Why are edges important in photography?
Edges are important in photography because they frame the photo, making you focus on the main subject instead of having lots of different subjects you could be paying attention to. They're also important for the composition of the photograph.
Mirror photos
Concertina books
my own Concertina book
Looking up photogrAPHThis photograph has been taken from the ground, looking up at the building. The person in this photograph looks like they are leaning out of the window, maybe doing their job. The building is very geometric with rectangular windows and a rectangular building. Geometric shapes make for lots of edges. This image has lots of edges in it. The two images look like they could be linked, I think the second photo was taken from the building in this photograph. If I were to recreate this photo, I would find a suitable building and try to replicate the angle they used.
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lOOKING DOWN PHOTOGRAPHThis second photograph, was taken from above, unlike the first photo which was taken from below. In the photo, you can see the people's heads and hats but you can't see their faces. This is because of the angle the photograph was taken from. If we saw this scene in real life, we would be able to move around and there wouldn't be any edges to frame the photo. The angle of the photo is taken at and the shadows below them show clear edges in this photograph. You can see the edge of the pavement cutting off to the road.
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My looking up & down photographs
Edges homework
Alexander rodchenko
This picture is one of my favourite pictures that Alexander Rodchenko has taken. It's an unusual photograph because it's been taken from below and its looking up at the structure. The lines in this photograph give the photo shape and dimension. The geometric shapes make the edges in the photograph stand out, it makes the photo simple but interesting. Because of the angle of the photograph, the top of the building looks distorted and small. Which adds to the idea of edges and how the angle of the photo can change how everything looks.
I want to make pictures like this because of the angle and the depth that the lines have given this photograph.
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Francis brunguière
My photos inspired by Francis Bruguière
Similarities & differences
Francis Bruguière
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Vjeko Sager
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Similarities:
1) They're both pictures of paper 2) They used similar shapes- using curved edges |
Differences:
1) Francis Bruguière uses light to form edges 2) Vjeko Sager didn't fully cut up the paper |
My edges drawing
In this task, we had to draw the picture on the left and recreate the light of the photo the best we could. I found this task difficult when drawing the second picture because it was harder to draw the edges and lighting like the picture was.
My egdes photos
My photos inspired by Vjeko Sager
eDGES ASSESSMENT
For this, we had to pick 5 photos and arrange them in a collage type way, to present the pictures we chose.
What decisions did you make when choosing the 5 photographs from the larger pile? How did you arrange them on the table for photographing? Which arrangement worked best? What kinds of edges did you notice?
When I was choosing my 5 photos I was arranging them as I picked to see if they fit with the other pictures I had chosen. Once I had the first few pictures I knew I wanted to make them look like a scene. I think the first and second arrangement fitted better than the third. I noticed some of the pictures could join up and it would make the whole think look more natural.
When I was choosing my 5 photos I was arranging them as I picked to see if they fit with the other pictures I had chosen. Once I had the first few pictures I knew I wanted to make them look like a scene. I think the first and second arrangement fitted better than the third. I noticed some of the pictures could join up and it would make the whole think look more natural.
For this, we had place our photos and take pictures of them or recreate the photos in our own way.
Where did you choose to rephotograph one or two of these images? Which locations worked best? Explain which is your favourite photograph of a photograph? What's strange about photographing photographs? What kinds of edges did you notice?
I tried to recreate the photographs with the photographs in them or I tried to contrast the different colours. I think the first picture of the sky photo where the lines join up is my favourite and the best location. The lines continued when I put the photo on there and it worked well. The strange thing about photographing photographs is trying to fit the photos into a picture so it works.
I tried to recreate the photographs with the photographs in them or I tried to contrast the different colours. I think the first picture of the sky photo where the lines join up is my favourite and the best location. The lines continued when I put the photo on there and it worked well. The strange thing about photographing photographs is trying to fit the photos into a picture so it works.
We made the photos we chose into a sculpture. We could only use the photos we chose.
