Elena Klonsky

Experiments with Toner

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Blue toner and Sepia Toner Blue toner

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Blue toner and Sepia Toner

Blue toner

Creative Controls: Depth of Field

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Shallow Depth of Field Wide Depth of Field Shallow Depth of Field

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Shallow Depth of Field

Wide Depth of Field

Shallow Depth of Field

Framing and Composition

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Frame Within a Frame: Rule of Thirds/Texture: Rule of Thirds Line/Diagonals

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Frame Within a Frame:

Rule of Thirds/Texture:

Rule of Thirds

Line/Diagonals

Abstraction/Depth of Field Prework

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Abstraction: F reedom from representational qualities in art, the process of considering something independently of its associations, a...

8:39:00 AM

Abstraction: Freedom from representational qualities in art, the process of considering something independently of its associations, attributes, or concrete accompaniments

Abstract Photography:

Parisian Rooftops by Michael Wolf

Chicago Lights by Satoki Nagata

Depth of field is deep in the first image. The artist uses it to capture the whole image, which is a mixture of shapes, colors, and textures. It helps with the abstract quality of this image because it fills the image with all these elements, not blurring any out and makes this flatter image that is less definable.

Depth of field is shallow in the second image. The artist effectively focusses in on the raindrops and subject, and not the background. It contributes to the image because the raindrops being in focus add an ethereal effect and frees the image from more generic documentary photography.

Shallow Depth of Field - Examples:

Portrait: Sharon Tate by Philippe Halsman

Still Life: Pom Pom Dahlias by Tom Baril

Movement / Multiples Pre Work

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Total Motion - Michael Kenna Camera Shake - Chris Friel Freeze Motion - Slow Motion - Denis...

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Total Motion - Michael Kenna

Camera Shake - Chris Friel

Freeze Motion -

Slow Motion - Denis Olivier

Panning -

Contrasting Techniques With The Same Movement -

Of these images, I prefer the Saul Leiter image because it seems very candid and I prefer the softness of the image to the more posed and angular Lindbergh image. That said, I do still really like the Lindbergh image, just aesthetically I prefer the motion blur Leiter piece.

Motion Blur - Saul Leiter