Computer Experiments

Computer Experiments 

Computer Experiment 1 - 

My first computer experiment was from Shoot 9, in this shoot I recored the degradation of a bunch of flowers. I shot these flowers over a 3 week period of time in the same position to ensure that I could use the image to show progression when it was done. I firstly tried to display these images in a sequence however this didn't turn out the way I wanted it to as there was a slight colour change between each image, as shown below:

I wasn't happy with this edit as I do not think it displayed my idea in an fictive of original way. Therefore, I decided to use Premier Pro to turn these images into a video. 

Step 1 - I edited the images in Photoshop making them all the same temperature and the same hue. This ensured that throughout the video there wouldn't be a jump between colours. 

Step 2 - I opened my images in Premier and dragged them into the play reel, from here I layer them out so that each one of them was displayed for 30 seconds, 15 of which was the image fading out to display the next. This is shown in the screenshot below. 

Step 3 - The next step was putting in a luma curve onto each of the images to make them have a vignette effect. To do this I pressed on the video clip that I wanted and selected the luma curve and ensured that it faded in with my image, this made the transition seamless. 

Step 4 - The last step was to then export this video to YouTube to ensure that it is viewable in my Blogger. To do this I saved it as a YouTube 1080p HD video and uploaded it to Youtube. This is what you can view below: 

Final piece - 

Computer Experiment 2 - 

This was one of my images from Shoot 8, The Snow Day. As you can see it is a simple image that is predominantly black and white, it's quite flat due to this as there isn't much tonal range, therefore I wanted to experiment with the image to see where I could take it. 

Step 1 - I opened the image into Photoshop and as it was an NEF file I was able to correct the exposure to how I wanted it. 

Step 2 - The second thing I wanted to do was add a curve to the image and use the circle gradient on this. By inverting the mask I was able to keep the middle of the image the same but make the outer edges darker, like a vignette. 

Step 3 - I liked the effect of the vignette as I believe it added depth and a tunnel effect to the centre of the image. I then wanted to experiment with the colour of the photograph making it have a blue tint to increase the 'cold' look of the image. I done this by using the Photo Filter tool and electing the 'Cooling Effect (80)'. 

Step 4 - I realised that this was quite saturated and a little overpowering, making the image almost unrealistic, therefore I used the saturation tool to counteract this.



The image below was my final product and I really like how it turned out compared to the original image:

Computer Experiment 3 - 

The third computer experiment I done was inspired by Carlotta Magaigo whereby she made diptych's out of two images that matched similar colours. Below is what I made -

I made these on Photoshop by editing two images together like a collage. I have a separate post explaining how I achieved this titled 'Carlotta Magaigo Experimentation'. 

Computer Experiment 4 

Above is the original image that I worked with to experiment with the use of photo filters to see how it effected the overall feel of the image. 

This was the first step I took. The screenshot above is the result of dodging and burning I mainly focused on the shadowed area in the middle by burning it I managed to tone down the brightness that was coming off of it. I then dodged the tree's in the background bringing some of the detail back from the dark areas. 

I then tried out some photo filters to see what the result would be. The one I decided to use was the Warming Filter as it gave a warm autumnal feel to the image. This linked in to the first part of project which revolved around documenting summer to autumn. I think this does that well as it gives the image a warm feeling and makes the green forest much softer. 

This was the end result, I think that this warming filter worked much better than the others as it fit into the theme that I wanted to explore throughout the project.