EXAM PROJECT - THE LENS
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Exam Content
Glass
With this project, the goal was to use 3D glass objects such as a cube and capture it's nature in reaction to artificial light, as well as sometimes capturing what comes out the other side or what is visible through the glass. Keeping composition consistent and clear enables the use of steady and varied shutter speeds which cause the background to darken while letting the glass fill with light.
Out of Time, Out of Place
While stages Three and Four aim to place the viewer in a slightly twisted perspective, either distancing the viewer from the camera or altering the view of the camera in some way; the goal here is to 'displace' the camera. The physical, unnatural, placement of the camera and holding it as the clear key subject of the image creates an element of uncertainty - whereby the camera is being photographed clearly when it should be the one taking it, encouraging the viewer to question where the real camera is.
Neo-Vintage
Taking inspiration from twisting the viewer's perspective as seen in Stage Two, here the perspective is shifted in a slightly different manner. The aim is to capture the uniqueness of a vintage Kodak camera with its aged imperfections creating its detail as opposed to the smoothness and clean look of a modern Canon. Keeping the focus on the camera itself and revolving everything around 'the lens', reversing the role of camera and subject.
The Third Person
This project takes a large twist in the form of perspective, toying with the viewer's perception and opening everything up to interpretation. The camera is captured by another camera with the illusion of the initial camera taking well-crafted shots in various locations of interest, sometimes clearly visible in the digital screen.
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The aim here is to create the illusion of a 'third-person perspective' of a photographer to an extent, placing the viewer not far from the eyes of the person behind the camera.
An experimental project based around the darkroom. Using chemicals such as developer and fixer, carefully applying them around objects on top of photographic paper as well as clear areas of the paper itself, and exposing it to light for a brief time to create a cameraless photograph.
