I chose this image because it is very detailed and powerful. the photographer has shot at a specific time of day (sunset) to create an explosion of purple, orange and pink colours in the sky. He/she has used rule of thirds to place the horizon directly in the middle of the image, this positions the clouds at an upward angle, creating the illusion that the image is reaching out of the screen. I believe these colours have been enhanced in photoshop and shot with a very expensive lens, stretching the sea far behind. From what I can see, looking at the movement of the water and waves, the image is taken with a slower shutter speed. this maintains the rocks rough structure and the waters soft texture, and to hold this form the photographer needs to capture this image on a tripod in a specific time of day(around sunset) to capture the colours.
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I love this picture because it is very attractive and fascinating. The grey, stormy clouds create an angry tone in the photo, towering and reflecting into the dull sand. It shows how something so dim and uninspiring can be made into something engaging and captivating. The sun is positioned directly in the middle of the shot, curving everything surrounding it, I like how the corners of the image curve and merge to fit the circular shape of the sun. The path on the beach stretches far back and stops at the sparkling sea, the photographer captures this beautifully. I love how the orange shade dominates the set. The colours chosen really compliment eachother.
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This picture appeals to me because I love the vibrant colours. The dark purple clouds and luminous, sparkling blue creates a mysterious atmosphere. I love how there is a lightning strike in the distance, the rocks are colourless and bleak on the dark sand. Beaches are normally remembered as hearty, pleasant and relaxing however this picture is the opposite. The photographer has most definitely edited the colours in this shot in photoshop, and when shooting, has included more clouds than sea which has added more emotion and power into the image, as if the clouds are towering over you.
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This is my favourite piece of photography from Adam Burtons collection because it has a fairy-tale theme to it. I love how the sun is shining through the clouds and how the lake in the distance glows and brightens the image. The castle-shaped rocks are positioned on a power point and I think the colours make the image look calm and relaxing. The curves of the hill creates strong leading lines in the image. The shot looks like it is taken from birds eye view, this is good because the landscape photo can get more detail in the picture. The green and blue colours contrast on opposite sides of the image and meet in the middle to create a purple glow over the distance. The photographer has used a wide lens to capture and contain a lot of detail into the frame, he has probably used a tripod to avoid movement from the camera but used a slightly slow shutter speed to capture the smoothness of the lake and gleam of the sun through the clouds.
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This is also my favourite photo from Adam Burton. The pink and purple colours softly contrast with the lightly worn brown deck. the photographer used the rule of thirds to position the deck directly in the middle of the image, the symmetry creates a calming, peaceful tone along with the smoothness of the lake. To create this effect I believe Adam positioned his camera on a tripod and captured the moment on a slow shutter speed to eliminate any sharp shapes in the water and clouds. I also love the symmetry of the mountains and how they create a vanishing point in the distance through overlapping. Burton has maintained a sharp focus of the deck and maintained darker colours on the mountains to bring them forward, to me this creates an almost 3D effect, as if I can climb into the image and walk down the deck.
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In Day 1 on the beach, this is my favourite image because
the exposure, shutter speed and depth of field is used to a good standard. I also like this picture because the rope is on a power spot. I love the colour of the rope and the detail, it stands out infront of the dull background. |
This is my worst photo because it is quite bleached and blurred. I should've took this at a faster shutter speed to capture sharper bubbles from the sea and clear my lens as it was constantly raining and very windy.
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I really like this picture because the I have used exposure and shutter speed is correctly. My aim was to capture texture, I think this picture shows smooth and wet sand. I love it because it looks quite unusual because of its shape and curves.
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This is the worst image because the depth of field was very small and I believe this ruined the image
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WorstIn my opinion, this is my worst photo because it is under exposed and the flowers are not correctly positioned. However I do like the contrast of light and dark colours in the image.
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BestI like this picture of the boat, it is under exposed but I think it creates a dramatic effect as it brings the shapes of the clouds out. When taking the picture, i crouched down to create the illusion that the boat is towering over me. I like this picture because the darkness of the boat matches the clouds and overall creates a mysterious picture.
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WorstThis is my worst picture because I did not focus the image and the lens was positioned behind a strand of grass which blurs infront of the camera.
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BestI love this picture. I like how I have angled the camera in worms eye view, the depth of field could of been better but the exposure and shutter speed was used correctly.
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worstThis is my worst picture because it is very plain and boring, no composition techniques were used like rule of thirds.
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bestThis is my favourite photo because I love the splash of colour the flowers bring to the image and how it fills the image. I love how grey and dull the stems/bush look next to the flowers.
