Final images....

Here i created a large set of final images, which i will cut down to a set 0f 19 or 18, to fit into my portfolio file.

For all my images i used a range of effects, some with just normal developing, but some with experimental techniques.

On this first image i did a mixture of a double exposure effect and combining images, to produce a surreal effect. because there was such a large glare in the image, i decided to use this opportunity to use it to a creative advantage.

this image is done in the normal way, but using a light scale of 3 (slightly red) to give slightly more contrast.

with this image i also did double exposure and combining images, because there was once again a white glare which i added a background of a peely painted wall to add a fire effect, there is also some feet visible from the original image which gives a very interesting effect.

this was a straight forward image but with the use of the red light at a high scale (4.5) to maintain the detail, which also added an interesting grainy effect.

this is a normal image produced with the white light to maintain the detail in the shadows and stop too much contrast.

this image was produced using the red light at a 4.0 scale, to add contrast but reduce grain.
this image wasn't as successful as the others, because i tried to add detail from another image into the glare, but this caused a line across the image and some blurriness.
this was a straight forward high contrast image exposed in red once again, at the scale of 4.0
another straight forward image with slightly more contrast to enhance the detail.

this was a reproduction on the image that failed, but without the experimental effects added, which made it much more successful.

Although the image itself was nice, it came out much too dark and out of focus.
Here is another experimental image which i did by adding one of my studio flower images into it, and although it looks interesting, i probably wont be including this in my portfolio.
This image i produced at a very high red (5.0) to give a high contrast, mainly to emphasise the curtains.

I really liked this smashed window image, but due to poor lighting i had to be very careful on how i developed it, so i only added a small amount of contrast yo maintain the detail of the glass, but enough so the image wasn't dull.

i Liked the simplicity of this image, so i added a small amount of contrast (to enhance the radiator and bring it out from the background) but kept the image quite bright.

With this image i re-exposed it and whilst re exposing slightly moved the film to add a moving or misty effect.
With the great difference in light on this image, i tried to create burn tools to help even out the light, but there was no detail under the glare, so i used it to my advantage and made the image dramatic and striking.
Here's one my test sheets..
With this image i did a full double exposure, which means after i placed the paper in the developing tray, instead of moving it onto the fix, i simply placed it back under the enlarger and re-exposed it, causing a sabattier effect.

Another big contrast in light and dark, but it gives the image i dramatic feel which i wanted to maintain.
This was another double exposure but i moved the image down slightly, so the pattern on the wall would appear twice...
Because the lighting was poor when i originally took this photo, i had to use the red light (5.0) at a high level, and expose the picture for a short amount of time to maintain the detail, but i still find this one of my favourite and most haunting images.

quotes...

"You don't take a photograph, you make it."

Ansel Adams

"People think that all cameramen do is point the camera at things, but it's a heck of a lot more complicated than that!"

Larry in groundhog day

"Life is like a good black and white photograph, there's black, there's white, and lots of shades in between."

Karl Heiner

"...everything looks worse in black and white."

Paul Simon

"A photograph is a most important document, and there is nothing more damning to go down to posterity than a silly, foolish smile caught and fixed forever."

Mark Twain

"When you photograph people in colour you photograph their clothes. But when you photograph people in B&W, you photograph their souls!"

Ted Gran

"The camera can photograph thought."

Dirk Bogarde

"Fear is a darkroom where negatives develop."

Usman B. Asif

"Buying a Nikon doesn't make you a photographer. It makes you a Nikon owner."

Author Unknown

“Black and white is a designer’s tool. Denying the apparent reality of colour, it begins as an abstract representation. We do not see in black and white. And because abstraction is a cornerstone, the artist is not obliged to any prearranged standards of representation.”

Darkroom dynamics

After just flipping through this book i realised how much is possible in a darkroom, and i decided to gather some of the techniques it taught me and use them on my final images...

• Sabbatier effect
• high contrast
• double exposure
• combining images
• control during exposure
• and how to control a bad film..

Sketchbook 2....

since i finished my first sketchbook, i created a new smaller one which i used to concentrate on experimenting in the darkroom (using the enlarger and light options) and also develop my final images. i feel that i may have left it too late to experiment in this area.. or upload and learn the actual names of the enlarger parts....

i decided to scan the pages in for this blog, they may be scruffy but it works best...

Next i will be using the techniques ive learnt throughout this project to create a set of final images...

home made studio photography

I decided to experiment with studio photography by creating my own studio, but i used natural objects rather than people, here's an amazing diagram of how i designed a minature studio...

Here's the images i produced, which i was particuarly impressed with..








These images turned out much better than i expected, but since ive already chosen my final theme i wont be using them in my work.. but will definetely be using them in future.