TRANSFORMATION
What is transformation?
A marked change in form, nature, or appearance.
A marked change in form, nature, or appearance.
Transformation of Age
For this task, my intention was to take portraits of three of my classmates and one of me so I can transform them into old people. At first, it took me quite a while to get the hang of transforming my peers to old people in photoshop, however at the end, I got the hang of it.
How did I do this?
One photographer who does something similar is Bobby Neel Adams, he photographs members in a family, mothers, daughters, sons and fathers and combines the two to form one portrait. Bobby Neel Adams was born in Black Mountain, North Carolina and presently resides in Arizona on the Mexico Border. Lastly, Adams is currently working on a series of Memento Mori photographs of insects, birds, and mammals.
Form: These images shows two members of the same family placed alongside each other.
Process: To accomplish this, individual portraits are made of two family members form different generations in similar poses. The negatives are printed at equal size and torn and glued together to make one image of two family members. His technique for assembling this montage is 100% analog film to paper. No digital manipulation is used to alter or enhance the original images.
Keywords: Related, transformation
Context: The FamilyTree portrait visually maps the genetic characteristics we inherit from our parents and demonstrates how some aspects of our futures were codified at the moment of conception. This composite photograph could be viewed as an eerie life-map as the montage of two different family members is sometimes mistaken for a montage of the same person at ages.
Process: To accomplish this, individual portraits are made of two family members form different generations in similar poses. The negatives are printed at equal size and torn and glued together to make one image of two family members. His technique for assembling this montage is 100% analog film to paper. No digital manipulation is used to alter or enhance the original images.
Keywords: Related, transformation
Context: The FamilyTree portrait visually maps the genetic characteristics we inherit from our parents and demonstrates how some aspects of our futures were codified at the moment of conception. This composite photograph could be viewed as an eerie life-map as the montage of two different family members is sometimes mistaken for a montage of the same person at ages.
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What went well: I really like the alignment of the two photographs, especially the second and third image, because I believe it really looks like Bobby Neel Adam's photographs - alignment wise.
Even better if: To improve these pictures, I would position my family members sitting on a chair, wearing the same/similar tops.
Even better if: To improve these pictures, I would position my family members sitting on a chair, wearing the same/similar tops.
ARTIST AND ME
The photograph on the left is by Bobby Neel Adams showing two people from the same family placed next to eachother, Neel Adams has taken a formal portrait with a white background. On the right, is my photograph showing my mum and my younger sister placed next to eachother. Between my image and the artist's, there are some similarities and some differences, for example, the similarities are that we both took photographs of two members of the same family and placed them together in front of a white background. However, the differences are that my photograph is a close-up, whereas Neel Adams' isn't, and the artist has placed the two images by tearing the print, whereas I have simply placed my two photographs together on photoshop. Therefore, in order to make my image more similar to Bobby Neel Adams' is to take a formal portrait, have my two family members wearing the same top and tear the two images to place them together, then scan the final photograph.
Transformation of the Camera
For our second task, we looked at the transformation of the camera over the years, from pinhole camera's to iPhones. In addition, photography is a medium which is constantly evolving. The quest to fix an image has occupied the thoughts of men for centuries. Below are three different forms of photography that different generations have used to capture the image in front of them. Between these four different photographs, you can clearly see that the camera has evolved successfully. For example, the Pinhole image, the way I captured Emily took 2mins, I couldn't move the camera and Emily had to stay still for the whole 2mins, furthermore, some disadvantages to using the Pinhole camera is that it's time consuming, inconvenient and it captures more than one thing/object/person when intended one person/object/thing, furthermore, you need to develop it in the darkroom which is also time consuming, it's in black and white and lastly, Pinhole's are very unreliable because you might leave the flap open for too long making the image too light or you might leave the flap open for little time, making the image come out too dark.
