•This
refers to the lightness or darkness of something. This could be a shade or how
dark or light a colour
appears.
•Tones
are created by the way light falls on a 3D object. The parts of the object on
which the light is strongest are called highlights and
the darker areas are called shadows.
There will a range of tones in between the highlights and shadows.
•Without
tone Form does
not exist, tone is therefore an important aspect in the visualisation of
3D objects.
Harsh lighting - the photo looks dark to create a foreboding photo, the image could look menacing.
Diffuse lighting - the photo looks lighter and more welcoming.
Example of Tone
I decided to analyse pictures in the same way......
This overall photo is in a dark tone which makes it appear foreboding. Additionally, this fits with the photo because it makes the male look more menacing and strong. However, this is not
Research Artist
I like how the flower stands out from the background by the contrast between the two. The background is a plain back when the flower is a delicate white with a lot of texture on it. Tone has been displayed on this flower by having a variety of zones throughout the whole flower - in the middle of the flower there is zone 1 when some parts of the outside of the flower is zone 9/10. I can use this in my own work by working with the lighting to try and get the different zones in my photo. However, I don't like this photo because it does not seem that interesting by the background being too plain therefore does not keep the attraction for too long.
I like how the colour of the flower is a strong contrast to the background of the photo. Furthermore, the background has a bit of texture to help make the photo seem more interesting and appealing to the human eye. The flower its self only displays a limited amount of zones from the higher end from the scale, but the background helps balancing it out by only displaying a limited amount of zone from the lower end (causing that strong contrast). However, the right side of the background does cause a bit of distraction from the main image because there is a lot of texture on the leaves and due to the leaves being a lighter tone.
I like how this flower has a lot of irregular pattern has caused the flower to look more sharp and harsh. The flower has a limited amount of tone due to only being one type of zone throughout, this makes it look more pleasing to the eye because they are more focused of the texture and pattern instead of the tone (causing it to seem more interesting). However, I don't like this because it does look slightly plain because there is not tone to help emphasise its features.
I like this flower because the way Imogen Cunningham has positioned the flower has made it look delicate/ elegant. Furthermore, the flower portrays a type of purity and innocence by the tone being soft and subtle. The flower and the background are contrasting each other by Imogen Cunningham using the higher zones for the flower and lower zones for the background. Additionally, I like how the background is plain because it causes the flower to stand out even further. The centre of the flower has texture when the other surrounding part of the flower is smooth which helps draw more attention to the flower. However, the lack of texture from the flower does cause it to be slightly boring because there are no extra features to draw attention.
Overall, I could use Imogen Cunningham style in my own work by using similar techniques she
uses. Cunningham takes pictures from an up close angle with parts of the flower cropped out to make
it look more interesting. Personally, I am more interesting in taking pictures of nature, therefore I can
explore Imogen Cunningham's way of taking photos and use similar techniques for my own. By
adding this, it will make my photos seem more interesting.
Image Bank
I decided to use these as my image bank because it has a mixture of different type of nature exploring
tone. This image banks helps me expand my idea of thinking about tone by taking pictures of
landscape alongside flowers to help build up my contact sheets further.
Contact Sheets
My Best Images
I like this photo because the background is nearly blacked out creating the whole focus to be on the
flower. Also, I like how there is a strong contrast between the flower and the background therefore
when I later take this photo into photoshop I will be able to show a wide range of tone.
I like this photo because the flower is in the centre of the photo allowing it to fill the frame nicely.
Also, the petals have creates a lot of shadowy areas in the flower which creates more tone which I can
later emphasise in photoshop by converting the image into black and white.
I like how these chess pieces are slightly see through, therefore shows a lot of tone because the light
is able to shine through a lot and reflect outwards and leaving the sides to be a darker shade. I can use
this photo and experiment in photoshop to see if i can bring out the tone slightly more.
I like this photo because it seem simplistic but still does show off some tone by the lights in the studio
creating a shadow. To present tone better in this image I will take this into photoshop later and bring
out the shadows in the image even more.
I like this photo because it is very interesting because it is creepy like and it creates a foreboding
sensation. Also, I like how the black background helps emphasise the tone in the image because more
of the light is focused on the doll. The reflection on the table could create interesting tone when I
manipulate it in photoshop and experiment with the different techniques.
I chose these as my best images because I liked how they all vary from each other, and how they are
all different from each other. My last two images are studio pictures, which allowed me to explore a
different way of taking pictures. However, I could not take pictures of nature as easily, therefore, I
had to use the resources around to help me produce these pictures. Both of my studio photos do stand
out because they have a plain background which gives more emphasise on the main object in the
photo. Additionally, I like my first two photos because I managed to take the image of the flower
from a closer up angle (like Imogen Cunningham).
Images that require improvement
I don't like these images because they do not demonstrate tone and there is not a main focus in the
image. I don't like my first image because there is not a clear focus on what the image is.
Additionally, the image is busy which makes it look displeasing to the eye and the colours in the
photo are plain which makes my photo look boring. I don't like my second photograph because the
exposure is too low, therefore it made the image very dark. This photo was taken in a studio (which
was my first time) and I didn't know how the settings were meant to be, therefore, I got an
underexposed photo.
