The good bad and ugly
Over the Christmas holidays, my teacher set me a task to go out and take some environmental photos of good bad and ugly. Below are the few photos out of many that I chose.
Good:
I chose this one to be part of the, "Good", section as it is very neat, organised and calming to whoever looks at it. I took this at my Auntie's house in Switzerland and she herself is a very organised person. This photo was taken in her spare room which my Aunt cleans everyday. I believe that there is something calming about looking at a piece of origami. Especially if it is well-done and neat. That is why i chose this photo to be part of the "Good".
The reason I chose this photo is because it is the emblem of good. It is a beautiful snowy mountain sunset that is pictured through a heart. It transports the viewer into a different area and just for moment makes them forget where they are. So it was for a combination of the beauty and the imagery that i chose this photo for the "Good" section.
This photo is kind of similar to the previous photograph as i took it in the same location. However i think that the effect is just as powerful if not more. It takes the viewer to somewhere that they're not used to. So for that reason. i choose to also put this into the "Good" section.
Good 'Good' photos, Freddie! Beautiful sun setting over the mountains - where did you shoot this? Please specify. Remember to change your i's to capital I's.
Bad:
This was taken in the same park as the déforestation photo. In the middle of the park there was a Little wooden den made by hand that had clearly not been used in a while, nor cleaned out. And by the entrante of the den, there was this line of hearts that somebody had obviously put there in an effort to make it a bit nier. However, right next to the heart is this unidentifiable object that makes the whole lovely idea of the hearts a bit redundant.
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ugly
The reason that i have chosen these smokestacks is because the way that they are photographes through the trees shows how close this huge, polluting instruments are to nature. While pollution is already affecting the people around it, it is also poisoning the wildlife and the nature that it belongs to. This os why it is in 'Ugly'
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I have put this photo in the 'Ugly' section as the way that people refuse to find Other places for their rubbish instead of stacking it onto a jenga pile of even more rubbish. And the fact that someone has also decided to graffiti the bin instead of a wall is also baffling to me as no one is going to be looking at the work and the work is also based around filth. This is why this photograph is in 'Ugly'
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I have put this photos in 'Ugly' as it astonishes me that while walking through some beautiful scenery, someone has decided to slightly lessen the beauty by purposefully throwing away a tissue. You can tell it has been there a while as it is wet and muddy. This means that other people have Walker past it and havent bothered to pick it up and throw it away. This is why it is in 'Ugly'
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PHotographer analysis
Ansel Adams:
Ansel Adams creates naturalistic photographs of mountains, trees, rivers and natural landscapes. He does most of it by using filtres to put over the lens and by using multiple cameras, including his Korona camera. Adam Ansel was a firm believer in preserving nature and not changing or damaging the landscapes. I believe that he wants us to consider how beautiful and majestic the scenery is and how it would be cruel for us to kill it.
So as mentioned, the wider issues that Adams wants us to consider is the fact that man is slowly but surely tearing down the nature around us for mans own greedy needs. We can tell this as he only photographs nature and national parks. He was also a part of the Sierra Club which was a club dedicated to nature and the preservation of nature. Ansel Adams was interested in this situation as he grew up around nature and was often taken to places of nature. Like a trip to Yosemite National Park when he was 12 years old.
Ansel Adams uses filters that he places over the lens of the camera to emphasise the sky or the ground. It helps to really bring out the point of interest in the photo and draw the viewers eye to the scenery. It helps emphasise Adams intentions of nature being beautiful and not worth being torn down or destroyed, which is what Ansel Adams set out to do in the first place.
Good artist research section! Please add when he was born and died, so we have an understanding of the context in which he was working.
So as mentioned, the wider issues that Adams wants us to consider is the fact that man is slowly but surely tearing down the nature around us for mans own greedy needs. We can tell this as he only photographs nature and national parks. He was also a part of the Sierra Club which was a club dedicated to nature and the preservation of nature. Ansel Adams was interested in this situation as he grew up around nature and was often taken to places of nature. Like a trip to Yosemite National Park when he was 12 years old.
Ansel Adams uses filters that he places over the lens of the camera to emphasise the sky or the ground. It helps to really bring out the point of interest in the photo and draw the viewers eye to the scenery. It helps emphasise Adams intentions of nature being beautiful and not worth being torn down or destroyed, which is what Ansel Adams set out to do in the first place.
Good artist research section! Please add when he was born and died, so we have an understanding of the context in which he was working.
Jacob Riis:
Jacob Riis is a Danish photographer that emigrated to the United States of America 1870. he takes social photographs using a new type pf flash photography to make us see how poor people live.
Jacob Riis is taking photographs of the poorer people in the city to make the viewer realise the poor living conditions and inspire a want to help. This is shown through the way that Riis predominantly takes pictures of the poor and also writes about them in his journalism job. The photographer was interested in this issue as when he first emigrated to the U.S.A, he himself was one of the poor people. Even washing in horse troughs meant to be their water.
