Boy on bike, below brooklyn bridge
1922 ralph steiner |
Why has the attention been drawn to one person?
in order to EMPHASIS the insignificance in comparison. Why has the SPECIFIc location been chosen?
It's in a city and a big wide open space. This shows the ENORMITY of the location in comparison to the singular person. |
how has the image been manipulated?
it has been flipped HORIZONTALLY and the POLARIZED (one is negative and one is positive) how has symmetry been used?
they are a mirror image of each other. there is also perhaps symmetry in terms of what the images represent (they've been inverted) |
Black and White
1926 man ray |
a series of corner portraits
1948 irving penn |
describe 5 of the corner portraits:
noel coward: appears rigid, squished and UNCOMFORTABLE duke ellington: appears confident and comfortable gypsy rose lee penn: appears to own the space, very much in control and almost COMMANDING. joe louis: Appears to be slouching, down and tired. PERHAPS weary. spencer tracy: appears amused yet confident |
what is the model thinking?
It looks as if he is CONTEMPLATING life, perhaps STRESSED out at his reality or maybe he feels destroyed as if he has failed himself. how does the composition lead our eye?
The stripes on the walls automatically lead your eye towards the centre of the photograph, where the subject is positioned. |
a forgotten model
1937 george platt lynes |
Glass Tears
1932 man ray |
describe the image as if you were explaining it to someone on the phone.what might her gaze and tears mean? compare fake and real.
taking up the vast majority of the frame is a women's face. she's glancing into the distance as if she were in deep thought. on her face they are many small glass balls seemingly representing tears. their is a contrast between the supposed truthful expression and the fake tears. perhaps it shows how he thinks his partner feels, hurt to some extent by not entirely heartbroken. maybe he felt beTRAYED by his partner's shallowness. |
nude
1936 edward western |
what types of shapes can be spotted in the image?
the curvature of her body CREATES many INTERESTING shapes, however, many of the shadows also make sharp lines. how has the photographer used lighting and contrast?
the lighting draws attention to her, she is well lit yet the background is dark, this contrast powerfully EMPHASIS'S her shape and form. |
how has the PHOTOGRAPHER positioned their viewpoint?
they've positioned themselves UNDERNEATH the poster so they are looking up at it. what comment does this image make on the American Dream?
it shows he is looking up at it, as if it's something to be admired, perhaps could have religious connotations e.g. looking up towards heaven. however, the fact the poster is destroyed show the reality behind the american dream - that most people don't make it. |
greta garbo
1932 Ilse bing |
floyd burroughs
1936, printed 1950 walker evans |
what is the main focal point drawing your attention?
his weathered, tired eyes - they really express his feelings. how has the photographer used contrast and composition to direct our gaze?
the subject is well lit which is contrasted with the darker backdrop, this draws our focus towards him. he is also positioned in the centre of the frame which means he is the obvious and IMMEDIATE focus. |
What can be found in the composition?
a detailed, close-up view of an opened flower taking up the whole frame. what is the focal point drawing your attention?
the pollen in the stamen of the flower, it's positioned right in the middle of the frame in order to instantly draw the viewers attention towards it. |
magnolia blossom
1925 imogen cunningham |
wall street
1915 paul strand |
how has the photographer POSITIONED their viewpoint?
looking behind and slightly down on the people. how has the photographer used light, shadow and angles to capture the essence of the modern city?
the darkness of the rectangles in the building could reflect the danger that the streets of new york present. the rectangles could also represent the grid like the structure of the city itself. however the light tone of the streets could show how the city is paved with hope and prosperity. |
how has the photographer positioned the direction of the lights?
positioned at the top left, outside the frame. how has the image been manipulated?
the use of shadows have EMPHASIZED certain aspects of the image and hidden other parts. the reflections from the glass block also add distortion to the image. |
Photographic Construction
1923 jaromir funke |
when needed i used the free transform tool along with the guide of the grid to ensure my photographs were straight.
