Evaluation

When I first started the exam project 'Inside Outside In between' I was interested at looking at still life, I found a photographer called Peter Lippmann who creates Still life's that have a glamorous touch to them incorporating objects such as food and Feminine objects like handbags and make up. I was inspired by this and decided to recreate it by using objects such as a cup of coffee, coffee beans, nail varnish and jewellery. I thought this was a strong starting point for still life as they were not so typical and looked very cool like they could be in a magazine. The represented females well and I think the images themselves were well lit and had quite good contrast. Some were not well in focus but for a first attempt I thought it was fine. 

My first digital starting point was the everyday, I photographed my laundry before I washed it and at the end of the process I retrieved the dust from the Tumble dryer filter and photographed it. I got this idea by looking at an artist called Klaud Pichler, I found it refreshing to know that objects from the everyday that we simply overlook could be so great to photograph, the fact that I was involved with the process of creating the dust was also something that made me more intrigued by the outcome. I thought from this I would develop my ideas further by photographing more dust found in different places but then my ideas changed as I decided to ask strangers if I could photograph their belongings from either inside their bags or pockets. This related to the theme well as I took objects from inside someone's personal space and photographed them in a studio setting which is not very personal, it strips away the persons identity and gave the still lifes a sense of mystery leaving you questioning who the person was and what their life was like, why they had those items with them. I experimented with solarization and spot developing, I think the second experiment fit well with the idea because you couldn't see the photos clearly which gave them back a sense of privacy.

I also created some 3D photos using Photoshop, I photographed various people as I looked at many different artists that done portraiture and recognised this was something I really enjoyed. I combined this idea with inspiration from Brad Carlile as he photographed rooms and the colours in his photos inspired me to edit my portraits to make them look 3D.

I researched crime scene photography and decided I wanted to do my final piece on this subject, I found it so intriguing that i wanted to try and recreate my own crime scenes. 

Overall I found the exam project difficult but i enjoyed j=some of the work I produced. I dont think i will be pleased with my final outcome when it is complete, I think i could of created something more unique.

3D images - Anaglyph Effect

These photos are taken by Brad Carlile, They were all created by shooting a multiple exposure using a slide film with No use of photoshop. I attempted a multiple exposure but it did not come out well as the camera experienced shake throughout the process although i did use a tripod. I stuck this photos in my exam book but decided because i was still inspired by Brads photos I would attempt again on my digital camera. I am more intreested in photographing people then places so I transferred my interest of his work onto something I thought i would enjoy creating and photographed people in a studio with the use of studio lights so that I could have a clear background and edited the images so they would have a 3D effect. I found a tutorial on the internet that broke it down well and I picked up the process pretty fast. 

http://www.howtogeek.com/69368/how-to-make-3d-photos-out-of-any-image/

I really enjoyed this tutorial it brings the photos more to life when you view them with 3D glasses but even without glasses they appear to have more dimensions and I feel like i can see movement/ depth in the images if I squint my eyes.

  

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 These are further experiments I created on photoshop by following a colour negative tutorial on youtube. I went on to experiment further because when I was finished editing all my photos and went back to my inspiration i noticed that his images were so colourful and vibrant that my edits seemed quite dull. These last two that made feel like more of a success because they are not natural colours and has clearly been manipulated in some way which i think relates it more to Brad Carlile.

Also the overlapping layers of each person in the photos makes it seem like their body is apart and you can see different layers and shades and shadows created by this. This experiment was a success in my eyes, I enjoyed doing it and would do it again, Next time i could try to include a room and maybe scan the photos in and add colour to the film photos on photoshop, or do it by hand using paints or tone the prints by using food dyes.

Dark room Prints

These are prints I done using 35mm Film. I solarized some of the prints by exposing them like normal then after putting them in the developer I exposed them under the enlarger light for 2.5 seconds. I then dispersed the image back into the stop and fix to complete the process. I spot developed some of the prints and i think this really suits the theme of my photos; I photographed objects from peoples bags around the college environment. The fact that these belongs are enclosed in peoples bags makes them private at times, They may include things that people may not want to be seen by others. The spot developing adds to this by only allowing you to see parts of the image and it makes you question why you can't see it all.

This print has a cloudy effect because when i was spot developing i used a paint brush that was soaked in washing up liquid which i did not realise until various attempts of re-printing. Once realising i found it quite interesting to rub the paintbrush over the whole print for an interesting affect.