Contradiction, juxtaposition and opposites (final photos)

I decided to change my idea previously explained as I encountered many challenges. Therefore I decided to look at solids and liquids as opposites for one photo-shoot and also how a solid can have an effect on a liquid when dropped into it.

Solid dropping into liquid:

 

 

These selection of photos are the final images I chose to use to show the effect a solid has on a liquid when dropped from a height, in order to achieve these photographs I set my camera up on a tripod and used a flash so that I could capture the splash and the strawberry clearly. I am really pleased with the final outcome of the photos as I think they are clear and the colour of the strawberry is also bright and bold, as is the splash of the water that was created. I think my favourite photo of the four is the second one because I like how I have captured the strawberry and also the shape of the splash, another aspect I like about these images is how the splash is completely different in each of the photos. I think I could improve these images by experimenting with dropping different solids into the water and also experiment with a different liquid, however I did experiment with dropping a strawberry into cream but this did not really work. As part of this photo shoot and my second one where I looked at solids submerged in liquids I research photographers such as Harold Edgerton and Jonathan Knowles.

 

Solid submerged in liquid:

 



 

 

This is my final photograph for my second photo shoot where I looked at submerging a solid in a liquid, I also thought a lot about lighting with this photo shoot as I wanted it to look abstract so that the audience were made to think about what it could be. The lighting I used to create this effect was very simple as I just used the torch found on the iPhone and placed my solid and liquid in a clear bowl and put it directly on top of the light source. I really like this image overall as it does look abstract which is what I wanted to achieve, I also like how the lighting has made certain aspects of the solid and liquid really clear and makes the photo as a whole look as though the colours are monochrome, however this is in full colour. The solid I used was a large piece of ice and I submerged it in a bowl of water, I think this has worked really well as it is not obvious that that's what it is on your first look. I think I could improve this photograph and my photo shoot by experimenting with different materials to use and also the lighting, I could also perhaps experiment with changing the hue/saturation of my image and see how this effects it overall.

Contradiction, Juxtaposition and Opposites (ideas)

CONTRADICTION-Direct opposition between things compared, inconsistency.

JUXTAPOSITION-An act or instance of placing close things together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.

OPPOSITE-A word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word.


Some of my ideas for this project include:
-Gender
-Age
-Solids and liquids
-Open and confinement

The area that I would like to focus on is that of 'Age', as I would like to do a staged photo shoot of my brother and nephew but use role reversal, for example my nephew would be dressed and acting like his dad (my brother) and my brother would be dressed as a baby. As part of this I have looked at Cristian Girotto who is a high-end retoucher, I would focus on his project called 'L'Enfant Exterieur' which stands for 'The Outer Child', where he makes the image of the adult look very childlike. Figures 1 and 2 show some examples of his work.

Figure 1



Figure 2

I like these images because I think they are a really interesting interpretation of age and opposites/contradiction. I find these photos unusual and intriguing as they look so realistic, I also like how he has enlarge their eyes in order to create the childlike feel/look.

Christmas (2)

I continued to photograph when I was home and these photos are a selection of those taken on Christmas day and Boxing day.

 

 

 

 

 

These photographs show a variety of different aspects of Christmas, what I like about them is how different they all are. My favourite images are the first two that you see as they show the technique of photography that I most enjoy using which is a shallow depth of field. I also like the wide variety of different colours that I have captured as all the images look very bright and colourful. However, I think I could improve my photos my exploring a wider variety of different techniques and also different objects associated with Christmas, for example the food/presents/tree e.t.c.