evaluation

for this photoshop project i didn't really like the fact that i had to re-create a photo i dont know why but i just couldn't find anything i really liked and wanted to recreate so i found that quite difficult but in the end i eventually found my inspiration in graffiti and took it from there but apart from that i wasnt really using anything new that i found it was just one of the most difficult choices i have ever had to make.

My final image

my final image is not something i found on the internet i saw it on a wall in derby one time and it gave me the graffiti style idea so i created this using a photo that i reduced the contrast on till it became a graffiti like stencil

3d imagery photographers

These photo's were taken by Lars Brandt stisen by making a stereoscopic camera kit.
this was done by getting two screw mount cases and cutting the lid off them. and screwing two Pentax cameras into the cases so the bottoms of each cameras are touching then he put the shutter release cables in both of them and hooked them both up to a handle with a trigger that will trigger both camera's simultaneously.

The camera that he uses to take the photo's 

these are the photo's he takes they are really good at standing out and have alot of depth to them

his images are very selective in what stands out this makes the images very unique it creates a good historical feel to it which i really like. i also like the fact that he has used a film camera for this which to me shows that film can still keep up with modern techniques. 

Creating 3d images with photoshop.

this is a simple technique to create 3d images in photoshop.

First you duplicate your layer and then go to image>adjustments>layers

Then bring the red channel down to 0

It will now look like this 

Then you do the same to the green and blue channel on the bottom layer

then you press M to get the move tool and move the top layer down and to the right slightly and it will create your final 3d image

 This is a black and white 3d image that i have done

this is 3d text that i havae created im not sure about  this one really but because i cant really see 3d images i cant really judge if they are good or not. but i got some other peoples opinions on it and apparently it works

This Photo was taken by standing in the same place but first with the left eye then with the right eye then using the same method as before i combined them in photoshop

Creating a more different style of border

 select the marquee tool and select your area then choose select>inverse to  choose the outside border

then choose the quick mask tool

then go to filter>distort>ocean ripple this will create a ripple effect around the border of the image.

i chose a strong ripple for the border then used the eraser tool to erase the edges around it 

the finished piece

Creating a Zoom Effect

 

First choose the marquee tool

 select the area you want to be the focus of the zoom effect you are  creating you also need to feather the image using the feather tool

go to select inverse this will make the selection the area around the circle

 then go to blur>radial blur

select zoom this is so it looks like a zoom effect if you wanted to choose spin that would spin the image and create a more dizzy effect

this is the final result 

Midnight Digital

Midnight digital is a photographer who does post apocalyptic photography much like what i want to do for my fujifilm project. the images are portrature but with a rich detailed scene. all these photo's are shot in abandoned buildings also.

personally i think all these photo's are significant. because they all have their own style and are very original.

all the work is heavily influenced by film and television and graphic novels.

all the colours in the images create a very dark and moody scene the colours are very bleak but there are grand splashes of color that really direct your eye too them.

the images are viewed on the internet since the person is a flickr user.

the work reminds me of films such as blade runner and aliens also graphic novels the work looks alot like the style that graphics novels have.

these pieces really inspire me i would love to do something like this. my fujifilm project will also have a similar post apocalyptic feel but i wont be doing a composite image because i dont want to use photoshop.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/53782220@N00/187597543/
Sea Pyramids.

this is a composite landscape image by an unnamed photographer who's username on flickr is mattijn
it is a landscape image created from many different ones that were textured to create a much more realistic look. this work was done in photoshop.

it has a very distinct textured look with very real colours that draw you into thinking it is an actual scene.
i think this image is amazing and very well done. i would love to try something like this.

John Gotto.

John gotto is a british photographer who creates photo digital composite images. his work combines paintings drawings and photography. he has done many different things. each piece of work he does has a  different topic and each one is very thought out.

his work is like social documentary but because he has explored so many genres it is very hard to say.
he started his photography in the 1960's studying at the saint martins school of art. but started to combine many different formats of art in the 1980's.

his work is always about making a statement or telling a story which sometimes uses social satire.

his work is digitally manipulated to layer over paintings and drawings to create the final composite.
his work is very surreal but has a sense of reality too it.

the light and colours are all very different because of how many images are used in them some people stand out more than others which creates the surreal feel to it.

for his series "ukadia"there are many different images because there is a series of images inside it.

his images are all his own and he only seems to be influenced by himself.

i really like these images although i dont think i would do something like this myself

Jeff wall

Jeff wall is a large scale photographer he creates vast scenes for his photo's that sometimes involve casts crews and sets.
his work is usually landscapes but they have almost miniture portraits inside them because of the story that is told within the image.

I think his work "a sudden gust of wind" is his most popular work this image is a large scale set recreating a 19th Century Japenese painting. this image took an entire year to finish.


His still life work was shot in the 1990's but his earliest gallery work was shown in 1963


His work to me seems like it is either a representation of society and how it is at the current time of him taking that photograph documentary style or it is a recreation of something or an event. 


all of his work is very well composed with everything purposefully put in place for a reason and nothing is out of place. the images have a great sense of scale with alot of detail in them so you will always notice different things and they wont get boring. 


for his work "a sudden gust of wind" he was influenced by the Katsushika Hokusai Yejiri Station painting. his work is an almost exact recreation of it. 


i really like these images they have alot of depth to them which is what i am trying to do with my fujifilm student awards project. have an image where everything is in its place for a reason and to create a large set and environment to create my images.

"a sudden gust of wind"

Introduction

For this brief we have six weeks to create a photo collage this will be done using original images we have taken and editing them to create a composite image. i think that i am going to enjoy this unit because it is something that i have done alot of before so i can do this to the best of my abilities. i have a small idea of creating an image that is a portrait and a landscape overlayed over eachother almost like a multiple exposure then i am going to take some photo's of textured things like wood and metal to overlay ontop to create almost a grungy type layer.