If you read my Essay on Contrasts, you will discover that the term 'contrast' can take on nearly any form in the world of photography. With this personal project of mine, I have no specific means of exploring the topic of 'Contrasts' I am just looking for some of the most interesting and creative ways to show it. Here are three photos I deem to show contrasts, and all come from tutorials which I hopefully plan to use to replicate my own results. The first photo is all about showing the contrast between nature and the industry. I was drawn to this image because I saw a similarity between it and my 'owl' picture I created from leaves and flowers in Unit 1. Here the photo of the frog has been re-shaped to allow layers of metallic products to take it's place, recreating the form that was once there. I think the shape is particularly interesting in this photo and it also shows texture really well. The middle photo was inspiration for my very first shoot in this unit, changing a younger person into someone who is visually a lot older. This is a really interesting technique because it makes the viewer really think and examine what can easily change in a person over time. The last photo is all about the exploration of colour contrasts. This could easily be done with Photoshop as you take sections of the hair and use a light brush to change the colours. To me, this is a really fun way to enhance the vibrancy of an image and will look really effective in some of my own photos.
Animal and Human Contrasts - These three photos look at the contrast of human life and animal life, by 'dressing' animals up in everyday human clothes. Because of the obscurity of the idea, the result of the final photo is stunning; they are so unusual that you can't help but look at them. Obviously the animals haven't actually been dressed up, apart from the first picture here where the dogs are supposedly wearing tailor-made clothing for pets, otherwise it is all done in Photoshop which would be an interesting technique to experiment with in my personal project. I think this is a good technique for adding different shapes to a photo, and also creating interesting tones for the viewers to connect with.
A lot of the other 'contrasts' photographs I have looked at for inspiration include taking society as a big influence on the diversification of people we have in our world. Like in the first photo, contrasts can show how the media has a huge effect on the way peoples' minds work. One of the biggest problems in today's society is how social networking can effect the way people look at their own bodies. The girl is clearly skinny, but it contrasts this idea, and shows a fatter version of herself in the mirror because this is how she sees herself. The last image above here shows the shadow of a taller, bigger man, but there is no-one actually standing there: this contrasts the idea of reality and imagination, but also portrays the idea that no matter how big someone or something is, it can easily be ignored in today's society. I also really like this image because of the interesting shapes that can easily be experimented with. Other images look at contrasting the diversified ethnicities we have in our country we is good for bringing colours and textures to an image.There is also the idea of contrasting poverty and wealth, which looks particularly effective in black and white as it sets the mood.
One of the most interesting 'contrast' techniques is actually HDR photography. Although it stands for high-dynamic range, it's all about increasing the difference between the darker and lighter sections in an image, which also helps to increase the vibrancy of the colours in an image. equally making them contrast each other more. These are two examples of HDR photography which I find inspiring. I like the first image because it shows the effect can be achieved anywhere and with any type of image, meaning that I could also combine the technique with a more staged 'contrast' theme in my photographs. I love the second image also because of the way it appears to actually glow, and the topic of Halloween and pumpkins has given me an inspiration idea for one of my own shoots. The lights from within the pumpkins also contrasts the darkness of sky beautifully.
Similar to some of the other images I have previously looked at, I like these two images because of how shocking the actual footage is, and contrasting adult behavior with children behavior is really vividly interesting. Like the contrasts between poverty and wealth, the use of black and white makes the mood of the photo all the more serious, as well as helping to pick out textures and shapes.
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The last few remaining photos are of a variety of different contrasts. My favourite is the multiple imagery piece at the end looking at the contrast between different seasons. The colours used are so vivid and eye catching, and makes the theme easily recognizable. The contrast in this image could also be useful in creating a pattern, as the idea of autumn and winter, and summer and spring trees could be repeatedly continuously to create the desired pattern. I want to be able to do a lot more studio shoots during this year, as I didn't do an awful lot between unit 1 and 2. The second image of the ice on fire could be done in the studio, as the brightness of the flame contrasts really nicely with the dark backgrounds. The image manipulation of the orange inside of the apple also really caught my eye because of the intense colour contrasts, but because of the shape that is created also. I want to replicate this shoot myself but perhaps attempt to manipulate something unhealthy like a cake inside a piece of fruit to show additional contrasts.
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