Texture - Image Bank

All of these photos show different texture through the use of lighting to create shadows and highlights.  This allows the viewer to visualise the texture of the different objects.

Photojoiner - Straight Images

Shape - Definition

Dictionary Definition:
- The external form, contours, or outline of someone or something.
- A geometric figure such as a square, triangle, or rectangle.

Describing Words:
- Angular, Asymmetrical, Bulbous, Congruent, Concave, Convex

1) This one is a series of triangular pyramid structures.

2) This one is a series of square on a chess board.

 3) This photo Shows shape through the repeated triangular holes through the metal thingy that is the main subject of the photo.

4) This photo shows shape with the repeated squares throughout the photo.













My Definition:
- The outline of an object or person

Shape - Image Bank

1) These first two photos clearly shows shape in the form of circles repeated over and over again.

2) This photo shows shape in several forms with both triangles, hexagons and a octagon.

3) This photo shows shape through the use of squares, rectangles and triangles.

4) This photo shows shape well with a curved array of triangles so they are seen from different angles.

5) This photo shows shape well through the use of the frosted fence.

Alan Sailer

Alan Sailer is a microwave engineer who got into photography by a cool photo he accidentally took.  He doesn't class himself as a professional photographer and does not do it for a living.  To achieve his high speed photography he has designed and constructed a lot of his own equipment including a speed flash which can go as fast as one microsecond allowing him to take a photo of a projectile traveling at 700 feet per second with almost no blur.  He then gets random objects and shoots them with bullets, pellets and marbles or occasionally blows them up.

 I find this photo interesting as it, well it's something exploding, also it clearly shows colour and movement.

This photo is really interesting as Sailer has taken a really annoying and difficult 3D puzzle and blow it to bits while a taking photo of it, displaying both colour and shape.

This one seem a bit of a waste of good smarties to me but it has created a stunning photo with a range of colours and tones, as well as some contrast between the smarties and the background.

This photo shows colour and movement quite well even though it does not have any motion blur, it also displays strong contrast between the different colour crayons and the blue background.

Alan Sailer is inspirational as he demonstrates that you don't need to be a professional photographer or go out and buy loads of ridiculously expensive stuff to be able to take great photos although a working understanding of how things work can help.

In summary Sailer takes everyday ordinary things and adds some fun to them by blowing up or shooting them while using some of his home made equipment to help take photos of it without any motion blur or at least as little as possible.  He manages to take some fantastic photographs without being a professional or even a full time amateur he just does this for fun.

Texture - Straight Images

Texture - Work Diary

When I was shooting photos for this I found it fairly difficult to get the correct lighting to actually be able to see the texture of a particular object but the longer I spent trying to do this the easier I found it.  These are the two photo I think are the best out of the ones I took:

 I like this one as you can clearly see the texture of the carpet and also the way the background and foreground is slightly out of focus means the focal point of the image is more on the carpet than anything else.

I like this photo and I think it is good as you can clearly see the pitted texture of the brick and the indent around it as well as the start of the other bricks around it.

If I was to shoot texture again I would possibly look at things from several different angles then select the best one afterwards.

Texture - Definition

Dictionary Definition:
- The feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or a substance.

Describing words:
- Smooth, Rough, Abrasive, Bumpy, Ridged, Bristly

All four of these photos show different textures really well using effective lighting that rakes across the subject creating shadows and highlights in different areas.

My Definition:

- The feel or consistency of something

Research Log

Cameron Davidson - http://www.camerondavidson.com

This photo is typical of Davidson's work he typically does aerial landscape shots which look pretty cool and usually portray depth really well but he also does some portraiture, this may be useful if I was to do a landscape project.

Ben Heine - http://www.benheine.com/

 Ben Heine is a photographer and artist, a lot of his work is based on 'Pencil versus Camera' where he will take a photo with part of it replaced by a pencil drawing.  His photos are usually portraits or small sections of landscapes and quiet often show form, depth and colour.

I find his work interesting as it is quite imaginative to look at something and go 'yeah a dinosaur will look good right there.'

