short narrative photography

the grudge 

our task was to create a short story type film using a few pictures.

for this task i made the decision of using lydia mcCaig as my assistant and model for this photoshoot.

we created these using a special type of camera that uses film

i then took the film roll with the pictures on and enlarged them onto a type of sheet that reacts with light which is why we worked with these in the dark room using an enlarging tool

we then took the sheets with the enlarged pictures to 3 different types of chemicals

one to start the reaction - the developer

the next to stop the reaction - the stopper

and then the next to fix the picture in - the fixer

after they dried i was left with these 

i am not happy with this work as much i thought i would be because the camera focused on the light coming through the blinds more than on the face which is why it can't be seen.

so i then went on to using a digital camera and took the same idea but with different variations of movement and this was my outcome.

i created this shoot by getting closer to my model on each frame 

this made the impression of the grudge creature coming closer.

kristina drobny

kristina drobny was born in 1980

she has a keen sense of humor and presents it in her work 

that is the main reason i like her work because she likes to make her work interesting but funny.

 She gathers insight and inspiration from the variation of talent and subject matter each author provides. She enjoys the trivialities of day-to-day life and makes this her focus when choosing a subject matter to photograph. Kristina believes there is always a good story to tell, one just has to discover the right wording and add the appropriate enthusiasm to make it interesting.

her inspiration for this was southern hospitality

and the desire to put a ton of meat on one plate.

her inspiration for this was being neat and tidy

and overreating like wearing an apron.       

I chose Kristina Drobny because i based my horror theme on the extent of emotion she uses in her photographs.

I wanted to play with a persons emotions so instead of humor like Kristina i used horror .

  

duane michals

Duane Michals (born February 18, 1932) is an american photographer 

 Michals's work makes innovative use of photo-sequences, often incorporating text to examine emotion and philosophy

this story board is called things are queer 

it was produced in 1973

i  think that the photographer was trying to show how there is a different story in every picture

like how each picture moves backwards out of a previous picture.

i chose duane michals because his eerie narrative photography instils fear onto its viewers.

i wanted to use this emotion in my own work by using a monochromatic palette.

i find his use of light extremely interesting and have tried to control the lighting in my own photographs by shutting blinds.

this was ineffective because the camera picked up the light through the blinds more than the figure.

this gave the subject a disfigured and blurred look.

exploring shutter speed

artist research

paolo roversi uses a slow shutter speed to give him time to paint some light on his models.He uses HMI lights combined with light , doesn't use a light meter, and he likes the very slight blur caused by 1/4 to 1 second exposures for this technique.













shutter speed

The camera's shutter speed, the lens's brightness (f-number), and the scene's luminance together determine the amount of light that reaches the film or sensor (the exposure). Exposure value (EV) is a single quantity that accounts for the shutter speed and the f-number.

Multiple combinations of shutter speed and f-number can give the same exposure value. Doubling the exposure time doubles the amount of light (subtracts 1 EV). Making the f-number one stop brighter (reducing the f-number by a factor of ) also doubles the amount of light. A shutter speed of 1/50 s with an f/4.0 lens gives the same exposure value as a 1/100 s shutter with an f/2.8 lens, and also the same exposure value as a 1/200 s shutter with an f/2.0 lens.

In addition to its effect on exposure, the shutter speed changes the way movement appears in photographs. Very short shutter speeds can be used to freeze fast-moving subjects, for example at sporting events. Very long shutter speeds are used to intentionally blur a moving subject for artistic effect. Short exposure times are sometimes called "fast", and long exposure times "slow".

Adjustment to the aperture controls the depth of field, the distance range over which objects are acceptably sharp; such adjustments need to be compensated by changes in the shutter speed.

practicing photography

In the first week of photography we were told to take pictures of objects that we chose outside.
This is the outcome of our work.
my favourite photograph is the skull in the flowers.
it showed the focus on the skull whilst still bringing out the coloured details of the flowers.



artist research

Groover was noted for her use of emerging colour technologies. In 1979, Groover began to use prints for portraits and still lifes, transforming everyday items into beautiful, formal still lifes. 

Groover also used early 20th century camera technology, such as the banquet camera, for elongated, horizontal presentations of otherwise pedestrian items.

digital manipulation

focusing on different objects

In photography we used a macro lens to create close up pictures of objects 

as you see here, the teeth of the skull are put into great detail 

this piece of work was studio photography 

we took these pictures inside to control the light without using the camera.