Jacob Riis was one of the first people in America to use flash photography so that he could properly take pictures of these people in need. This creates an eerie effect as in the photographs, sometimes whole crowds of people look up into the camera. It is as though they are staring right at you. This does help support Jacob Riis' point as it is clear that it is hordes of people that need help. Not just one or two unlucky souls.
Jacob Riis is taking photographs of the poorer people in the city to make the viewer realise the poor living conditions and inspire a want to help. This is shown through the way that Riis predominantly takes pictures of the poor and also writes about them in his journalism job. The photographer was interested in this issue as when he first emigrated to the U.S.A, he himself was one of the poor people. Even washing in horse troughs meant to be their water.
Jacob Riis was one of the first people in America to use flash photography so that he could properly take pictures of these people in need. This creates an eerie effect as in the photographs, sometimes whole crowds of people look up into the camera. It is as though they are staring right at you. This does help support Jacob Riis' point as it is clear that it is hordes of people that need help. Not just one or two unlucky souls.
Georges Rousse:
Georges Rousse is a French photographer who specialises in surrealist photographs in abandoned buildings and areas. He manages to achieve his effects by using the help of assistants and by painting the landscape that he had chosen. He marks out the place and then uses paint to create the illusion. He does this to make the viewer question the difference between reality and imagination.
Georges Rousse is trying to make the viewer question the reproduction of reality by photography. This is shown by the way that Rousse creates the illusion of the shapes and colours being in the actual space. As a floating entity, almost right in front of you. So close you could touch it yet in the back of your mind you know its not real. He does this because its something that we don't usually think about in every day life. It bring us out of our comfort zone. Its an experience.
He mainly uses only natural features to create his photographs. He doesn't do much digital manipulation as he wants it all to look natural to make the viewer question the photograph even more, and look even deeper. This creates a very surrealistic photograph and viewpoint. It helps emphasise Georges Rousse's original point of questioning what is real, and what is not real.
Georges Rousse is trying to make the viewer question the reproduction of reality by photography. This is shown by the way that Rousse creates the illusion of the shapes and colours being in the actual space. As a floating entity, almost right in front of you. So close you could touch it yet in the back of your mind you know its not real. He does this because its something that we don't usually think about in every day life. It bring us out of our comfort zone. Its an experience.
He mainly uses only natural features to create his photographs. He doesn't do much digital manipulation as he wants it all to look natural to make the viewer question the photograph even more, and look even deeper. This creates a very surrealistic photograph and viewpoint. It helps emphasise Georges Rousse's original point of questioning what is real, and what is not real.
Rule of thirds
The rule of thirds is a compositional technique that helps people take better photos. Lines separate the camera into thirds using vertical and horizontal. Below is a slideshow of the best Rule of thirds photos. Then I choose my favourite and show you the photo with the lines on it. Where is the image that you drew lines on?
frames
Today we had a task to go around the school playground and take photos through a frame. in the slideshow are all the photos I've taken then below that are the three of my favourite photos (edited) with a description of what they are.
There isn't much to this photograph. I liked the straight lines on the building and thought it would make a nice photo.
There are lots of straight lines at my school and this section of the walkway is no exception. With the lines of the bridge and the bricks aligning on the floor. That is why I chose this photo.
Formal Elements
Everythoing below is part of the formal elements.
texture
colour
lines
Fantastic perspective!
shapes
colour
patterns
contrast
depth
contrast
depth of field
Colin winterbottom
Colin Winterbottom is an American photographer, born around 1970. He lives in Washington D.C and that is where most of his photos are taken. Colin specialises in close up photography, mainly to do with buildings and cities. He does this by either zooming in or moving up close to the subject. Through viewing his work I have learnt that no matter how abstract or strange the idea is, it can still result in a good photograph. I like his photographs as the symmetry and his different viewpoints are intriguing and you can pick up many photography tips by just looking at his art. To create work with a similar style to his artwork, I could use the same tactics as him, keep it symmetrical and if possible, take photos of buildings and cityscapes.
This photograph by Colin Winterbottom is one of my favourites of his collection as the choice of focusing in on the triangle and to blur out the background is a good use of aperture. It helps us to really be able to study the details and the words more so then if you could see the background as well. The choice to have it in black and white is also good as it helps to bring out the details.
What is it it called when you use a low aperture setting and the background is blurred? These are great annotations but can you please select a couple of his images that really highlight his work in close-up abstraction and write about those? |
This photo is also one of my favourites because of the unique choice in perspective. The choice to have the photo slanted makes the viewer feel uneasy on their feet even though they are firmly planted on straight ground. And to be able to do that to a viewer is a very powerful thing that not many photographers are able to pull off. And again, the choice to have the photo in black and white helps to bring out all the details and little bits of contrast.
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close up abstraction
3 favourite themes
Freddie, you must shoot 10 images for each theme below ASAP.
colour:
lines
dirty
colour - close up and far away
Close up and far away - edits
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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)