Identity: Statement of Intent

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Ophelia

The title of this project is “Cosmos”.

The societal issue I want to explore with my photographs is the selfishness of society. Today, everyone sees their experiences or feelings as the most important issue in the world when in reality, humans live on a tiny rock in a large, ever-expanding universe. Whilst some issues highlight societal flaws, it’s also important to remember that we are not the centre of the universe, and (quite literally) not everything revolves around the Earth.

I want my audience to feel intrigued when they see my photographs as if they haven’t seen anything like it before. I also want them to ponder the meaning behind the images, because it might not be as transparent as other ideas.

I will get inspiration and develop my ideas by looking for photographs that use image projection on models in order to create contrasting colours. I would also like to look at portraits that do not focus on the model’s features, in order to highlight the idea that not everything is directly related to ourselves.

Mood Board:

 

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Identity: Portraiture Mind Map

Posted on November 28, 2023 by Ophelia

 

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Street Photography: Contact Sheet and Evaluation

Posted on November 28, 2023 by Ophelia

Here are the photos I took on the street photography trip:

The contact sheet below contains my “yellow” images selected from all the pictures taken on the street photography trip. These photos loosely connect to my inspiration, Sally Davies; however, they do not completely replicate her photography style. My main goal was to use the techniques mentioned in the previous post and capture China’s people.

The contact sheet below contains my “green” photos selected from the “yellow” sheet above. These photographs are more specific to aspects of life in China that I find very fitting to showcase to others. More specifically, I think these photos highlight the life and culture that one can and will see when going to Hutong, which I find are very important to Chinese and Beijing culture. For example, one can take tours on red bike carts throughout Hutong and the large elderly population throughout China.

Finally, my “red” images are included in the competition to select the best 12 photos to display outside the high school office. These images are the most exciting pictures I have taken and directly connect to the mission of highlighting China’s people and everyday life. While they do not directly relate to Sally Davies’s photography style, I found that the images that did connect to Davies’s photography were not as exciting or relevant to Beijing’s culture as the ones I have selected.

The first two images I selected (IMG_4669 and IMG_4774) depict an elderly figure interacting with a young child. The first of the photos (IMG_4669) was taken at the beginning of the trip when a child was using an exercise park next to 后海 Lake. I found this scene very interesting as the grandfather was holding the child with utmost care and profound love, which I think can be seen in the image through the caring look the grandpa has when looking at his grandchild. On the other hand, the grandchild is entirely unaware of the amount of love the grandfather has and is looking away. This juxtaposition of directions makes the image so interesting, as the audience’s gaze is focused on the child, but the grandfather’s gaze is solely on the child. Additionally, I like the framing in the image and the warm tone from the natural light that is brought to the idea. I think that the warm lighting supports the emotion in the grandfather’s gaze very well. This image highlights juxtaposing directions, decisive moments, and getting close.

IMG_4774 showcases a grandmother asking her granddaughter to take a photo of her and a statue of a child, placing a letter into a letterbox. I think this image shows the importance of Chinese history within China itself, as the figure shows when a significant event occurred for this postal store in the Hutongs. This historical highlight can be seen throughout China, with the bustling life in Hutongs and other culturally important areas, such as the Forbidden Palace and the Great Wall of China. This picture also depicts an interaction between a grandmother and a child, often seen throughout China because of the large elderly population and the large percentage of grandparents living with their children and grandchildren. This image focuses on the background and captures gestures.

My final photograph is IMG_4819, which depicts two men riding a bike cart throughout the hutongs. I like this image because I think it best captures the busy life that one has in Beijing. The people in the coaches are not super distinct. However, their excited look makes the image accurate to Beijing and life in China. I think that the upbeat mood of the image and the continuous flow of carts show the constant cycle of work that one experiences in China, and the glee of the two men highlights the many fun elements of living in Beijing. I chose to make this image black and white because the colours were not as necessary to get the point across, and when in colour, it was hard to make out the details of the two men and their excited expressions. I think that the framing, including the car and tuk-tuks behind the cart, also truthfully conveys the crowdedness of the city, which I believe to be closely linked to everyday life in China. This image uses working the scene, eye contact, fishing and capturing gestures.

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Street Photography: Techniques and Inspiration

Posted on November 12, 2023 by Ophelia

Introduction to Street Photography

I define street photography as photographs that capture authentic gestures and scenes in order to tell stories.

