The Natural World
For my final project that i will be exploring for the rest of the year is the natural world.
i have chose this for my project as there are so many different ways of viewing the world,
such as height, colour and how close/ far you are from your object focus.
i have chose this for my project as there are so many different ways of viewing the world,
such as height, colour and how close/ far you are from your object focus.
These are my first set of images of the 'natural world' using the macro effect on the cameras. Personally i think all 10 of my images have worked well, however there is room for improvement for things such as the focus and the zoom.
Assessing Rinko Kawauchi's photograph 2007.
In this photograph, by Rink Kawauchi from 2007 i can see a close up of a dark green leaf with water droplets on top. words i can use to describe the photograph are: vibrant, delicate and elegant.
If i had to describe this photograph to someone who couldn't see it, i would describe it to them as being an elegant leaf in the prime of its life holding the early morning spring rain in its palm.
This photograph reminds me of several things one of which is a winters day as the plant is dark and the upper section of the photograph which appears to be the the blurred out sky is dull. The other idea i have in mind is a hand holding a tear drop, i got this idea as the leaf of the plant is cupped like our hands and the water droplet looks as though it could be a tear.
the formal elements that i appear to be important in this picture are: Shape, colour, lines and texture. These are important because the shape of the leaf and the shape of the water droplet are both irregular shapes, colour is important as the water droplet is the only vibrant aspect of the page is the water droplet which reflects the greens from the leaf. Also the water droplet is in the centre of the page, this is where line is shown as a formal element. This brings us to the final element that is used which is texture, looking closely at the plant it looks very similar to the palm of our hands down to every crease and fold.
The photograph, Rinko Kawauchi has made light almost irrelevant formal element as the image is very dull but still has aspects of light.
Space with in this image is packed as the leaf its self takes up most of the background/ the middle, there is a lot of space in the foreground with the only object being the water droplet. However in the background it looks as if the sky is blurred and there are blurred buildings towards the bottom left and right of the photograph.
in the centre of the image is completely focused and as you make your way to the edge or the frame yu can clearly see that the image is distorted and the image has been cropped so you can not see the whole width of the leaf.
The part of the image that i find most interesting is the water droplet as it is bright and captivating, it is the first place my eyes are drawn to when i look at the photograph. However it is puzzling to me how an image is so perfectly timed and captured.
If i had to give this image a title i would call it either the dew on the leaf or the winters dew on the winters leaf. The reason i gave it these titles is because that is what it looks like. The main theme in this photograph personally is also the natural world.
The most effective thing about this image is how captivating it is, i just cant take my eyes of the image as there is so much detail to process an so many different ways of being able to interpret it. However there is all but one flaw in this photograph and that is the blur towards the bottom half of the page as you are not able to fully take in all the detail of the plant, even though many people may disagree with me, that is my personal opinion.
What i think is the most rememberable thing about this image is the different shades of green on the leaf as it is mezmerising.
If i had to describe this photograph to someone who couldn't see it, i would describe it to them as being an elegant leaf in the prime of its life holding the early morning spring rain in its palm.
This photograph reminds me of several things one of which is a winters day as the plant is dark and the upper section of the photograph which appears to be the the blurred out sky is dull. The other idea i have in mind is a hand holding a tear drop, i got this idea as the leaf of the plant is cupped like our hands and the water droplet looks as though it could be a tear.
the formal elements that i appear to be important in this picture are: Shape, colour, lines and texture. These are important because the shape of the leaf and the shape of the water droplet are both irregular shapes, colour is important as the water droplet is the only vibrant aspect of the page is the water droplet which reflects the greens from the leaf. Also the water droplet is in the centre of the page, this is where line is shown as a formal element. This brings us to the final element that is used which is texture, looking closely at the plant it looks very similar to the palm of our hands down to every crease and fold.
The photograph, Rinko Kawauchi has made light almost irrelevant formal element as the image is very dull but still has aspects of light.
Space with in this image is packed as the leaf its self takes up most of the background/ the middle, there is a lot of space in the foreground with the only object being the water droplet. However in the background it looks as if the sky is blurred and there are blurred buildings towards the bottom left and right of the photograph.
in the centre of the image is completely focused and as you make your way to the edge or the frame yu can clearly see that the image is distorted and the image has been cropped so you can not see the whole width of the leaf.
The part of the image that i find most interesting is the water droplet as it is bright and captivating, it is the first place my eyes are drawn to when i look at the photograph. However it is puzzling to me how an image is so perfectly timed and captured.
If i had to give this image a title i would call it either the dew on the leaf or the winters dew on the winters leaf. The reason i gave it these titles is because that is what it looks like. The main theme in this photograph personally is also the natural world.
The most effective thing about this image is how captivating it is, i just cant take my eyes of the image as there is so much detail to process an so many different ways of being able to interpret it. However there is all but one flaw in this photograph and that is the blur towards the bottom half of the page as you are not able to fully take in all the detail of the plant, even though many people may disagree with me, that is my personal opinion.
What i think is the most rememberable thing about this image is the different shades of green on the leaf as it is mezmerising.
Karl Blossfeldt.
Karl Blossfeldt was born June 13th 1865 and died December 9th 1932 (67)
Occupation: Photographer/ Sculptor
Karl Blossfeldt took an early inspiration into art and plants from his father who was intrigued by nature and the way in which plants grow. He believed 'the plant must be valued as totally artistic and architectural structure.' He was originally a sculptor professor at the Berlin Arts and Crafts school but his objects he used to inspire his sculptors kept dying. Therefore he started taking photographs of plants to preserve them until his project was done.
Occupation: Photographer/ Sculptor
Karl Blossfeldt took an early inspiration into art and plants from his father who was intrigued by nature and the way in which plants grow. He believed 'the plant must be valued as totally artistic and architectural structure.' He was originally a sculptor professor at the Berlin Arts and Crafts school but his objects he used to inspire his sculptors kept dying. Therefore he started taking photographs of plants to preserve them until his project was done.