Contrast Studio Additions

Straight Images - Contrast Studio 2

Image Bank - Contrast

I feel that these 6 images represent contrast well as they are all showing either a colour contrast or a conceptual contrast. They may not be labelled as contrast photos i.e one of man and baby but it is showing an age contrast. The photograph of the coffee bean and the m&m shows contrast in colour as the beans are brown and the m&m is green, it is also showing a difference between product i.e coffee bean and chocolate. 

Work Diary - Contrast Location 2

This was our second session of going on location and take photographs of contrast. This was simple but not as easy as it was the first time round. Although i wasn't struggling for ideas it was hard to gain a lot of images which were different to the ones which i took in the session before 

This is one of the photographs which i took from this shoot, i really like this picture because it is simple and contrasts the leave with the pavement. I also really like the colours of the leave as they are a mixture of orangey reds. 

                                                              

I also took a couple of pictures of automatic doors as it shows open & close contrast. I feel i captured this motion extremely well as there is no blurring or people getting in the way. 

Progression - If i was to re-do this session i would capture some more conceptual contrasts as i feel that they create a deeper contrast. This photograph was taken by Lisa Holloway, it is showing a contrast of age, as it is showing an old hand against a babies hand. I feel that this is a good example of some of the contrast that i would like to capture in future shoots.

Work Diary - Contrast Studio 2

These are some of the photographs from my second shoot of Contrast in the studio. I feel that it was still hard to think of a variety of ideas but the photographs  do differ from the other people in  my group.

This is an image of my 3 models which is showing the contrast in hair colour, it doesn't look very easy to see the contrast as the lighting is extremely low in the studio so that is something which i would change if i was to re-do this shoot. 

I like this photograph of Molly & Alex because it captures fun expressions whilst capturing a gender contrast and a height difference. This photo is also extremely dark so it ruins the effect of the photograph. 

Progression - If i was to re-do the shoot i would make sure that the lights are bright in order to avoid this dark look which is on all of the photographs from this shoot. whilst researching contrast photography, i found several photographs which had one specific item in colour and the rest is black and white. I like this effect because it makes the contrast between the colored part and non colored part more prominent. This is an example from the internet.I like the use of selective colour when using contrast and it is something i wish to incorporate into my work.

Work Diary - Contrast Studio 1

For this shoot, we had to come up with visual and conceptual ideas of contrast and then photograph them. This was difficult because it was hard to come up with different ideas which people in the group hadn't previously used in order to gain some originality. 

This is one of the photographs which i took from this shoot, it is showing the contrast of hair colours of Connie and Scarlett, this photograph could be improved by having a better composition on it as it is showing some of the white background paper roll at the top. 

This is another photograph from my shoot which is showing the height difference between my 3 models. This photograph would be good if it had the rest of Josh' head in and if the models were further away from the background as they are too close so it has made a shadow which does not look as good as it would if there was no shadow. 

Progression - If i was to re-do this shoot i would try to take more photographs because i did not take a lot and they were not that great photographs so i did not have a good selection of photographs to pick from. A photograph i found online which was taken by Mitchell Wapner shows a contrast between the colours and outfits of the model with the background. This is an example of what i would like to do in my own future shoots as i feel that contrasting of what people wear is very effective.

Straight Images - Contrast Studio

Straight Images - Contrast Location 2

Defintion - Contrast

Dictionary Defintion - 'The state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close asssociation.



Words that describe contrast - dramatic, subtle, strong, weak

This photograph of apples shows a contrast in colours. The contrast comes from the bright greens to the singular red apple which is surrounded by green apples.

This photograph is showing two types of conotrast as it is showing and old, aged hand with a young fresh hand upon the top. It is also showing a contrast with small and large.













This photograph is showing a conceptual contrast as there is no contrast in colour, pattern or objects. It is showing one full glass and one empty glass.












This photograph of a sand bank in a desserts showing contrast between smooth and waved. There sands have different textures probably due to the wind and the people who walk on it. I like this photograph because it captures the two different types of sand on one hill. 




My Definiton - I think that contrast means a difference between two things, it can be optical or conceptual. For example a contrast  in colours is optical and a conceputal contrast could be open and closed.

Work Diary - Contrast Location 1

In this session we were sent out to find contrast in and around the college. We needed to capture visual and conceptual contrast. I found the visual contrast easier to capture as i just needed to look for it whereas the conceptual contrast i needed to put the contrast in the picture, i.e Gracie & Nathan as she is short and he is tall.





This photograph of Nathan & Gracie is showing a contrast between height however the background was not the well planned as it was just a spontaneous photograph hence why there are people in the background and there is the side of a building. If the background was different, like a single colour or pattern then i think that this photograph would be much better as there is too much happening in the background which takes the focus off of Nathan and Gracie. 

I like this photograph of hula hoops in the vending machine because not only is the lighting focusing on the packet which shows a contrast between the packet and background colours it also shows a contrast of colours of the crisp packet, the yellow and red. I think that this photograph would be good if there were no other packaging in the photograph. Another way i could improve this photograph is to show it in contrast with another packet of crisps in the vending machine. 

Progression -

If i was to redo this session i would take into consideration the backgrounds of my photographs before taking them as this brings the overall quality of the photograph to a lower standard as it just looks sloppy. i would also try and get some more conceptual photographs like a half full cup and a full cup. I would like to add some more contrasts with people in, like their height and their expressions. This is one of the photographs i found online when making my contrast definition post  

Straight Images - Contrast Location

Contrast Mindmap