Then, the film camera is a better way for taking pictures because you can take pictures in colour and in black and white, the camera allows you to focus on the one thing you want to capture. However, you need to get it developed which is also time consuming. Thirdly, the digital camera is the most exciting evolution to the camera, this is because it allows you to capture the image and you can see what you have taken on the camera screen, it takes the photograph in colour and you can have the image anywhere you want, for example, on your computer, your phone and of course your camera. Lastly, the iPhone 5s is one of the best in capturing pictures, for example, it's very useful and convenient because anywhere you go and you see something that you would like to capture, the iPhone series does that for you. In addition, on the iPhone 5s, you can add effects, for example, you can turn your image black and white (different shades), Fade effect, Process effect, Transfer effect and Instant effect.
Then, the film camera is a better way for taking pictures because you can take pictures in colour and in black and white, the camera allows you to focus on the one thing you want to capture. However, you need to get it developed which is also time consuming. Thirdly, the digital camera is the most exciting evolution to the camera, this is because it allows you to capture the image and you can see what you have taken on the camera screen, it takes the photograph in colour and you can have the image anywhere you want, for example, on your computer, your phone and of course your camera. Lastly, the iPhone 5s is one of the best in capturing pictures, for example, it's very useful and convenient because anywhere you go and you see something that you would like to capture, the iPhone series does that for you. In addition, on the iPhone 5s, you can add effects, for example, you can turn your image black and white (different shades), Fade effect, Process effect, Transfer effect and Instant effect.
The different ways and techniques of capturing the photographs does indeed alter my interpretation of the person. For example, the film camera photograph makes me view the person connected to the time period of when the film camera was first made, secondly, it could be interpreted as one who captures a photograph with the film camera wants to capture the vintage effect.
Transformation of the Camera (continued)
For this task, my intentions were to learn how previous artists (before the digital camera) used to capture pictures. I personally like the cyanotype image because of the level of contrast, the black background which is a contrast between the white face. Overall, I really enjoyed experimenting with different techniques on how to create a photograph.
The process in creating a cyanotype included:
The process in creating a cyanotype included:
- Apply Nevia cream onto the part of your face in which you want to capture, but don't rub it in too much
- Place the photographic paper ontop of the Nevia for a few seconds, allowing the nevia to go onto the paper
- Put the paper into the developer until the image has developed fully
- Then place the paper into washing up liquid (here you must work quickly) and rub off the nevia cream
- Lastly, put the paper into the fix for 5mins
- Taking a portrait and turn it into acetate
- Take a piece of special paper which is very sensitive to sunlight
- Take some glass
- Go outside when it's sunny and place the special paper into the acetate that is on the ground, then ontop of the acetate place the glass panel.
- Wait for 10mins
- Lastly, place the special paper into water until the portrait has developed even more, then let it dry for a couple of hours.
Transformation of Objects
For this task, we were asked to go around Muswell Hill and take pictures of objects in their natural state, then carry the objects back into school to photograph again on a white background. Furthermore, this task is about appreciating any object and seeing it's beauty by presenting them in different environments. An artist who transforms everyday objects is Irvin Penn. Best known for his fashion photography, Penn's repertoire also includes portraits of creative greats; ethnographic photographs from around the world; Modernist still lifes of food, bones, bottles, metal, and found objects; and photographic travel essays. Penn was among the first photographers to pose subjects against a simple grey or white backdrop and he effectively used this simplicity. Expanding his austere studio surroundings, Penn constructed a set of upright angled backdrops, to form a stark, acute corner. Subjects photographed with this technique included Martha Graham, Marcel Duchamp, Pablo Picasso, Georgia O'Keeffe, W. H. Auden, and Igor Stravinsky.
Penn's still life compositions are sparse and highly organized,assemblages of food or objects that articulate the abstract interplay of line and volume. Penn's photographs are composed with a great attention to detail, which continues into his craft of developing and making prints of his photographs.Penn experimented with many printing techniques, including prints made on aluminum sheets coated with a platinum emulsion rendering the image with a warmth that untoned silver prints lacked. His black and white prints are notable for their deep contrast, giving them a clean, crisp look. While steeped in the Modernist tradition, Penn also ventured beyond creative boundaries. The exhibition Earthly Bodies consisted of series of posed nudes whose physical shapes range from thin to plump; while the photographs were taken in 1949 and 1950, they were not exhibited until 1980.