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once the photograph was straight i cropped the photograph.
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for all the photographs i adjusted the BRIGHTNESS and contrast in order to enhance the image and emphasis the shape and tone.
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i then used the curves tool in order to further improve the overall AESTHETIC of the PHOTOGRAPH.
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first i adjusted the levels in order to get the amount of WHITEness and contrast that i wanted to ACHIEVE.
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i then selected just the white section with the highlighted piece of the tree and placed it onto the image of the wider context. this CREATED an efeect in which the white sheet appears to almost hover.
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in this photograph i made the focus point the very centre of the flower so all the focus is retained there and it's easier for the viewer to see the detail.
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in this photograph i experimented with perspective and focus. i positioned the shot from slightly underneath in order to explore the plant from a different angle. the focus point is on the outside layer of the petals, although not conventional i like the effect it has on the photograph.
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For my response i used the paint brush tool on photoshop and SELECTED the colour red. i then drew over the forearm lines REPRESENTING the structure of his veins.
for my second edit i polarized the first edit in order to create a x-ray type interpretation of hickley's work. i'm not sure that it works very well in this instance but i think it's an interesting concept as it's almost as if the veins are showing up on a x-ray. |
first i dragged the image of the skeleton onto the photograph of the person. i changed the opacity so the skeleton could be seen in front of the other photograph.
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i then used the free transform tool in order to reposition and resize the skeleton.
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i then cropped the image so that it became one.
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i then adjusted the brightness and contrast in order to slightly enhance the image.
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BEAUTY OF MATHEMATICS from PARACHUTES on Vimeo.
as far as a first ATTEMPT goes i don't think it's that bad but the line acting as the graph isn't the cleanest line. however, i do like the effect the graph has on the photograph. without it it's just a log but the graph adds an extra layer of thought when viewing the image and makes the viewer think about the wider use of mathematics and its impact.
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processfirst i dragged in a white grid with no background into photoshop and then used the free transform tool to resize the grid. i then adjusted the brightness of the grid so it didn't overpower the photograph underneath.
i then PRECEDEd to use the pencil tool to draw along the tree line in order to cteate a graph like curve. i then wrote a rough equation of the the line on a white background.
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on the right there's an image which shows and explains the perfect or ideal facial structure. i thought it would be an INTERESTING idea to draw these 'perfect' proportions onto people's faces and then photograph them, to see just how realistic these proportions are.
i saw many pieces of work expressing the expectations of beauty and make up using a similar technique of drawing on people's faces. however, i couldn't seem to find any presenting the idea of the actual facial structure. |
original photograph
edited black and white PHOTOGRAph
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edited colour photograph
I edited the first photograph in both colour and black and white in order to determine which would give me a better outcome for this series of photographs. from this I've decided i will edit the rest of the PHOTOGRAPHS in black and white. this was because i think in the colour edit the bold colours in the background slightly overpower the subject in the foreground.
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The origins of Speakers' Corner as it is known today stem from 1866, when a meeting of the Reform League demanding the extension of the franchise, was suppressed by the Government. Marches and protests had long convened or terminated their routes in Hyde Park, often at Speakers' Corner itself. Finding the park locked, demonstrators tore up hundreds of yards of railings to gain access, and three days of rioting followed. The next year, when a crowd of 150,000 defied another government ban and marched to Hyde Park, police and troops did not intervene. Spencer Walpole, the Home Secretary, resigned the next day. In the 1872 Parks Regulation Act, the right to meet and speak freely in Hyde Park was established through a series of regulations governing the conduct of meetings.
Historic figures such as Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin and George Orwell were known to often use the area to demonstrate free speech. |
location of Speakers' corner in hyde park.
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first, i used the clone tool in order to extended the white backdrop so it would fill the frame.
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i then cropped the photographs so that the subject didn't appear too distant.
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i then put the photographs in black and white to further enhance their expressions.
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finally, i adjusted the brightness and contrast levels. i also adjusted the curves where NECESSARY.
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