Presentation Ideas Week 5

Presentation Ideas - Week 5

I was looking at printing at least 10 or 12 images in a formal looking way, so that you can tell each set of images has a connection and you wont confuse them with the other images. 

week 4 - Portfolio

Week 4 - Portfolio

Genre: Macro, Fine Arts/Creative Fine art photography

Why i changed

I was happy with my previous shoots but wasn't fully satisfied so after i saw Aaron Mcleans work 'Abundance' i instantly fell in love with the idea and my interpertation of this project which is a connection between us, Humans and Nature its self.


Plan for photoshoot:

I plan to try some Macro photography . I want to try and capture some connections between plant textures and peoples skin, hair, clothing, I want to have the connection that were apart of nature; That were made up of the same textures. I borrowed the 100mm macro lens and am going to shoot over the weekend. I plan to use the forest, a local duck pond and a reserve. I want to keep the dark background look, i could do this by picking the plant/flower and setting it up against a black backdrop. i want to use ambiant light as well.

inspiration 

I want to take inspiration from Aaron Mclean's work, he's a New Zealander who has done macro photography. The images below are from his project 'Abundance'. I feel like Aaron was trying to get the idea that seeds, comparing them to people, Can continue to grow in abundance even though in this case the plants would die but the seeds go on and start again. Same with humans, if we die then our children will still go on in 'Abundance'

http://aaronmclean.com/abundance/ 

My Photoshoot

f/8.0 Shutter 1/160  ISO 6400

These photos were all shot on a macro lens, And because i shot them at night i had ti increase the ISO to its highest, 6400. I shot the plants under a tungsten light and put my camera setting on tungsten to try and create a more natural looking light, but i noticed alot of the photos came out a little noisy. I want to try and shoot earlier in the day but i like how the black background helps the detail and colours stand out.

f/9.0  Shutter 1/80  ISO 6400

This shot i tried to get closer to the leaf but the light and my angle were casting shadows which in some photos i like and some others i dont like, but i like the composition of the photo. i think i could of got more detail in the photo but the contrasting shadows hide detail and texture, which are key points i want to use in these shots. 

f/9.0  Shutter 1/80  ISO 6400

This photo of a leaf on its side, I didnt notice it looked like a mountain till it was pointed out to me. i like the detail that was captured and how the light is almost  shining through the veins in the leave. I think i could of used a higher Shutter speed to maybe introduce more light into the photo but i like the dark background.

f/9.0 Shutter:1/100 ISO 6400

I wanted to try a differewnt point of view with this leaf, and because it was curved i wanted to use that to my advantage and i liked the way it turned out, and i like the detail that came out. By using a higher f-stop i was able to keep most of the photo in focus and keep the detail. 

f/9.0 Shutter:1/100 ISO 6400

This photo is a close up of a hand, i like the detail and how you can see spots and small hairs, I used a high f-stop so that everything was in focus. This photo can easily be compared to a leaf cause of the same textures they have in common.

f/9.0 Shutter:1/100 ISO 6400

I like this photo cause at frist you cant tell what and were it is on the body, I once again used a high f-stop so that the whole image could be in focus. This photo could be a final comparison to the leaves as well.  

f/9.0 Shutter:1/100 ISO 6400

I dont like this photo as much cause theres not much of a way to link it to anything but i like the contrast on the lower arm. 

f/9.0 Shutter:1/100 ISO 6400

I didnt really like this photo until it was pointed out as a different point of view and makes you wonder what it is for a second. I like how you can see the detail in the vein. the photo below reminded me of this photo and could be a good comparison .

f/6.3 Shutter:1/80 ISO 6400

I like how this photo can be compared to the one above, as the nodes on the branch remind me of the vein above and the similar colour tones within the 2 images. This photos f-stop was lower which let me focus on the nodes more unlike the upper photo were a bit more is in focus.

Semester 2 - Week 1 - Introduction To Portfolio

Pitch for portfolio

1, What is the Genre?

- I want to use the creative fine arts, portraiture, fashion kinda genre's

2, What techniques and style will you incorporate for these photographs?

- I want the photographs of someone to have a twisted/creepy fictional feel to them but not heavily edited, I want them to feel real. Im wanting to use a slow shutter speed and maybe a wide-ish DOF, I will use a mixture of close crops and far crops.  I want to use some props and shoot one person. I also want to do some fashion shoots or portraitures.

3, How will you approach research for this project?

- I will try to look at more books and youtube for tips on how to make photos look twisted/creepy and how to create creative fine arts photos.

4, What is your plan for your first three weeks?

- I want to hopefully secture a model by week 2 and i want to start one of my first photoshoots in week 2. I then want to have another photoshoot in week 3.

week 4 garth badger

Garth Badger Visit Response 

Garth Badger is heralded as one of the New Zealand’s leading image makers shooting across a broad range of subjects including advertising, fashion, sports and music.

Multidisciplinary, his visual aesthetic blends seamlessly between still photography and moving imagery. His work has aired on television across Australia and New Zealand, launched music careers, opened fashion shows and featured on websites worldwide.

