Portrait Transformation
Maurizio Anzeri
Maurizio Anzeri was born in Loiano, Italy in 1969. He studied sculpture and graphic design at the Camberwell college of Fine arts. He uses sewing techniques and embroidery to explore peoples moe inner self-indulgences. He takes inspiration from his own personal experiences and observations of how, in other cultures, bodies themselves are presented as living graphic symbols. He then uses sewing and embroidery to mark space of the picture with a man-made sign. He believes the human action of embroidery is a ritual used in making/ reshaping stories and history of these people. Maurizio Anzeri is an Italian photographer that studied sculpture and graphic design in the camberwell college. He was born in Loiano, Italy in 1969. Anzeri uses multiple techniques of embroidery and stitching to over lay a already taken photo and create, typically a spirally effect.
David Marinos
David Marinos was born 1988 from Greek and Ukrainian parents. He traveled to many different Germany, Spain, Russia, France, America, and Greece. He discovered his passion in art by his fascination in colour and form, studying it for 3 years in the USA. His main objective in taking photos is to later on obscure them and use different vibrant colours making the photos more eye catching and pleasing. He uses a variety of collage and glitch techniques to make this more dynamic and original. I feel his intentions towards the audience is to show us the difference between an ordinary unedited photo and how much editing it can help with making it more appealing.
Andrea Castro
Andrea Castro was born in Majorca, Spain, in 1987. She started painting at the age of 11 and took art lessons when she was 14. She loved using different techniques of drawing such as Pencils, Charcoals, Pastels and Water colours, where she enjoyed going over pictures of her face. Her artworks consist of a mixture of Abstract and figurative, where she explored the theme of identity and emotion. She felt that bold, strong colours would contrast over the portrait and take over the realism of the face, invading its thoughts and sensations.
Rankin 'Destroy'
Rankin 'Destroy', was a project created by John Rankin Waddel, a 53 year old British photographer, who brought together 70 different musicians and visual artists to 'destroy' their own portraits taken by him. The desired artist could do whatever they wanted to the photo, using a vast variety of techniques to cover, or change their body image.
The three photos (above) are a few examples of what people did to their portraits when given them. The first photo seems to have used a sewing technique to create different coloured lines aimlessly placed over his portrait, with a blue paint to that contrasts over his face and appears to drip off his face or be slightly smudged. The second photo has also used a smudged technique to abstract the persons face, there is also pen on the side which could portray some sort of vandalism. The last photo appears to have a pattern of spirally lines surrounding the photo, possibly made from string or just drawn on that branches out from the middle of her eye.
Ryan Reynolds is a 42 year old actor that primarily stars in comedic movies. He has stared in Deadpool and detective Pikachu where he has gotten praise for his funny voice acting.
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Double Exposure
Double Exposure is the use of 2 different photos, both of the same rotation eg. Portrait or Landscape, overlapping to create an overlay of both photos that contrast into one another. You would typically use a person or object in one image and a place in the other. Cropping out the background of the person's photo we can then paste it on to the second photo, to give it an artificial background. After doing so, we can now experiment with different blending techniques to create a variety of different looking photos with different colour and variation. We can also change the opacity of one photo to allow the other one to stand out more and create a bit more of a contrast.
WWW: a variety of different techniques were used in each of the three photos, with both layers having a change of blending to help create a nicer contrast between both images used.
EBI: I Manipulated opacity more, to indulge in a better contrast of man and nature, with a different effect in each photo, whereas most are pretty much the same or use the same technique without much variety.
Christoffer Relander
Christoffer Relander is a Finnish photographer, born in 1986, renown for his technique inspired by multiple exposure to create surreal images surrounding the idea of man and nature. His photos (Above) are very effective and really show the contrast between the fused images of man and nature. His idea of photography is how he lets his imagination run wild, while nature is just the pure existence of the world, the use of his camera allows him to experiment with different techniques, that would otherwise be impossible without the use of painting or digital manipulation in an external software.
