Work Record 2

Contact Sheet 

My intentions for this shoot were to capture old architecture. To do this I travelled to nearby churches  and photographed them in different ways. I wanted to capture the different textures and details that these older buildings have in order to juxtapose them with more modern architecture. 

My Best Images 

I have chosen this image because I like the fact that it has been taken of the entire front of the church. I do like images that focus on the fine detailing however I also like the way that the entire building can be represented in one image meaning there are many different elements that have come together. 

I have chosen this as one of my best images because I feel as though it looks at the intricate detail of an old building which I like because this can be used to show the juxtaposition of the way in which different buildings have been and are made. When taking this photo I used an aperture of f/8. This is because I was taking a photo of a specific piece of the building rather than the entire building. By using this aperture I was still able to capture a wide depth of field however I did take a photo of an entire landscape. 

I have chosen this image as one of my best because I like the composition of the image. I like the fact that the building is in the centre of the image and there is nothing else in the photo but sky. This immediately draws in your attention to the architectural structure rather than things that may be in the background. I do feel as though the right side of this image is slightly over exposed however I would like to try and correct this within photoshop. To take this photo I used an aperture of f14 which I feel was appropriate as I wanted to capture a wide depth of field. I also used a shutter speed of 1/200. I feel as though the reason why the right side is slightly over exposed is due to the sun directly being in this place within the photo. If I had of tried to stop this from happening then the contrast within the rest of the image would not have been correct. 

I like this photos because the detail on the door is extremely interesting. I also like this image due to the composition and the use of foreground and background. I think its interesting how the tree is in the foreground and the building is in the background because it gives the image depth and makes it more aesthetically pleasing. 

I have chosen this as one of my best images because I like that it is very different to the rest of the images that I have taken. The gravestones in this photo are pieces of architecture as architecture is ................. I like the way that these represent people that have died and the respect that we have for them. I like the connotations of this image. I also like the composition of the photo because I took the photo from a low angle which makes the gravestones take up the main part of the image. I like this because I feel like it represents the importance of them.  

I have chosen this image as one of my best because I like the leading line within the centre of the image. The architecture itself is creating a line that draws your attention to the way the building is constructed. 

Images that require improvement 

I have chosen this as an image that requires improvement because I did not use a tripod to capture this image therefore I feel as though the photo is not completely straight. If I used a tripod I would have been able to capture the image at the exact angle that I would have liked therefore if I were to re take this photo I would use a tripod. 

This image is very under exposed. The day that this photo was taken was a very bright and sunny day. When capturing this image I used an ISO of 400 however due to the bright weather I feel that this was too high and I should have used ISO 100. I believe that this is the reason why my image is under exposed.

Camera Settings 

When completing this shoot I used an aperture that ranged from f/16 to f/8. I used this range due to the different images that I was taking throughout the shoot. When using an aperture of f/16 I was shooting photos that were more like landscape photography meaning that I was shooting a wide angle of what was in front of me, for example an entire building. When shooting using an aperture of around f/8 I was taking photos of more precise details of a building rather than the building as a whole. During the entire shoot I used an ISO range of 100 - 400. This was because there were some situations when the sun went in and I was photographing in more shaded conditions. I do feel as though in some situations I used too high of an ISO for the weather condition that I was shooting in and this resulted in some images being under and over exposed. When looking at the shutter speed used in the shoot I mainly used a shutter speed of 1/125. This was because I wanted to capture images that were very clear and by using this shutter speed I ensured that I froze motion rather than captured it because then I would have had movement within my image that I did not want.

 Experimentation 1

I have used the same editing technique for two different images. This is why the step by step involves completing the same thing but with two different photos. 

Firstly I opened the two images that I wanted to use in photoshop. I then edited each of the images by altering the brightness and contrast and using the curves tool to adjust the contrast slightly further. 

I then changed one of the images to black and white and used the sliders provided to alter the tones of specific areas within the photo. I then printed each of the images.

Once the images were printed I used a ruler to mark the halfway point on each edge of the image. I did this for the coloured image and the black and white image. 

I them mined up each of the marks I had made on both the images to create a rectangular shape. 

Once I had drawn the lines I was left with the image above. I then used a craft knife and a cutting board to cut along each of the lines for both of the images. I then switched around the different parts of the sections to create the final piece. 

Below is the final edit I created. 

Experimentation 2

Firstly I altered oen of the images I was using to black and white using this tool in photoshop. I also altered the tones within the image using the sliders provided. 

To achieve this edit I used two images, one printed on tracing paper and one altered to black and white in photoshop. I also used a craft knife and a cutting board. Firstly I drew the triangles onto the tracing paper which gave me a template of where I needed to cut. I then used the craft knife to cut out the triangles I had drawn. I then stuck these triangles onto the other image in the desired position.

Below is the final edit I created.  

Experimentation 3

To create this edit I used the same technique as my second experimentation however I cut the tracing paper image into squares instead of triangles to create a different effect. 

Below is the final edit I created. 

Experimentation 4

To create this edit I placed two photos into photoshop and then I altered each one to black and left each of them in colour. I then printed each image out in both black and white and colour ensuring that one of them was printed on tracing paper. I then stuck each image over the other, placing the image with tracing paper over the top. 

I then placed both of these photos together showing the juxtaposition between the two. 

Below is the final edit I created. 

Artist Influence 

Within this work record I have been influenced by Paul Citroen, Daniela Zalcman and Harry Kaufman. Paul Citroen uses collaging with different photos of buildings to create one image. I have used his idea of using parts of images to create on photos however I have attempted to go beyond his concepts and look at using geometric shapes that have been cut out and stuck back together. I have not used a collaging technique however my work relates to Paul Citroen's because I have used pars of images and stuck them together in a slightly abnormal way. I have been influenced by Harry Kaufman because he photographs landscapes that have direct juxtaposition within it. I have used this idea and during the time I was in Paris I found some juxtaposition of architecture that was built next to each other. I decided to then go beyond Kaufman's ideas and look at inspiration from Daniella Zalcman. I decided to do this because many of my other edits have been influenced by her and by bringing in some of the ideas I have got from her work I feel like all of my images link together in a more meaningful way. This means that I will have a better final series of images. I have used the image I took using direct juxtaposition, printed it off again on tracing paper and cut out a building which I have then stuck back onto the original image. This links to Daniella Zalcman because she used overlaying of different images which is what I have done but I have altered this slightly.  

Comparison

Below on the left is an example of Daniella Zalcman's work and on the right is an example of my work. My work relates to this artists because I have used the idea of overlapping photos with different opacities (using tracing paper) however I have attempted to go beyond the artists concepts and use different geometric shapes within the overlapping image. 

Below on the left is an example of Paul Citroen's work and on the right is an example of my work. My work relates to this photographer because I have used the idea of cutting up parts of an image and replacing them in a different position. This is what Paul Citroen does as he uses parts from different images, breaks them up and re places them to create an image that look completely different.