Garth’s work exposes a distinct natural feel that allows his subjects to be captured in a way that feels confident and effortless. Central to his work is imagery that captures people’s stories and tells it in the most powerful way.

One film directors he mentioned was Lars Von Trier, who created quite dark and dreamy movies, but i really like his use of lighting. His lighting is kinda film novae which i like cause of the dark contrasting and shadows.

This image is kinda disturbing but i like the how the people stand out against the dark contrasting background. It makes me wonder what could really be under all those branches. This image

This image of his is very chiaroscuro and i lie how the more you stare at it the more people become clear. 

I like this image cause of its mysteriousness and creepiness, You wonder what on earth could be going on.

What do i see?

- In these images i see alot of contrast and disturbing/creepy vibes. 

What camera and composition techniques are being used?

- i feel like these images techniques have a different point of view compared to other images.

 What ideas is this photographer working with?

- I feel like Lars ideas for his films were quite film Nouvau and suposed to make you feel weird and uncomfortable.

Response 


I really like Lars use of dark contrasting images, My response images are based on his use of contrast and mysteriousness. 

f/5.6 Shutter1/80 ISO200

I thought this image would be a good one cause of the mysterious point of view. I used a small F-Stop so that i could have the camera focus on a certain close area. I converted this image to B&W cause it reminded me of Lars chiaroscuro way of presenting odd images.  

f/6.3 Shutter1/80 ISO 100

This image was a fire fit that i also converted to B&W to experiment and give it a Lars feel to it. Its cool to see how the fire wraps around the pieces of wood and i like the contrast.

f/8.0 Shutter2.00 ISO100

This image is from an older shoot which i thought this image would work cause its kinda creepy and you cant tell what is is at first. I took the same B&W feel to it cause i like the dark contrast idea Lars uses in his images.

Contextualisation self directed

Contextualisation self directed - portfolio 

1,Who took the photo and why?

- This photo was taken by me for one of my photoshoots.

2,  What is their ethnicity and does this influence the work?

- Im NZ/Europein and that does not influence my work, I love to work with anybody.

3, When and where did they take this photo?

- This photo was taken at kariotahi Beach near were i live at about 4ish in the evening.

4, How is the work presented?

- This work is only on my computer for the mean time But it would be nice to do something with them.

5, Where are you viewing this work and how does this affect your reading of it?

- Im veiwing the work on a computer screen and i feel that i'd get a better reading if it was printed large and pinned on a wall or something.

Contextualise someones else's photo - portfolio

This photograph should relate to image research done for your portfolio project.

1, Who took the photo and why?

- This photo "Greek Goddess" was taken by a wedding photographer, Jose Villa. This photo was shoot for a wedding.

2,  What is their ethnicity and does this influence the work?

- He is Mexican and his ethnicity does not influence this work

3,  When and where did they take this photo? 

- This photo was taken July 20th 2012 for a wedding, but im not sure where it was shot

4, How is the work presented?

- The work is on his website, along with a bunch of other wedding shoots he's done.
http://josevillablog.com/samuelle-couture/

5, Where are you viewing this work and how does this affect your reading of it?

- I viewd it first on Pinterest, and then on his main website. It would of been nice to see them in real life as prints but viewing them on the computerdoesnt really change how i read it.

week 3 portfolio t2

Week 3 portfolio T2


Genre: Creative fine arts/portraiture

plan for photoshoot

I want to try something different but still try shooting a subject, so this time im doing a still shoot after seeing a wedding photographers work. my plan is to go to Kariotahi beach around the evening and do the shoot from up on the cliffs. Im handmaking my own dress with fabric from spotlight and im going to try and make my model look part of the land kind of thing. For this shoot i want capture the beach behind her and the cliffs that run along the beach and im going to use the wind to make her look elegant.

Insperation:

Jose Villa is my insperation for this shoot, He is a wedding/portraiture photographer from U.S.A and i love this elegant and beautiful images. the photos below are from one of his wedding shoots called "Greek Goddess"

Why i changed

As much as i liked the first shoot's images i wanted to try an actual portraiture/fashion shoot, I took Insperation from Jose Villa this time.

My Photos

The photos below had to be all brightened cause the weather want good and they were really dark.

f/9.0  Shutter: 1/125  ISO:100

This photo didnt really stand out to me before i showed the class, but now that i lightened it up i like it alot more. It looks like her dress is apart of the mountain from the way it flows.  Unlike last weeks shoot i used a fast shutter speed rather than a slow one to try and capture the flowing movements of the fabric against the wind, I could of tried a higher ISO to see if that would of changed anything.

f/4.5  Shutter: 1/125  ISO: 100

I used a f-stop of 4.5 to try and help more light and more focus into the photo, so that the image as a whole was fully focused and i used the same fast shutter speed of 1/125.  I quite liked this one cause of the natural position her hands were in and how she wasnt looking at the camera, I still managed to capture the beach and cliffs behind her which was one of my main goals.

