Photography  exam  

Christopher  Meeks  

Ansel  Adams  I  chose  to  look  at  this  ar9st  as  it   links  to  my  work  in  the  way  that  the  area  has  quite  a  bit  of  foreground  with  the  subject  in  the   background.   I   like   these   photographs   as   they   have  interes9ng   scenic   subject   maBer   and   visually   pleasing  contrasts   of   black   and  white.   These  photographs   could  have  been   taken   to   make   the   viewer   think   of   past   memories   in  which  they  were  in  a  place  like  the  loca9on  he  has  captured.    This  links  to  my  work  as  mine  has  the  set  back  subject  maBer  and  the  pleasing  contrast  in  them.  Also  it  links  to  my  work  as  some  of  the  photos  I  have  taken  are  in  black  and  white  which  gives   them   and   aged   look   and   feel   and   to  make   the   viewer  imagine   the   missing   colour   and   therefore   gives   the  photographs  more  interest.    

1st  set  of  photographs  

Evalua9on  of  ini9al  set  of  photographs  

On  the  whole  I  am  pleased  with  these  images  as  they   capture   interes9ng   subject  maBer.   Also   it  works   as   the   photographs   are   edited   in  monochrome   like  Adams’  work.  This  makes   the  images   more   visually   pleasing   and   more  interes9ng  to  the  viewer.  I  have  also  made  these  monochrome  as  I  wished  to  use  it  in  my  exam  as  it   always   has   a   good   effect   as   it   gives   the  photographs  a  stronger  contrast  than  normal.  

2nd  set  evalua9on  

I   am   pleased   with   this   set   as   it   has   good  composi9on  and  subject  maBer.  I  have  kept  the  colours   of   the   original   photographs   as   this   is  what  I  wish  to  do  for  my  final  outcomes.    

Final  outcomes  

Thomas  Ruff  I  find  this  photograph  too  busy  and  confusing  to  look  as  there  is  too  much  going  on.  Personally  I  think  that  composi9onally  the  leM  creates  an  imbalance  and  would  be  beBer  with  more  colour.  This  image  suggest  to  me  the  connec9on  between  man  made  and  natural  environments.  The  trees  and  the  chairs  fight  for  aBen9on  which  makes  the  connec9on  of  human  and  natural  things  coming  together.    This  links  to  my  work  because  of  the  mul9ple  exposure  and  the  range  of  the  colours.  This  image  looks  as  though  Ruff    took  the  picture  but  had  a  long  exposure  and  then  moved  it  to  a  different  angle.  This  also  links  to  my  work  as  it  has  trees  in  the  work  and  the  link  between  natural  structures  and  human  structures.  I  believe  that  this  work  was  created  using  computer  programs  to  overlay  the  work  and  to  achieve  the  mul9ple  exposure  effect.  I  have  also  used  this  style  of  edi9ng  in  my  work  to  overlay  the  photographs  and  keep  the  range  of  colours.      

Jan  Splichal  I  am  interested  in  this  work  because  I  enjoy  the  fact  that  I  have  to  work  hard  to  look  at  the  photo  as  it  is  visually  complex.  I  am  also  aBracted  to  the  subject  maBer  as  the  buildings  are  aesthe9cally  pleasing  with  their  elaborate  roofs  and  chimney  tops.  There  is  a  lot  of  depth  in  the  photo  this  is  caused  by  the  many  strong  chimneys  which  exaggerate  the  foreground  with  their  strong  repe99on.  There  is  also  strong  contrast  between  the  vernacular  buildings  at  the  front  and  the  elaborate  historical  buildings  in  the  background  which  are  easier  to  read  as  the  back  is  quieter  and  more  relaxed.  I  enjoy  the  sooty  tones  as  this  enhances  the  feeling  of  the  old  town.  The  mul9ple  exposure  give  the  photo  a  ghostly  sense  to  the  buildings  which  suggests  the  idea  of  memories  of  people  who  have  lived  in  the  houses  over  9me.  

This  links  to  my  work  because  it  is  a  mul9ple  image  although  he  used  one  photograph  where  as  I  overlapped  two  images.  It  looks  like  he  did  this  effect  by  recording  the  image  and  then  moving  it  down  in  two  stages  making    the  image  repeated.  As  this  was  done  in  the  six9es  it  must  have  been  done  in  a  dark  room  where  as  mine  were  digitally  manipulated  and  also  physically  overlapped.  Like  Splichal  the  subject  of  the  photographs  is  the  built  environment.  I  have  created  a  contrast  with  opposite  environments  like  an  industrial  similar  building  overlaid  onto  an  old  pub.    

 

Evalua9on  

I  think  that  my  ini9al  set  of  photographs  are  at  a  good  quality  as   they  have  a  good  composi9on  and  are   in   focus.  Also   they  are   edited   in   black   and  white  which   brings   out   the   contrast  and  makes  the  images  look  stronger.  For  this  exam  I  think  that  I  pushed  my  crea9ve  boundaries  in  the  9me  I  had  to  do  it.  As  I  also  had  to  create  my  book  in  the  exam   I   did   not   get   a   lot   of   development   into   the   work   but  overall  I  am  pleased  with  the  work.  I  think  that  the  ar9sts  I  used  are  effec9ve  as  they  link  strongly  to  the  work  I  have  created.  I   think   that   this   project  went  well   as   I   have   good   outcomes  and  good  developments  to  the  final  outcomes.  If   I   had  more   9me   I  would   add   developments   into   the   prep  work  as  I  did  not  do  this.  Also  I  would  take  more  photographs  on   loca9ons  and  develop  more  photos.   I  would  also   look  up  more  ar9sts   to  do  with   landscapes  and  more  developmental  effects.