Techniques

Based on the Unit Introduction PowerPoint, I chose five street photography techniques I wanted to practice on our hutong trip, in addition to the original six skills.

The original six techniques are “the decisive moment,” working the scene, fishing, capturing gestures, getting close, and making eye contact.

“The Decisive Moment.” This technique was popularized by Henri-Cartier Bresson. It requires perfect timing for an unplanned event that allows the audience to see the event’s significance. It is the spontaneous moment where everything in the frame lines up perfectly.

Working the Scene. Essentially, working the scene means taking multiple photos from one angle, location, or of one object. This is done to have a selection of images to choose from, a minimum of 1000 photos total.

Fishing. This technique involves staying in one place and people-watching to capture various people, gestures, and interactions. As a result, there should be a wide variety of photographs to choose from. Photos often search for a “decisive moment,” however, sometimes it is essential to let these moments come to you. Slowly, people will ignore you, allowing you to take an authentic photograph.

Capturing Gesturing. Gestures can be facial expressions, hand movements, or someone slumped at a cafe doing work. It is essential to capture gestures as they can convey various emotions, creating an interesting photograph. Sometimes, framing is sacrificed to capture exciting and unique gestures. Gestures can also create lines and dynamic movement and draw the eye to different areas of the photograph.

Getting Really Close. Getting close requires a one-arm length distance (70-100 cm) away from a person or subject. This forces the photographer to build confidence in their photography and become intimate with their subject. It also causes interesting gestures and expressions from subjects and captures objects in an interesting manner.

Eye Contact. In order to take pictures in which the subject looks directly at the camera, it is important to get directly in front of the subject and frame the shot to create a candid look. Often, photographers wait until the subject spots them then snap a photo, in order to create an unaware and genuine reaction.

Additionally, I chose the five techniques of focusing on the background, lines and dynamics, juxtaposing directions, out-of-place objects, and focusing on depth to practice on our field trip next week.

Focus on Background. Whilst looking through many examples of street photography, I found photos with an interesting background made a very powerful picture. I like the framing that most photographers have when they focus on a scene in an image, and I think the background of a picture would help convey ideas regarding China’s culture and people. I think focusing on the background will highlight the area around 后海 Lake as well.

Lines and Dynamics and Juxtaposing Directions. This technique involves moving the audience’s eye and focus throughout the picture. Lines and dynamics create movement and motion within a photo, as well as directing the eye to a subject. Juxtaposing directions allow the picture to be more interesting and appeasing to the eye in comparison to a static image. I think these two techniques will elevate photography in 后海 Lake by conveying the busy life many experience throughout China.

Out-of-Place Objects. I find this concept the most interesting one, as it is merely taking photos of things that are unusual in the area. I think this technique is probably the most fun, as it creates amusing and thought-provoking questions, as well as a story. For example, Robert Doisneau’s photograph in which he found a man holding an umbrella over his cello. This image is funny and makes you question what exactly the man was doing and why he values his cello case being dry rather than himself. Unusual things can also be shooting through glass, or focusing on reflections and shadows, both of which I think create interesting and original photographs.

Inspiration: Sally Davies

I have chosen Sally Davies to be my inspiration for street photography as her framing and attention to background are remarkable. I enjoy the normality in the setting that she uses as well as the clear, to-the-point style of photography. Her simple ideas of capturing what she sees whilst paying attention to colours in a scene create coordination. Furthermore, I think that the setting of 后海 Lake is perfect, as it is filled with small storefronts, bicycles and culture. I want to recreate the clear, parallel framing that Davies uses, and aim to highlight the culture of China, its people, and its everyday life.

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Sets 2: Contact Sheet and Evaluation

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Ophelia

Here are the photos I took for my second set:

The contact sheet below contains my “yellow” photos selected from the total images above. I chose these pictures because I found them interesting and worth looking at again. They loosely connect to my inspiration, Uta Barth, and her composition in the artist gallery I collected in my previous post. For example, I took photos of sheer curtains and projections of light in rooms I find comfort in – bathrooms and bedrooms.

Below are my “green” images, selected from the “yellow” pictures above. These photographs hone into their connection with my vision of capturing light projections to create intimacy and contact with the audience. With this vision in mind, I took photos of light points on the wall, reflections on tile, and light in sheer curtains and blinds, similar to Barth’s work in my artist gallery.

