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The first thing I like to do when I start a new project like this - inside / outside - I like to have a brain storm session on Pintrest and really explore all the routes I could take and which artists ideas I could explore and develop from outside the constraints of what I already looked at on the Pintrest. Above I have print screened some initial ideas that I may want to explore in photoshoots.
Dan Stefan Susa
Dedicated photographer for stock, fashion, art, portrait event photographer. Accredited Photographer since October 2009
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WWW: I managed to grab the essence of the idea. Moreover, whilst finding the idea challenging I thought I did a pretty good attempt. This gave me an idea of how to further progress with inside outside and i decided that I want to take a different route with inside / outside
EBI: The execution was poor. was not as believable as the artist.
EBI: The execution was poor. was not as believable as the artist.
Rodney Graham
With a practice spanning five decades, Canadian artist Rodney Graham (1949 – 2022) operated through systems of quotation, reference and adaptation. From the 1980s, Graham expanded his diverse oeuvre to encompass photography, painting, sculpture, film, video and music.
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I enjoyed this strand of developing ideas into inside / outside and so when it came to replicating Rodney Grahams work I enjoyed it. Moreover I liked the aspect of being outside more than inside as it sparkled my creativity greater and thus when it would come to the final piece I have a greater range of options to pursue.
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Rut Bless Luxemberg
Rut Blees Luxemburg (born 1967) is a German-born British photographer. Her technique is to take photographs at night, mostly exploring the urban landscape. She is a Tutor at the Royal College of Art. In 2020, Luxemburg was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society, Bristol.
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This topic really opened my eyes to what this project could really start to unfold to be. As a result I really pursued this specific strain. Looking at Rut Bless Luxemburg's. After replicating his work I went a step further and started to further develop by duplicating the layers over, bringing them to the corner of a photoshop page and duplicating it across and down forming cool new patterns. As this is a strand I would like to further explore, several artists came to mind. Micheal wolf, Marcus Lyon, William Eckersley. All of which explore the idea of night time photography.
Development pt 1
Micheal Wolf
Michael Wolf is known for capturing the hyper-density of cities, such as Hong Kong, Tokyo and Chicago in his large-scale photographs of high-rise architecture and intimate studies of the lives of city dwellers.
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My interpretation went off task quickly as I got carried away with photoshop. Eventually I just ran with it and i was pleased by the end result.
This first development was well, interesting. It sparked some creativity with gifs and patterns. I think this was a step in a good direction toward developing a final structure of a photography idea. At first when I began this section I used tom old photos which I thought matched the photographers main demographic. But, then by minimising the picture and dragging it to the top corner of a photoshop page I would then duplicate it across and down forming an interestingly structured photo. However we aren't finished yet as once I did that I began to change the hue and saturation and creating a new layer with it and slowly but surely as I made my way down the hue and saturation scale I was forming over 20 layers. And the final step of course was to make it into a gif. This then created a smooth looking transition between the different colours forming a cool optical illusion.
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Development pt 2
William Eckersley
He is a freelance photographer with over 10 years commercial experience shooting architecture and interiors. Alongside this, He's completed numerous personal projects that also encompass portraiture, landscapes and conceptual modes of photography. This work has been seen in various exhibitions, magazines, websites, and self-published books, as well as the collections of Sir Elton John and the Museum of London. He's a graduate of Westminster University’s Photographic Studies MA, and is based in London.
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Investigating light photography
Instead of trying to reproduce William Eckersley's work I decided to take an element of it. The light. In each of the photos above the stand alone key features of light is what makes the photos great. So in that idea I thought I would create specifically light photos. And from the previous sub strands of gifs I also wanted to involve movement in the pieces. As a result light photography was the obvious way to commence.
This section below really was to get involved with the camera and how to correctly make adjustments when due to come out with a better photo. I high aperture is normally required for a photoshoot like this but also a low ISO because on the bulb setting for exposure the lens is open for a long time allowing it to gather a lot of light. To counter act this problem the ISO has to stay low. Overall although the photos weren't pretty they provided a key experimentation to further develop.
Development pt 3
The photo Shoot
Experimentation was key, but also was precision. Below is the total of all the photos I took for my final development. It consisted of different methods of taking photos and portraying my ideas through the lens. In total I took 155 photos and below all of them are their final forms and photoshopped and edited final selections.
These edited versions of the photos above are split into 5 sub sections which are matched in their genre of the photoshoot.
