Category Archives: Abstraction

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 … Continue reading →

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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 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 … Continue reading →

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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 … Continue reading →

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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 … Continue reading →

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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 … Continue reading →

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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 … Continue reading →

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798 Planning Mind Map

Posted on September 21, 2023 by Ophelia

   

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Analysing Photography

Posted on September 20, 2023 by Ophelia

I chose to analyse a photograph taken by Uta Barth (photo above). Three things Barth may have been interested in whilst capturing this picture are: the silhouette of the window the colours on the wall the warm glow the sun … Continue reading →

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Formal Elements

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Ophelia

Introduction to Formal Elements Formal Elements in photography, similar to those in other forms of visual art, are aspects or components of all photographs that make the photograph interesting or appealing to the audience’s eye. These elements are common and … Continue reading →

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Abstraction in Photography

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Ophelia

Pictorialism and Straight Photography The Pictorialism Movement in photography was a movement in which photography was first introduced as an art form, rather than a documentarian device. Photos taken during this movement resembled thoseof modern paintings, using similar techniques and … Continue reading →

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