In class we we were told to put in order multiple pictures from most, to least abstract. The picture above was my order, I found this difficult because I wasn't entirely sure what abstract is. We decided to put the picture with the women with many twisted images as the the most abstract because I thought it was the most unique and different from the rest. we then copied the image with a lot of shadows next to it. I didn't think this image was the most abstract because I didn't actually know what it is. But it turns out the word abstract was in the title.
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Focus:
Light: Line: Repetition: Shape: Space: Texture: Value/Tone: |
Which areas appear clearest or sharpest in the photograph? Which do not?
Which areas of the photograph are brightest? Are there any shadows? Does the photograph allow you to guess the time of day? Is the light natural or artificial? Harsh or soft? Reflected or direct? Are there objects in the photograph that act as lines? Are they straight, curvy, thin, thick? Do the lines create direction in the photograph? Do they outline? Do the lines show movement or energy? Are there any objects, shapes or lines which repeat and create a pattern? Do you see geometric (straight edged) or organic (curvy) shapes? Which are they? Is there depth to the photograph or does it seem shallow? What creates this appearance? Are there important negative (empty) spaces in addition to positive (solid) spaces? Is there depth created by spatial illusions i.e. perspective? If you could touch the surface of the photograph how would it feel? How do the objects in the picture look like they would feel? Is there a range of tones from dark to light? Where is the darkest value? Where is the lightest? |
Favourite image
This is my favourite image because I like how the mirror is faced in different directions so it gives an abstract look. I also like how it’s focused on the wooden door and not the mirror frame even tho it’s closer to the camera. Out of all the photos I took, in my opinion, this was the most abstract and has the most different types of line in. |
in this image created by Dafna Talmor, its series of different photos cut up and placed into a new composition. the photos used are of mountain ranges, rocks and places in a desert. the image looks as its divided into three, with photos of rocks on the top and bottom. The section in the middle is two images placed next to each other to look like a new landscape.
The pictures created, she calls them "constructed landscapes". I think she's titled the images "constructed" because of how she's built new scenery by cutting out anything person made or people. |
For our next project we are focusing on the 1960s party game "puzzled 'em". we are creating a series of images taken from unusual angles to confuse the viewer of what the object is. The images in the game are taken in the 60's which can confuse new generations, because some of those objects don't exist anymore. once I've taken the images I'm going to turn it black and white to confuse the viewer even more so it blocks out their sense of colour.
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in 1932 Brassai took a series of images of objects that had been shaped, folded or angled in odd ways. The objects he chose were everyday items one use, but photographed in an unusual way to make it unrecognisable for the viewer. Brassai worked with other surrealist artists on different projects.
This image at first was confusing to me, then I realised its actually a rolled piece of paper. The paper is placed on a piece of glass to make it seem like it floating, which makes it even harder to identify. |
Peter fraser worked around the world on different technology sites. Peter would photograph "low status material" under his bed, behind his refrigerator and so on. After months of working with this idea he started to he began to work with taking images of his equipment in the laboratories.
I really like how vibrant his images are, and how they've been taken. The angles of him images are up close and in and out of focus. |
Stephens images have been taken from a high up angle and photographed different objects. Each object has be transformed by being twisted or folded, making it unrecognisable to the viewers. I believe he named this project 'a series of disappointments' because the objects photographed are normally things people throw away because they're not useful anymore.
I like this image because he took something not interesting and transformed it into something fascinating just by crumpling and folding them. |
After looking at saul leiter images, we responded by painting the images using water colour. But instead of focusing to make my painting look exactly like his images, I was trying to get all the lines in the correct place because I think thats a big features of his images. doing this helped me to proportion my images and focus on how I choose my composition. |