Thursday, 3 October 2013
Tuesday, 1 October 2013
Experimenting
The first is called bokeh. Bokeh are the soft circles in the background of some photographs made by shooting with a large aperture.
I first found out about the bokeh effect from this website:
http://improvephotography.com/8806/photography-tricks/
Apparantly it is possible to change the bokeh from circles into other shapes simply by cutting out a ciclre in black paper that can fit over your lens and then cutting the desired shape into the center of the paper.
Here are some examples
Images from:
http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/bokeh-kit/
http://fstoppers.com/making-your-own-bokeh-shapes-by-matt-from-make-magazin
http://x0d.xanga.com/e6af856137434269693955/b215120664.jpg
I thought I could give this a go so I cut out a small cross and stuck it over the camera lense.
They didn't work out very well, maybe I had the aperture wrong, regardless, it is something I'd like to look into at another stage.
The other light filter that I tried was coloured celophane.
This worked and reminded me of my first project with coloured television light; however the images I took had no substance to them, they were just images shot from sitting on the couch. If I was going to continue using celophane I would need to plan my images and capture something worthwhile.
I will continue exploring.
Monday, 30 September 2013
Documentation of gear taken to a camp
Here is my first attempt at documentation photography.
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| The gear of a leader |
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| The leader with her gear |
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| A torch, an object of interest chosen by the leader |
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| A teddy bear an object of interest chosen by the leader |
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| A scouts gear |
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| The scout with his gear |
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| The scouts scarf, an object of importance chosen by him |
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| Another scouts gear |
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| The scout with his gear |
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| A drink bottle, an object of importance chosen by the scout |
Friday, 27 September 2013
Photographics Precedents
Several precedents have influenced my ideas.
Peter Menzel has captured images of houses as well as their contents and the family who live there, from many locations throughout the world, in these images you can see many differences that reflect the place of origin.
Below are a small selection of these images.
The images show differences in the surrounding landscape, different types of houses, and incredible differences in the stuff that people own.
In all of the above images there is at least one T.V. this says how effective television is at communication worldwide.
In each of the images the different amounts of stuff tells of the Availability of goods to purchase. In the USA stuff is fairly easy and cheap to come by, however in China there is neither the means to purchase or the space within the house to put copious amounts of stuff.
Images found at:
http://thechive.com/2013/07/29/peoples-home-possessions-from-around-the-world-38-photos/
Gabriele Galimberti's project Toy Story asks children to take their most precious things and display them in front of them. It is interesting that some children have one or two objects when others have a bedroom full of belongings.
Once again comparisons can be made between the children in a multitude of ways that reflect their country of origin, their influence by the media, their families morals, and even their future aspirations;
for example, based on the objects they have chosen I would assume that one of the above children wishes to be a pilot, another a musician, and another a policeman.
I can also link some of the above images with experiences from my own childhood; for example, I was never aloud to play with toy guns at my house whereas one child has a collection of toy guns at his disposal.
Images found at:
http://www.gabrielegalimberti.com/projects/toys-2/
My third precedent is a video from Campbell Live which film the contents of many children's lunchboxes to illustrate the connection between the nutrition received by children at different decile schools.
http://www.3news.co.nz/Lunchbox-differences-in-decile-1-and-decile-10-schools/tabid/817/articleID/269617/Default.aspx
Peter Menzel has captured images of houses as well as their contents and the family who live there, from many locations throughout the world, in these images you can see many differences that reflect the place of origin.
Below are a small selection of these images.
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| Iceland |
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| Mexico |
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| China |
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| California, USA |
The images show differences in the surrounding landscape, different types of houses, and incredible differences in the stuff that people own.
In all of the above images there is at least one T.V. this says how effective television is at communication worldwide.
In each of the images the different amounts of stuff tells of the Availability of goods to purchase. In the USA stuff is fairly easy and cheap to come by, however in China there is neither the means to purchase or the space within the house to put copious amounts of stuff.
Images found at:
http://thechive.com/2013/07/29/peoples-home-possessions-from-around-the-world-38-photos/
Gabriele Galimberti's project Toy Story asks children to take their most precious things and display them in front of them. It is interesting that some children have one or two objects when others have a bedroom full of belongings.
