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Experimental Photography

Oliver Georgiou

Out of Focus For this experiment I moved the barrel so things went slightly out of focus. I think using this technique looks better when you are capturing light and that is why I took images of light for this experiment. The top image is more blurred than the middle image because the Aperture is wider. The lights in blurred images stand out the most and that is why I think with really blurred images it is better to have a light source in.

The lights look like a reflection in the lens because it stands out so much; like it has been added over the image. I also like that the lights double so there are more circle lights which looks good for if you were taking a picture of a city at night or different coloured lights as it could make a pattern of circle lights.

The top image was taken with these camera settings – Shutter Priority: 1/50Aperture: F5.3ISO: 400 Zoom: 40mm

The middle image was taken with these camera settings – Shutter Priority: 1/30 Aperture: F5ISO: 400Zoom: 18mm

The bottom image was taken with these camera settings – Shutter Priority: 1/25Aperture: F5ISO: 400Zoom: 35mm

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I like this image the most because it is abstract and you cant tell what it is. You can recognize what it is.

I like that the light is the thing that stands out the most in the image. You cant tell what the rest of the image is but you can see that there is light.

The blur has caused the lights to duplicate making more light circles which make it look less recognizable.

Photomontage/Joiners Explain the experiments you did and your findings.

Talk about the results you got.

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Movement This experiment shows movement which could be something moving whilst the camera is still or you moving the camera with a slow shutter speed. The top image is a Pringle stand spinning round whilst the camera is still which caused the stand to be blurred. The second image is the camera moving pointing at the roof where the lights are making the light go in a line.

The top image was taken with these camera settings – Shutter Priority: 2Aperture: F25ISO:400Zoom:38mm

The middle image was taken with these camera settings – Shutter Priority:3Aperture:F32ISO:400Zoom:32mm

The bottom image was taken with these camera settings – Shutter Priority: 1Aperture: F22ISO:400Zoom: 18mm

Use this slide to annotate your best imageI think this is my best image that shows movement because it shows I have used a long shutter speed as there is a trail of light.

I also like this image because it is quite abstract as you cant quite tell what it is.

The light is from a light on the roof and I took this image by walking and holding the camera that is why it is blurred.

Reflection Explain the experiments you did and your findings.

Reflections worked well in puddles and glass which is good because unlike a mirror you can see through it for example in my second picture you can see the stairs and the bins in the glass reflection whereas in a mirror you would just be able to see your reflection. The puddles were obviously very shallow and on the ground so you could only see the reflection of the person but it does not stand out too much, in deeper water you would be able to see under the water and the reflection which I think is good as it is like having two different pictures.

The top image was taken with these camera settings – Shutter Priority: 1/125Aperture: F5.6ISO:400Zoom: 48mm

The middle image was taken with these camera settings – Shutter Priority: 1/60Aperture: F5.3ISO:2800Zoom: 40mm

The bottom image was taken with these camera settings – Shutter Priority: 1/80Aperture: F4.5ISO:400Zoom: 22mm

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You can see two parts of the image which is the staircase through the glass and the reflection on the glass.

The reflection is not too over powering so the stairs are still visible.