DPP 5 - Assignment 5 Personal project Research

The work of other Photographers!

David Fried Photography

Rainscapes

http://www.davidfried.com/photography_pg3.html

http://www.davidfried.com/photography_pg4.html

I particularly like the take of this Artist, as he has a focus behind the subject of rain, that being the skyscapes.  All his rain photography images show fantastic skyscapes, with great colours and moody skys!

 

 

This has to my favourite

 

[Online image] http://www.davidfried.com/photography_pg3.html [accessed on 30/12/12]

Noaya Hatakeyam Photography - Slow glass

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naoya_Hatakeyama

Noaya has a book titled Slow Glass however at £214 it is a little out of my league.  I like the way he has used everyday scenes from lights trails to Cities and bridges in his slow glass images.

 

A random image from his slow glass theme

 

[online image] https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=naoya+hatakeyama+slow+glass&hl=en&tbo=u&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ei=UikJUbfqG-G60QWV0ICIBQ&ved=0CC8QsAQ&biw=1440&bih=775#hl=en&tbo=d&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=naoya+hatakeyama+slow+glass+imags&oq=naoya+hatakeyama+slow+glass+imags&gs_l=img.3...5101.5999.0.6130.6.6.0.0.0.0.86.362.6.6.0...0.0...1c.1.p2w_49-W1KM&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.41642243,d.bGE&fp=fffed67eabb586f9&biw=1440&bih=775&imgrc=Rg3n2Ln5KiszBM%3A%3B3Jrm83quciIz5M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252F3.bp.blogspot.com%252F_fRbJyM4hYEw%252FSvXiXAQnwYI%252FAAAAAAAAASE%252FwJGEYAssRws%252Fs400%252FSlow_Glass__38.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Ffluidsculpture.blogspot.com%252F2009%252F11%252Fnaoya-hatakeyama-slow-glass.html%3B400%3B300 [Accessed on 30/12/12]

Gavin Hammond

http://www.gavinhammond.com/set1.html

London in Puddles

I particularly enjoyed viewing his work London in Puddles, this work lends itself very well to the monochrome side of photography and I particularly loved the abstract side too.

[Online image] http://www.gavinhammond.com/set1.html [accessed on 30/12/12]


Alfie Goodrich Photography - Umbrellas in Japan

http://www.alfiegoodrich.com/2012/05/05/umbrellas-of-japan/

Alfie Goodrich has again used rain as his subject, but here he has mainly concentrated on umbrellas, although some images appear using an umbrella is more for shade.

 

This image is titled Evening Rain in Tokyo - I think it has a very mysterious appeal to it as the girl looks to be deep in thought, perhaps waiting for someone or maybe just waiting to cross the road.

 

[Online image] http://www.alfiegoodrich.com/2012/05/05/umbrellas-of-japan/ [Accessed on 30/12/12]

Mezmorising rain images

http://www.noupe.com/photography/rain-photography.html

Ive been inspired by many of the above images from the various photographers, Id like to borrow a few ideas and also lend a few of my own too, I would also like to draw a few of the ideas together and see what happens. 

 

I plan to shot day and night images, and use lights to create colourful bokeh's (hopefully)

 

I also definately want to try and include an umbrella where I can, although I would also like to have a focus to lend towards the rain images, more of a topic like Gavin Hammond (London in Puddles) or Alfie Goodrich (Umbrellas).

 

 

 

 

Tips for shooting in the rain!

 

• Whilst doing a little internet research, I found several tips for shooting in the rain.
 
• Keep your camera dry either by using a camera raincoat or use a large enough plastic bag to cover it with a hole big enough for the lens.
 
• Shoot from porches or doorways, or stay inside the car which is hopefully where most of my images will be taken, behind the windsreen of my little car!
 
• Purchase an umbrella - two advantages, firstly it will keep you and your camera dry and secondly it can be used to frame your image.
 
• Backlight the rain - Rain becomes more visable when it is lit from behind.  Shoot towards the light, a streetlight or a break in the clouds will do.  This will also create a nice bokeh effect.
 
• Colour lends itself more in the rain as it pops out.  Also black and white is very effect in the rain.
 
• Use a tripod for low light shots!
 
• BE PATIENT!!!

 

Here are a few of my own images that I have taken inspiration from in a trial run out in the rain.

 

 

Inspiration from David Fried

 

Inspiration from Noaya Hatakeyam

 

Ideas borrowed from other artists that I tried whilst on an trial rain shoot

 

 

 

Here is a spider diagram of my thought process in relation to this Assignment.

The research that I have done so far, and the thoughts that I have had in relation to this Assignment, however, now is a good time to finalise the exact route that I will take for this.

 



 

DPP 5 - Exercise - Sharpening for Print

DPP 5 - Exercise - Sharpening for Print

Extract scanned from one of my photography magazines on sharpening

The following information was taken from Adobe Help
http://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop-elements/using/sharpening.html [accessed on 10 January 2013]

Use the Unsharp Mask filter
         

The Unsharp Mask filter reproduces a traditional film technique used to sharpen edges in an image. The Unsharp Mask filter corrects blur introduced during photographing, scanning, resampling, or printing. It is useful for images intended for both print and online viewing.
Unsharp Mask locates pixels that differ from surrounding pixels by the threshold you specify and increases the pixels’ contrast by the amount you specify. For neighboring pixels within the specified radius, the lighter pixels get lighter, and the darker pixels get darker.
The effects of the Unsharp Mask filter are far more pronounced on‑screen than in high-resolution printed output. If your final destination is printed output, experiment to determine what settings work best for your image.

The Unsharp Mask filter adds contrast to reduce fuzziness.

1. In the Edit workspace, select an image, layer, or area.       
2. Choose Enhance > Unsharp Mask.
3. Select the Preview option. 
4. Set any of these options and click OK:

Amount

Determines how much to increase the contrast of pixels. For high-resolution printed images, an amount between 150% and 200% is usually best.

Radius

Specifies the number of pixels to sharpen around edges. For high-resolution images, a radius between 1 and 2 is usually recommended. A lower value sharpens only the edge pixels, whereas a higher value sharpens a wider band of pixels. This effect is much less noticeable in print than on‑screen, because a 2‑pixel radius represents a smaller area in a high-resolution printed image.

Threshold

Determines how far different pixels must be from the surrounding area before they are considered edge pixels and sharpened. To avoid introducing noise (in images with flesh tones, for example), experiment with Threshold values between 2 and 20. The default Threshold value (0) sharpens all pixels in the image.

Exercise:
Take an image make 3 copies each one varying in a different degree of sharpening.

Original

 mild changes

 harsh changes

 

 

 

A parcel has arrived ...

A beautiful parcel has arrived, such a shame im not finished my current assignment to crack it open.  I have put it aside for now, as I do not want to feel under pressure to complete and rush it.