Photographs Based on Motion - Snow and Ice

Four photographs from 3/12/10 to 5/12/10: Heavy Snow

Icicles on a car

Some Ice being washed away

Fireworks a few houses away.

The street with seven inches of snow

Ideas On In Solitude

   

In Motion


I want to show the joy in motion of everyday people, animals, places and other things. This is based on the work of several photographers. My work shall be based around these photographs which involve freezing the motion as well as blurring it.

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Macro Photography

Three Examples of Macro (Close Up) photography.

Art Photography

Application

The word "art" is defined as "the use of skill and imagination in the creation of aesthetic objects, environments, or experiences that can be shared with others."Other contemporary art photographers include Edwyrd Byrtynsky, David Graham and Sarah Pickering.

Conceptual Photography - Photography that turns a concept or idea into a photograph. Even though what is depicted in the photographs are real objects, the subject is strictly abstract.

The photographers included in some of the museums that we visited on Wednesday included some odd images of people at a house in the day but was actually night time on the bottom of the image. Another set of images were from the point of view of one of the photographers younger sisters. This form of photography is effective as it conveys different qualities for every picture. Some images fit under other forms of photography. A photographer took pictures of landscapes with different items covering his/her camera to create unusual effects.

Context

This form of art is traditionally used in galleries to display the work of talented photographers and their work. These works of photography are used mainly for this purpose. This has a major impact on art photography as well because these images have specific purposes and points and speak a lot about the photographers' work and personality. The surroundings of the art also reflects character and their work.

Technique

The pictures are printed on what appear to be ordinary sheets of paper, others are laminated. The photos associate themselves with other people as what's being taken is real life, even though some parts may be more abstract than others. This type of photography relys on carefully created backgrounds and features of people, however some images are taken of what appear to be people who are completely unchanged. Studios are used but not all the time; some pictures are taken in the country which couldn't be done with a set. Pictures from the Brighton picturing the show "The High Tide" show this type of photography.

Fashion Photography

Fashion Photography Introduction

Fashion photography was developed in the 1830s and was later developed in 1856 when Adolphe Braun published a book of 252 pictures of Tuscan noblewoman Oldoini who was then the first fashion model, ever.
Halftone printing also helped fashion photography by allowing it to be put into magazines. Developed in the 20th Century, this was a series of microscopic dots, printed with one ink colour to create an optical illusion of smooth tones.

Application

Fashion photography consists mainly of female models and is usually used to display items of clothing or accessories. The photography also sets unrealistic targets for the people reading it in the big fashion magazines today, such as Vogue, Marie Claire and Closer. Fashion Photography has been improved since; an example of this is the introduction of unusual, exotic locations in the 1940's. Richard Avedon, a fashion photographer, used his imagination to create unusual images in the world of fashion.

Context

Fashion photography is usually used to express what the true perception of beauty is such as the term "Size Zero" used by the press to show how unreal some photography can be. This is used all over the place, including billboards, catalogues and advertisements. Fashion photography can also be important in other ways. Magazines exaggerate the features of women in fashion photography and photos can be easily altered with modern technology such as Photoshop and other websites.

 

Techniques

Photographers use many techniques to photograph models. The preferred method is using the modern, digital camera as the images turn out more colourful and exposing. Models also wear the clothes so that parts of their bodies are exposed to show a target for wannabe ladies. Photos are also manipulated using modern software on computers and other devices to improve the qualities of the models; this can be used to increase or decrease the size of features, curve some areas of the body and erase impurities on the body, this makes the model appear more perfect than they actually are. One other way this form of photography is enhanced is by using an exotic or surreal enviornment. This makes the model stand out around the other parts of the photograph.

 

Portraiture

One of Diane Arbus' portaits of a woman and baby

Application

Portraiture is the art of taking a person and expressing their inner qualities through the face and their position. A portrait is a picture, photgraph, etc of a person, usually a monarch or important figure in society. Portrait backgrounds are also important because it tells people about the background of the person in the picture. People such as Diane Arbus, a photographer famed for exposing faces and a person's inner self, often did this which madepeople realise how real portraiture could make people.

Context




Portraiture tends to take photographs of people with either their whole body showing, the upper half or just the head; the persons head usually looks as if it is looking outside the portrait. The style depends usually on how important a person is. Monarchy usually have had their upper half showing or their heads. Portraits are designed so that they can be shown in something important such as a manor house or a book. Richard Avedon was seen as a fashion photographer and used portaiture to emphasise the appearance of others (photo above).






Techniques





Two models photograhed by Avedon



Larry Clark's book entitled "Tulsa"



A traditional portrait and full body portrait of the Queen

 


Today, images of this type come from truth. Portraiture was formerly flawed or faked in previous centuries which is shown through the portraits of former monarchs. However at later dates it differed enabling other people to see the truth behind the portrait. Larry Clark was one of those people; Clark was an "insider" in his town of Tulsa, America. He photographed his own life in Tulsa and published it as a book. It showed the truth about his life in Tulsa and how he became the man he was.

Techniques

Photographs taken using the "decisive moment" are used to create more effective photos. Even more advanced technology has allowed photographers to develop or alter their photos to make something seem more normal or extraordinary. Originally, photographers had only the camera and developing fluid to get photographs but in the 21st century, technology has advanced enough to help the camera get the ideal image.

Photo Journalism

Application, Context and Techniques

These headings will help you when you are writing up you class notes. Please use your own words when working on this and do not just copy text from other sources. If you do copy text you must correctly label where you got the information from. 

Application


Photo journalism originated in the early 20th century. The Leica Camera, an innovative, newer, portable camera was made in Germany in 1925 which encouraged more photography to take place. Photographers found this helpful for capturing their images; Henri Cartier Bresson found the Leica to his liking and believed in surrealism, leading to him using "the decisive moment." This is shown in most of his photographs including the famous picture of the man jumping over a puddle.









Context


Photo journalism is also used for emphasis, especially in war photography. Two of these photographers are Robert Capa and Tony Vaccaro. Capa managed to capture the reality of the Second World War, even going to extreme lengths and taking pictures on the site of D - Day. His photos were viewed back in England and were used to publicise the reality of the D -Day landings. The images were used in many newspapers, broadcasts and other media. 


Techniques
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Henri Catrier Bresson Photographs

  

Bresson's work is made so that it makes ordinary things seem unusual or funny. The running man on the left appears as if he is about to run into a pond; the child on the right is also not supposed to be in the line up on the right making that funny in the process.

Ansel Adams Photography

It would appear that Adams was a fan of landscape photography, especially peculiar places like the straight road above or the oddly shaped tree below. The style of the photographs also makes the scenery stand out, especially the long shot of the straight road.

Robert Capa Photographs

      

Capa's photograph's tended to involve images of war on both sides. These photographs are of soldiers storming what appears to be a beach. The above images also represent the start of the invasion of Nazi territory. This tells us that Capas work revolved around war and pictures of dramatic events in the war.

Introduction to Photography

Photography is good for capturing moments, both real and unreal. I find it is good to take a photo if the moment is right and especially if it's motion involved. I prefer to attempt to use fairly complex photography methods to achieve success.