Experimenting

Throughout this project I used a lot of experimenting- not only in editing, but through the way I produced my images.

Firstly, I used experimenting in my work record 1 where I wanting to use cellophane to create a sense of gases polluting the earth. To create the filter, I used a lot of experimenting and looking into what materials I could use in order to make the effect I wanted. 

First I used the red cellophane and a lighter to try to create the bubbled brown look like, my artist research Seidler, as a film on top of my camera on my lens. This worked quite well because it created the burnt look I wanted.  However, the tint was too much red so I couldn't see through it or focus on the object behind it.

Secondly I tried burning trying different types of plastic- eg plastic wrapping, sleeve for paper. This didn't work well as both types of plastic just caught fire and didn't create any bubbles etc.

Next I tried the clear cellophane from a floweriest. This worked but didn't give the brown/burnt look

So I tried to add the brunt look. I did this by adding butter and Candle wax on top before burning the cellophane to see if it burnt more brownish. I then made coffee and gravy and put it on the already burned cellophane to try that look.

The end product. To create this, I burnt it, added coffee on top to dry then used face-paint to add black burnt bit around the edge and create a dirty look.

Step 1

step 4, the Candle wax

step 4, adding the coffee

End product

Another time I experimented was with my editing. Firstly, I edited in my work record 2 an experiment of different filters on my images. So I sat down and just fiddled with different aspects of Photoshop to see what I liked vs what didn't suit my investigation. The photo above is one of my experiment edits, in which I changed the photo to look like it was painted by watercolours. I then went on to add curves to add highlights and then burn and dodge to make the curves only effect the pieces of rubbish. All this together makes the picture look more dramatic and pop art like. This effect is very different to what I normally do but I liked how it turned out. 

Lastly, I used my images from my work record 8 to edit rubbish on top of beautiful images. I did this in front of Buckingham palace and in Trafalgar Square. To do this I quick selected the rubbish and pasted it onto the image. I then went onto blurring around the image slightly to make in blend in a bit more.