Below are some of my “red” pictures, selected from the “green” set above. These images directly connect to my message and show Uta Barth as inspiration for my entire set. I added the central photo because I found it related to the lines, patterns, and textures in the other two pictures, and I cropped them all to square so they all had the same formatting (the central one used to be portrait). My favourite image from the final triptych is the first one, IMG_4470. This photo reminds me of the picture I analysed in my previous post, Sets 2: New Vision with Uta Barth, because of its similar subject and framing. Barth’s photo depicts a light projection on her cupboard, with the shadows of her window, cup, and bottle projected onto the wall. The photograph simply captures the light on the closet with the corner of a bedside table, simple and minimalistic framing and colour schemes of white tones. In my photo, there is a golden-hour coloured light projection on my wall.

I like the inclusion of the name board along the bottom border, which reminds me of the inclusion of Barth’s water glass and the texture of the sheer curtain that the light passed through. I think this image connects to the simplicity and beauty of lighting. I think it also allows the audience to communicate with me, seeing the choices within my house and decor. The photos also create a narrative, starting with warm tones and slowly transitioning into darker, cooler tones. I think this also connects to my vision as it emphasises the lack of light in the later photos and the inclusion of shadows. By changing this perspective, the audience can see the light, warm aspects of the first image as a positive, necessary element.

In contrast, the last photo becomes slowly heavier and sadder. This creates intimacy between the audience and the photographs, leaving room for the audience to create a storyline that may connect to their personal experiences. I think one of the critical aspects of the triptych is the texture and pattern on the wall. The triptych has a surface pattern of repetitive diagonal lines on the wall, laundry rack, or bathroom tile. I think this aspect connects the photographs together to create a cohesive triptych. Another similarity is the slight blur in the light throughout the three photos.

If I were to take more photos to add to this triptych, I would like to take photos at various times. These photos were taken as the golden hour hit and as the sun began to set, which aids the mood and story of the triptych. However, I think taking photos at an early time of day would also create a more intimate photo and storyline, and would emphasize lighting throughout the day rather than the tone of light, which I think would better connect with my vision. Whilst these photos connect quite well to my overall theme and idea, I think that taking photos at dawn would create a better connection with both the audience and photos.

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Sets 2: New Vision with Uta Barth

Posted on October 23, 2023 by Ophelia

Uta Barth

Characteristics in Barth’s Work

  1. Value – Value is one of the six abstract elements of photography, and is quite evident in the gallery of Barth’s photos above. In the pictures above, there is a very small range of values, typically having white light on top of a white cabinet. I find this characteristic emphasized throughout Barth’s work, creating a subtle contrast in value between light, and the surface it has shone upon. I think this will be important to recreate as it plays a large role in her work, with only some images with black surfaces or even appearances in general. Typically, white symbolises peace, unity, innocence, and silence. I think this symbolism also applies to Barth’s images, the unity of white on white colours creates a peaceful atmosphere. The innocent display of the bedroom cabinet or living room carpet creates a content, silent mood, as though Barth is merely appreciating displays of light she hadn’t shown appreciation for before.
  2. The use of natural colours – The simple colour scheme that the other images have (the images that are not predominantly values of white) also plays a major role in the general gallery of Uta Barth. The use of white, black, brown, grey, and off-white makes the series more put together whilst following Barth’s general ideas of simplicity in images. I find these tones create homeliness in the images, creating a comfortable atmosphere and calming mood.
  3. Captured patterns and shape – This is an element of abstract photography, used in Barth’s work to draw the audience’s attention to the light that has passed through and onto a surface. By capturing these shapes, which typically take upon the shape and structure of the window the light has shone through, the photograph gains a subject, creating the focal point of the image. Additionally, instead of focusing on the surface that the light is atop, the audience’s attention is drawn away to the projection of warm, white light. The patterns add another element to the image as the “waves” of light create organic shapes, creating more balance and transition between surface and light.
  4. Organic lines – Line is another formal element of abstraction in photography. The use of organic, curvy, and unaltered lines creates movement in the otherwise still image, drawing the attention of the audience to the display of light, that differs in each image as well. Across the series of diptychs, there is also a difference in how the light is drawn across the surface, as the Earth is constantly moving, therefore changing the position of the sun. This also adds an organic element to the pictures, as it is clear nothing is set up purposely for the image, such as artificial lighting.
  5. Warm feeling – The mood of warmth and comfort is also deeply associated with a variety of Barth’s work, both those capturing light and her famous blurred images. I find that in the gallery above, this warm feeling can be associated with the natural subject of light, which itself is quite a warm object. This creates a sense of intimacy within Barth’s pictures, which can also relate to the setting of the images above as well as they are usually set in personal locations such as a bedroom, or generally rooms in a house.