Force of Nature
Force of Nature was a project where we were made to take photos of man-made objects that consisted of nature growing in or through it, 'corrupting' it/ trying to take back its original living space. This could be something like weeds, flowers and moss or maybe something metaphorical that also symbolises the idea of Force of Nature. Animals nesting or maybe doing something could mean they are trying to claim the area as their own. Below are my 3 favourite photos incorporating nature taking over man-made objects:
Below are unedited photos of what I took incorporating Force of nature:
Force of Movement
In the project we were to take a burst of pictures, while a person or object were to move infront of the camera to allow for a bunch of mid-movement photos. We then took these photos into photoshop where we would layer them up by selecting them (Command + A) then copying them (Command + C) and then going onto the next photo or photo going to be used as the bottom layer, and then pasting it on top (Command + V). We can then change the opacity of each layer so that it can be seen through the top layer, where we can then use it as an outline to erase it. Using multiple photos that are layered up against eachother, will cause this effect where multiple of the same object/person can be seen. Below is my attempt at recreating this effect in each of the 4 stages of movement, placed together to show one quick movement in picture form.
WWW: I successfully produced an image incorporating the running and jumping motion of the subject. I showed each step leading up to the four photos placed together. The pictures are more or less in focus which I'm really happy about and the background has merged very nicely so each image looks like it has the same landscape i.e me not showing any movement while taking the photos.
EBI: I should've taken more photos of Aaran running so there would've been a greater development of movement. Also there was a little bit of blur next to aaran's foot which suggests I didn't use a fast enough shutter speed.
Eadweard Muybridge
Eadweard Muybridge, originally called Edward James Muggeridge, was a famous English photographer born on the 9th of April 1830 in Surrey England. His work primarily focused on motion and in-motion picture projection. He immigrated to America when he was young to fucus more on his photographic work. A man named Leland Stanford hired Muybridge to prove that there is a particular moment in a horse's gallop, where all four of its legs are off the ground. This was the start of his motion photography in 1872. He failed two prove Stanford's theory due to a lack of equipment i.e. a camera with a fast enough shutter speed. His work was interrupted however by the accusation of the murder of his Wife's lover. He was acquitted from this charge and decided to travel to Mexico and Central America where he came back to the motion project in 1877. He used a greater battery and shutter speed from the previous attempt and so he was able to gain satisfactory results which proved Stanford's Theory valid.
Three Strands
1st Strand: Ink in water
Alberto Seveso
Alberto Seveso is an Italian graphic designer and illustrator, who was born in Milan in 1976. He spent most of his life on the island of Sardinia where he became interested in computer graphics and photography. In the early 2000s, the artist moved to Rome to start his career as a illustrator and graphic designer. Alberto never attended art school and was a self taught artist. Alberto uses ink and water to create a series photos with different patterns and formations, the artist started then mixing multiple colours and titled his new series, 'a due colori'.
For the Ink in water strand we took a transparent Container filled with water and dropped different quantities and colours of ink. While doing this we had the camera that was set to burst, to capture the different stages and movement of the Ink sinking/ overcoming the water. Beneath Shows a failed attempt at which my camera wasn't in proper focus and wasn't angled properly while taking the picture.
You can also see that the photos are quite dark and so the contents in the container can't be properly seen.
WWW: It is a good representation of the ink slowly corrupting the water and filling it with colour, the intentions of the task were met.
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WWW: This is a much better representation of Ink and Water, The Camera is properly in focus and angled so everything is in frame nicely and everything can be seen clearly.
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2nd Strand: Deconstruction
Todd Mclellan
Todd Mclellan is a Canadian photographer, born in Saskatchewan. He was fascinated in photography when he was young when he asked to borrow his parents camera, when he was seven, for a school trip.
Todd started to develop a fascination very quickly and found himself studying photography at Alberta's college of Art and Design, where he graduated. Todd's latest series of work is called "Things come apart"
,which is the same idea of deconstruction, where he took apart everyday items/ objects and took photos of them in a state of repair, and all the parts were scattered. Below are three parts of his work where Deconstruction has taken place.
Within this strand the aim was to pick up normal everyday objects and "explode" them by taking them apart piece by piece and layering it in a desired format. This makes the object have this exploded feel and you can really get an understanding behind the whole object, many objects can get taken apart to find key components, which really gives you a good understanding as to what goes into a lot of everyday objects and items. Below are some pictures of a deconstructed telephone scattered on paper to show different angles of pieces
3rd Strand: Water Manipulation
Edward Horsford
Edward Horsford is a London Based Designer, technologist and photographer, with an interest in hacking, breaking and making, high speed photographs of balloons bursting. Having studied industrial design, Horsford created his own high speed trigger to create the photographs, often planning each shot for hours and hours in advance order to get the right look. Using combinations of strobe lights and balloons filled with dyed water, he manages to produce some truly fascinating shots in his 'balloons' series.
