PHOTOSHOOT 1 (WEEK 1):
PHOTOSHOOT 2 (WEEK 2):
PHOTOSHOOT 3 (WEEK 3):
PHOTOSHOOT 4 (WEEK 4):
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WEEK 1 - SKETCHBOOK EXAMPLE:
Project Proposal
Equipment
-DSLR camera
-photoshop
Artists
Brandon Davis, Janet Little Jeffers, Lucy Shires, Stephan Vanfleteren, Matthew Brandt, Marc Wilson, Iosif Kiraly
Personal connection to this theme
Ruins are something that we see on a daily basis, we may not notice it but they are there and are unavoidable. Everything decays over time. Metal, wood, the human body and even the human brain decays.
However, there can be beauty within this subject that is perceived as destined destruction.
The orange of rust, the natural surface under peeling paint and the complexity of an ageing face, are some of the things to see beauty within.
The inevitability of decay is what makes it even more interesting. like a fine wine, it gets better with age. And in some cases this unconscious series of events can create something more appealing than the original subject was intended to be. Like an old copper roof turning a striking green.
The personal point of this is that everything decays with time, the house I live in will, the toys I played with will and even I will decay.
Possible shoot locations
-Outer areas of town
-Old bunkers
-Abandoned buildings
-Harbor
-Coasts
-Paths
-Forts
What I want to achieve
In this project I want to show the extent that we have to go through to keep decay away. To keep places that we have only left for a few years without maintenance, from crumbling under their own weight, and becoming ruins. I want a non generic, true form of decay, to show that these memories of the past are still something to be admired and thought of. I want to show the beauty in ruins, and the colours and shapes of the decay within them.
Inspiration
Locations
Physical editing
Ruins & Decay
Depth of field
Turning an image into a black and white image, can prevent the colour from making you focus on the wrong aspects. It also allows you to portray texture excellently.
Shallow depth of field
Large depth of field
Like this image, it shows a large amount of detail. this would be good for the intricate decay process.
Greyscale
Like this image, it shows a large area of decay. this could show the scale of decay.
Physical editing would be a perfect technique for decay. it would add another secondary level of decay to the images that would enhance the topic.
This image was taken on the outer areas of town. this area would be very suitable for the topic of decay.
This image was taken in my garden. I have an old ceramic construction that is suitable to the topic.
Artists
This artist is perfect for my project as they have a very similar style to photos that i like and wish to do.
I also know places that i can use for this project that have similar aspects of decay to the artists.
Lucy Shires
Janet Little Jeffers
This artist has a very appealing style to me. this is mainly because of the colours associated with rust.
she also chooses interesting pieces of metal that have rusted such as blue painted and not just the usual iron colour.
Editing
Merge (photoshop)
Merging could create an interesting image that would suit this theme
Heavyweight photographer study - Stephan Vanfleteren, bunkers
Stephan Vanfleteren has captured true errieness in these images. They are mysterious and a reminder of a time where children fought in war, where people starved and where homes and entire towns were destroyed. These images show the protection that some had during the war, and how the only thing attacking them now is time. Some of the bunkers in the images have already fallen to time, additionally you can see other there just on the brink of collapse.
These images in a way capture a sense of movement. These structures have fallen but not entirely. They are in a timeline of collapse. Not quite rubble. Yet not the protective force they used to be. These images also show some beauty in the decay of these structures. The crashing waves and mist, adds sense of wonder.