Once again comparisons can be made between the children in a multitude of ways that reflect their country of origin, their influence by the media, their families morals, and even their future aspirations;
for example, based on the objects they have chosen I would assume that one of the above children wishes to be a pilot, another a musician, and another a policeman.
I can also link some of the above images with experiences from my own childhood; for example, I was never aloud to play with toy guns at my house whereas one child has a collection of toy guns at his disposal.
Images found at:
http://www.gabrielegalimberti.com/projects/toys-2/
My third precedent is a video from Campbell Live which film the contents of many children's lunchboxes to illustrate the connection between the nutrition received by children at different decile schools.
http://www.3news.co.nz/Lunchbox-differences-in-decile-1-and-decile-10-schools/tabid/817/articleID/269617/Default.aspx
Thursday, 26 September 2013
Object Sentimentality
A lot of effort is required to run a cemertary
Ongoing work is required to maintein trees bushes, grass, from becoming overgrown.
Concrete bases for headstone must be constructed by wooden boxes and cement.
I have also noticed that there are places in the cemetary where 1000mm by 2500mm of grass is lifted which can then be replanted atop of a grave.
Over the past two weeks of walking the dog through the cemetary I have noticed things that are interesting to say the least.
I have experienced the joy a dog finds in running through grass, puddles and mountains of mulch.
I have experienced the beauty of many stones of rememberence including angels, rugby balls, and even turntables.
I have seen hundreds if not thousands of plastic flowers found scattered throughout the bushes after blowing away from nearby graves.
But most importantly... I found a hat.
I think this hat is beautiful. It is damp, and covered in moss and lichen.
Who did it belong to?
How long has it been lost to nature and growing moss and lichen?
I like to imagine the owner of this hat also covered in moss and lichen.
This object has been lost and neglected. I have been fascinated about things lost and forgetten throughout the year in this course and in my own photography.
Throughout the taking of these photographs I was wary of the environment of the cemetary. I have my own personal superstitious beliefs which include respecting the dead and not completely disbelieving other peoples beliefs. So though logically I know that I am the only one there I still feel the need to tread carefully and to respect those who live buried there while I take my photographs.
Ongoing work is required to maintein trees bushes, grass, from becoming overgrown.
Concrete bases for headstone must be constructed by wooden boxes and cement.
I have also noticed that there are places in the cemetary where 1000mm by 2500mm of grass is lifted which can then be replanted atop of a grave.
Over the past two weeks of walking the dog through the cemetary I have noticed things that are interesting to say the least.
I have experienced the joy a dog finds in running through grass, puddles and mountains of mulch.
I have experienced the beauty of many stones of rememberence including angels, rugby balls, and even turntables.
I have seen hundreds if not thousands of plastic flowers found scattered throughout the bushes after blowing away from nearby graves.
But most importantly... I found a hat.
I think this hat is beautiful. It is damp, and covered in moss and lichen.
Who did it belong to?
How long has it been lost to nature and growing moss and lichen?
I like to imagine the owner of this hat also covered in moss and lichen.
Throughout the taking of these photographs I was wary of the environment of the cemetary. I have my own personal superstitious beliefs which include respecting the dead and not completely disbelieving other peoples beliefs. So though logically I know that I am the only one there I still feel the need to tread carefully and to respect those who live buried there while I take my photographs.
Weekly Task - One Light Source - Fire
Weekly Task
I Explored fire.
I hopped on down to my nearest salvation army store and found something wooden with an interesting shape that would produce some awesome flame photography.
I chose a wooden camel candle holder (without the candle)
This worked well as the ever changing light distorted the camels face and therefore our percieved emotions.
The process of burning was really interesting especially as the camels head fell off and eventually the whole thing was unrecognisable.
See images below.
I Explored fire.
I hopped on down to my nearest salvation army store and found something wooden with an interesting shape that would produce some awesome flame photography.
I chose a wooden camel candle holder (without the candle)
This worked well as the ever changing light distorted the camels face and therefore our percieved emotions.
The process of burning was really interesting especially as the camels head fell off and eventually the whole thing was unrecognisable.
See images below.
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| The camel's shape is completely distorted by the flame, into a snail like shape |
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| This extreme close-up of the camels head shows many interesting textures and illustrates the fluidity of the flame. |
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