Describe the process of making your photo sculpture. What did you find challenging? How do you feel about your completed photo sculpture? What would you differently/better next time? What kinds of edges did you notice?
The process of making my photo sculpture was difficult because it was hard to make the photos stand up by themselves. I like how my sculpture came out because it looks how I wanted it to in the end. Next time, I would pick photos which match better and plan out my sculpture before attempting to make it. You can see the edges of which I cut out the photos and it forms a piece full of edges.
The process of making my photo sculpture was difficult because it was hard to make the photos stand up by themselves. I like how my sculpture came out because it looks how I wanted it to in the end. Next time, I would pick photos which match better and plan out my sculpture before attempting to make it. You can see the edges of which I cut out the photos and it forms a piece full of edges.
We had to photograph our sculpture and photoshop it into a place in the school.
Editing this picture was difficult because I hadn't used photoshop much before and I had to learn how it worked and how to use it. It was also hard to make the sculpture look like it was in the actual picture because of the lighting and the angle. I like how my picture turned out because it looks like it fits in the photo and it wasn't edited in.
eDGES CONCERTINA BOOK
Writing assessment
In Frank's photograph, there are two different photos and has been put together to make one. It is a black and white photograph with the words 'sick of goodbys' on two mirrors. Both of these photos have been taken in a portrait form and they have both been taken from straight on. Vitturi's photograph, is very colourful, with red, orange, yellow and blue as the main colours. Vitturi's photo is of many different objects, for example, there are fruits and flowers as well as string, and a brick holding the sculpture up, there is also two circular objects in the foreground of the picture, one looks like a paint palette and the other is red. What is unusual about Frank's 'Sick of goodbye' photo is that it isn't something you would see everyday. Also the way Frank portrayed the words 'Sick of goodbye' is unique and different. The thing that is unusual about Vitturi's 'Red 1' photograph is the way they placed all the objects together to form a sculpture. In the photo, you recognise the objects but not the way they are placed and formed.
The similarities between these pictures are the way they are arranged, both photos are seemed to separate into different sections, Frank's photo is split into two sections by the two pictures and Vitturi's photo is split into three sections with the three different colours, white, blue and orange. Another similarity is the objects in them, they both have objects you would and wouldn't see everyday, like the mirrors and fruits we might see everyday but the figure is something we wouldn't. There are many differences between these two photos, like the colours in them, Frank's photo is black and white but Vitturi's photo is colourful and bright. This brings different feelings towards the two photos, Frank's photo has a sad atmosphere whereas Vitturi's has a happy and cheerful atmosphere. The most interesting thing about these photos to me is what the figure that the arm is holding means or is and in Vitturi's photo, the most interesting thing is, the way they painted the objects to turn them red and why.
There are lots of edges in these two photographs but both have very different edges in them. In Frank's photograph, there is sharp edges of corners from mirrors to the border of the two different pictures. In Vitturi's photograph, they have more smooth, round shapes in them and less clean cut lines. Both photographs show the relationship between edges and photograph, in Vitturi's photo that sculpture looks flat and we can't see the back of it or whats behind it, we only see the front of it whereas in real life we would be able to look around and see behind and sides of it. In Frank's photograph, if we were able to move around we could see the person that the arm belongs to and what the mirrors are reflecting. I would ask the photographers what their reasoning behind these photos were and what they were feeling when making them. I would ask Frank, why he scratched words and numbers onto his photograph. I would ask Vitturi, why he picked the colours he did and if there was a reason behind them.
