Winter Series Draft #3

Since I've started this series, I have found different ways of following Idriss Khan's style without always taking photos of buildings. For my third draft, I decided to focus more on individual subjects because I think it looks cool to have one object to be center and out of focus with the background also out of focus and blurry; I think these aspects really go together nicely. For this draft, I also tried adding more layers than I had done before.

Winter Series Draft #2

This week I started taking photos of buildings such as my first photo and then came to realize I really liked the different overlays of text, signs and other objects. This led me to focus on more specific objects rather than buildings and I really liked the variety of this series. During this draft I also discovered a different way of overlaying the different photos.

Winter Series Draft #1

For my series this semester, I decided to create photos inspired by Idriss Khan. His photos are of architecture and they are taken in a way that makes them look blurry and makes the observer dizzy. While creating my photos, I chose different building and took multiple pictures of the building from different angles and then I edited and overlayed them on top of one another, in hopes of creating the same effect as Khan. The hardest part for me was editing the photos so they had layers but it wasn't entirely obvious.

Slo-Mo

This week's assignment was a focus on using slow shutter speed techniques through panning, motion blur and motion abstracts and light painting. Panning is achieved by following a moving object with the camera while keeping the camera still. Motion blur and abstracts are achieved by setting the camera to a slower shutter speed and moving the camera to make the subject look blurred. Light painting is achieved by using a light; usually a flash light and "painting" and image with it. I found that it took a lot of experimenting and patience to get the exact results that I wanted. Overall, I think that light painting was the most enjoyable and panning was the most difficult and most frustrating.

Panning

Motion Blur/Abstract

Light Painting

Multi-frame Storytelling

This week we focused on multi-frame storytelling and conveying some sort of message or story through multiple images. As I created my images I took photos that I thought would go well together and would be able to tell some sort of story. When editing my photos I chose to use either two or three photos per collage and edited most of them in black and white. I used different moods, ranging from sadness to hope. 

Experiments

Portfolio

These eight photos best represent the goals of my chosen photographer, Natsumi Hayashi. All of the photos that I have chosen give off the impression that the subject is floating in air, whether that be by doing everyday actions, or simply levitating with a background to frame the subject. In addition, all of the photos give off a light and bright vibe to further add to the light feeling that levitation gives off.