Image bank- Depth

Below are a collection of images sourced from the internet which I feel portray the sense of depth. I feel that the photographs show distance, how close and how afar from something.

This image is of a brick wall, it demonstrates depth by the change in size but also the change in focus. The photo is focused mostly at the front and as the wall goes on, the detail becomes more blurred.

A field; this image conveys the idea of depth in the sense of how large the field actually is. The field shows rows that appear to get increasingly narrower throughout due to depth.

 

This photo is of a curb, you can see that the depth is represented in the narrowing of the curb which is largely and more predominantly shown by the yellow line.

A padlock on a chain. The padlock is the main focus in this photograph and it displays depth greatly as it creates the sense of distance by the difference in size of the lock and the chain.

The object in the frontal centre is the largest but as the distance increases, the size of similar objects decreases in width.

 

A set of stairs all of the same width and length yet the steps furthest away are smaller than those closer to the front of the image.

Print Techniques

Print Techniques

Soft Focus

Selective Colour

Duotone

Black and White

Curves

Repetition

Straight Images- Additional walk

Straight Images- Mapplethorpe Location

Self Assessment

Over the next few weeks I intend to use this time to make sure my work is complete to the best of my ability. I plan to extend on my progressions within my work diaries  (COMPLETED) by maybe including pictures which demonstrate how I would like to progress in the topic and different views and concepts which could be included. I need to do the Mapplethorpe Location (COMPLETED) shoot and then edit the best photos from the shoot. Also, I need to do the Mapplethorpe location work diary (COMPLETED) I feel that it would be wise for me to redo some edits, in particular the straight images from Walk 1 and 2,(COMPLETED) from Back of Heads Location and Studio Form (COMPLETED). I feel that I should extend on my evaluations and summaries of 2 photographers (COMPLETED). I need to extend on the evaluations of  the photos in the image banks back of heads and multiple imagery (COMPLETED).

8th January

In this lesson I am going to re edit the straight images from the straight images from the location shoots. Walk 1, walk 2 and back of head location are the ones I am going to re edit first to make them look more natural. I aim to finish all of these edits by the end of the lesson and if so I will start to expand on the images banks of multiple imagery and back of heads.

12th January

In this lesson, I was going to do some Mapplethorpe location shoots but due to the weather I had to change my plan and do contextual work so I will be re editing the straight images from back of heads location and studio form.

15th January

In todays session I will be going on a walk to allow me to shoot Mapplethorpe location as last lesson the weather was poor for shooting a walk. I will then be editing the photographs so that I can upload the straight images onto the blog.

19th January

In this session I am going to expand on my progressions throughout my work diaries and am going to complete the work diary for Mapplethorpe location.

Work Diary- Mapplethorpe Location

Evaluation

In this session the topic was Mapplethorpe loation. Having done Mapplethorpe studio prior to this shoot I was excited to do the location shoot because there were different backgrounds you could use. When going out to photograph Mapplethorpe location, it seemed quite easy to get started because the poses were similar to the ones used in the studio and there were plenty of new backgrounds to use such as trees, walls and buildings. However after a while it become quite limited as you had to continue to think of new poses which would reflect some aspects of Mapplethorpe within.

I feel that I did struggle when it came to shooting the photos because I kept on using only part of the frame and not the full frame so that there was in fact a larger proportion of background than there was portrait. After a while I did manage to capture some photographs which did in fact use most of the frame.

This photograph above is one of my best from the shoot for I feel that it does show aspects of Mapplethorpe as the whole frame is being occupied but also the image is in black and white which shows the difference in light throughout the frame. However, if I was going to improve this shoot I would try and photograph a more emotionless expression just to incorporate more elements of Mapplethorpe within the photo.

I like this photo above because of the pose done but however I feel I could improve this shot much more. The camera strap from the neck could possibly be remove and maybe even the hood taken down. The pose in this photo is quite nice but I would consider retaking the photograph at a different angle so that more face is exposed and demonstrated within the frame.

Progression

I would want to progress further in this topic as I feel that there is much room for improvement. I feel that from progressing further it would allow me to develop my skills and allow me to improve my composition by using more of the frame than I have done. To progress I would want to try and use natural locations such as forests and ponds but also more manmade built up areas such as residential and shopping areas. As well as developments in the location I would want to focus on different expressions which don't necessarily show emotion.

From studying Mapplethorpe, I have been inspired to focus on specific features within the face such as the eyes or even the mouth. I would want to look at eyes and mouth to see how they portray different emotions through different shapes and light differences.

Final 20 Photographs Presentation