f/5.0  Shutter:1/125 ISO:100

Photo 1 out of 2 are were i experimented with black and white, i wanted ti see if changing them B&W would change the overall feel of the images. i really like this image as itself and i think i like it a little more in B&W.  

f/5.6  Shutter:1/125  ISO:100

Photo 2 out of 2 is ther other B&W test, i still really like this photo both B&W and normal colours but once again i prefer the B&W images a little more. My settings were still basically the same.

f/4.5  Shutter: 1/125  ISO: 100

This photo was shoot from a different angle, were you cant see much of the beach at all but i stil like the way it came out, once again i used a shutter speed of 1/125 and a f-stop of 4.5.

f/4.5  Shutter: 1/125  ISO: 100

I really like this shot cause of the way shes holding herself and the way she isnt looking at the camera, I think i could of used a little faster shutter speed to try and get rid of some motion blur on her dress so that the whole photo is frozen, but the bit of motion blur adds a little character. I also added the flower prop to experiment with colour.

f/5.6  Shutter:1/125  ISO:100

I quite like this medium crop, the expression on her face is what i wanted to achieve but theres not much of the beach  behind her.  I used the fast shutter speed again so that the image was frozen and a wide DOF so that the whole scene was in focus. It would of been cool to have one or two photos with a slower shutter speed just for fun.

f/5.0  Shutter:1/125 ISO:100

I like this image cause she's not looking at the camera and that gives quite an myserious feel to this image, she looks like she's done something wrong or is thinking about stuff. This was experimenting without the flower and i think i prefer the images with out the flower but then again some of the images with the flower came out nice.

f/10.0 Shutter:1/160 ISO: 100

I threw this one in for fun, Cause we were up on a hill top on a very windy beach my model got cold really quick and i caught her like this. I think it adds character to the image.

f/10.0 Shutter:1/160 ISO: 100

This image is cool cause she looks like she has no leg when you look through the fabric thats blowing, I experimented with both portraits and lanscapes for this shoot. I like how you can see the beach clearly as well.

DT2 - Kingsize Studios visit week 2

Kingsize specialises in problem solving for the professional photographer, & film maker, whether it be studio or location shoots anywhere in NZ or around the world. We regularly ship gear to the South Island or overseas.

Kingsize also has studios that you can book and use for a number of shoots, They also lend out gear and accessories to photographers and other.

One of the photographers mentioned was Aaron Mclean, whos work 'Abundance' caught my eye. This work stood out to cause they were simple everyday things you find lying around in the garden and he captures the detail in the seeds from so close, with the use of a macro lens. I also like the way he uses the black background to make the objects stand out. I couldnt find any specific information about this work, but my interpretation is the idea that seeds can continue to spread even after a plant has died,  that seeds can continue to spread into an abundance of seeds.

He used a variety of close crops and some photos fill the frame more than others, He also uses a range of narrow and medium DOF.

From This Research

From this research i found Damon Clarke, who's also a macrophotograher. Damon Clarke uses macrophotography to reveal the beauty and intricate details of nature for everyone to enjoy. He is recognized internationally for his work which is on display in private, corporate and hospitality collections throughout North America, Europe, and Australia. As he reveals "I try to capture poignancy and gesture in my subjects. I want to connect people to the small world that is all around us and remind them of the smaller beauty that is so often missed. I try to bring happiness, awe or quiet contemplation into peoples lives."

Damon's work consists of close crops and narrow DOF's. Unlike Aaron's work, Damon loves to capture bright and happy colours. He said that ambiant light is important to his photos, along with shapes and form (shape of flowers, were to postion the images in the frame).

Response

f/7.1 Shutter 1/80 ISO6400

i like how this photo came out cause the colours remind me of Damon Clarks work above, but cause of the high ISO the photo came out kinda noisy which i ont like too much. I once again used a tungsten lamp and changed my settings from AWB to Tungsten. I tried to capture some detail and stuff from the inside of the flower as well.

f/7.1  Shutter1/60 ISO6400

I like how this photo has a narrow DOF and how i captured some detail from the centre of the flower, I used a high ISO again cause it was late in the evening so there wasnt much sun left so i used the tungsten lamp to create enough light. 

f/8.0 Shutter1/160 ISO6400

I like how this photo came out with its detail in the pollen stems but i could of brightened up the image so that you could see the colours and petals  more clear but cause of the high ISO i dont want to brighten it to much cause then the noise will be more visible.

f/3.5 Shutter1/100 ISO6400

I really like how this photo came out and how it has a narrow DOF and has a close resemblance to another one of Clarks images. I like the colour but found the photo was too soft and some close bits were blurred when i didnt want them to be. 

f/9.0 Shutter1/100 ISO6400

I experimented with dropping some water onto this flower and taking a close up then, i like the colour that came out and how you can see detail in both the water drop and the petals. I used a higher Aperture so that most of the image could be in focus but still had a little trouble with the macro lens.

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