The intentions of this task is it form shapes and patterns in water or by water by almost "Manipulating" it. This can be done by having water filled objects popped of bursted or creating wave motions and ripples in the water or maybe even having a container full of water and dropping items in it, or even any part of your body. Below are the first attempts I made from Water manipulation.
WWW: The Intentions of the task were shown and a good variety of burst photos were made, photos are in good focus and have captured the movement quite well.
EBI: Black border of the frame wasn't showing, more photos to show more variety and possibly different angles
Intentions: What were the intentions of the task? This is what it says on our website;
'The relentless battle between man and the natural environment that he Inhabit's is one that holds endless visual possibilities. The buildings and structures that man builds as symbols of prosperity and status are, at their basic level, simply a means of protection from the harsh environment that surrounds him.'
Contact Sheet: This is what you were expected to do....
Search around your local environment and look for places that show the force of nature and the battle that it faces to reclaim its natural territory.
You could also fake nature reclaiming man made structures by putting branches etc in unexpected places
Take a minimum of 30 photographs that show the battle.
Best Edits:
Subtly edit your best images so that they are straighter, have better contrast etc.
WWW & EBI
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Annotation
Introducing a task:
Subject matter
ebi:
Subject matter
What’s next
Analysis
What do you think the photographer’s intentions are? There may be more than one. ‘PEC’ each intention.
P (Photographer’s name) creates (what type of images? Fantastical, surreal, objective)
E He / she does this by… (describe something in the image)
C He/she wanted us to consider ….
What wider issues is the photographer addressing?
P (Photographer’s name) is considering (is the photographer talking about a bigger issue in photography, society, politics?)
E This is shown by … (describe something in the image)
C The (Photographer’s name) was interested in this issue because (they felt it was relevant to us now…)
How do the materials and techniques used support your photographer’s intentions?
P (Photographer’s name) has used (the darkroom / multiple exposure / film / digital manipulation techniques) in creating
this work.
E This creates a ______ effect. (describe something in the image)
C This helps to support (Photographer’s name) point about (showing an identity / hiding a person’s identity / the media
/ anonymity)
Annotation
Introducing a task:
- In this task I was required to…..
- This task links to the theme, (project title) as it shows....
- My intention was to respond to ……. because I wanted to explore....
Subject matter
- The subject I chose to photograph suited the theme as it……
- My composition helped to support my response to the theme by….
- I managed the exposure very well. My ISO / shutter speed / aperture settings were…..
- I prioritised my shutter speed to… (capture movement / blur/ frozen moment)
- I prioritised aperture to manipulate depth of field.
- I used a tripod to avoid camera shake.
- My images express my intentions which were…
ebi:
Subject matter
- The subject I chose to photograph did not necessarily fit the brief as it was not interesting enough / appropriate / adequately lit…..
- Next time I should go to (a different location), photograph at a different time of day, organise people in advance, think more about my composition so that….. ect
- I did not create enough depth of field / sense of movement. The image is over exposed / underexposed / too blurred.
- Next time I should use a tripod / use a different type of lens (be specific) / experiment with film…
- My images do not show my intentions which were…
- The concept wasn’t clear in my images, I need to make it more explicit by…
What’s next
- Next time I will consider the work of (a photographer) to inspire a more accurate depiction of what I want to achieve.
- I will experiment further with… (blur / shutter speed / composition)
Analysis
What do you think the photographer’s intentions are? There may be more than one. ‘PEC’ each intention.
P (Photographer’s name) creates (what type of images? Fantastical, surreal, objective)
E He / she does this by… (describe something in the image)
C He/she wanted us to consider ….
What wider issues is the photographer addressing?
P (Photographer’s name) is considering (is the photographer talking about a bigger issue in photography, society, politics?)
E This is shown by … (describe something in the image)
C The (Photographer’s name) was interested in this issue because (they felt it was relevant to us now…)
How do the materials and techniques used support your photographer’s intentions?
P (Photographer’s name) has used (the darkroom / multiple exposure / film / digital manipulation techniques) in creating
this work.
E This creates a ______ effect. (describe something in the image)
C This helps to support (Photographer’s name) point about (showing an identity / hiding a person’s identity / the media
/ anonymity)