Project Four Part Two: Kaleidescopes, Diptychs, and Triptychs
3:06:00 PMKaleidoscopes : This is a kaleidoscope that contains four kaleidoscopes of a long exposure of flames. I edited the hues to create co...
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Kaleidoscopes:
This is a kaleidoscope that contains four kaleidoscopes of a long exposure of flames. I edited the hues to create contrasting colors of red and green.
This kaleidoscope is also a kaleidoscope within a kaleidoscope. This is the photo of stars and light pollution, but I edited it in a more intense way to make it very abstract.
This is a kaleidoscope showing some really pretty patterns made with sparks. It is a long exposure of flames sparking and the linear patterns added a really intricate aspect to this manipulation.
This is composed of an image of a forest tree line. I made it black and white to accentuate The patterns made by the branches and chose to use it because I liked the effect of the negative space.
This is the same image of the sky shown before, but this was only one kaleidoscope versus multiple within one. I chose this one because I liked the patterns the colors made, and the way the sky almost looked like space.
This is an image of water. I chose this particular version of the water one because I had really liked the detail in this picture to start out with and really liked the concave effect the photo has. The patterns made by the water are surreal and with each examination more and more shapes appear.
Diptychs:
Contrast in Content/Color
I took both these photos on separate occasions, and they contrast very much in both the content and colors but are also very cohesive in the mood and cloudiness. Both were taken with a low ISO and large apertures, which allows a smooth but bright effect.
Cohesive Color:
I made this diptych because of the similarity of color created an aesthetically pleasing effect. The first image was taken at sunrise, and I tinted it purple to increase the magenta undertones. I took the second image with a long shutter speed and moved the camera in order to move the light.
Contrast In Value/ Asymmetrical Balance
I made this diptych to contrast the high and low key effects. My sister was helping me create the diptychs and told me what these effects are and how they contrast. High key is bright, white colors with little black showing and low key is dark, blacks with tiny inflections of white. These images show this however to balance the more jarring effect of the high key image I made its side slightly smaller.
Contrast in Value//Contrast in texture/shape
The first image is a not rotated sideways, but taken at an angle. It is an image of construction. The white and sharp effects contrast heavily with the dark and softer effect of the night sky. I combined these two because I liked the way the black met the black, creating a more asymmetrical effect. I also liked the contrast in the sharper shapes on the left and softer ones on the right. The photos also contrast in meaning, because of the idea of new commercial development and the natural ages old sky.
Triptychs:
Contrast In Value/Showing Movement:
I took these three photos of my friend Josie with a flash, which brightened her paler skin against the darker backdrop. When editing I accentuated that effect to make her stand out and create contrast. I made this triptych portrait style because I wanted to make it photostrip like. I added mood to these photos by darkening the photo and desaturating it. I chose to post this because I really liked the naturalness of this photos, because they weren't super posed even though they aren't completely candid.
Because this is a triptych, there is symmetrical balance because the side photos are similar. I chose to make this landscape format because I thought it highlighted the symmetry in this photo. The photos are all edited the same way and are all triple exposures to add cohesiveness to the series.
Contrast In Color Triptychs
I made this triptych portrait format to demonstrate movement throughout. Like the first one, I wanted to give it a sense of chronological order and a photo strip vibe. These were taken in lowlight with a wide aperture and a high ISO, but a median level shutter speed. I edited these photos to reduce the saturation, which personally I dislike, but left the green and red elements visible enough that their contrast stood out.
