Darkroom Experiments Part 1

These were my first experiments in the darkroom. I wanted to give them a painted look. As if the images were coming to life, moving and jittering around the page. Watched the ring before I experimented with this image, so it's possible that the where Film was being stretched was to see what was at the edge was quite an influence.

In my first Critique it was suggested that I could put my digital images on to acetate and print them out in the darkroom. This is a reverse image from the acetate. I accidentally scratched the acetate before I printed this, but I thought it looked quite interesting, so I scratched alittle bit more into the image around the edges. The scratches and other subtle scarring in the image reminds me of Sally Mann's work. It's as if you were piecing together the image, the cracks and other imperfections are coming together to form the person.

To darken the area around the edge of the cloth I printed over the area twice, moving the position of the paper slightly the second time round. I wanted 

Film Stills

Clocks around are a leading up to 12 o'clock. They shows the passage of time and the lead up to change. Much like the fairytale,  I was thinking of looking at the way in which 12 marks the time in which which the transformation process begins. I think the idea works, but the location could do with some work. I like the use of natural light, though. It's kind if like merging reality with fantasy. That is something I could look into.



For this image I wanted to have a chain attached from the TV to the character to show how people connect their views of others from how they get painted in the media. Would have been nice to try this scene out in a more natural environment with natural light, but it wasn't my tv, so I couldn't move it.

I like this Still, because I think the muted colours work well here, particularly the browns and the greens blend well together. I think i'll have to remember to think about clothing and colours more and their connection to the surroundings.

Puppeteers= The Action The Lifeless Puppet= The Act. I went back to the idea of making images on stereotypes and was thinking about how stereotypes influence the way in which we expect people to act. I was thinking of doing some experiments with body language for my FMP.

I think this works really well with the black bars across it, it makes it look like an actual still from a movie.   Like I said the before, the desaturation of the colour, and the heavy contrast in areas around the image make it really sharp and quite eerie.  

  

It's all about your perception.

I had a song in my head called 'There's Hope' by India Arie. there's a part in the song that goes, "It's all about your perception" and that lead me on to a conversation with myself about the way you perceive photography. With my pathway project I obviously have my own views on the pictures I take and the meanings behind them, and  then people will also have their own interpretations as well.

To self: Always take into consideration how others will interpret your work.

Another note to self: listen to more of India's songs. They carry a good message.

Also, before I forget:

You wanted to look into film. Way to connect your images (through metaphors? things with a double meaning?). Make them flow. And to tell a story.

Ooh, I just thought of contact sheets! You could do contact sheets. Who was that photographer who discovered moving images?

Examples of film:

Edit: found new video


Nuit Blanche from Spy Films on Vimeo.