UNIT 30 Task 1a

10 Different experimental approaches

Double exposure

This is where you take two exposures to create a singular image, and a multiple exposure is where you take two or more exposures to create a single image. Multiple exposures in film are a technique is when the camera shutter is opened more than once to expose the film more than once/multiple times.

 The technique is sometimes used in cinema photography to give a visual effect of ghostly images or to add people and objects into the scene that where not originally there. When doing double/multiple exposures digitally you can make them superimposed by using photoshop this enables the images to be overlaid over each other. When using photoshop you can set the layers to multiply mode, which adds the colours together rather than making the colours of either image pale and or translucent.

Overlaying textures

When overlaying a texture digitally you just normally add a new layer with the overlay and edit the opacity of it. Analogue is very different when developing your image you want to get a piece of fabric/material and place it on top of your paper this will create an effect on your image.  

Solarisation

Solarisation is where the image recorded on a negative or a print which is reversed in tone. So this makes dark areas appear light and lighter areas appear dark. Although this technique is quite an easy concept it is hard to get consistent results because you have to be careful with the amount of light used thus making it hard to get the same result.

 Painting with the developer

Painting with a developer or also known as a chemigram is where an image is made by painting on a light-sensitive paper such as photographic paper which is used in the darkroom process. The effect this approach gives is a watercolour painting. The possibilities can be multiplied by using materials from painting with varnish, wax, oil etc.

Burning negatives

Burning negatives is simply where you burn your negatives with a candle. By using a candle flame this will manipulate and distort your negatives. The processes results end up melted, stretched, and twisted images that have colour shifts. After burning the negatives you will want to scan them in to see the final product.

Sandwiching negatives

Sandwich printing also known as sandwiching negatives, is a technique which includes you combining two negatives or slides into the film carrier. This technique is normally used to create a juxtaposition of image elements which would not occur naturally.

Photogram

A photogram is where an image is made without a camera, by placing objects directly onto the surface of a light-sensitive material for example photographic paper and then exposing it to light. The normal result is a shadow image that shows variations in tone.

Distressing negatives

There are many ways to distort a negative such as scratching, burning and distressing. You can delay clearing or never clear the negative. The chemicals left on the negative will eat the emulsion a bit and bond to it. If you leave It in the sun and let the sun heat it up this aging process will hasten. There are other ways to distress it such as stepping on them, crumple it and taking a piece of sandpaper to them.

Photomontage

Photomontage is the process of making a composite photograph by cutting, gluing, rearranging and overlapping two or more photographs in to one image. The term is formerly known as photo shopping because now a day’s people use photoshop because it is much easier and cleaner looking.

Printing through bags

Printing through bags is similar to overlay where you place the bag on top of the image to give it that effect.

UNIT 4 Primary contact 4

UNIT 4 Primary contact 3

UNIT 4 Primary contact 2

UNIT 4 contact 1

UNIT 4 Shoot contact 4

Shoot contact 3

UNIT 4 Shoot contact 2

UNIT 4 Shoot contact 1

UNIT 4 Evaluation

UNIT 4 Evaluation

The first task is primary research where we were set out to take photos of these listed subjects:

• Happy
• Fast 
• Weather 
• Character
• Busy
• Empty

After I had taken all my images I created contact sheets for each subject, and then I uploaded/printed out my contact sheets. After I then circled the contacts on which ones I chose to edit. After editing Mike had expressed that he wanted one to three photos off each student so that we could all discuss if our images represented the subjects, although we had to guess instead of knowing what images where for which subject that way we could tell if we effectively communicated the imagery of the subjects. The next task which was set was called task 1a communication, and this involved us to get a minimum of six images which grabbed my attention. 

These six images where:

-UNWomen poster by Christopher John Hunt

-Don’t talk while driving by Mallikarjun

-Sleepiness is stronger than you by Nok Pipattungku 

-Your skin colour shouldn’t dictate your future by Yann Robert

-Skin care by heroin by Clive Arrowsmith

-Quick.Slow. By Mike Parsons.

   

Out of the six images I needed two library sources, this is because we needed a variety of images for example historical and contemporary which we learned about in our film unit. After I had all my images I needed to get all of the photographers who created them, and write about what I thought was communicated through them. I also had to write about if I thought the images where effective and why, and write about if I thought the images where computer manipulated or not. The next task which is called task 1b cybercrime research. 

In this task I had to research three areas of cybercrime which were:

-Sexting

-Password Protection

-The Dark Web

For each of these areas I had to write at least 250 words describing what they were about. The next part of the task I had to find two existing images minimum for each subject, and describe,evaluate and see if they where effective at communicating. Next was the planning of my photoshoots for these subjects, and this mean’t I could create many planning sheets but I set mine at a maximum of three because I knew that at the end of the project I only needed an image per area. After I planned my photoshoots I then did some sketches of each plan and did a visual mood board to give me some inspiration. I then did my photoshoots and created contact sheets.

After the contacts I then edited some of my images and narrowed them down to one per subject, so in total three final images. After editing my images I then cropped them to an A4 size which depending on horizontal, and vertical where 297cm by 210cm and a resolution of 402. Once I fully edited my images I then put them on to an SD card and went to ProAm to get them produced. 20 minutes later I then picked up my prints and put them into my folder with all of my work to be presented for assessment.

Moodboard