Multi-frame Storytelling

For this final week of photography, we worked on Multi-frame Storytelling, where multiple photos change each of their meanings when they are together. I specifically focused on changing the vibe and feel of portraits by contrasting the portraits with an abstract photo in order to bring out different emotions or depth of emotion in the expressions. Once I found the portrait and photo I wanted to pair, I edited each of them with daguerrotypes as well as changes in shadows, brightness, highlights, contrast, saturation and temperature depending on the specific pair. Then I brought the photos together in a single collage and edited the spacing and color of the boundary between the photos to create a better sense of cohesiveness between them.

Artist Portfolio

 For my artist portfolio, I chose around a dozen photos from all my previous drafts that I thought best demonstrated spatial dissonance as well as the the best composition and overall quality of the photo itself. Since some of them were better in some categories over others, especially the quality of photos in the earlier drafts, I tried to have a balance of photos that stood out in each of the individual categories as well as those that were good in all of the categories. The first three photos I choose were primarily due to the quality of the images and how striking they were. The next five photos I choose were primarily due to the composition of the photos, the components of the image and how they fit together. And lastly, the final five photos were chosen primarily due to their demonstrations of spatial dissonance, even if the their individual components aren't as colorful or interesting as other photos in the portfolio.

Artist Draft 4

This week I made the 4th draft of my artist project. For this draft, I gathered new materials for my shots to create more interesting and more diverse compositions. Then I used the same process that I had applied to the earlier draft, taking angled photos with a macro attachment, to zoom in on smaller designs focused in a smaller area. 

Artist Draft 3

This week, we made the third draft of our artist projects. For this draft I tried to remove the glare that appeared in the previous drafts and focus my images in tighter spaces for more angled photos. To get these kinds of photos I used a macro attachment on the camera and zoomed all the way in. Then I would edit the photos to crop as well as enhance the photos taken, often taking out large parts of the images that were blurry and outside the area of focus. For the next draft, I would like to keep working with this technique and play more with the composition and arrangement of the different kinds of origami paper I use. Since the images are in a smaller area, I would also like to use a stand to hold the camera in place so that there is no blurriness or doubles when zoomed in.

Artist Draft 2

This week, I made the second draft of fifteen photos based off Eileen Quinlan’s Smoke and Mirrors. For this draft, I used a better camera and made use of different lenses based on how close I wanted the image to be, such that the camera would focus at the proper height. I was also more aware of the lighting and tried to use it to enhance my photos. This helped my photos stand out more with more vivid colors and clearer resolution. I also tried to change the angle at which the photo is taken in order to give a greater sense of spatial dissonance, however it ultimately made the area of focus much smaller than a straight on shot and also further revealed the gaps between layers of cut-up photos. In the next draft, i would like to further explore this technique by more tightly closing the gaps between photos and focusing the spatial dissonance on a smaller area to compensate for the smaller focusing area of the camera.