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This is an image I have taken a while ago in a park I visited. I love this image because the branches are very unusual and freakish. Using a low exposure darkened the trunk and branches, and enhanced the light pink-purple shades of the sky. I have used the Rule Of Thirds to position the tree directly in the middle of the image against the sky which adds a simplistic effect to the photograph.
I used this tree image in my double exposure topic because I like the complexity of it, how the branches reach out. I used a side portrait and placed the image directly in his head, I then used the rest of the image around him but enhanced and changed the colours of the sky to something more eccentric. I used the light fade in the second/outer layer to bring the portrait forward in the edit and make it stand out. I then converted the portrait to black&white because I like how it looks and how it makes the pink and blue brighten along the outside. Overall I like the final image because it is quite Gothic and intricate. I love the appearance of the tangled but bold branches how they stretch out of the head, it could be interpreted how the mind is very creative and complicated, like the iceberg effect, the tip of the branches reaching out from the head could portray that we do not show enough of it, that nobody can see the human mind. |
Francesco PaleariFrancesco Paleari is a portrait/landscape photographer. I love his creativeness of the way he merges buildings he has photographed, with faces. His work has a specific theme of black and white, strong and bold buildings with side shots of models with their eyes closed. I love how the buildings are positioned to the line of the face, on a slant. My favorite image of his is the bottom right because he has developed it to look like a crown or hat. The simplicity of the edit makes the image look very beautiful and precious.
I would like to try my own edit inspired by Francesco using my London images and play around with the patterns and detail. |
Brandon Kidwell.I chose Brandon Kidwell's work for my artist research because I love how powerful and bold his images are. Each of Kidwell's edits seem to portray an emotion. Brandon has a lot of vibrance in his images, making each photo look unique and individual. I like how he uses continuous pathways in his double exposures, this forms a lonely or lost atmosphere, perhaps his choice of areas represent the imagination. I like how Brandon positioned the 'vanishing point' of the road and trees, in the third picture, on where the girls eye would be. And how he positioned the curve of the pathway, in image one, as if it would eventually reach the back of his eye.
Overall, Brandon Kidwell's image are very inspiring and I will use some of his techniques later on in my work. |
In this edit I have used one of my tree images I had taken at the park, and layered it behind a side portrait of my model. I like this double exposure image because I love the texture of the trees behind the model and how it ends in a triangular form at the top of his head. I have used inspiration from Brandon Kidwell's portraits in double exposure to add dimension to the face so to achieve this I used the 'dodge' and 'burn' tool in photoshop to enhance the models facial features to bring them out and make the image appear more expressive or 3 Dimensional like Brandon's. The faded blue of what is remaining of my models head creates a colder, cooler tone to the image which I like because it appears to make the photo more simplistic, modern and creative.
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Christopher Relander.I chose Christopher Relander's work for my artist research because I love the idea of using nature layered with portraits, the photographer edits the photo in which the positioning of the leaves create gaps, it creates an effect of decay. I love it when the form of the trees create an end to the head. All of Christopher's double exposure work is very distinctive and almost simplistic, I also love how Relander creates a 'faded' effect on the layers, this makes his work look very graceful and intricate. The photographer has also used animals in his projects which is definitely something I would consider and use in my own work.
Overall I believe Christopher Relander's work is very beautiful and creative, I like it because it is a similar style to what I want to explore. |
Dan Mountford.Lastly, I chose this photographer because I love the positionings of the buildings/trees the editor has used. I will use this technique in my work. Firstly, in the second image I find it fascinating how the hair intertwines with the dark hair, leaving no face on the model, with the light and dark blue shades it creates a mysterious effect and atmosphere. I also like the idea of the fourth image where the building is flipped upside down, leaving an incomplete face, the girls eyes and eyebrows. It appears as if she is floating, it is very detailed and nothing I have seen before.
Mountford has a very simplistic style, removing the colour off the image makes the photos look inspiring and emotional. It is something I never usually do but willing to try out. |
This is an image I had edited at home. I decided to play around with what I can do with the hair in double exposure images, I enjoy replacing it with trees and leaves because it looks very creative and eccentric. I like this image because the trees merge very clearly in with the models face and also into the black in the models shirt. I like the cartoon-like texture on the models face and the shadow I created along the front of the head and along the nose. Overall the colour scheme appears to blend well together and the cream shade brings out the bright green to make it the center of attention. I love this edit and believe it is very detailed and I performed the best of my ability however it does not contain as much 'landscape' as I originally planned, and in result of this I believe it doesn't exactly fit in with the theme so I am planning to re-edit the image again but use a different tree image which will allow me to include more of the landscape aspect.
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