AO3
I decided to record tone by taking photos around Harlow and in the studio. I chose to take pictures of
a variety of different things that could help represent tone when i change it into black and white later
in photoshop. My research artist was Imogen Cunningham, she helped come up with ideas on how to
take photos of flowers close up and then later manipulate them in photoshop to demonstrate tone.
The image of the white flower creates tone because there is a strong contrast between the dark
background and the light flower. This links to my artist researcher, Imogen Cunningham, because I
have a closer up picture of a flower and some parts have been cut off.
AO2
I used my Canon 600D to take these photos and I had to use different settings for each photo due to
moving to different areas with different exposure of light. My shutter speed was 1/200, therefore I
had to keep adjusting my iso and aperture to depending how much light was around.
When I was in the studio I had to use different equipment to help me produce these photos. To create
the eerie doll photo I had use a dark set up. I used a black sheet to have a pain background so more
focus and emphasise was on the doll. Also, I used a snoot to have a focused light on the doll and the
rest of the photo to be dark, to make the light more intense, I turned off the main studio lights so i had
only one source.
I like this photo because the background is nearly blacked out creating the whole focus to be on the
flower. Also, I like how there is a strong contrast between the flower and the background therefore
when I later take this photo into photoshop I will be able to show a wide range of tone.
I like this photo because the flower is in the centre of the photo allowing it to fill the frame nicely.
Also, the petals have creates a lot of shadowy areas in the flower which creates more tone which I can
later emphasise in photoshop by converting the image into black and white.
I like how these chess pieces are slightly see through, therefore shows a lot of tone because the light
is able to shine through a lot and reflect outwards and leaving the sides to be a darker shade. I can use
this photo and experiment in photoshop to see if i can bring out the tone slightly more.
I like this photo because it seem simplistic but still does show off some tone by the lights in the studio
creating a shadow. To present tone better in this image I will take this into photoshop later and bring
out the shadows in the image even more.
I like this photo because it is very interesting because it is creepy like and it creates a foreboding
sensation. Also, I like how the black background helps emphasise the tone in the image because more
of the light is focused on the doll. The reflection on the table could create interesting tone when I
manipulate it in photoshop and experiment with the different techniques.
I chose these as my best images because I liked how they all vary from each other, and how they are
all different from each other. My last two images are studio pictures, which allowed me to explore a
different way of taking pictures. However, I could not take pictures of nature as easily, therefore, I
had to use the resources around to help me produce these pictures. Both of my studio photos do stand
out because they have a plain background which gives more emphasise on the main object in the
photo. Additionally, I like my first two photos because I managed to take the image of the flower
from a closer up angle (like Imogen Cunningham).
Images that require improvement
I don't like these images because they do not demonstrate tone and there is not a main focus in the
image. I don't like my first image because there is not a clear focus on what the image is.
Additionally, the image is busy which makes it look displeasing to the eye and the colours in the
photo are plain which makes my photo look boring. I don't like my second photograph because the
exposure is too low, therefore it made the image very dark. This photo was taken in a studio (which
was my first time) and I didn't know how the settings were meant to be, therefore, I got an
underexposed photo.
AO3
I decided to record tone by taking photos around Harlow and in the studio. I chose to take pictures of
a variety of different things that could help represent tone when i change it into black and white later
in photoshop. My research artist was Imogen Cunningham, she helped come up with ideas on how to
take photos of flowers close up and then later manipulate them in photoshop to demonstrate tone.
The image of the white flower creates tone because there is a strong contrast between the dark
background and the light flower. This links to my artist researcher, Imogen Cunningham, because I
have a closer up picture of a flower and some parts have been cut off.
AO2
I used my Canon 600D to take these photos and I had to use different settings for each photo due to
moving to different areas with different exposure of light. My shutter speed was 1/200, therefore I
had to keep adjusting my iso and aperture to depending how much light was around.
When I was in the studio I had to use different equipment to help me produce these photos. To create
the eerie doll photo I had use a dark set up. I used a black sheet to have a pain background so more
focus and emphasise was on the doll. Also, I used a snoot to have a focused light on the doll and the
rest of the photo to be dark, to make the light more intense, I turned off the main studio lights so i had
only one source.
Manipulating my images
AO1
The artist I researched was Imogen Cunningham. She helped me produce multiple ideas for my
composition, by expanding the way I think and take pictures. She takes close up pictures of flowers
and I decided to do something similar to show how i understood her work. I went around Harlow and
tried to find objects that could represent tone. Imogen Cunningham mainly takes pictures of flowers
and due to the time of year, I struggled to find bloomed flowers, therefore, I had to use different
objects to take pictures of, to present tone.
AO4
My intensions for my photography was to create tone in a similar way that Imogen Cunningham does
but with my own twist and style on it. I tried to do this to represent the tones from Ansel Adams zone
system. Additionally, I converted all of my images into black and white to help emphasise the
different tones in my pictures and to help link it to Imogen Cunningham further.
Images
I like how my edited photos ended up because they all show tone in different ways. Additionally, I
like how all of my photos are different from each other to show more variety in which tone could be
displayed. By changing my images into black and white helped me improve my images because I was
able to easily represent tone in them and it linked to my artist researcher, Imogen Cunningham.
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