Reason for Selection

I chose Uta Barth as my inspiration for this set because of her use of light as a motif in her photograph, particularly in her “…to draw a bright white line with light” (2011) and “Compositions of Light on White” (2011) installations. I find these pieces of photography very intriguing as they use organic light and lines to draw the audience’s eye. Furthermore, the simple nature of the image creates intimacy between the photographer and the audience. Barth connects to my vision of communicating the beauty of simplicity through elements necessary to survival – namely, light.

Analysing Barth’s Photography

•Why did you choose this image in particular?

I chose this image because I think it feels more intimate or personal than the rest of Barth’s work in the gallery above. I like that the second photo is more zoomed in but has the same subject and focal point as the first photo but also is slightly different (it most likely has a longer exposure). I also like how it has an element of colour will the blue glass on the bedside table, and its shadow in the panel of light.

•What do you find surprising or unusual about this photograph?

Something unusual is the cropping of the image. The top of the light is cut off slightly, which I find unusual as it doesn’t capture the whole shape. The inclusion of the blue glass is also quite intriguing, I wonder why Barth decided not to crop out this object in her photograph.

•Look carefully and choose ONE of the Formal Elements that you think is important in the photograph (E.g. Focus, Light, Line, Repetition, Shape, Texture, Value/Tone).

•Describe why you think it is important (2 or 3 sentences)

I think that this image highlights the abstract formal element of shape most prominently. The organic panel of light projected onto the cabinet creates a unique shape that creates the focal point of the image. In the first section, the shape is split up by lines from the window frame, however, in the second section, these lines are no longer present. I think that this formal element is important, not only because it makes up the subject of the picture, but also makes the audience wonder about the reason for this diptych when it was taken, and how it personally connects to Barth. It also sparks the question of when the audience sees these projections in their homes or in their lives.

•In what ways are your chosen artist’s photographs abstract?

I think Uta Barth’s photographs are abstract because the images challenge the audiences’ expectations of what photography should include or capture. By challenging these expectations, Barth is able to spark interest in the necessity of light, its importance, beauty, and its role in our lives.

•What do you like about the style? Be specific and explain your answer.

I like the simple composition and the photograph almost capturing a moment in the artist’s house. The composition doesn’t create a symmetrical, perfectly centred panel of light for the audience. The camera is tilted on an angle and the image includes a corner of a bedside table that, frankly, doesn’t need to be there or be seen at all. However, Barth’s style of capturing an unedited, unaltered moment, allows Barth to bypass the expectations of photography, what is considered “right” and “wrong” and create a thought-provoking image.

•How will you adapt this style to your own photography? How does the image/artist inspire YOU?

I want to use Barth’s unconventional composition and framing in order to capture light in my house. Similar to Barth capturing a moment in a place important to her (her bedroom), I would like to look at my home from a new perspective, aiming to capture projections and organic shapes of light throughout the day in order to emphasize the comfort, intimacy and importance of both light and the atmosphere of rooms in my house.

Vision Statement

My vision is to communicate the beauty of simplicity through light. I will take photos in the style of Uta Barth. I am particularly inspired by Barth’s 2011 installation “Compositions of Light on White” and will try to take pictures that use projections of light in my house to capture the comfort and intimacy of a place and connect to the audience’s experience of light in the comfort of their own space.

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Sets 1: 798 Contact Sheet and Evaluation

Posted on October 9, 2023 by Ophelia

Here are the photos I took during our 798 field trip:

The contact sheet below includes all my “yellow” photographs. I chose these pictures because I feel they best express Uta Barth as my inspiration for my triptych as they use her out-of-focus technique and follow similar composition in capturing a scene. For example, I chose photos similar to those I used in my artist gallery as they captured a particular area with a coherent colour scheme. I also took photos of areas I thought felt comforting or homey, as that is the emotion I receive from the majority of Barth’s work. I had many photographs of the same subject so I decided to only select one or two of those images. In order to create similar effects to Barth, I used manual focus, resulting in some of the pictures being not as nice as I intended.