The other titles I would give Frank's photo would be 'Sorrow' or 'Reflection' because of the dark, deep, message he is trying to portray with the mirrors and words. The other titles I would give Vitturi's photo would be 'Bundle' or 'Directions' because it is a cluster of objects from different countries, in which we traded with to acquire these items. If I was inside Frank's photograph, I would feel sad, vulnerable and lost. I would want to escape the photograph, wanting to feel safe and happy again. If I was inside Vitturi's photo, I would feel happy, adventurous and excited. The bright colours would encourage me and make me feel creative and I wouldn't want to leave. I think Frank was unhappy at this time in his life, he was tired of having to go through saying goodbye to family or friends in death or leaving. I think the photo is about death and having to say goodbye and leave people you love. I think Frank was feeling like that at the time and knows that many people felt the way he did everyday. I think that Vitturi was thinking about different countries and the different things each country contains and how they vary from each other. I think this because the fruits and some objects are from different countries which we can't grow or find in the UK.
The similarities between these pictures are the way they are arranged, both photos are seemed to separate into different sections, Frank's photo is split into two sections by the two pictures and Vitturi's photo is split into three sections with the three different colours, white, blue and orange. Another similarity is the objects in them, they both have objects you would and wouldn't see everyday, like the mirrors and fruits we might see everyday but the figure is something we wouldn't. There are many differences between these two photos, like the colours in them, Frank's photo is black and white but Vitturi's photo is colourful and bright. This brings different feelings towards the two photos, Frank's photo has a sad atmosphere whereas Vitturi's has a happy and cheerful atmosphere. The most interesting thing about these photos to me is what the figure that the arm is holding means or is and in Vitturi's photo, the most interesting thing is, the way they painted the objects to turn them red and why.
There are lots of edges in these two photographs but both have very different edges in them. In Frank's photograph, there is sharp edges of corners from mirrors to the border of the two different pictures. In Vitturi's photograph, they have more smooth, round shapes in them and less clean cut lines. Both photographs show the relationship between edges and photograph, in Vitturi's photo that sculpture looks flat and we can't see the back of it or whats behind it, we only see the front of it whereas in real life we would be able to look around and see behind and sides of it. In Frank's photograph, if we were able to move around we could see the person that the arm belongs to and what the mirrors are reflecting. I would ask the photographers what their reasoning behind these photos were and what they were feeling when making them. I would ask Frank, why he scratched words and numbers onto his photograph. I would ask Vitturi, why he picked the colours he did and if there was a reason behind them.
The other titles I would give Frank's photo would be 'Sorrow' or 'Reflection' because of the dark, deep, message he is trying to portray with the mirrors and words. The other titles I would give Vitturi's photo would be 'Bundle' or 'Directions' because it is a cluster of objects from different countries, in which we traded with to acquire these items. If I was inside Frank's photograph, I would feel sad, vulnerable and lost. I would want to escape the photograph, wanting to feel safe and happy again. If I was inside Vitturi's photo, I would feel happy, adventurous and excited. The bright colours would encourage me and make me feel creative and I wouldn't want to leave. I think Frank was unhappy at this time in his life, he was tired of having to go through saying goodbye to family or friends in death or leaving. I think the photo is about death and having to say goodbye and leave people you love. I think Frank was feeling like that at the time and knows that many people felt the way he did everyday. I think that Vitturi was thinking about different countries and the different things each country contains and how they vary from each other. I think this because the fruits and some objects are from different countries which we can't grow or find in the UK.
Photoshop experiment
The final product:
Another example using different shapes:
PhOtograpHy EXHIBITION
For our exhibition, we had to make a poster and organise an event to present our photographs and document it on our websites.
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I think my exhibition went well, people liked my photographs and I had many photos and arranged them in different ways
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I could have done it in a public place so more people would turn up and thought about the arrangement of the photos.
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The photos are nice, but you could've documented it more.
They're a bit leng yhhh, u get me, I would defo smash innit but its all good yeh
-Fausta
eDGES MIND MAP
Personal edges project
For my personal project, I am experimenting with paper, photos and photoshop to see what I like best and build on that. I'm trying to implement all of my ideas from my original mind map into my project. I was inspired by Francis Bruguière and . with their paper photography ideas. Also, the idea of mirrors and photoshop interests me for my project. For the photoshop idea, I am trying to import or change elements of the photo with other pictures or colours. For the mirror idea, I'd like to see how I can distort the picture with different prospectives and different pictures.
fINAL EDGES EVALUATION
Which artists have you researched during the edges project? What did you find interesting and/or unusual about their work? What did you learn from them?