Penn's still life compositions are sparse and highly organized,assemblages of food or objects that articulate the abstract interplay of line and volume. Penn's photographs are composed with a great attention to detail, which continues into his craft of developing and making prints of his photographs.Penn experimented with many printing techniques, including prints made on aluminum sheets coated with a platinum emulsion rendering the image with a warmth that untoned silver prints lacked. His black and white prints are notable for their deep contrast, giving them a clean, crisp look. While steeped in the Modernist tradition, Penn also ventured beyond creative boundaries. The exhibition Earthly Bodies consisted of series of posed nudes whose physical shapes range from thin to plump; while the photographs were taken in 1949 and 1950, they were not exhibited until 1980.
Form: These images show very old objects on a white background in order to make the audience focus on the glove.
Process: The process in creating this image would be simply by putting the objects onto a white background.
Keywords: Messy, dirty, old
Context: For a number of years Penn accumulated objects he would find which obsessed him. This included scraps of glass, bone, metal and even human skulls. In 1979 and 1980 he made thirty-two negatives, printing them in platinum palladium throughout the following years.These works were perhaps of personal importance to Penn, he later commented.
Process: The process in creating this image would be simply by putting the objects onto a white background.
Keywords: Messy, dirty, old
Context: For a number of years Penn accumulated objects he would find which obsessed him. This included scraps of glass, bone, metal and even human skulls. In 1979 and 1980 he made thirty-two negatives, printing them in platinum palladium throughout the following years.These works were perhaps of personal importance to Penn, he later commented.
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I found all the object below and above around Muswell Hill, in corners, bushes and on the ground.
These two pair of images create different interpretations for the viewer, for example, in this image, the viewer might interpret the cigarette as another piece of rubbish on the ground. However, the image on the left, makes the viewer interpret the cigarette differently; for example, to appreciate its appearance and see its hidden beauty. In addition, the use of the white back drop eliminates any distractions from the main object, the cigarette. Lastly, I have decided to only photograph the cigarette on its own as I think it is more effective in appreciating it properly.
My second pair of images also create different interpretations for the viewer, this is because of the environment the three objects were first and where they ended up to be. For example, this image shows a busy and dirty environment, therefore the viewer would interpret the objects as insignificant. However, my image on the left contrasts with the image on the right because it is not busy and the objects are positioned nicely. Therefore, the objects are slightly more visually appealing, as you can se the colours more and the small details in the objects.
My last set of images also create different interpretations for the viewer. For example, my image on the left makes the viewer appreciate the two cigarettes more due to the way they are arranged, its surroundings and the angle I have taken the photograph. The way the cigarettes are arranged makes the viewer appreciate them more because they are put closely next to each other, the surroundings makes the cigarettes be appreciated more because there is no distraction as the background is all white. Lastly, the angle in which I have taken the photograph changes the interpretations of the objects because the eye of the viewer will automatically see the inside of the cigarette with the contrasting colours behind it, white, red, orange and blue. Therefore, the viewer will appreciate the objects more because they will be able to see the colours.
ARTIST AND ME
The photograph on the left is Irvin Penn's, it shows two old, used and ruined cigarettes on a dirty white piece of paper. The photograph is zoomed in, the contrast is high and the colour of the image is sepia. My photograph is on the right and has some similarities and some differences. For example, my photograph is zoomed as well, it has high contrast and I have placed the cigarette on a white paper too. However, the differences are that my photograph only has one cigarette and not two and the colour of my image is more bright instead of dark and sepia.
TRANSFORMATION OF SPACE
JR is an artist who transforms environment by fly-posting large black-and-white photographic images in public locations, in a manner similar to the appropriation of the built environment by the graffiti artist.He states that the street is "the largest art gallery in the world".
Between 2004 and 2006, JR created Portraits of a Generation, portraits of young people from the housing projects around Paris that he exhibited in huge format. This illegal project became official when the City of Paris put JR’s photos up on buildings.At the beginning of his projects, JR wanted to bring art into the street: "In the street, we reach people who never go to museums."