These structures also show fairly large scale decay. Large cracks and chunks missing from the walls. This shows the scale of the decay that has occurred here
-Rule of thirds
-Leading lines
-Shallow depth of field
-Soft colouring
-Black and white low saturation
-High exposure
-Natural patterns
-High and low vantage points
-Minimal
Analysis
Contact sheets
-Rule of thirds
-Shallow depth of field
-Shallow depth of field
-Low vantage point
-Leading lines
-Low vantage point
-Filled frame
-Leading lines
-Leading lines
-Filled frame
-Leading lines
-Filled frame
-Leading lines
-Filled frame
-Leading lines
-Filled frame
-Leading lines
-Shallow depth of field
-Leading lines
-Rule of thirds
-Leading lines
-Filled frame
-Leading lines
-Large depth of field
-3rds
-Leading lines
-Filled frame
-Shallow depth of field
-leading lines
-3rds
-Shallow depth of field
-leading lines
-3rds
-Leading lines
-Filled frame
-Leading lines
-Filled frame
-Leading lines
-Filled frame
-Leading lines
-Filled frame
-Leading lines
-Filled frame
All have: -cold colour scheme -Low saturation -Soft light -Dark shadows -Rough texture
All have: -Decay -Weathered surfaces -Order -Eerie mood -Juxtaposition (natural vs manmade)
Final image
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Image
Analysis
-Good exposure
-Very shallow depth of field
-Slight zoom
-Soft and crisp edges
-Light low saturation
-Sharp and jagged edges
-Rough and abrasive textures
-Weathered surface
-Grainy material
-Horizontal lines
-Industrial shapes
-Eerie mood
-Bleak style
-Digitally edited
-Base shutter speed
-Ordered shapes
-Complementary bare colours
-Bare colouring
-Low vantage point
-Close up point of view
-Concept and theme of decay
-Foreground in focus
-Empty natural background
What’s in the image
This image is one of my favourites from this shoot.
It shows the bleak and harshness of these structures, But also shows the ruinous state of them.
For this image I shot through the viewing area of the bunker.
This gave me a view of the inside, outside and the surrounding area all in one image.
I wanted this image to look bleak. To look eerie. I believe that this image has achieved that.
Final image
Final image
Link to inspiration
For this shoot I wanted to reach a style similar to Stephan Vanfleteren.
This involved removing colour and editing contrast and brightness.
I feel like I reached a similar standard of eeriness to Vanfleteren. And created images that could fit into one of his shoots.
Overall, I really like the bleak style of this imagery.
Stephan Vanfleteren
My images
WEEK 2 - SKETCHBOOK EXAMPLE:
Sven Fennema - Image analysis
There are various things that I like about this image in particular from Sven Fennema. The first being the colours. The colours Fennema has used in these images, are not the usual seen in this type of photography. He uses high contrast and highly saturated colours, to create a stand out image. This image specifically is not too over the top in decay. You can still recognise the original subject but it is still decayed. This image is also a lot closer up than the majority of his images. This is something that I much prefer, as although it does not display the scale of decay, it shows the detail and level of decay that could otherwise go unseen. Overall I would say this is my favourite of Fennema's images and is an example of the type of imagery that I want to achieve.
Things I like in this image:
Final image
Final image
Link to inspiration
Sven Fennema
My images
Contact sheets
-Shallow depth of field
-Filled frame
-Shallow depth of field
-Filled frame
-Leading lines
-Shallow depth of field
-Shallow depth of field
-Leading lines
-Shallow depth of field
-Leading lines
-Leading lines
-Filled frame
-Shallow depth of field
-Leading lines
-Shallow depth of field
-Rule of thirds
-Leading lines
-Low vantage point
-Leading lines
-Low vantage point
-Leading lines
-Low vantage point
-Leading lines
-Shallow depth of field
-Filled frame
-Shallow depth of field
-Leading lines
-Large depth of field
-Leading lines
-Shallow depth of field
-Filled frame
-Shallow depth of field
-Shallow depth of field
-Low vantage point
-Leading lines
-Shallow depth of field
-Leading lines
-Shallow depth of field
-Leading lines
-Shallow depth of field
Testing black and white editing
Generic black and white
(less detail in the puddle and darker areas)
Original colour image (high saturation)
Modified high contrast blue B&W
These are the settings I used for the modified high contrast blue B&W
For these tests, I wanted to see if a black and white image would enhance the details and impact of the level of decay. I wanted to try different types of black and white settings. The two I chose in the end were the default B&W and the High contrast blue B&W, that I modified a little. The default B&W seemed to smooth things out in the image. This was the opposite effect to what I wanted. However, the modified high contrast blue B&W emphasised the details. Allowing for a greater impact.
WEEK 3 - SKETCHBOOK EXAMPLE:
Heavyweight photographer study - Matthew Brandt
Matthew Brandt mixing of colours with a real scene create surreal scenes and a sense of decay.
I feel like I use this in my photos of ruins, It would further the feeling of decay within them.
It will also show a form of decay that isn’t just bland and dark colours, but is a colourful and bright form.
