' this is then where I changed the colour of the torch into a pink colour by moving it down to 'magenta' . I did this because the original colour of the torch was a dull, yellowy colour which didn't look nice.

What did I do? (Example 1) 

Firstly, I went to the 'brightness/contrast' and changed the contrast right up to get rid of the unwanted bright bits which should of appeared black. Secondly, I changed the brightness slightly higher to make the glass more noticeable and clear. Once that was done I then moved onto the main focus, light painting. I firstly messed around with the 'hue/saturation' and changed them both up slightly. After that I then went onto the 'colour balance', this is where I changed the colour of the light painting which you can see circling around the glass. The original colour was a dark, dull blue colour and with the 'colour balance' I turned it down to 'cyan' this then made the dark, dully colour appeared more light and vibrant. Lastly, I then changed the layer from 'normal' to 'luminosity'.

Evaluation (Example 1) 

Likes: What I like about this image is the colour of the light painting which goes around the model's body. 

Dislikes: What I dislike about this image that the image doesn't really have anything to do it apart from a simple outline. 

What I could do better: What I think that I could of done better would of been doing the outline more better by taking my time and go into every single detail as possible to give it that greater effect. 

Evaluation (Example 2) 

Likes: What I like about this image is how the light painting spirals around the glass. 

Dislikes: What I dislike about this image is that there is hardly any light paint. 

What I could do better: What that I think I could of done better is focus more on the actual technique than making the actual picture look nicer with different things. 

Double Exposure

Example 1

Example 2

How did I do it?

These two images are examples of 'double exposure'  in photography. I did this by using the following: 

• A camera
• A model
• Outdoors (tree) 

Once I took both of these images I uploaded them to Photoshop. 

What did I do? (Example 1)  

I got this image by editing two single photos which I had taken separately. One photo was of a model stood in front of a brick wall and the other of a tree on the college campus. I first uploaded the photo which I would like as my background and that was the tree image. Secondly, I uploaded the other and dragged that over the following one I uploaded first. Thirdly, after that was done I then moved on and changed the 'opacity' to '51%' and kept the 'fill' the same at '100%' which then led me to my final image of a double exposure but I wanted to make it more interesting so I duplicated the picture of the model twice by putting one beside the original picture of the model and one in between. After that, I used the 'background eraser' tool to blend the model x2 further in the background whilst leaving one to stand out.  


What did I do? (Example 1)  

I got this image by editing two single photos which I had taken separately. One photo was of a model which I had taken in the college studio in front of a black background drop and the other was a picture of a bigger tree that I took in the park. Firstly, I uploaded the photo which I wanted to be as my background (tree image). I cropped the image to give it more of a square, smaller look than a long, rectangular look. I then changed the colour of the image into the black and white effect.  Once I did that I then focused on my other image which I also uploaded into Photoshop. When uploaded, I went around the model using the 'background eraser' tool to get rid of the the black background so I then could drag it over to the first original picture that I uploaded first. I then changed the 'brightness/contrast' to '97%' and '-50%'  Last and least I then moved onto changing my 'opacity' to '80%' leaving my the 'fill' at '100%' still. 

Evaluation (Example 1) 

Likes: What I like about this image is that it has a 'dreamy' mood to it. I think it gives you this impression because it has a picture of the model x3 in the photos that fade further and further in the background expect one (the original). 

Dislikes: What I dislike about this image is that you can notice a brick wall in the background as well the original background of the tree where I didn't remove the background behind the model.  

What I could do better: What I think that I could of done better is to made the background of the tree a little bit more noticeable and stronger than the picture that lays over it.                                   

Evaluation (Example 2) 

Likes: What I like about this image is where it has no colour effect apart from black and white.

Dislikes: What I dislike about this image is that it is a bit boring because it hasn't got anything to it. 

What I could do better: What I think that I could of done better is using a different background to make the image more interesting and not similar to the first example.

Projection Photography

Projection Photography

What is 'projection' photography? 

Projection is one of the techniques that you can use in photography. Projection photography is basically where you'll find an photograph that you like or have a captured yourself and project it. Majority of projection photography is projected onto models but also can be used on still life objects. 

This technique is one of the subjects that is more fun, creative and interesting compared to other genres in photography. The reason on why this is because projection photography is more 'fun' than other subjects as this technique could just be done for fun and experimental purposes. 

Also, you can get different genres of projection photography. For example, fashion projection, art projection. 

