New York Experience #1 light abstraction

Within these photographs I aim to show

I liked the way in which the lights in the tunnel blurred as they allowed for me to show the reflection in the glass giving the image another layer and showing depth within it.

With this shot I found that the smeared glass a distorted and distanced effect with the intense light spots showing more contours of the smears.

I find that the blurred light gives another layer to these images and I feel that they would create some nice overlays if I used them within cello tape transfers within collages or compositions to add depth to my work.

I found that the higher that I got the more difficult it was to get a clear photograph without the lights blurring, however you can still sometimes make out what the forms of the buildings are.

I find that these photos that I have created appear to be of the same style as Alexandra Pacula who creates distorted photographs within densely populated areas like London or New York, a similar context to my shots.

I found that with the strong sunlight those who had the novelty hats looked like the statue in their shadows cast onto the stone.

I like how the movement of people has blurred and the focal point i was trying to capture has remained clear and in focus allowing the movement to appear distanced from the rest of the piece almost as if it was another layer added after its capture.

I like how the light blurs appear to be overlaying the skyline as you can still make out the outlines of the buildings and the light lines move above it.

i find how the defined edges of the light have blurred has allowed the photo to appear out of phase but also with all the light sources intensified giving the appearance of more white light as oppose the the yellow hues that were present.

Experimenting With Photography

Within this post I aim to experiment with a variety of monochromal photographs, trying different colours and layering and using over various bases. Beginning with trying different colours. 

out of the colour available to work in I found that blue, red and purple were the most effective followed by magenta and green, but the least effective was yellow as its brightness and intensity makes some lines uneasily seen.

Following this I began to layer over the the image with the same image but of another colour, I find that cyan and blue works well due to its high contrast.

I then began working back into my layered photographs to reveal what was beneath the surface but also putting them over a variety of bases

I found that black ink and emulsion was my most effective as it emphasises the harmonious contrast between the green and red.

I then began a similar process with 3 different colour images which I felt added more depth to the images as there was vastly more contrast and I felt that when I worked into them it enhanced the layering effect.

I also tried using a cello tape transfer over a stencil I had created of a skyline, I felt that this didnt work well however as the effectiveness of each piece was more so as separate elements than together.