27th may third lesson :)

i was away last week and had to fnd out what i had missed. turns out i missed the group going out shooting and taking pictures of what they wanted. Then had to come back and develop them as we did the week before. this was just to get extra practise, practise that would of been useful but cant go back now. My first attempts werent that bad anyway but practise would of been useful.today we started by reseaching not only artists like before, but photography artists. I researched Francesca Woodman, and misha Gordin. Both of their work was SO weird, i didnt understand any of itthey were both unique and different from anything i ever seen. Francesca Woodman photographed naked women and people, whilst Misha Gordin photographed objects and faces. some are distrbing but they dared to do it. When you look at them you think why? what is the point they are trying to get across. like >> makes me thinks like something cannot be said. something has to be kept inside little secrets. we then looked at a famous photograph by Halson, called Dali Atomicus. When i saw i was was like random much. A random chair in mid-air with flying cats and water droplets, all frozen in a moment. how long it mustve taken to get right, and everything perfect. we then had to try and RECREATE this shot as best we could. with the hanging chair the person jumping and water being thrown. i worked with melissa and jamie and i think we worked quite well. melissa was the person jumping and me and jamie kept sapping from throwing the water to taking the picture, i took the first picture which worked out quite well, except for the fact the water line isnt a line, it looks more like rain. Another picture jamie took worked well as then water is in a line but doesnt reach the other side of the photo and melissa wasnt ready to jump. With photos like this it is all about timing, and you have to get the timing perfect or it wont work. From the picture i had to create mindmap of how the different things can influence my final product, how water can be used as tears or taking a picture of something dropping into water, how you can take a picture of something being suspended of your final product being suspended :) i have leanrt alot today and i am excited to get started x

13th may.. second lesson :)

today was a good day :) we developed our pictures using the enlargers and learnt about the techniques that you have to use. This was my first real time using the dark room and it was such a good eperience. WE got our film from the cupboard and slipped them into the 'neg files' this was so we didnt loose them :P we then had to make contact stripes to decide which photographs we were going enlarge. this turned out good first time. again having to use the developer..rinse...and then FIX it and then leave to rinse..technique. then we decided which ones we wanted to enlarge and fitted them carefully into the little box which fits into the enlarger. we measured 5 by 7 and did a test. this was to see how many second you needed to expose light onto the photography paper to get the pisture to come out right. this took a few times getting used to but the testers reallyy helped! you exposed some parts of the paper to more light for longer than other and this tells you how many seconds the picture needs. you also needed to adress the focus to get the sharp edges ans the light, from red to white and the photogrpahy paper isnt sensitive to red light. its only when you use white light does the paper pick up the picture it is exposed to :P i did quite alot of different pictures to get good practise and i have improved masses. from not knowing what i was doing to getting the exposure right and making the pictures was amazing :) seeing the pictures develop was immense. not that you could see it clearly in the dark room but you could see it developing kind of :)

i then stuck the pictures in my sketch book and annotated them :) cant wait for next week now :)

first lesson....

first lesson :)..
we first got told what the new project was, ARTEFACTS. We got told that this would be an art unit, a unit where you would produce a 3 dimensional work of art, also using photography. We got given a few names such as Tracey Emin, Damien hirst and Anthony Gormling are all artists that are out of the ordinary. They all do something that stands out from the rest.
like TRacey Emin, her art is personal to her and reflects how she feels, some of her work is sexual but some is also aggressive. some may not think its art, but it is to most. its art from a different persons perspective and she thinks outside the box.

Damien Hirst, is also a well known artist. he was commissioned to a diamond encrusted skull! he also uses animals, and slices them in half and puts them in a frame that you can walk around. Some also say that this isnt art but it buts things in a different perspective. This is taking art to an extreme. When you look at his art, you think why? what? how? he takes his art to a new level. his art is amazing to look to think how the animals are real but just he he did it. sometimes its scary but its like framing something he is proud of.

Anthony gormley is ANOTHER well known artist that we all researched. one of his main focuses is people. his artwork confuses you as you think how is this possible? how did he do it? it reflects his intelligence as he designed it. All his work is complicated and complex but amazing to look at!

All of these artists have created installations, art that you can walk around. Like a how room full of art. and its even more amazing to look! ]

after we researched these artists we went out with a proper film camera. we learnt how to put the film in and move the film along so no light was let in. we used to light proof bags and it was such a challenge! you had to do everything without seeing and it was the first time! i was working with melissa and i thought we worked pretty well :) everyone got one subject and ous was LINES. we got the camera and headed out.

because it was a proepr camera you had to get the exposure and focus right yourself otherwise the photo wouldnt come out, and you dont find out until you develop your film. you had to the green circle to come up other wise it was to much or to little exposed. we developed the film and it was soon end of the day!

i think im going to enjoy this project. Next week we are actuallyy working with the pictures :P:L