Research Influence
My researcher artist I have been influenced by is Imogen Cunningham because I like how she has taken close up pictures of flowers, which makes them look slightly abstract, and has inspired me to change my view on how to take pictures and develop my skill. Also, she has converted all of her images into black and white which has created more depth and tone on the flowers.
Image Bank
I decided to use these as my image bank photos because they all use different techniques and angels to take the picture of the flower which I could use when I take pictures. Also, each photo is taken from a diffrernt angle, therefore helps me produce different idea which I could use to take pictures of the flowers I can find.
Contact Sheets
I like how the sun has hit the flower in some places to make a strong contrast with the shadowy areas, this would help emphasise the tone when I later convert the image into black and white. Additionally, the bright areas help attract interest towards the flower. I like how I have use complementary colours to make the photo seem more interesting and the green is a lot more darker then the red.
I like how I've positioned the camera to make the flower slightly off-set to make the overall photo seem intriguing. The range of tone on the flower creates multiple different shades of pink/purple which I can later use to help emphasise the contrast when I convert the image into black and white.
I like this photo because there is a large amount of tone in the image, therefore, I am able to create a stronger contrast in Photoshop later. Also, I like how I have positioned the lighthouse and the light on the opposite side of the frame to the darker tones to create a smooth transition from dark to light.
I like how the flower shows a lot of tone due to the shadows and highlights which helps make it stand out even further. Also, I like how the background is a lot darker and looks plain compared to the flower, helping it stand out even more.
I like how I have taken an up close photo of this flower because you are able to see more detail of the petals. There is a lot of tone in this photo from where there has been shadows created from where the sun cannot reach the petals inside, creating a contrast.
Images that require Improvement
I don't like this photo because the flower makes the image look too busy and there is not much colour from it either, making the photo seem boring and plain.
I don't like this photo because it it too far away from the trees, to make this image better, I should of used my zoom lens and gotten an up close photo where you can see more detail on the trees.
I don't like this photo because it looks too busy and over crowded because there is too much going on. For this to be better I should of taken an up close photo of the flower so there would of been less in the frame.
AO3
For this shoot, I decided to take pictures of flowers to represent the formal elements. To do this, I went to local gardens and some of my friends gardens and took pictures of the flowers they had around. I used Imogen Cunningham's work as inspiration and used the was she frames her pictures with the flower, I decided to do a similar thing.
I managed to do this when I took the picture of the pink/purple flower (second best image) by having a close up image of half of the flower in the frame. To make this image more similar to Imogen Cunningham by taking the image into photoshop later and converting the image into black and white. Also, when I take this image into photoshop I'll be able to use burning and dodging to help darken the background (like in Cunningham's pictures) and emphasise the highlights on the flower.
AO2
When taking these photos, I used my Canon 600D camera and my EPS 18-55 Canon lens. I set my ISO to 200 because it was a sunny day and kept my shutter speed around the average on 1/125. Throughout this shoot, I was keeping an eye on my exposure dial to double check that my images had the correct exposure, therefore my aperture varied during the shoot, but it stayed to roughly around 5.6 to 8.0. I had to keep changing my aperture because the sun would sometimes be shielded behing bushes or trees when I was taking pictures of certain flower in different angles or the sun could of been covered by a cloud, therefore causing the amount of light being let in would differ from before.
Progression
AO1
For this shoot, I decided to research Imogen Cunningham's work because she has taken a lot of photos of flowers and I was able to see a wide range of work and have more ideas on how I could take my own pictures of flowers. Many of her pictures are in black and white, therefore to link more closely to her work and show how I have an understanding on how she takes pictures, I converted my images into black and white. Additionally, I noticed that she takes photos of flowers close up and sometimes cuts part of the flower out of the frame to make it seem more interesting.
AO4
My intentions for my images was to create interesting photos of flowers from close up angles to show all of the detail on the petals and the shadowy areas inside the flower. To make them more interesting, I converted them into black and white to help emphasise the contrast between the darker toned areas and the lighter areas. By doing this, it makes my photos seem more interesting because it can give a slight foreboding feeling from the darker areas.
I like how these photos turned out because I was able to experiment with photoshop to help emphasise the tone in each of the images. Also, I like how the background is a lot darker then the flower because it doesn't create any distraction from the flower and doesn't make the overall photo to look busy. To develop my ideas further, next tine I could keep some of the photos and emphasise different features that way.
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