Emulation: Take Two

When reviewing how my original emulation turned out, I decided to try and redo the emulations again to try and achieve a better result. When I redo the shoot, I will try and match the colours more accurately to create a more realistic image. 

Emulation Take Two Images (BELOW)

Personal Project

For my personal project I am going to experiment with pouring paint and ink into water and capturing the colourful clouds and mixtures that are formed.

I have looked at artist Mark Mawson as he has used this technique. His images are created by pouring varieties of paint and ink slowly into water. 

Mark Mawson

Own Photos

Contact Sheets

Emulation Photoshoot

Artist Work

Own Work

Vanessa Mckeown

Stephen Mckmennamy

Contact Sheets

Emulation Plan

For this emulation, I will use an empty starburst packet and some sugar stars sprinkles to spread out of the packet.

For the first emulation on this page, I will take a photo of a swiss army knife and then take separate photos of various tools. I will then use photoshop to arrange and place the tools in the correct place on the swiss army knife to make it look as realistic as possible whilst maintaing the element of surrealism. 

With the second emulation on the page, I will first photograph a light bulb and then I will experiment with taking several photos of cracked eggs. I will then use photoshop to combine two halves together to create the overall surreal effect.

Camera Functions

Free lensing

Free lensing is considered the inexpensive way of producing a tilt shift effect with added natural light leaks. You disconnect the lens from your camera body and essentially just hold/position it in front of the camera. This changes the focus plane and allows for a tilt shift like effect to come out in the photo.

HDR

High dynamic range is a technique used to create a greater dynamic range than is possible with standard techniques. It aims to create similarities to what the human eye can see in everyday life. The human eye constantly adjusts to the changes in our environment and the brain is continuously interpreting it so people can see in a wide range of light conditions. 

The use of AV and TV

AV (aperture value) is aperture priority on the camera. If your camera is set to AV it will automatically prioritise aperture and shutter speed will adjust accordingly based on the amount of light to get the right exposure. 
TV is shutter priority. It is essentially the same as AV but the variables are switched around so you manually change your shutter speed to the desired value and your camera will automatically adjust the aperture. 

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Pinterest board

Review of Unit One

I started off the unit with my theme of surrealism. I think that throughout my blog this theme has remained consistent. Before I came to the conclusion of the idea for my final piece was decided later on in my project. Originally, I completed some development and looked at exploring cyanotypes. I also took to experimenting with analogue photography which I then continued to use through to my final. Approaching my mock exam, I came across a few artists, such as Charlotte Caron, who experimenting with paint along with photography. I liked this idea and for my mock, I experimented with taking some landscape shots which I could then paint over. I used acrylic paint and oil pastel to create new skies using different colours above the trees. From this, I decided to move on from the cyanotype idea and look more down the 'painting with photography' route. For my final piece I combined my previously experimented oil pastel and analogue photography to create four pieces. From these four, I selected my favourite two and I am happy with how my project has progressed and turned out. If I were to do this again, I would try and stick to my original idea. If, like I did, I were to change my idea, I would try and complete some more research and development work to support my idea. During the experimental and development stages, I would widen my searches and try and experiment with more techniques so I had a better idea of which route to go down for a final piece.