To get a greater and better effect whilst doing this technique, it is better to wear white. This is then because the projection will show up clearly and fully unlike if you was wearing dark clothing. 

To do this technique, you will need to have the following:

• Projector
• Background to project on
• Computer         

              

My images

Evaluation: 

Likes: What I like about this image is that the colours are not to over-powering, meaning you're still able to see the models existent.

Dislikes: What I dislike about this image is that I find this background that is protected onto the model is a bit boring, uninteresting and unexciting.  

What I could do better: What I think that I could of done better would be a change background that is being projected.

Evaluation: 

Likes: What I like about this image is the background that is projected. This is because this background gives it a more of a 'creative' feel as it's a bunch of colours splatted like paint.

Dislikes: What I dislike about this image is that it is quite hard to visualize the model of how dominant and constitutive it is throughout the background. 

What I could do better: What I think that I could of done better would be a change of where the model is positioned. If I was to do this again, I would move the models position slight to the right hand side where as the colours are not strong and vibrant.

Evaluation: 

Likes: What I like about this image is that the colours are not consist all the way through on the background which is completely different compared to the other two images above. 

Dislikes: What I dislike about this image is that it's a bit too simple. Especially with the majority of the colours being dull.

What I could do better: What I think that I could of done better if I was to do it again would be doing a close up shot of this image as I think it would make it more clear and interesting. 

Research Techniques

Researching the following Techniques


Scanograms

''Scanograms'', also known as 'scannography' too, this is referred to scanner in Photography. Scanograms is processing the captured. Digitalised images of objects for the purpose of creating printable art using a 'flatbed' photo with a CCD (charge-coupled device) array capturing device. 

Scanography Artist - Elena Kropaneva

''Elena Kropaneva'' was the first russian scannographer.
She studies for Masters at Ural State Academy of Architecture and Arts in Russia, Ekaterinburg. She creates scannographies, with dreamy, soft and feeling-full elements.
Her scenografs are not just do with flowers, papers and other everyday-life things, but also portraits (mostly they are self-portraits) but sometimes she'll get her friends also to "pose" for her. She'd also use minimum of Photoshop, only for either cropping, brightness/contrast and saturation. 

When she is scanning, she tries to understand and imagine how things, emotion and feelings would look if to observe them by different ''eyes'' and different ''time''. 

Some examples of Kropaneva's work below and my opinion on the following pictures

Kropaneva's scanography work is more feminine, effortlessly and each different picture makes you feel different kind of emotions as they make you think deeply because the pictures come across unexplainable but yet also tells a story. 

Emulsion Transfers - 

''Polaroid Transfer'' is a photographic image-transfer process or you either could just use it as a print making technique, which uses ''Polaroid film''. By doing it this way, your image can be used on basically any surface you want it to transfer on. 

Emulsion Transfer Artist - Guy Archard

''Guy Archard'' studied Photography at London College of Communication and graduated in 2007. Since then, he has been producing works that deal with the tension between 'beauty and material decay', exploring the transformation of surfaces during the photographic process. He sometimes often produces unique one-off pieces, with notions of loss and the effects of time at the core of his practice.
In January 2013, his first book ''almost'' was published by 'Bemo Jake Books'.

Some examples of Archard's work below and my opinion on the following pictures 

Most of Archard's work is his personal creation, but his story is open.
Archard seems to apply various modes of reproduction in his work, projecting his own manipulation on physical objects. The images combine with each other as if Archard is 'drifting between reality and unconsciousness'.

Projection Photography -

''Projection Photography'' is something which you'll be needing use of equipment. For example, a projector and any kind of pattern to be printed. This will then cause an image to be reflected on either a person or an object. 

Projection Photography Artist - Sixto-Juan Zavala

''Sixto-Juan Zavala''  is a graphic designer, illustrator, and video jockey. He has a B.F.A. in Communication Design from Texas State University. He limits himself in identity work, poster design, illustration, and their application in social media. He worked at BradfordLawton, LLC, a San Antonio based graphic design firm from 2010–2013. 
Zavala also works as art director and VJ for Essentials, a multimedia applied arts collective. 

Some examples of Zavala's work below and my opinion on the following pictures

Zavala’s work seems to reflects his interest in fashion, art, and music. For example, fashion is used within Zavala's Projection in Photography. This suggest that Zavala has a more creative side to his work then just using random images to project that don't have no explanations to why they like or have a great amount of interest on a certain something. 

