In an abstraction you can't see what's in a picture.
The objects are photographed in a different way so you don't understand what it is.
They look interesting because you see them in a different way.
"You can't look at abstraction without thinking". (Patricia Cole-Ferullo)
The objects are photographed in a different way so you don't understand what it is.
They look interesting because you see them in a different way.
"You can't look at abstraction without thinking". (Patricia Cole-Ferullo)
First abstract photo shoot
What I did was I went out side with a camera and took abstract photos like this skeleton you don't know what it is because it looks like a ghost but it ain't its just see through because it's in a window building.
With this me and Elley cut out pictures and glued them in order from weirdest to more normal and this is how we did it.
With this I drew the same thing on the left, and answered the questions that are on the bottom, on what I think the title should be.
Formal elements
Focus: The areas that appere the clearest or the sharpest in the photograph
Focus: The areas that appere the clearest or the sharpest in the photograph
Homework
I did this in school and out side of school I took picture and made them more abstract by shaking the phone and zooming the camera on the phone closer to what I was taking a picture of.
Second abstract photo shoot
I did this because I think its pretty cool that some people don't know what it is and that you can see different shapes and all the formal elements.
I had images of photograms on my table and then I cut them and stuck them on a piece of black paper
then I photo copied them to make it more abstract and make more layers and make the way were people
don't know what it is.
then I photo copied them to make it more abstract and make more layers and make the way were people
don't know what it is.
HOME WORK
Formal element: focus.
I used the formal element focus to make the photographs abstract so that people don't know what they are .
I used the formal element focus to make the photographs abstract so that people don't know what they are .
I did this because I think it would be cool, and wanted to do what other people would not do, and to have abstract photos that no one knows what they are.
I like these photos because the black and white one has shapes, lines, edges, overlapped layers,
and its focused and its very dark.
The colourful one has shapes, balance, abstract textures, lines and its very bright.
and its focused and its very dark.
The colourful one has shapes, balance, abstract textures, lines and its very bright.
WWW: What went well was that the picture came out well and you get to see the coolers and objects perfectly
and you won't know what it is.
EBI: Even better if it was more abstract and if I could come out a bit better then this one.
and you won't know what it is.
EBI: Even better if it was more abstract and if I could come out a bit better then this one.
First duotone experiment
Second duotone experiment
homework
for this homework I had to take 30 abstract photos because it is cool to have something that people don't know what something is and last I took photos inside with my phone.
My evaluation
I took ten of abstract photos, using my camera and my collage, in abstract locations. I took photos in abstract locations. It was easy to do this, because I had to put it certain locations, which was easy to do. I had some problems with the wind, because every time I wanted to take a photo, the wind blew my work away, so I had to put it back. The wind blew some of the photos off, and I had to glue them back on.
My favourite image
This is my favourite because it's very abstract, and it's blended in with the back ground, because it's very close.
My favourite image
This is my favourite because it's very abstract, and it's blended in with the back ground, because it's very close.
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Dafna Talmor Research
In this image I see grass, trees and water. I see the colour green in the grass and a lot of black on the trees, because of the shadows. It could also make things darker by putting something over the image to make it darker.
Constructed Landscapes suggests that things were put together to make this photo. This means that photos have been put together and they make it more abstract. The artist probably put together photographs together to make a better photo or make it more abstract, and to make a new place. |
'Constructed Landscapes allows me to engage the loaded histories of landscape photography. The technical aspect of the work is very consciously in direct conversation with the history of photography'.
'Constructed Landscapes transforms colour negatives of landscapes initially taken as mere keepsakes through the act of slicing and splicing. The resulting photographs allude to an imaginary place, idealised spaces or as Foucault states, “a virtual space that opens up behind the surface”.
'Constructed Landscapes transforms colour negatives of landscapes initially taken as mere keepsakes through the act of slicing and splicing. The resulting photographs allude to an imaginary place, idealised spaces or as Foucault states, “a virtual space that opens up behind the surface”.
window abstract.
what i did was i cut things out and then i stuck them back together than put them on the window and took a picture of them.
Puzzled 'em
over the next 5 weeks we will be creating our own version of puzzled em. this will involve creating 10 cards of our own. this will mean taking photo graphs of objects like cups and bowls.
'Involuntary Sculptures' by Brassai
Brassai makes sculptures by folding paper and turn them into weird shapes and takes pictures of them i like it because of all the detail and the shadow at the bottome and the shape she made.
'A Series of Disappointments' by Stephen Gill
Stephen Gill takes photographs of betting slips that people have twisted into unusual shapes whilst they have waited for their disappointing result. The photographer takes the pictures directly from above on a plain grey background so that we can clearly see the various shapes. They no longer look like betting slips but more like strange sculptures. Some are just abstract but others look like snails or straws for example.
'Material' by Peter Fraser
Peter Fraser he gets materials and takes pictures of them up close so its harder to see what it is.
I like it because of the shape and the colours.
I like it because of the shape and the colours.
duotone
the rules
guess the cards to earn points
if you cheat you miss a go
if you get a guess wrong you loos a point
you can give clues to people
number 1 card is a shower cap
number 2 is a wooden spoon
number 3 is a sieve
number 4 is a string wheel
number 5 is a little sink hole
number 6 is a light bulb
number 7 is a tipex
number 8 is a kaleidoscope
number 9 is a metal handle
number 10 is a wooden door stop
guess the cards to earn points
if you cheat you miss a go
if you get a guess wrong you loos a point
you can give clues to people
number 1 card is a shower cap
number 2 is a wooden spoon
number 3 is a sieve
number 4 is a string wheel
number 5 is a little sink hole
number 6 is a light bulb
number 7 is a tipex
number 8 is a kaleidoscope
number 9 is a metal handle
number 10 is a wooden door stop
Evaluation
You can taker pictures of objects from very close up to make them more abstract. You can also create an unusual perspective by taking the picture from an odd angle like very low or from directly above. Afterwards you can change the picture from colour to black and white and you can even change the colours. I chose to make my pictures duotones using only black and red. I also made the images negatives by using the command Image > Adjustments > Invert. I did some research about Brassai, Stephen Gill and Peter Fraser.
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All of these photographers take pictures of ordinary, everyday things like pieces of paper or electrical wires but make them seem abstract by taking them from unusual angles and up close. I borrowed this approach in my own photographs. My favourite photograph is of a TipEx mouse thing (see above). I like the fact that it's quite dark and it looks like it's glowing. It reminds me of a cog in a clock or watch. It's hard to tell what it is because I have made it a negative and shot it from close up so we can only see the part of the inside of the object. The Tallis Habit I have used most in this project is Imaginative, because I used my imagination when I edited it on PhotoShop, so that it looked more like a clock instead of what it was. The most challenging part of the project has been picking all of the pictures to edit, because they were all very good. In the end I chose the ones that ended up looking more abstract. The thing I have learnt most by doing this project has been understanding what an abstract picture is and how to take one, for example, taking pictures up close, directly above and from odd angles.
SAUL LEITER
Saul Leiter took colour photographs of New York in the middle of the last century. His pictures are abstract and colourful. He photographs things on the street in unusual ways. He often photographs through windows
what i did was i was looking at the picture and then i copied the pictures by painting them on a piece of paper.