Between 2004 and 2006, JR created Portraits of a Generation, portraits of young people from the housing projects around Paris that he exhibited in huge format. This illegal project became official when the City of Paris put JR’s photos up on buildings.At the beginning of his projects, JR wanted to bring art into the street: "In the street, we reach people who never go to museums."
Form: These images shows buildings with an enlarged black and white portrait of young people.
Process: Printing out the image onto a very large paper and glueing it onto the building wall.
Keywords: Old, abandoned, eye-catching
Context: To transform an old and not used building into a canvas for art, in a manner similar to the appropriation of the built environment by the graffiti artist. He states that the street is "the largest art gallery in the world". He started out on the streets of Paris. JR's work "often challenges widely held preconceptions and the reductive images propagated by advertising and the media.
Process: Printing out the image onto a very large paper and glueing it onto the building wall.
Keywords: Old, abandoned, eye-catching
Context: To transform an old and not used building into a canvas for art, in a manner similar to the appropriation of the built environment by the graffiti artist. He states that the street is "the largest art gallery in the world". He started out on the streets of Paris. JR's work "often challenges widely held preconceptions and the reductive images propagated by advertising and the media.
For this task the intention was to transform an open space into a visually appealing space, inspired by the photographer JR.
ARTIST AND ME
The photograph on the left is JR and the photograph on the right is my image. There are some differences and some similarities between them. For example, the differences are that my photograph shows enlarged pictures on a white wall, whereas JR's photograph shows an even bigger picture enlarged on a damaged building; and JR's enlarged image in high in contrast, whereas mine isn't. However, the similarities are that both our enlarged images are portraits and they are in black and white.
What went well: I really like how all the images made the wall come alive and made the wall it's own piece of art.
Even better if: To improve the photograph I wouldn't have random facial features (e.g. only skin) glued on the wall because it's nothing significant.
Even better if: To improve the photograph I wouldn't have random facial features (e.g. only skin) glued on the wall because it's nothing significant.
Strand One
For my first strand I was inspired by the photographer Januz Miralles because I really like how she transforms a normal black and white portrait into something more interesting. Januz Miralles is an illustrator based in Laguna, Philippines. His eerie, ethereal images combine traditional painting techniques with digital photo manipulation, creating a surreal landscape where human figures are woven into a shifting fog of textures and brush strokes. Although little is known of the artist or his artistic approach, Miralles’ work is nonetheless viscerally haunting and mystical.
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What went well: I really love how my photographs came out, I really like the black and white, the contrast levels and I really like how I blended the second paint image on top of my portrait.
Even better if: To improve these photographs, especially the 3rd, 4th and 5th, I would need to blend the paint image more because it looks like I have just placed the paint on top, which isn't very nice.
Even better if: To improve these photographs, especially the 3rd, 4th and 5th, I would need to blend the paint image more because it looks like I have just placed the paint on top, which isn't very nice.
ARTIST AND ME
The photograph on the left is Januz Miralles and it shows a black and white portrait, the features that show are the eyes, nose and lips. The image on the right is my photograph, it has some differences and some similarities to Januz Miralles' image. For example some similarities are that, my portrait is of a girl aswell, the image contrast and lighting are the same, our images are in black and white and both our images have paint covering the rest of the features. However, the differences are that the features that show on my image are the ears and lips.
Strand Two
For my second strand, the photographer Bill Armstrong really inspired me in creating something similar. This is because his work is really eye-catching and different, due to the fact that his photographers are not in focus. Bill Armstrong is a New York based fine art photographer who has been shooting in colour for over thirty years.
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What went well: I really like the vibrant colourful backgrounds as it makes the photographs eye-catching, due to the mono colour, it makes the images look minimalist, simple but nice. Additionally, I like the different angles that I took as because it gives the set of images some variety.
Even better if: To improve these photographs, I wouldn't make the picture so blurry as it makes the figure quite big.
Even better if: To improve these photographs, I wouldn't make the picture so blurry as it makes the figure quite big.
