Leah Newson A1 Photography Component 1

Colour

Research influence: (including any theories applied)
Fred Herzog

Fred Herzog devoted his artistic life to walking the streets of Vancouver as well as almost 40 countries with his Leica, photographing - mostly with colour slide film - his observations of the street life with all its complexities. Personally i love street photography, as each photo tells a different story, the colours also communicate meaning within the images as well.

For my images i will try to capture some street photography that involves colour.

Image bank: (4 images, include annotation, why the images were chosen, how are they relevant to your work)

Ive chosen these photos because im intrested within selective colour photography, i believe it makes the the photo pop, it also lets the viewer picture the rest of the colour in the image without seeing it. Im going to try and mimick some photos like this.

I really like the idea of muted photography as any photo that is coloured muted automatically becomes a lot more calming. These types of images are a lot softer than selective colour images as theyre not saturated, or singled out, everything blurs into one.

Contact sheet: minimum 24 images per shoot

Best images

Images that require improvement

I struggled with the iso settings, especially with the mushroom photo as i was experimenting with different iso settings to see the best outcome i could get. in order of the mushroom pictures i used the iso setting of 400, 800 and then 1600. i found that with the higher iso setting you use, the more grit the photo gains. but in a way i like that affect it brought to the image.

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Tone
Definition & Theory

•This refers to the lightness or darkness of something. This could be a shade or how dark or light a colour appears.

•Tones are created by the way light falls on a 3D object. The parts of the object on which the light is strongest are called highlights and the darker areas are called shadows. There will a range of tones in between the highlights and shadows.

•Without tone Form does not exist, tone is therefore an important aspect in the visualisation of 3D objects.

Zone System

Ansel Adams developed the zone system a method of ensuring he achieved the correct exposure for his photos.The Zone System is a photographic technique for determining optimal film exposure and development, formulated by Ansel Adams and Fred Archer.

The contrast in this photo and the wide variety of tone connotes to masculinity and strength as it highlights the high pointss within his face which to me makes him appear stronger. The light is coming from the top centre to emphaise the depths of his face to create a serious overview. I believe it connotes masculinity as its mostly all a dark tone as it makes him look intimidating.

However in this photo femininity is communiated by the majority of high tones taking over the photo and the way the light is centred from behind the camera as barely no facial texture is visiable to enhance her beauty. Due to the way the light is positioned and how much light is being received by the camera it makes her look like a porcelin doll, very fragile and kind in other words.

Image bank

Research (of artists and techniques)

Imogen Cuningham.

A photographer that I researched was Imogen Cunningham. Imogen Cunningham was an American photographer known for her botanical photography, nudes, and industrial landscapes. Cunningham was a member of the California-based Group f/64, known for its dedication to the sharp-focus rendition of simple subjects..

The above images were taken using a high quality camera to capture the formal elements of the flowers. The lighting was specifically positioned to create different depth and shadows within each photo. The photos give a story of someone going on a walk in a forest and admiring the flowers. The photos technically don't have a time frame that they're set in as flowers have always been present.

I gained inspiration from this by producing my own images based on flowers which I subsequently converted to black and white to imitate her photos.