Did you discover any photographers that inspired you this semester?
Michael Kenna:
· British-born photographer
· Black and white landscapes
· Dusk and Dawn
· San Francisco, Japan, France and England.
Tom Paiva:
· Freelance photographer
· Passion is night photography
· Urban settings & moonlit landscapes
· Based in California
Thursday, May 27, 2010
FINAL FOLIO QUESTIONS :)
DIGITAL FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY (ACF3003)
· SANYO DIGITAL CAMERA
· 12.1 MEGAPIXELS (3X OPTICAL ZOOM)
· NIGHT PORTRAIT (Subject with night background)
· FLASH AND NO-FLASH PHOTGRAPHY
What have you done?
· Night Photography (dusk)
· Available light or Flash
· Pictures of night scenes - with no moving objects
· Choose a subject: Braybrook, Kealba Quarry, My Home & Street, Watergardens(StationStreet) & Docklands
· Chose to take the photos at Dusk because there is a nice poise between the afterglows from the sun.
· Synthetic lights of street lamps, office buildings and car lights etc.
Why have you done it?
· Night Portrait: Allows the shutter to stay open long enough to properly expose the setting/surroundings.
· I experimented with flash and no flash. The flash is good when you want to light the people in the foreground and freeze the action.
· Background is evident; subject is shimmering with some cool light. Background is most likely blurred.
· Shows a distinct point between night and day
· If there is motion in the background, you’ll get some natural blurring of those subjects.
· Realism and visual importance.
How did you get there?
· Experimenting with the camera and the functions. I found a style that I loved and went from there.
· I love the finished photograph.
· It looks dreamlike and bizarre. I love the blurred effect.
· Some effects from the photograph look like paintings/drawings (pencils)
· SANYO DIGITAL CAMERA
· 12.1 MEGAPIXELS (3X OPTICAL ZOOM)
· NIGHT PORTRAIT (Subject with night background)
· FLASH AND NO-FLASH PHOTGRAPHY
What have you done?
· Night Photography (dusk)
· Available light or Flash
· Pictures of night scenes - with no moving objects
· Choose a subject: Braybrook, Kealba Quarry, My Home & Street, Watergardens(StationStreet) & Docklands
· Chose to take the photos at Dusk because there is a nice poise between the afterglows from the sun.
· Synthetic lights of street lamps, office buildings and car lights etc.
Why have you done it?
· Night Portrait: Allows the shutter to stay open long enough to properly expose the setting/surroundings.
· I experimented with flash and no flash. The flash is good when you want to light the people in the foreground and freeze the action.
· Background is evident; subject is shimmering with some cool light. Background is most likely blurred.
· Shows a distinct point between night and day
· If there is motion in the background, you’ll get some natural blurring of those subjects.
· Realism and visual importance.
How did you get there?
· Experimenting with the camera and the functions. I found a style that I loved and went from there.
· I love the finished photograph.
· It looks dreamlike and bizarre. I love the blurred effect.
· Some effects from the photograph look like paintings/drawings (pencils)
Monday, May 17, 2010
Sunday, May 16, 2010
My Favorite 2 Images:
Image 1: Image 2:
Image 1: No Flash - The camera basically did all the work. When taking this photo I could not see anything. It was pitch dark and was taken approx 10.30pm.
Image 2: With Flash - This photo was taken approx 8.10pm. It was also pitch dark outside. This was captured with a flash obviously. Note the differences between Image 1 & 2.
Image 1 reminds me of surreal imagery whilst Image 2 looks more like a sketch. I personally love both styles, hence my two best photos.
Image 1: No Flash - The camera basically did all the work. When taking this photo I could not see anything. It was pitch dark and was taken approx 10.30pm.
Image 2: With Flash - This photo was taken approx 8.10pm. It was also pitch dark outside. This was captured with a flash obviously. Note the differences between Image 1 & 2.
Image 1 reminds me of surreal imagery whilst Image 2 looks more like a sketch. I personally love both styles, hence my two best photos.
FINAL FOLIO: 3
My Final-Folio will consist of 36 photographs. All photos portray blurred photography. The images have been taken over 5 different locations (all at dusk)
The set of 36 photos contain: Images which have been taken using flash photography and images captured without flash.
The setting on the camera is Night Portait a.k.a Subject with night background.
FOLIO: 2 (changed idea)
Still sticking with the idea of night photography, I decided to try no flash photography and see what the images would look like. After playing around with the settings on the camera I found a style that I particularly loved. The images that I will use for my final folio show a distinct point between day and night.
See Samples Above:
IDEAS FOR FOLIO: 1
I decided to base my final folio on night-photography. I like images which are taken between dusk and dawn. I love how different types of light can make a picture something more than what it actually is. The 4 pictures above where taken using flash photography.
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