Below are my “green” photos, which were selected from the “yellow photos.” I selected these images because they best relate to my vision of creating personal images highlighting life’s simplicity that the audience can connect to. Following this vision, I took photos of architecture, scenes, and objects that people often see in their lives, such as a door, bleachers, and chairs leaning against a table.

Finally, below are my three “red” images, chosen from the “green” ones to reveal three that best communicate my chosen message and relate to Uta Barth. Out of the three, the image I would like the highlight is the centre photo, file IMG_3882. This image is similar to one of Barth’s photos that I evaluated in the blog post Sets 1: Artist Selection because of its colour scheme and the idea of capturing an ordinary object. For Barth, it was a blank teal wall with old photos in it. Her composition and framing aren’t anything unordinary too – with slivers of her bedside cabinet in the frame. In my photo, we can also see the shot of almost nothing, the isolation of the door slowly pulling the audience in as well as parts of other buildings in the frame. However, the use of dark, cool tones creates a sense of loneliness and lack of contact with people. I think this image connects to Uta Barth’s work through Barth’s message to challenge one’s privilege to see and appreciate the world around them by creating a perspective into how one’s environment can reflect their life – how this door can reflect the owner’s life. For example, the rust on the door makes it seem as if it hasn’t been touched in years, or the owner could not bother to replace or fix it. It adds a story to the picture, creating a narrative and allowing the audience to pause and take in the image.

In the future, if I were to do this task again, I would like to capture more individual objects, like this door or these empty bleachers. I would also like to capture more images that create feelings of abandonment or isolation, photos that could be full of life but lack the people to create that energy. I would also like to select a series of photographs that I can use as direct inspiration, instead of their general style of images. This way my photos can better connect to my chosen artist and their message.

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Sets 1: Artist Selection

Posted on October 8, 2023 by Ophelia

Uta Barth

Characteristics in Barth’s Work

  • Lack of focus. In Barth’s work, a common trend is the image being out of focus. This can be seen in most of her work, removing the connection to the subject being captured and highlighting a moment or occasion that we rarely pay attention to. I think this is the stand-out characteristic of Barth’s work and emphasizes the lighting within the image. By eliminating any proper subject, there is a distinct highlighting of the area or space, more specifically, the mood of the image, which creates a deeper and more inspiring message.
  • Highlights shapes in the image. This is an element of abstract photography, adding coherence to the image through the separation into shapes. Because of Barth’s distinct lack of clarity and focus in her photographs, the shape of buildings and areas have a larger focus in the picture. This is important as it creates abstraction within Barth’s photography, highlighting elements within the image instead of objects that are captured.
  • Highlights lines in the image. Another element of abstract photography, Barth’s use of lines draws eyes and creates a capture point in her photographs. Through the use of bold and thin lines, Barth is able to direct the audience to sections of her images, creating a new subject rather than purely the one captured in the picture. This is important the Barth’s images as it transforms the image away from the original object/person/place, instead creating new focal points in the photograph, moving the eye away from the ordinary to a deeper idea.
  • Warm tones. The values and tones within her photographs create a sense of memory and nostalgia which, for me at least, drew in the audience. The common warm lighting also creates comfort in her images and makes all of her pieces more put together. Barth’s characteristic is important to her work because it brings together her message and intent within her work. Barth’s photography goals include capturing simple moments, and I find the warm tones and lighting allow the audience to better connect with her pieces.
  • Captures simple objects. This characteristic connects to warm tones and nostalgia, as it highlights memories associated with objects. I find the characteristic is slightly reminiscent of straight photography as they both align with capturing the everyday or ordinary. This is important to Barth’s photography as it integrates an aspect of abstraction, capturing ordinary or plain things from a different perspective.

