Karo`s photography: March 2012

Monday 12 March 2012

The Ring 2012

Introduction part for 305 Photo image capture and 215 Digital image manipulation

Majority of people once a wile saw hit film of the year 2002 - The Ring, what was followed by The Ring II. Originally made in Japan and re-filmed in American version as remake.

Both films are based on Koji Suzuki`s novel Ring and focus on a mysterious cursed videotape that contains a seemingly random series of disturbing images.

The main character of the film is little girl Samara - frightening little girl a ghost who chooses to haunt through the processes of media.

The Backstory of Samara:

Samara, when alive, was a very powerful psychic child with a terrible sadistic streak. She could implant her nightmarish mental images into photograph film. This is what is, generally known as PHOTOKINESIS (the telekinetic ability to create, control, and manipulate light and energy). She also had limited Telepathic powers as she had the ability of implanting thoughts and images into the minds of others. However, she could not tell the future nor read other's minds since she could not stop her own murder, when she was throwed down the well - spending seven days slowly dying at the bottom of it Samara contemplates revenge on all humanity over her horrific death.

My ideas:

I always had warm filings for that girl, as she can’t help what she was and also with deep love for horror film makers I can’t stop to think about idea making something similar but in photographs. So since last year I decided to transform Samara`s image into my daughter as she suit to that role perfectly.

Right below is one of my made images – manipulated in Photoshop- consisting of two images put together. One was made in studio capturing Mersedesa (my daughter), other one misty morning in local park. It’s not a perfect one, but I wanted to show at least something as example for now - on what sort of photographs I`ll be working to complete my ideas.

Searching in internet I found lots of sites with similar ideas to mine, but only difference is that -in my case Samara won’t be so much as an evil, but more like a victim.

I`ll hoping to make at least ten thematic images and they will cover both of my assignments.

http://www.amazon.com/Ring-Widescreen-Naomi-Watts/dp/B00005JLTK
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ring_%282002_film%29
http://thering.asmik-ace.co.jp/

Tuesday 6 March 2012

Studio photography

- Introduction

Studio photography covers a wide range of disciplines and for maximum benefit use your research in this area. Artists and designers find inspiration for their work in many different ways so researching relevant artists and practitioners is an essential element of this process.

So as me its complete new field, where I never work before, but as a becoming photographer I have to start on one point. Some artist work mostly in studios some prefer outdoors …as I still in the crossroads and don’t really know witch path to take in this course I`ll be mixing outdoor photography with studio, to be more creative.

History

As photographic emulsions became available in the mid-19^th century, photographers began to build or adapt artist`s studious to create photographic portrait. The camera and film took the plaice of the painter`s canvas, brushes and paint. Even if you were the greatest artist of that time, nothing could compare to newest invention. The primary source of light used by painters was a large window or skylight facing away from direct sunlight and usually above to one side of the subject – early portrait and still life photographers took a similar approach to lightening their subject. The only disadvantages back then was that all photos was produced still in black and white, till 30s, when colour film became capable of producing colour at a consistent and reliable level.

Advancements in technology

Flash powder in this various forms was popular as a perfect source of artificial light, but as electricity became readily available use was made from other new invention - vacuum tungsten lamp – which was giving more controllable, safer, continuous source of light.

And so availability of this controlled continuous light source made the use of photography in portraiture commonplace.

So as advances in camera and lens design, the development of film emulsions with faster film speed and the advent of digital capture, transmission and presentation are part of the continuing evolution of photography.

Current commercial practise

Even if natural light still is considering as a best specially for portraiture the majority of studio photographers these days are using artificial light, what divides to a four main categories:

Tungsten-halogen
Photo-flood
AC discharge
Flash

Methodology

The difference separating studio photography from all other forms is the photographer has to create everything appearing in front of the camera. In most cases photographers starting point is empty studio as with all other forms of photography there is usually environment, subject or distinct mood already in existence.

Studio photographer has to pre visualise, pre produce and create an environment using not only selected equipment, subject matter, props and maybe wardrobe but, far more importantly light.

As a lightening is the essential element in photography it is very important to understand and improve this skill, along with many others that contribute to the successful creation of studio images.

As one of the main part of my both themes for Photo Image capture assignment will be partly indoors, for me, to learn how to work with light in my advantage is very important.

Recently having a go in a studio I was just practising to get my head around all what’s in my mind.

I have the best model of the world – my daughter, with who I don’t have problems to set her in right positions with right attitude - using her as my main subject for my project The Ring 2012.