Berenice Abbott example

 

These are two of my images that are inspired by Berenice Abbott. I tried to take images that featured structure and repetiveness so when I edited the curves and levels on photoshop, the contrast would give an effective look. I like the composition in both images as i think they are quite unusual and I particulary like the concept of the sheep image. Berenice Abbott's work is very effective and I like replicating the style.

Berenice Abbott research

 

       Foundations of Rockefeller Center, New York, 1932

This is my favourite image by Berenice Abbott because I think the black is dynamic and stands out amazingly. The structure is in the right vertical thirds and makes up most of the image which makes the viewer see it first. The affect of the enhanced black and white really makes this style unique and original.

Hockney Joiner Face example

This is my own image inspired by Hockney Joiner images. I chose to zoom in to the glasses and eyes in the images as these are the most prominant and make an interesting subject. When taking the photographs I tried turning the camera in different angles and asking the model to move her head and her facial expressions to make the image more interesting and different. To create the collage affect I imported the best images into photoshop and began to move them round to create the best composition possible. I quite like the finished result and I would like to try more of this style of image.

Panorama

This is a panorama shot of Kenton School that I used for my Dan Arkle inspired project: Planet Kenton. I achieved this result by attatching the camera to a tripod and turned the camera 360 degrees in order to capture the whole of the school. When moving the camera I made sure to overlap the images so when I imported them into photoshop, it would be easier for the programme to stitch them together.

David Hockney example

This is my example of a Hockney joiner image. I took images leading up to the subject and then complete the picture by taking a lot of photographs around the subject. To get this effect, the images were layered in photoshop, rotated and positioned so that the image matched up as best it could. I think even though it isn't seemless, this adds to the effect and makes I look more natural and like real eye-sight.

David Hockney research

This is an image made from stitching together photogaphs taken of and around a subject. It is meant to represent how we see and how we don't always see a perfect picture, but snapshots of it. I like this image because the shaddow runs straight through it and gives the image an elongated affect which is different to anything I've seen before. I also like the black and white as it gives the cars and the ground a rustic affect which really works with this type of unique, edgy photograph.