Forming an 'alliance' with the camera
For a development piece we were asked to document our day through the medium of photography. This would therefore demonstrate my personal alliance with the camera as it would allude to my presence in the image. My work was inspired by a video created by a man on Youtube as he documented his alliance with the camera by taking a picture of himself each day for 6 years, the result is further down this page.
I took pictures of one piece of furniture I sat on each day.
I also took pictures of one thing or place that represented my day, for exmaple, something I saw, did, listened to or played.
Noa takes a picture of himself for six years.
Still life
Laura Letinsky
Letinsky uses a combination of objects to create a scenario (above) which appears to have been captured before or after a meal/party etc... I like these photos as they are minimal however they prompt a sense of presence although there is no figure in the photograph. I enjoyed re-creating her work with the objects we were given as I liked organising the composition and arranging the either contrasting or neutral colours. Below are my final edited pieces. I really like these images as they have a feeling of melancholy which I hope to reflect in my final images. The absence of people and de - saturation of colour adds to the stillness of the image.
Picasso
Picasso created his paintings while focusing on a combination of different angles and perspectives (above). Through the medium of painting he created a montage, layering each perspective over the other. I will replicate this using photography. On photoshop we edited the translucency so you are able to see every angle. The technique inspired me to create the photographs below.
Karl Blossfeldt
Blossfeldt creates an alliance between himself and the objects he photographs, this is created through the close depiction of each subject (above). This creates a close connection with the object being photographed. Blossfeldt inspired the images I took below. I like these images as the background is flat, making the vegetables also appear 2D.
Fischli and Weiss
These photographers focus on the alliance between a combination of objects and how they support each other while balancing. We tried to recreate this scenario and then produce similar images to Fishchli and Weiss. They are pictured below.
Stop Frame Animation
Above is an example of Stop Frame animation which inspired me to create my own video. We experimented with stop frame in order to create a motion movie. The images combine together, following a sequence in order to create an overall video. The aim of the workshop was to create an Istop motion video which captured two objects meeting and combining. We set up a mini studio using a camera that attached to the computer. We moved the objects slightly in a path and took an image every time we did this. This therefore resulted in about three pictures every 1 second. We chose the idea of a train colliding as we could them demonstrate the effect.
Chemical experiments
In this workshop we worked with a range of different materials in order to capture a reaction between different chemicals. This represents combinations through the different combinations of chemicals that are used in order to generate a reaction. To document the reactions of the chemicals combining.
Colour Changing Milk
The reaction takes place because milk is mostly water but it also contains vitamins, minerals, proteins, and tiny droplets of fat suspended in solution. Fats and proteins are sensitive to changes in the surrounding solution (milk).
The secret of the bursting colors is the chemistry of that tiny drop of soap. Dish soap, because of its bipolar characteristics (nonpolar on one end and polar on the other), weakens the chemical bonds that hold the proteins and fats in solution. The soap's polar, or hydrophilic (water-loving), end dissolves in water, and its hydrophobic (water-fearing) end attaches to a fat globule in the milk.
The molecules of fat bend, roll, twist, and contort in all directions as the soap molecules race around to join up with the fat molecules. During all of this fat molecule gymnastics, the food coloring molecules are bumped and shoved everywhere, providing an easy way to observe all the invisible activity. As the soap becomes evenly mixed with the milk, the action slows down and eventually stops. Below is what happened when the reaction took place.
Colour Changing Milk
The reaction takes place because milk is mostly water but it also contains vitamins, minerals, proteins, and tiny droplets of fat suspended in solution. Fats and proteins are sensitive to changes in the surrounding solution (milk).
The secret of the bursting colors is the chemistry of that tiny drop of soap. Dish soap, because of its bipolar characteristics (nonpolar on one end and polar on the other), weakens the chemical bonds that hold the proteins and fats in solution. The soap's polar, or hydrophilic (water-loving), end dissolves in water, and its hydrophobic (water-fearing) end attaches to a fat globule in the milk.
The molecules of fat bend, roll, twist, and contort in all directions as the soap molecules race around to join up with the fat molecules. During all of this fat molecule gymnastics, the food coloring molecules are bumped and shoved everywhere, providing an easy way to observe all the invisible activity. As the soap becomes evenly mixed with the milk, the action slows down and eventually stops. Below is what happened when the reaction took place.
Magic Potion
The bubbles in the Bubble Bomb are filled with carbon dioxide, a gas that forms when the vinegar (an acid) reacts with the baking soda (a base). The reaction is captured below.
Combinations of objects, textures and colours
I experimented with a range of different objects simply to display the idea of a combination of diverse objects, textures and colours. Firstly, I experimented photographing people's shoes to explore the different styles. After I asked them to mix their feet up so the image was more interesting. When I was finished taking those photos I chose to capture the torso's of the four models as I feel this captured different styles and personalities.
I then photographed a range of different materials with contrasting colours and textures in order to capture a combination of different objects. I then experimented with blur as the textures are almost morphed in to one but the colours appear bolder. The results are picture below.
Here I photographed a combination of different objects which may be found in a persons bag, or could be their most valuable items. I feel these images represent the person who's belongings they are, for example you can tell they are both in to music because of the Ipod's.