ARTIST AND ME
The image on the left is Bill Armstrong's, it shows a man wearing a red outfit, standing in front of a light blue and dark blue environment. The photograph is taken vertically/portrait form. The image on the right is my image, it has some similarities and some differences to Bill Armstrong's. For example, the similarities are that both our images are blurred, our models are in front of a colourful, however, the differences are that I took my photograph horizontally and not portrait/vertically and the colour background that I photographed is only red, not other colours.
Strand Three
For my third strand I was inspired by Elena Kulikova, because I like how she transformed a normal portrait into something more artistic and different; I looked at her 'Eternity' series as I believe this is what I want to achieve. Elena Kulikova has journeyed from east to west for over two decades. Born in Russia, Elena moved to California at age 10. She began modeling at 17, and immersed herself in a world of commercial photography while simultaneously experimenting with it on her own. Self-taught but mentored by well known photographers that she assisted, Elena launched her photographic career in Amsterdam in 2006. Elena's feminine sensibility and creative processing push her photography to deepen the subjects she photographs.
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What went well: I really like the 'pulled' effect that the scanner gave.
Even better if: To improve these images I would print them in colour instead of black and white because they look boring, dull and not very eye-catching.
Even better if: To improve these images I would print them in colour instead of black and white because they look boring, dull and not very eye-catching.
ARTIST AND ME
The image on the left is Elena Kulikova's photograph, it shows a portrait of a woman and her face has been stretched, the image is in black and white. The image on the right is my image, there are some differences and some similarities to Elena Kulikova's image. For example, the differences are that my image colour is a lot more darker, less contrasted and my image has been scanned in black and white, whereas the artist's image has been scanned in colour. However, the similarities are that both our images have been stretched by a scanner.
Performing for the Camera Exhibition
The trip to Tate Modern was a very fun and informative experience because it allowed me to open up to new and different ideas for my own project. 'Performing for the Camera Exhibition' was about the camera taking a picture of a specific event, and also the tension between truth and falsity in the image. The exhibition has been curated by having a dramatic image at the very opening of the exhibition showing the main theme, following, the oldest photographs from the 19th century and ends with the latest selfie sticks in the 21st century. Some of the many works in the exhibition that caught my eye was by the photographers Claude Cahun, Marcel Duchamp and Sarah Lucus; this is because they themselves perform to the camera alone, using photography to capture staged or private performances. These artists used various costumes, poses and disguises to experiment with self-identity. Another famous artist who is known for playing with human identities is Cindy Sherman, her famous work of self-portraits of fictional characters fulfil the theme of experimenting with human identities. However, her work in the 'Performing for the Camera Exhibition' was a complete contrast, this is because her self-portraits were stripped back, simple and bare and uses her face for full dramatic effect.
Another artist who is known for experimenting with different personas is a Cameroonian photographer Samuel Fosso. In the exhibition, his 2008 project 'African Spirits' was exhibited; this work involves various self-portraits of himself dressing up as different iconic figures, including Martin Luther King and Angela Davis.
I believe that this exhibition was very useful for me in understanding my exam name 'Transformation' a lot more; this is because it indeed does link to the exam title, for example, the artists Cindy Sherman transformed her iconic theme to something completely opposite and Samuel Fosso transformed himself into various iconic figures in history.
Another artist who is known for experimenting with different personas is a Cameroonian photographer Samuel Fosso. In the exhibition, his 2008 project 'African Spirits' was exhibited; this work involves various self-portraits of himself dressing up as different iconic figures, including Martin Luther King and Angela Davis.
I believe that this exhibition was very useful for me in understanding my exam name 'Transformation' a lot more; this is because it indeed does link to the exam title, for example, the artists Cindy Sherman transformed her iconic theme to something completely opposite and Samuel Fosso transformed himself into various iconic figures in history.
Tate Walk
For this task the intention was to walk around Tate Modern and capture any transformations, therefore, I was capturing bubbles transforming their space, meaning, they would start of near the man, then transforming into other areas in the space. (This image is meant to be a GIF, however, it doesn't seem to be working).