Section A
Section A is what I like to call 'The calm before the storm' as this about as still the photos will be. These photos are what consists of the setting of the rest of the following photos. I think they set the mood of cold and darkness and the rest of the following photos are meant to pull in the light. All the photos are shot in high aperture and a low ISO along with the cameras shutter speed being set to bulb setting ( However long you hold down the shutter is how long the lens stays open for.) Also I think this section is the most accurate to William Eckersly's photography.
Section B
As I begin to introduce the element of movement into my photos I am cognisant of the original thought of light lens why the star case was a perfect stage to host this portion of the shoot. I set up my camera onto my tripod as so when I hold the shutter open I don't get the whole picture moving but only the people moving. In photoshop I increased the warmth of the photo to enhance the orange lights to bring a cold night outside some idea of warmth.
Section C
Section C has to be one of my favourite shoots. It perfectly incorporates inside and outside. Capturing the inside and the outside of the train at the same time along with the lights trailing off into the horizon. At the beginning I was standing atop a bridge peering down onto the tracks below. I simply set up my camera on the tripod and set up all the correct settings so I was prepared for the trains when they arrived. As they crawled their way into the station I instantly opened the shutter open so as the train came in I would have a blurry version of the train coming in with its head lights ever present and the dark night sky creating a stumbling juxtaposition. Once I was satisfied I went down the stairs and took some more shots of the trains coming in with the same settings on my camera as previous. Although on occasions I would have to lower the ISO to absolute nothing so when the lens was opened for say 20 seconds + I would till have an end result I was pleased by.
Section D
Section D. This was the most versatile and abstract pieces of photography I've done ever. As I was traveling from the tube station to another location I was going to take photos at I had a fantastic idea. I propped my camera up on the dash board of the front seat of the car and hold the shutter open in 5-8 second intervals. Boom. A flurry of lights flashed the screen as I went to inspect my creativity. I did it over and over and over again, sometimes I would move the camera inside the car sometimes I would try and follow another car through the lens of the camera. When I approached a traffic light you could see as the camera caught all the different colours as the shutter remained wide. Each photo had a similar result in that there when never any level lines but rather sharp and electric - thanks to the very bumpy roads. This photoshoot was my favourite one and opened doors for my final piece.
Section E
Section E in my thoughts was the final level of the photoshoot. It feels like I have incorporated all previous 4 sections and this is a merge. I took on a bridge and like the other shoots previous I had the same camera settings although I did zoom in to get a better capture of the car head lights below as I was pretty high up. I took a selection of shots doing my best not to move too much. Furthermore, after I took enough photos on the bridge and had gotten all the different angles and perspectives I went onto the main part of the bridge and captured cars dashing in front of me and my camera, similar to the second angle on the train shots. I then created a gif from one of my favourite photos and made the indicator on the bus blink like it would in real life, again linking back to my light and gif original thoughts.
Development pt 4
Final Pieces
The final development. All of my best composed into different formats and edited creatively
The photo above is a natural crescendo of still and dark to vibrant and very movement orientated. It slowly builds and you can actively see the transformation and incorporation off all the previous sections. The white spaces represent real life gaps as this is how these photos will be laid out when it comes to exhibition format.
The composed picture above is a mega piece comprised of over 16 different photos of which are filled with heavily vibrant and contrasting colours. Each one of these photos where from section D and are all edited to be more of a pattern. For example like in development 1 I had begun to explore patterns by flipping the images horizontally and then vertically many times. However on this occasion I only did it once to keep the essence of the original photo. Once I did that for all of the photos I began to puzzle all the photos together matching the edges of the light of one photo with the end of another. Of course this didn't fit perfectly together so a lot of experimentation took place to see the right formation they should be in. Finally when all photos were merged I had to crop the photo so it was one whole photo without any white background. This links to all the other development processes as it feels like it embodies them all together
I chose these two from the previous development as I thought they where the best I captured. Their colours contrast so nicely with not only each other but also the dark and mysterious night sky. Additionally the composition of the photos is great as the one on the left of cars going under the bridge creates an idea of direction and therefore reinforces the though of movement. The one on the right equally does the same thing, posing a direction but also a surprisingly abstract vanishing point as the lights warp around the screen. I also like how the photo on the right's paint on the floor is stationary whilst the lights indicate movement actively forming a juxtaposition in the readers head.
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The most final piece, my favourite one by far. This photo is comprised of a section D piece. The photo was duplicated like the one before last, however this one seemed to have something different about it. The warm orange yellows and reds juxtapose with the cold blue green and black colours. Moreover the spasms and randomness of the light painted on the photo is very vibrant and eye catching. The edges of white create a cyclical type structure to the photo and the reflection of the photo only emphasises this. The half's of the picture also could resemble a building and since the photo is taken outside it embodies the idea of inside / outside posing for a wonderful final photo.