I think this style would work very well with my black and white bunker images. As It will create an even stronger colour contrast.
Matthew Brandt submerges his work in the water that he pictured. Making the colours meld and splash. I want to focus on that splash by photoshopping in splashes of bold and crisp colour. I want to use photoshop over physical editing because it will create more crisp and bright colours and they can be edited if I don't like the outcome.
Final image
Final image
Final image
Contact sheets
-Large depth of field
-Leading lines
-Hard light
-Cool dark colours
-Shallow depth of field
-leading lines
-3rds
-Soft light
-Shallow depth of field
-leading lines
-3rds
-Soft light
-Large depth of field
-Leading lines
-Hard light
-Cool light colours
-Large depth of field
-Leading lines
-Hard light
-Warm dark colours
-Large depth of field
-Leading lines
-Hard light
-Warm dark colours
-Large depth of field
-Leading lines
-Hard light
-Warm dark colours
-Shallow depth of field
-leading lines
-3rds
-Soft light
-Cool Dark colours
-Shallow depth of field
-leading lines
-3rds
-Soft light
-Warm colours
-Large depth of field
-Leading lines
-Hard light
-Cool light colours
-Large depth of field
-Leading lines
-Hard light
-Cool light colours
-Large depth of field
-Leading lines
-Hard light
-Warm light colours
-large depth of field
-leading lines
-3rds
-Soft light
-large depth of field
-leading lines
-3rds
-Soft light
-large depth of field
-leading lines
-3rds
-Soft light
Colour splats
These were the tools I used to make these images.
Firstly I chose the brush shown above and made the size of the brush the largest it could be.
The opacity was also at 100% despite the fact that you can see through the colours.
I then found a base colour like blue red or purple, and chose colours that came from that by moving one slider as shown on the left.
How I did this
This effect created a look that resembled a splat of watercolour or dye. However doing this digitally allowed me to choose certain areas to splat and overlap each other giving me more control of the outcome.
WEEK 4 - SKETCHBOOK EXAMPLE:
Heavyweight photographer study -Marc Wilson, bunkers
Marc Wilson has done something very similar to Stephan Vanfleteren. He does not just show the usual bunkers that have been seen by everyone. But he choses to capture the ruins down the least walked path.
This shows a more eerie and impactful image, as these bunkers have not been touched by humans since their last use during the war. They have not been repaired or cared for as historic structures. But have been left to the memories of the few and now stand, half as mighty as their past.
It is this that I want to capture in my bunker photography. I don't just want to photograph the the tourist attractions that the bunkers in Guernsey have become. But I want to find the less well known sights. The bunkers that have been forgotten and left to ruins.
Final image
Final image
Final image
Marc Wilson’s Image
How I achieved Marc Wilson's style of images
For this shoot I wanted to capture Marc Wilson’s bleak yet coloured style.
To achieve this I had a little mess around with the colour and exposure on the image.
I found that putting the temperature to warm and lowering the saturation achieved this.
I also changes the Brightness, contrast, shadows and highlights accordingly to suit the image.
Overall I feel like this created images very close to Marc Wilson's style
Contact sheets
-Shallow depth of field
-High vantage point
-Shallow depth of field
-Low vantage point
-Leading lines
-Low vantage point
-Leading lines
-Low vantage point
-Shallow depth of field
-Filled frame
-Rule of thirds
-Filled frame
-Leading lines
-Shallow depth of field
-Leading lines
-Filled frame
-Leading lines
-Shallow depth of field
-Rule of Thirds
-Leading lines
-Shallow depth of field
-Rule of Thirds
Links
https://www.pinterest.com/grammarvisarts/decayed/
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/571605377677683686/
https://www.google.com/search?q=Brandon+Davis,&safe=strict&espv=2&biw=2560&bih=1324&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj7_t7Ph7TMAhViDsAKHayVCCUQ_AUIBygC&dpr=0.75#safe=strict&tbm=isch&q=brandon+davis+photography
http://marcwilson.co.uk/albums
https://www.pinterest.com/grammarvisarts/photo-sculpture/
https://www.google.com/search?q=Matthew+Brandt&safe=strict&espv=2&biw=2560&bih=1324&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjW8pOuiLTMAhVCDsAKHYeSA04Q_AUIBigB&dpr=0.75