What went well: I really like the location and the transformation of the bubbles moving from one area from another, overall I really like this GIF.
Visual Mind Map
Wire Wool
For my first development, I have decided on experimenting on how I can transform a simple portrait physically instead of taking something from the internet and photoshopping it onto my monotone portrait. As a result of that, I will be using wire wool to transform the smooth portrait into a rough portrait with wire wool, I have rubbed out parts of the face to create the thought of lost identity.
What went well: I like the effect that the wire wool created, I also like the actual portraits that I took as they are that main reason for the good photographs.
Even better if: To improve these images I would print them on different paper to make them look even more better.
Even better if: To improve these images I would print them on different paper to make them look even more better.
Bleach
For my second development of my first strand, I have decided on experimenting on how I can transform a simple portrait physically; for example, put bleach on it to see how the chemical will react to the ink on the portrait and how it will transform the simple portrait. An artist that experiments with bleach is Ajay Malghan. He works both in India and raised in America whom works and experiments with multiple mediums. He's a practising musician and visual artist, and a graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design. I focused on his series 'Bleached' as that is what my second development is focused on. His series 'bleached' is imaged which he's taken and destroyed everyday liquids. He's used 35mm film and distresses them using basic kitchen items such as coffee, vinegar, soap, hydrogen peroxide and oven cleaner. Being interested into the corrosive effects of everyday acids, he began focusing on destroying film strips by bathing them in various liquids. “I can show one image to 10 different people and get 10 different responses,” he says. “For me, abstract art is the purest form of art since you can make it to be about anything you want.” In his series 'Naturally Modified', Malaghan causes ordinary food to look unrecognisable, with the image being seen in multiple different ways, e.g. a carrot than can be viewed as a silhouette. This series responds to his view on the vast increase of genetically modified and processed food products. As opposed to using a camera, he begins each print in the darkroom, where in he places a thin slice of food, mainly fruit, between two sheets of glass. He then exposes it through an enlargers, manipulating it with light and colour creating a photographic print. After doing this, he scans the print at a high resolution allowing him to print the image into the size 30 by 40 inches.
Then I decided to scan in the bleached photographs which I left overnight, put them on photoshop and created a sepia/warming effect, in order to achieve the old and distorted effect. I really like how these images came out.
What went well: I really like the sepia/warming effect as it gives the photographs that vintage effect that I wanted to achieve. In addition, I really love my photographs which are in the process of being bleached, this is because the different colours that are being extracted from the image, create a really nice effect.
Even better if: To improve these last images, I would leave the bleach onto the pictures for not as long because the fourth and fifth photographs the bleach stripped half of the image, which I am not very keen on.
Even better if: To improve these last images, I would leave the bleach onto the pictures for not as long because the fourth and fifth photographs the bleach stripped half of the image, which I am not very keen on.
ARTIST AND ME
The image on the left shows Ajay Malghan's work of leafless trees, a mini pond and leaves on the ground. Malghan's image overall has been bleached making it have a purple, blue, orange and red tone it it. This is my image on the right of my younger sibling wearing a red and white striped top, the bleach covered her face which has distorted the image, which was the aim of the task. There are some similarities and differences with my photograph and Malghan's. For example, we both used bleach to create the distorted effect, however the differences are that my photograph is a portrait, whereas Malghan's photograph is landscape.
Lemon Juice
For my third development of my first strand, I want to experiment with other everyday cleaning liquids and solids, for this development I am going to put my photographs into hot lemon juice for two hours and then hang the photographs on my window sill to dry for a couple of days.
What went well: I like the yellow tone that the lemon gave to the photographs and the little white patches as it gives them texture.
Even better if: To improve these set of images, I should have left them on my window sill for a month (as the photographer I looked at advised), however due to the timings of my exam, I wasn't able to do that.
Even better if: To improve these set of images, I should have left them on my window sill for a month (as the photographer I looked at advised), however due to the timings of my exam, I wasn't able to do that.
Salt and Bleach
For my fourth development, I will put my photographs into bleach, however I will add salt to create texture this time. I really like the textured effect and how the bleach released the photograph's colours.
