For this unit we were given the task of capturing sound and producing 3-7 A3 photographs of said topic. We did workshops where we experimented with multiple exposure and sound triggers to help us find our footing. I found it to be a lot of fun, at first I expected it to be very difficult to accomplish 7 images but it turned out to be more enjoyable once I started doing my own experimentations.
The most entertaining part of the project was when I did the paint on the drums. Originally I wanted to use liquid paint on either drums or speakers but in the end I settled for powdered paint, which I had to bring in plastic covering to place on the floor and some of the curtains.
Over the duration of this project I gained new skills such as learning how to do multiple exposure and photography in dark environments. Two things I had attempted previously but was never really successful as I never had a full understanding of them.
Personally, I would like to do more practice on doing photography in dark rooms as I want to take photos at gigs and night photography but had struggled a bit with the session.
Researching other artists was really fascinating for me as I always enjoy seeing other people’s work and how much they have developed their unique style since they first started.
A good example of this is Brandon Woelfel who I thoroughly enjoyed looking at his work as I feel like I picked up many new techniques and numerous ways to shoot my photos just by watching some of his videos that involved him showing you the behind the scenes of his photo shoots, as well as him showing you how he takes certain shots. After watching his videos I then started experimenting myself, trying some of the light tracing shots as well as using objects to cast shadows and shining lights through glass objects to give off the rainbow effect he gets in large portion of his shots.
To me, I feel like the powdered paint was the most successful part of my project as I not only had I had so much fun doing it but some the shots came out better than I could have ever imagined and would happily do it again, maybe even try it with various other techniques that I have picked up.
As much as I enjoyed the paint, it had caused a bit of an issue as it was fun until it came to cleaning up. There were sheets and bags taped to the floor but the dust from the paint seemed to get everywhere and it took several hours to clear up. But overall I feel as though it went well, I would’ve retaken some images but due to the amount of mess it creates, it wasn’t worth taking another 100 or more photos if it was going to be so problematic.
If we were do have the chance to re do this topic, I would probably do much more research and also try to branch out to different techniques as I feel as though I stuck to the easier options, I did much better than the last topic as I didn’t do many experiments but now I have so much more knowledge and feel more confident trying to mix together different techniques to create more authentic pieces.
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