Double Exposures

''Double Exposure'' is where photographic technique that combines two different images into a single image. This technique is more common and really easily to accomplish as you can edit both of the single photos in Photoshop by emerging the images together. With doing this kind of technique, you can all sorts of different, unique effects to change to your photo. For example, like an ghost image effect. 

Double Exposures Artist - Andre De Freitas

''Andre De Freitas'' is a photographer and illustrator. He studied in Full Sail University and got a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Animation. The concept of stillness captured his imagination, and he focused more on illustration. Instead of just drawing, Freita's tried to imagine himself taking photos of his subjects. That way, the illusion of stillness be a little more believable, almost like a photograph. After that, his insertion into the world of photography was almost based on instinct.

Some examples of Freita's work and my opinion on the following pictures

Majority of Freita's double exposed work mostly are in a black and white effect. This suggest to me that most of his pictures have a certain meaning. 
The images below come across to me as there is a 'better life' some elsewhere else for them and where they are now, is not the place for them. 
The images that I chosen below seem to have the city emerged into another more simple image. For example, a girl stood glazing out of a window. This double exposure seems to give that image that greater effect as it seems like it's showing you the positive side towards life but also the negative. 

Joiners 

''Joiners'' in Photography, usually involves the use of two or more separately taken images of a single scene to create a larger one by overlapping them or either by digitally merging them together.  

Joiners Artist - David Hockney

''David Hockney'' is known especially for his photo collages and paintings of Los Angeles swimming pool. Hockney was born in Bradford, England, in 1937. He attended art school in London before moving to Los Angeles in the 1960s. 
There, he painted his famous swimming pool painting and in the 1937, Hockney began working in Photography where he was creating photo collages. He called this ''joiners''. He still continues to create and exhibit art. In 2011, Hockney was voted the most ''influential British Artist of the 20th century''.

Some of Hockney's work and my opinion on the following pictures

The pictures of Hockney's work below are not the same, boring kind of photos you might normally see as they all have different 'perspectives' and was took at slightly different times. Hockney, explored and researched on what he was aiming for on his collages. Some of his collages show how the human vision works as that was one of his 'major' 'aims' to discuss. 

Abstract Images

''Abstract'' images comes from a more creative side of Photography. Abstract can lead to all sorts of different images. For example, this can lead to the  shape, form, colour, pattern and texture. The viewer is often unable to see the whole object as abstract can also lead to 'zoom burst'. The subject of the photo is often only a small part of the idea of the image.

Abstract Artist - Daniel Sroka

Photography and computers was a massive part of Sroka's life since he was young. He grew up with cameras around the house with remembering his childhood desk that his father made. Sroka's talent with art and computers helped his way through college, and lead him to his first careers as a graphic designer. He started out at a 'mom-and-pop print shop' and work his way from job to job. By making his way through jobs, he became the original director for 'Yahoo!', this is where he helped transform them into a globally-recognised brand. After he grew tired of helping others achieve their dreams and not his, he quit and turned back to his passion - Photography. He has now spent a decade carefully working on his 'unique' style of nature art.  By all this, he as been able to use his years of experience in design and marketing to go ahead with his art career, as well as run a internet business with his art. 

Some examples of Sroka's work and my opinion on the following pictures 

Sroka's work comes across as 'dreamy images' and this is out of simple basics of nature. For example, leaves, shells, flowers, and seeds. Sroka seems to have a lot of knowledge about nature so instead of just getting an abstract photo of something and leaving it as that, it comes across as he needs to experience every element of the photo to give it that special 'dream a like' image. 

Light Painting

''Light painting'' is photographic technique. In which, this includes moving a hand-held light source. For light painting, you'll be needing a dark room and a camera so you'll be able to change your shutter speed. 

Light Painting Artist - Aurora Crowley

''Aurora Crowley''  is a light painting photographer. He has beeen capturing light for more than 14 years. Before all this, he was originally doing hair, makeup, and styling on a photo shoot in 1996 when his 'good friend', and fellow artist, 'Patrick Rochon' introduced him to light painting photography. Crowley was immediately inspired by light painting, as soon as he got home that night, he began to create his imagery. Crowley focuses his photography work on he world of 'high fashion'. He shoots exquisite light paintings of some of the world's most beautiful people.  

Some examples of Crowley's work and my opinion on the following pictures 

Crowley's work comes across more of a ongoing theme than just one specific person. Majority of his shoots are of Women. Crowley has seem to shot a bunch of men for his work but when shooting women, it comes across like a completely different story as it has more elements to do it. For example, the wardrobe choice.