Reason for Selection

I chose Uta Barth as photographic inspiration because, from the first time I saw one of her photos, I was drawn to her style. To capture simple moments so beautifully, in my opinion, is quite special, as life itself is both simple and special. Because of these attributes, I added many of her pictures to my mindmap (shown in a previous blog post), which subsequently contributed to my artistic intent. My intent during the 798 trip is to connect personal feelings to photos of the Beijing contemporary art district. Whilst I do not expect the audience to reminisce on their entire life story while looking at a foreign photograph, I would like the audience to feel a connection to the image through the simple composition and framing, similar to Barth’s images. Barth uses simple yet effective techniques in her photography to create thoughtful images, which I would like to try to recreate myself.

“Images of nothing, just empty grounds, walls and fields and sky… what I aim for in my work today was present long before I could name it.” – Uta Barth

I chose this quotation because I found it best explained her photography style. I think this quotation best explains Barth’s photography style because of the contents of her photographs. Typically, her images are those that you can find in any area of one’s life: paintings on a wall, a car stopping when the light is red, and the sunlight above a couch. Before Barth “could name” or capture these moments, they were already “present” yet not noticed, romanticised or understood.

Analysing Barth’s Photography

•Why did you choose this image in particular?

I chose this image because it reminds me of my bedroom. I, too, have a light teal-coloured wall with a couple of small images on it that relate to my family and childhood. The image itself reminds me of moving out of a childhood home – the emptiness of the room, the light, the childish colour of the room and the simple furniture. The central point of the picture is a completely blank wall, showing the lonely and desolate room.

•What do you find surprising or unusual about this photograph?

I find it unusual that the colours within the image are cool tones but in my opinion, the image is still warm. I also find it interesting how the image is just out of focus to the point that you can make out the subject of the picture frames ever so slightly as if Barth wants you to look into her life.

•Look carefully and choose ONE of the Formal Elements that you think is important in the photograph (E.g. Focus, Light, Line, Repetition, Shape, Texture, Value/Tone).

•Describe why you think it is important (2 or 3 sentences)

I think the use of tone and value are important to the photograph. The emotion conveyed is kind of bittersweet, which may be why there is a slight vignette, creating lighter values in the centre of the picture and darker values at the outside of the image. I think that the values used in the photograph are important because they directly contrast the warm values that are used in Barth’s other pictures. I also think that the use of tone and value in the image is important because they help create the lonely, desolate, and bittersweet emotions present, which create a scenario in the audience’s mind as to when this image was taken or how it can relate to the audience’s experiences.

•In what ways are your chosen artist’s photographs abstract?

I think Uta Barth’s photographs are abstract because the images challenge the expectation of photography in their blurred composition whilst challenging the audience’s ability to see the world around them. By challenging a privilege that many people have (the ability to see), Barth creates a reaction further than “oh that’s a cool photo” and instead invokes thought from her different perspective of the world around us.

•What do you like about the style? Be specific and explain your answer.

I like the blurred composition and style. I like this element of Barth’s style because it sets her apart from other photographers whilst letting the audience question what exactly is being captured in the image.

•How will you adapt this style to your own photography? How does the image/artist inspire YOU?

I will adapt this style by capturing the 798 Art District with a distinct lack of focus in my images. Uta Barth inspires me to capture typical moments and objects in my life and the lives of others around me in a simple yet beautiful manner in order to truly appreciate the moments around me.

Revised Vision Statement

My vision is to create personal images that the audience can connect to. I will take photos in the style of Uta Barth. I am particularly inspired by a variety of Barth’s work and will try to take pictures that highlight the simplicity of life and its beauty.

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798 Planning Artist Intent

Posted on September 24, 2023 by Ophelia

Photographing Nostalgia

The message of my photographs will be to showcase China, particularly Beijing’s intense and colourful lighting and its reflections. I want my audience to connect their personal experiences to a new or unseen setting. I would like them to connect with the area and the distinct culture that this particular district has through a new perspective. One such photographer I have been inspired by is Uta Barth; I like her use of colour and composition when simple moments in time. I also like the intentional camera movement and blurry focus techniques which could be used to highlight the colours and shapes of the 798 art district. Photography is often used to capture a moment in time and should continue to connect experiences to images.

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Photo Safari

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Ophelia

Below is a Photo Safari I conducted in order to determine which composition of photographs is the most successful and abstract. Personally, I think that the composition in Image 4 captured the subject the best as the framing of the photograph and camera settings allowed the subject to be the absolute main focal point of the picture.

 

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