What went well: I really like the combination of the bleach and the salt together as the salt gives the photograph texture and the bleach gives a colourful but distorted look.
Even better if: The last two photographs don't show the original images because I put the bleach at the centre of the image, making the bleach disperse all over the photograph. Therefore, for not making this mistake again, I will put the bleach on the specific area in which I want the photograph to distort.
Even better if: The last two photographs don't show the original images because I put the bleach at the centre of the image, making the bleach disperse all over the photograph. Therefore, for not making this mistake again, I will put the bleach on the specific area in which I want the photograph to distort.
Hair Bleach
For my fifth development I will be using hair bleach to create the distorted and bleached effect. I'm using hair bleach to add some variation to the cleaning products I have used in my previous developments, additionally, hair bleach strips down any colour effectively, which will be very effective for what I want my images to be like. The bleach that I used was the Jerome Russell B Blonde 30 Vol (9%) Peroxide (12%); this bleach came as a cream state, so I diluted it into water and mixed the bleach, then placed the photograph into the mixture and waited, however, nothing was happening to the image, but I did like the white blotches and the blur that the peroxide and water created, therefore, I decided to capture it. This was unexpected, but I like how my photographs came out.
What went well: I really like the unexpected result of the hair bleach, especially the blurry and the white patches/spots from the hair bleach. This is because it's different but still distorted.
Even better if: To improve these set of images, I would try and focus my camera more on the images where the water and the white spots were not on the face, because when they do, my camera work made the image blurry.
Even better if: To improve these set of images, I would try and focus my camera more on the images where the water and the white spots were not on the face, because when they do, my camera work made the image blurry.
Cleaning Products
For my seventh development, I have used three four different types of cleaning products which I randomly found in our kitchen cupboard. I used bleach, Dettol, Magic Bathroom Descaler, Viakal and water, I sprayed a bit of each product on the photograph and spread the product out so it covered the whole surface, then rinsed the image in water and placed it into the dialuted bleach. I was pleasantly surprised with the unexpected results.
What went well: I really like the effect that the cleaning products gave to the photographs, because it gave a completely different distorted effect, for example, the colours are more solid, you can see the red clearly, the blue and yellow clearly, compared to the bleach where it blends the colours together.
Even better if: To improve these set of images, I wouldn't do anything because I really like the final photographs.
Even better if: To improve these set of images, I wouldn't do anything because I really like the final photographs.
Vogue 100: A Century Of Style
Over the Easter break I went to visit the Vogue 100: A Century Of Style for some inspiration for my project and ways of presenting my work in the school exhibition in June 2016. I really enjoyed the amazing photography and the evolution of fashion, however, specific photographers stood out to me including Paolo Roversi, Eugene Vernier, Patrick Demarchelier, Estella Hawkesworth, Alasdair McLellan and Mario Testino. All these photographers have one thing in common, which is that they are incredible portrait photographers; indeed my favourite type of photography is portraiture because the model and the photographer create a connection, the model is in their natural state which in my opinion is authentic and unique, which is what creates an eye-catching portrait. Moreover, I really liked how the photographs were presented in the exhibition, for instance, the photograph size was enlarged quite a bit and framed on a wide frame with white or black edges. In addition, the photographs were placed closely together like a large collage, which I quite like. Lastly, I also liked how some images were presented in a scattered, but neat way as this captured my eye.
Final Piece
For my final piece I will be capturing the portrait distortion with bleach, the way I will be presenting the images will be in order of the distortion progress. I have decided to carry on with bleach because I really love how the chemical transforms the photograph.
Overall, this project has been successful for me because I was able to show my best ability in every task given, furthermore, I was able to develop my ideas in any direction/pathway that I wanted to, hence the name 'transformation', as the title is very vague. Moreover, I really enjoyed the developing stage because I was able to experiment with bleach and many other kitchen cleaning liquids. My favourite development is my first one-bleach, this is because I really love how the chemical releases all the layered colours and creating something visually appealing and interesting.