Edward Weston - http://www.edward-weston.com/edward_weston.htm

Weston's photographs are all black and white due to the time he was alive and so they all display tone well.  All of his photographs have a very similar style but he photographed a range of different things from Landscapes to nudes and natural forms.

 

 

Caitlin Atkinson - http://www.caitlinatkinson.net

Caitlin Atkinson photographs mainly natural things both landscape and close-ups they usually contain a lot of natural patterns like the shape of leaves.

John Beatty - http://www.wild-vision.com/home/jb_wild/index.html

 John Beatty does lots of different styles of photography mainly landscapes and wildlife.  His photos usually show depth, form and colour well.

  Richard Wong - http://archive.rwongphoto.com/

Richard Wong does mainly landscape photos but does have a portrait range.  His photos display depth and form well as they typically contain 'tunnels' of trees. 

Ellen Von Unwerth - http://www.ellenvonunwerth.com/

Ellon Von Unwerth is a photographer and director who specialises in 'erotic femininity'.  A lot of her photographs contain complete or partial nudity or contain 'kinky' circumstances which is typical of her work.  Her work would be good for studying form especially that of the human figure. 

Anne Hardy - http://anne-hardy.co.uk

 Anne Hardy is known typically for creating large scale photographic pieces of work and sculptural instalments. they are typically composed of a variety of different things therefore several different element could be look at.

Adam Gibbs - http://www.adamgibbs.com/

 Adam Gibbs's work typically shows depth, colour and form and is generally focused on nature.  His work would be useful if I was to do a landscape project.

Nicholas Samaras - http://www.underwater-photography.gr/#/photo-sets/

 Nicholas Samaras is a relatively new photographer who focuses on a more modern approach to his work, taking underwater photos of both wildlife and people.  I think his work looks really good and I would be really interested in trying this but don't have the right equipment for it.

Michael Bosanko - http://www.michaelbosanko.com/about-bosanko-and-light-art

Michael Bosanko's work consists mainly of this really awesome looking 'light graffiti'.  It's created using a long exposure in a very dark room and someone in front of the camera with some form of a light source which they use to 'draw' in the air.  I think this creates some stunning effects and I would love to try this in my own work.

Ansel Adams - http://www.anseladams.com

These photos are typical of Ansel's work, he mainly has wide landscape shots but does have some close-ups of natural things and some portraiture.  His photos are good for showing form and depth.

Michael Kenna - http://www.michaelkenna.net/index2.php

Michael Kenna is an English photographer best known for his black & white landscapes.  His work typically portrays depth, tone and repetition really well.

Sam Taylor-Wood - http://whitecube.com/artists/sam_taylor-johnson/

 Sam Taylor-Wood is a English film-maker, photographer and visual artist.  Her work typically features things you don't normally see like portraits of people suspended in the air or in the middle of doing a flip.  I chose her work as it portrays form, shape and sometimes depth.

Jerry Uelsman - http://www.uelsmann.net/

 Uelsman is an expert in photo manipulation using only a wet darkroom with no digital aid.  He constructs his work from layers of silver halide negatives peiceing together each aspect a layer at a time.  His work shows tone and usually depth.

Alan Sailer - https://500px.com/saileralan 

Alan Sailer's most famous work is his high speed photography in which he either shoots or blows up random objects and photographs them mid explosion.  His work portrays movement and often shows colour and form. 

Adam Burton - http://www.adamburtonphotography.com/

 Adam Burton's work is typically of wide sprawling landscapes.  His work typically portrays Colour, form and depth really well and some of them even show reflection.

WolfGang Tillmans - http://tillmans.co.uk

Tillman's is a German fine-art photographer with a very diverse selection of work.  His work is distinguish by an observation of his surroundings and constant attention to the foundations of photography.

Charles Austin (HighVerbalFan) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/highverbalfan/

 The only thing that is really typical about Austin's work is that none of it really fits the 'norm' but other than that he does portraits, conceptual photography, close-up insect photos and just random photos of things he found interesting or events that happened in his life.

Jay Maisel - http://www.jaymaisel.com

 Maisel is an american photographer whose work is best know for capturing light and colour in everyday life but I would probably look more at his reflection work.