Overall I have enjoyed unit 2 more than unit 1 mainly due to the fact that we had more freedom when choosing what, when and where to shoot, and despite having limited options to start at I think that getting to choose my own starting point or theme 'creative use of light' made it more interesting to work with as it was not just a predetermined list of stuff to be completed.
Early on in the unit, I was struggling to decide on a particular thing to focus on that came under the 'creative use of light' starting point and was essentially just playing around with a few random ideas. This was until I had done some more research into photographers and got more inspiration and influences from the various light drawing photographers that I looked at, which decided what I wanted to do for the exam and majority of the unit.
My main focus through this unit was light drawing and when doing shoots for this I found it difficult to accurately judge where the edges of the frame would be and how fast to move the light source I was using as the different items behaved differently when using then to light draw, although I did adjust quite quickly to the unusual settings needed to properly achieve good light drawing photos.
Overall I think that my 10th shoot and my studio exam shoot are the two best and they ended up with quite a few really cool and interesting photos that I am really happy with and reasonably proud of.
Thursday 7 May 2015
Tuesday 5 May 2015
Monday 4 May 2015
Connecting essay - 5
This photo is one that I have found on the internet, it features a disembodied shadow of a women coming from behind the camera of to one side. The shadow is disembodied, as the women herself is not visible, and could be from the person who took the photo, it kind of serves as a marker that it is just 'a photo' one persons view/interpretation of the world that we live in.
This second photo is one that I have taken and edited myself, it features the shadows of myself and a friend, both disembodied, as well as the shadow of the visible sign. I originally took this in colour but after some experimenting in photoshop I decided that it looked better in black and white. I feel that my shadow in the centre of the photo shows it to be my view/perspective as although the camera is not visible it is clear that I am taking the photo from the way that I am standing.
This two photos are related most obviously their lack of colour but also due to the fact that they both include disembodied shadows coming from the direction of the camera. I feel that both of these carry a similar feel to them about the photographer view point demonstrated through the use of disembodied shadows.
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