The artists I research during the edges project were, Francis Bruguière, Vjeko Sager and . What I find interesting about their works are the different ways they photograph the same thing, paper. I learned that there are many different ways to photograph one thing, the things you can change is the angle and lighting.
What ideas did you have about edges in photography?
The ideas about photography I had were all related to changing/editing something in a photograph. For example, a printed out photograph, I had different ideas on how I could cut them up and make a new photograph with it. If it is a digital photo, I can edit it with photoshop and change different aspects of it.
What kinds of edges have you explored in your work?
I have explored 3D edges and how to show that in a 2D image. Also, I have explored the way edges change when light is added or removed from it.
Explain your best idea.
My best idea was the cat picture and cutting and alternating it to make a new photo. I was inspired by the photographer to do this. I thought it was a good and original idea so I decided to do it in my own way.
What experiments have you carried out during the Edges project?
I have carried out experiments with paper and cutting and editing photographs.
Which experiments worked best and why?
The experiment that worked best was the experiment where I compiled pieces from two images and combined them, because it was unplanned and ended up looking good.
Have you taken any creative risks in your work?
The creative risks I have taken in my work are trying different ideas when I didn't know if they were going to work or not.
How have you developed and refined (improved) particular experiments during the project?
During the project, I developed the ideas I had seen and edited them to make them my own. I have also combined my different pieces together to make a new piece all together.
What final outcomes did you make during the project?
I made three final outcomes.
Which outcomes are you happiest with and why?
I am happiest with my first outcome because it wasn’t planned and it looks good and the pieces fit well together
If you had more time, what else would you plan to do to create either better or more final outcomes?
If I had more time I would create more outcomes and experiment more with different techniques.
What's been the most important thing you have learned during the Edges project?
That edges are a huge part of photography and the way we view the world.
The artists I research during the edges project were, Francis Bruguière, Vjeko Sager and . What I find interesting about their works are the different ways they photograph the same thing, paper. I learned that there are many different ways to photograph one thing, the things you can change is the angle and lighting.
What ideas did you have about edges in photography?
The ideas about photography I had were all related to changing/editing something in a photograph. For example, a printed out photograph, I had different ideas on how I could cut them up and make a new photograph with it. If it is a digital photo, I can edit it with photoshop and change different aspects of it.
What kinds of edges have you explored in your work?
I have explored 3D edges and how to show that in a 2D image. Also, I have explored the way edges change when light is added or removed from it.
Explain your best idea.
My best idea was the cat picture and cutting and alternating it to make a new photo. I was inspired by the photographer to do this. I thought it was a good and original idea so I decided to do it in my own way.
What experiments have you carried out during the Edges project?
I have carried out experiments with paper and cutting and editing photographs.
Which experiments worked best and why?
The experiment that worked best was the experiment where I compiled pieces from two images and combined them, because it was unplanned and ended up looking good.
Have you taken any creative risks in your work?
The creative risks I have taken in my work are trying different ideas when I didn't know if they were going to work or not.
How have you developed and refined (improved) particular experiments during the project?
During the project, I developed the ideas I had seen and edited them to make them my own. I have also combined my different pieces together to make a new piece all together.
What final outcomes did you make during the project?
I made three final outcomes.
Which outcomes are you happiest with and why?
I am happiest with my first outcome because it wasn’t planned and it looks good and the pieces fit well together
If you had more time, what else would you plan to do to create either better or more final outcomes?
If I had more time I would create more outcomes and experiment more with different techniques.
What's been the most important thing you have learned during the Edges project?
That edges are a huge part of photography and the way we view the world.