AO1
Developing ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical ad critical understanding.
Colour Brainstorm
Ideas 1
After brainstorming the theme of colour I came up with possible ideas for photographs and a final piece. I thought the best way to display the theme of colour was through lights.
My first idea was to use a long exposed shutter speed while taking pictures in the main areas of central London. The slow shutter would create lines with the lights while keeping the buildings still (eg. Big Ben). I had yet to decide if the images would be best taken at night or during the day. As a final piece for this idea I thought about bringing some of the famous landmarks all over London into one photograph. The buildings would be in the background, still, while a busy road of exposed car lights in front. |
Idea 2
Once I thought of the first idea I developed it by focusing more on the colours in the photographs. After capturing the buildings and lights I would attempt to photoshop one colour on each of the images. for example one image would have just red lights. A final piece for this idea would be a series of images of each landmark in the city and each photograph would focus on a different colour.
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Idea 3
To add more colour to my idea i thought of putting a sunset in the images. I would either blend the different colours on the road from the cars or have different shades of colour for the sunset. For the final piece I would have all landmarks together as in my first idea and have different oranges or pinks (sunset colours) in the sky behind the building.
The other idea of this final piece would be to have all of its original colour except for the car lights from the slow shutter speed again like in my second idea, however, instead of having a series I would have one image but different colours blending in to the lights. |
Mauren Brodbeck
Brodbeck is a photographer born in 1974. She trained in visual arts and graduated in photography and design.
She did a series called 'urbanscape and cityscape' which included buildings from LA and Geneva. She said ' the idea is to photograh buildings as people'. She coloured the main building in the photgraph depending on the colour of the building or the season.
She did a series called 'urbanscape and cityscape' which included buildings from LA and Geneva. She said ' the idea is to photograh buildings as people'. She coloured the main building in the photgraph depending on the colour of the building or the season.
Brodbeck's style or theme in this project of hers was mainly using block, bold colours to fill the building in her photographs. Although I find this idea of hers very simple it does have the effect of focusing on her main object by just changing the colour.
I liked this image of hers in particular as it uses different tones instead of blocks and also how she made the rest of the photo black and white to steal any other focus that wasnt on the building. I also think her choice of colour made the object look more important than it would in the original image.
I liked this image of hers in particular as it uses different tones instead of blocks and also how she made the rest of the photo black and white to steal any other focus that wasnt on the building. I also think her choice of colour made the object look more important than it would in the original image.
Brodbeck Experimentation
After researching Mauren Brodbeck I experimented by taking photographs of buildings and editing them in her style to try and understand her work. After capturing the image I used photoshop to fill the building with a bright, block colour.
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Michael Bosanko
Michael Bosanko is a photographer who has produced many photographs, for his 'Night Trails' series he used a slow shutter speed for long exposure in his images.This effect shows the movement in his images. Images taken with a slow shutter speed need to be taken at night as the longer the exposure, the more light is let in. Because these images are taken at night, the light trails from the cars are the main focus and stand out more in the image which ends up looking like bright lights running through the dark roads.
Night Trails
This is one of my preferred images by Bosanko. It links to my idea of colour in the city as the main focus in the photograph is the blur of the red, London bus. The stillness of street in comparison to the bus shows the speed and movement on the roads and makes it look like there is a lot happening in the image.
Light Paintings
Michael Kenna
Michael Kenna is photographer born in 1953, England. He's studied photography at many schools and has won multiple awards. He's travelled all over the world to capture images, and although he mainly focuses on black and white images, some of his photographs have long exposure. What I like most about some of his pictures is that it is very defined. The black and white colour of the buildings or background make the lights stand out more and really show detail in the images as there is a high contrast on them. These images would have been captured high up as its almost a birds eye view of the buildings and roads.
AO2
Experiment with and select appropriate resources , media,materials ,techniques and processes , reviewing and refining their ideas as the work develops.
Five Rules Of Composition
- Filling the frame
- Framing the subject
- Vantage point
- Depth of field
- Rule of thirds
Filling The Frame.
_Filling the frame is one of the five rules of
composition. The entire image should be of that one object, other
objects or unnecessary backgrounds should be excluded as it is only a
distraction and may draw attention away from the main focus in your
image. The purpose of this is to show the detail of what is being
captured. It could also give your photograph a more dramatic effect if
you fill the frame with just a section of the object to show the power
of it without revealing the entire thing.
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Framing the subject.
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Filling the frame is using natural or man-made objects to frame and help to focus on another main subject. The main object is usually bright and in focus whereas the frame is dark and pixelated.
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Vantage Point
Vantage point is the angle and view point the photograph is taken from. this can effect how the object is displayed. if you take a photograph from below something it would make it seem powerful and greater whereas taking it over the object would make it seem smaller and less meaningful. Most pictures are easily take from a front view, however, taking it from a different angle and position would make it more appealing to the audience and make the object seem more interesting and less ordinary.
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Depth Of Field
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Depth of field is the amount in focus in a picture. It is set by the aperture which is the amount of light that is let in.
Aperture size, focal length and focus point are the three main ways to control the depth of field. A small aperture will produce a greater depth of field than a wide aperture. A wide angle lens will produce a greater depth of field than a telephoto lens. If you use a small aperture with a wide lens you increase depth of field, while a wide aperture with a long lens can restrict sharpness to a tiny area. You can focus on one particular object by using the portrait mode or selecting a lower f-stop on the aperture priority setting. If you want to focus on everything in the image you should use a larger f-stop focuses on everything in the photograph and often has a vanishing point. |
Rule Of Thirds
Rule of thirds is a guideline that helps to place the object or subject in a photograph to help it look more appealing to the audience and to draw more attention to it. It can be seen as a grid divided into four lines or nine squares which section the image to help line the focus.
If an object is equally spaced out in the centre of the image it may seem boring or ordinary. Moving it to the sides or up or down would make the object more interesting and could also, if needed, include any of the other grounds in |
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AO3
Record in visual and/or other forms ideas, observations, and insights relevant to intentions demonstrating an ability to reflect on work and progress
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The work of Michael Bosanko inspired my photographs. I went to certain parts of central London to capture the landmarks such as Big ben, the London eye and the Harrods building which was lit up for christmas. I used a slow shutter speed include all the lights and colours in the picture. This technique displayed the liveliness in the city. The lights and building were able to stand out more as I captured them after sunset.
Best Photographs - Slideshow
Torch Experimentation - Slideshow
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I began to experiment using long exposure and a torch. i had the shutter open for a long time while drawing out in the different patterns and lines using the light. To link this experiment with Kenna I changed the function on the camera to monochrome which made the image black and white from the camera. These photographs were taken at night so the light from the torch stood out more and become the main focus.
Kenna Inspired - City - Slideshow
After researching the colour and lights of Michael Bosanko and the black and white effect from Michael Kenna I decided to experiment by joining the two together. Having an image black and white but exposing the colour of the main focus in the photograph. With my idea I have decided to take photographs of main areas of London using a slow shutter speed so more is exposed and the car lights are included. This shows the movement and liveliness of the City and also exaggerates the vibrancy of it. I will be experimenting using photoshop to unsaturate the colour of the image except for the lights.
Editing using photoshop
Once i decided my final idea, I used photoshop to edit my original photograph. After adding different layers, I made the top layer black and white and used the eraser tool over the lights to expose the colour underneath. This brought focus on the lights and links back to the theme of colour.
AO4 - Personal Presentation
Present a personal, informed and meaningful response demonstrating critical understanding, realising intentions and, where appropriate, making connections between visual, written, oral or other elements