Experimental  Photography  

(Rachel  Kent)  

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(Out Of Focus) To achieve this style of image you had to change the camera settings slightly, adjusting the aperture/ISO in some places and having the lens barrel set to manual focus. Using the manual focus rather than auto focus allows you to change the focus of the images yourself. This has proved effective for this set of photographs as it has meant the images can be kept soft and not sharp and clear. Using a low ISO worked successfully as it allowed minimal light into the images, ensuring they did not become over exposed and bleached bright shades of white. I think this style has worked well on the photographs of lights because the brightness of the light stands out of the darkness but keeping the softness to the edges makes it visually appealing and have an abstract appeal towards it. For the photograph of the vending machine I set the camera to having a wider aperture. Using the wider aperture has allowed me to create a soft, fuzzy image which features a variety of colours and is interesting to look at without being sharp and showing that it is only a vending machine of chocolate bars. I think this worked well and looks more visually appealing than how it would look if I had taken the image in focus.

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(Movement) For this technique, the camera was set to TV to change the shutter speeds of the images. The longer shutter speeds hold a lot more movement and action than the shorter ones as the cameras shutter is open longer and has more time to capture anything happening in front of the lens. Placing the camera down on a solid, sturdy surface or tripod will allow you to keep the background in focus and sharp whilst any movement in the photographs and people will be blurred and sow as trails of movement and create a ghostly effect where the people have been. I think the first image has been the most successful as I have captured people stood still while the people around them were moving and getting on with daily activities, creating ghostly trails where they used to be or passed by.

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(Photomerge) For this technique you have to take lots of smaller shots of an image and then stick them together to make the whole, bigger image. This style works best for landscapes if you want to put a wide amount of shape onto one final piece of work. It is also effective and works well for getting up close to the subject to capture and exposing all the minor details which you may not see if photographing the subject in a single image. The photomontages are interesting to look at and work with because the more you move the pieces around, the more abstract you can get your photographs to look. The more smaller images you take for an image, the more effective and abstract your photograph and end piece will look as there are more pieces to play around with. Using lots of small images rather than a few larger ones would also be effective as it will allow you to focus on smaller aspects of a scene/subject and draw them out to stand out within the larger piece when it is all put together.

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(Reflection)

To produce imagery using this technique you need to find a reflective surface to photograph. This could be a window, mirror, any form of glass, car wind mirrors, spoons anything. You also need to ensure that you stand to an angle where the reflection will be interesting and will make a good image. To produce these photographs we kept ourselves out of the image but you could include yourself in them to create interesting self portraits or to add a “piece if you” into your work and make it more personal. I think this technique could produce visually interesting final images due to the way the reflections can cause optical illusions and display something that isn’t actually there, e.g. my final image looks although you can see through the concrete wall of the stairs and you are looking into the library, witnessing the computers.

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