Solarization

The photograph above is a photo i took in Toronto that i developed using the process of Solarization. By using solarization, i made the photo look unique and different. Not only did different shades of the photograph look different, but it was a 'fish eye' affect which made the picture look cooler. I had fun doing this process because it's absolutely not anything what you would think it would be. And the process, when heard, doesn't sound like something normal, which is good because it's better to be interesting than normal. So the main part for me while doing this process was, doing something you've never done before.

Breaking The Rules

This photo shown above is a photo of my contact sheet of my breaking the rules photos. I took many breaking the rules photos and couldn't choose 3 so i made a contact sheet of all of them. As you can see, some of the photos don't show because they have a different exposure than the ones that did work. As seen, all these photos have the 'fish eye' affect.

William Klein

           William Klein is a talented photographer and filmmaker. Looking at his famous photographs from the 1950s and 60s, anyone can easily tell William Klein took those photographs (wide-angle lens, lighting effects of exposure and flare and blur). He’s very known for his photographs and his films. William Klein photographs fashion and people. He takes his pictures with certain angles and shots to make the fashion and the person look a lot better than they really do. William Klein knows how to take dead fashion, boring scenery, and a drudging face into something beautiful.

            The first photograph (Figure 1) is a picture of Evelyn Tripp, a model in the 50s, taken by William Klein in 1958. This photograph (Figure 1) is called  “Smoke and Veil”. This photo shows Evelyn smoking a cigarette outside wearing a black veil (fashionable in the 50s). Often when seeing a person smoke outside, it’s not attractive but William makes everything in the photo look intriguing. The way the smoke comes out of her mouth, the way the smoke looks, the way her veil falls perfectly on her face, it’s makes this photograph so beautiful. This shows how William took something dull and turned it into something amazing.

This next photo (Figure 2) shows Selwyn Theatre in New York (42^nd Street). William Klein took it in 1955. It shows an old-fashioned black car and people walking in and out of the Selwyn Theatre. The Selwyn Theatre was a theatre of many in New York and was never that busy. William was inspired by the look of the Selwyn Theatre and waited one day for it to be packed. When it was he took this photograph and it became famous. After then it was a famous theatre that people went to for a fun night out. This proves, not only that William knows the right exact time to take a photograph, but also he took something dead (The Selwyn Theatre) and turned it into something alive.

The last photo (Figure 3) is a ‘7up’ sign posted on a tree. It was taken in New York in 1954 called ‘7-Up’. My favorite part of this whole picture is on the bottom of the sign it says ‘You like it. It likes you.’ because it really sells the product. Again, this photo you would never think could look good because it’s just a sign posted on a tree, but the way William photographs it, it makes the sign pop out. In the background you see a bunch of signs attached to a bunch of trees but yet this one sign is what William decided to photograph. Although you would usually not pick this as a photo you would take, William can take any photo and turn it into an amazing one.

Showing these three photos and how their a simple theme but such a beautiful picture, it shows the real photographer, William Klein. He has many fans that don’t just love him has a photographer but as a person. William has a great personality that reflects onto his work greatly. William Klein shows himself in his work and that’s why everyone loves him and his photographs.

MY PHOTOGRAPH...

I took and chose this photo as my work showing William Klein's work because it shows fashion and people. This is a photo of my brother closing his eyes. My brother is a fashion designer and always dresses in the most outrageous clothes. As seen in his jacket and hat, he loves fashion. I took this photograph, made it black and white, and i could completely see William Klein taking it.

Bibliography

"Profotos - William Klein." Profotos Professional Photography Resource. Web. 14 Jan. 2012.<http://www.profotos.com/education/referencedesk/masters/masters/williamklein/williamklein.shtml>.

"William Klein Essay." Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Federation Square, Melbourne - ACMI Homepage. Web. 14 Jan. 2012.<http://www.acmi.net.au/william_klein_essay.htm>.

"William Klein." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 14 Jan. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Klein>.

"FIFTY ONE Fine Art Photography Gallery - Artists." FIFTY ONE Fine Art Photography Gallery - Exhibitions. Web. 14 Jan. 2012. <http://www.gallery51.com/index.php?navigatieid=9>.

Gel Medium

This is my gel medium photo. It's a photo of my friend looking like a 'bad' girl (type of clothing and type of shoes) and doing something you wouldn't think she would be doing which is reading a book in the library about the game CHESS. 

I had lots of fun doing this photography process and i would LOVE to do it again and again. I loved when you were finished with the thousands of layers of glue and you put it in the water to take the paper away, and you start seeing the photo, it's a good feeling. It lets you know you did it right and not only did you do it right, you did it goooooood.

I love the way this process works. It seems so complicated in the end when other people that haven't done it before see it a go 'WHOA THATS SO COOL HOW'D YOU DO THAT' and you say 'well, i'm a genius is all'. The funny part was that I was one of those people............

ANYWAYS i wish you could have felt and looked at my gel medium in person but i guess that won't work! I hope you like mine anyways. Enjoy!

Silk Screen Printing

So for the first process I did silk screen printing. The first photo is of the whole shirt with the design printed 3 times. The second photo i took is just to see the 3 designs closer and in more detail (sorry that it`s not straight and you`re going to have to tilt your head). This photo is of my friend looking like a `nerd` but lighting a cigarette. I went with a classic and made my message `Don`t Judge A Book By It`s Cover` aka `Don`t Judge A Person By The Way They Appear`. I used this message by using a person doing something you wouldn`t think they would do.

I really loved doing this process (silk screening) because their are so many steps you learn and every step is fun. Stapling the fabric, putting on the emulsion, rubbing the picture on the silk screen, everything was useful to learn and i loved it very much. I would like to use this process anytime for anything.

MIxed Lighting

This photo is of mixed light of my friend Maddie. She was sitting at the top of the fence and the sky looked pretty, so did she, and by using the flash on the camera i took this picture making a certain type of studio lighting, mixed lighting. I did mixed lighting by using the regular outside sunlight with the flash light from the camera.

Painting With Light

This are two photos I took using painting with light. Even though we only needed one photo, I couldn't decide which one I liked better and decided to show you BOTH.

In the first one of Maddie, by using the flashlight, I shined it over her head in circles a couple times to make a halo and then shined light on her to show her face. By doing this I made Maddie an angel.

In the second one of Sara and Maddie, using the flashlight, I stood behind them in the middle and drew a heart as they posed in a very cute adorable way and then shined light all over both of them so you could see their pose. By this it made them look cute like good friends that love each other!

I loved painting with light because you can make any sort of pattern or writing using the flashlight and any pose. I really think this is a great way to learn different ways to photograph things/people. Enjoy!