I would argue that most works of art are abstractions and that everything in life is art because they are representations of life rather than real life. Most people would agree that abstraction is a kind representation of naturalism however on the other hand it could be completely unnatural.
I think that this project is about how the camera can draw attention to the formal elements of art in order to create images in which the subject isn't the most interesting element. |
The Formal Elements photographers are usually aware of the processes and stages of which they took to capture there photograph they usually plan how there are going to do things like were the light is going to come into the photograph, the angle they want to take it from, how they can add the effect of shadows and how they can use shape, they are just some examples of the way you can use key elements and processes that photographers go throughout that are beyond the simple fact of the subject. This is what separates good pictures and bad pictures of the same thing. The following list describes some of the abstract elements in any photograph. Below the list is an example of how you can analyse a photograph looking for these things specifically and how this helps to give the image meaning:
The Formal ElementsPhotographers are usually aware of the ways in which they can create interest in their images beyond the simple fact of the subject. This is what separates good pictures and bad pictures of the same thing. The following list describes some of the abstract elements in any photograph. Below the list is an example of how you can analyse a photograph looking for these things specifically and how this helps to give the image meaning:
Focus:Which areas appear clearest or sharpest in the photograph? Which do not? light":Which areas of the photograph are brightest? Are there any shadows? Does the photograph allow you to guess the time of day? Is the light natural or artificial? Harsh or soft? Reflected or direct? line:Are there objects in the photograph that act as lines? Are they straight, curvy, thin, thick? Do the lines create direction in the photograph? Do they outline? Do the lines show movement or energy? repetition: Are there any objects, shapes or lines which repeat and create a pattern? shape:Do you see geometric (straight edged) or organic (curvy) shapes? Which are they? space:Is there depth to the photograph or does it seem shallow? What creates this appearance? Are there important negative (empty) spaces in addition to positive (solid) spaces? Is there depth created by spatial illusions i.e. perspective? texture:If you could touch the surface of the photograph how would it feel? How do the objects in the picture look like they would feel? value/tone:Is there a range of tones from dark to light? Where is the darkest value? Where is the lightest? |
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At the beginning of my abstraction themed project, I took a series of images following the theme of abstraction and was inspiration from other artists and to develop and refine my ideas to the best of my ability. In doing so I thought about the tone, shadows, angles and were the main object is going to be placed and if you are going to crop part of the image. In the main image that I have worked on in my final outcome I have been editing my images by playing with contrast, brightness and sharpness. I have been doing this to make it slightly more exaggerated and to make the main object stand out. when taking a series of photographs you always have to think about things like angles, if so where is the light shining into the image and what direction you are facing when you are taking the image. Along with thinking about shadows and if you can inculpated them to developed the look of your image further.
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In photoshop I have created a much more developed version of my original image and have cut it up into background and foreground and have change where the sections are located sticking to the grid lines and keeping to the fact that there are eight sections to this image. In the process I have made two of the eight sections black and white to give it more of an abstract and individual look and feel.I developed and refined my original image overall so far six times to finally get to my final out come to the standard that I am happy with and that i know that i have successfully created a final out come.
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In my final out come after I had edited and developed my image and got it out of photoshop after it has been cut and developed into sections separately I printed them on to A3 cartridge paper and put them in the same arrangement that i had chosen on photoshop and i mounted them on the wall so over all the image ended up being much larger than the original image.Overall my image was made up of 8, A3 pieces of paper which is larger than A4 paper. first of all when i printed the image it was A4 and now each section is bigger that A4.
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