Final Piece

Databending Text Edit Experiment - Own Photograph

There are different ways to data bend photographs, therefore I experimented with as many ways a possible to allow me to compare the results. The result shown in this post was created by using the TextEdit program to change the coding for the image when opened within this program. The coding could be changed by copying and pasting different parts of the code and pasting it elsewhere in the code, allowing the glitch to happen.

This evidences the TextEdit program being used to change the coding for the photograph. The photograph has been opened within TextEdit to display the coding for this photograph. The code has been changed around by copying different parts of the code and pasting it elsewhere within the code, thus allowing the photograph to contain glitches. 

This is a preview of the photograph which evidences that the manipulation is in progress, showing the results from the TextEdit experiment. The different parts of the code affect different parts of the photograph resulting in a variety of different colours and various different lengths of the line created. During experimenting with TextEdit I found this to be the most successful program to glitch photographs in as I prefer the line effect. This also allows for a variety of different colours to appear within the photograph rather than a select few which has happened in the previous attempts of data bending with the different techniques. However, even though this experiment works better in terms of the outcome, it is extremely time-consuming. The reason being is that if you copy and paste parts of the code to another line and this doesn't work, a section of the photograph will appear black which isn't ideal. Therefore when this mistake happens (which is very often) this has to be undone to ensure that the black section is removed. This happened an awful lot when pasting different parts of the code, especially when have very little experience with coding.

Databending Experiment Online - Own Photographs

I used an online glitch generator in order to get the results shown below. This allowed me to compare the different results of the outcomes due to using various different methods to create glitches within photographs.

Website: http://snorpey.github.io/jpg-glitch/

This was the first photograph used for this online glitch generator. At first I was skeptical of the results, however I was surprised at how well the photograph turned out. The photograph has been slightly readjusted in terms of moving parts of the photograph around, an example of this is the signs on the door have been duplicated and move to the left side. The photograph also makes use of colour, blue and red. The colour helps to highlight the different areas of the photograph and also help to give this a glitch appearance as it gives a false sense of movement.

This was the second photograph used within this generator, this shows similar results. The photograph uses the same method by cutting the photograph up and moving the different parts around, giving a glitch appearance. As well as this the photograph also uses the same colour scheme, blue and red. This helps highlights the different areas within the photograph as well as continuing with the glitch appearance. Overall I think this effect works well and produces an interesting outcome.

This is the same image shown above however I decided to edit the colour within PicMonkey to view the photograph in a different colour scheme.This allows a third colour to be used, yellow as well as the colour blue being changed into a more turquoise colour. As well as this the photograph also shows hint of green used in different areas of the photograph. This was an interesting experiment and overall I think this works relatively well due to the colours contrasting one another.

This photograph was produced by the same website however the levels of the different factors were changed, thus changing the outcome. This result shows that the colours are limited as they focus on using different tones of blue and green to highlight the different areas of the photograph. This result also has a difference appearance as the previous photograph cover the whole of the photograph whereas this outcome only includes lines overlapping the photograph. Therefore it is easier to view what the original photograph was. I think this affect is good however for it to be more successful this needs to have a variety of different colours or brighter tones.

Databending Experiment Audacity - Own Photographs

Audacity, a sound file program is another way of exploring data bending to create unique photographs. This technique involved exporting the original photograph as a TIFF file in order to import this as a raw data file within Audacity. This allowed the photograph to be edited such as adding the effects to the file from the Audacity effects list. Once the photograph was edited this would then involve exporting this and reopening it within Photoshop to see the desired effects.

This was the first attempt at data bending the photographs within Audacity which used the Echo effect. The result wasn't as expected and I was disappointed with the overall result, especially when comparing this result to other results found online. This seems to have edited the photograph completely, unable to see any parts of the original photograph, which overall is a disappointment. 

This is the second attempt at using Audacity and the effect, Echo. This attempt used a different photograph which has altered the colour of the result, from a green to a blue which contains hints of different colours. Again, this result is disappointing as it is near enough the same result as the first attempt apart from the different colours used.

This was the final attempt at using Audacity to data bend the photograph. This time I used a different effect to see if this impacted the photograph different, I used the equalisation effect. The result is near enough the same as the previous two photographs except this time the lines don't appear to be as blurry and in the middle/top half of the photograph there is a block of pure colour. The colour is also noticeably different, as this contain as extremely light red. However despite the different effect the photograph didn't have the outcome I expected as none of the original photograph can be seen due to the amount of lines used to recreate the photograph.

As a result of this experiment I will not be using data bending to construct my final piece as I would need more time to figure out how to achieve a more pleasing photograph.

This is a screenshot of the file inserted within Audacity. This shows that the photograph is now being treated as a sound file, this is evidenced within the waves of the file.

This screenshot shows that I am choosing the Echo effect to experiment with the file currently inserted within Audacity.

Double Exposure Experiment - Own Photographs

After the first attempt at double exposure I decided to try this experiment again. This time I used photographs which I thought would work well together as I felt the last attempt didn't work well due to the photographs used.

This was the first photograph produced when experimenting with double exposure. This photograph uses a broad colour palette and due to the colours used this creates a vivid photograph. The levels of brightness are also reasonably high thus further enhancing the colours, making the photograph extremely eye catching. The photographs used work well together and especially with the brightness of each photographs this also helps to combine the different photographs together. The texture of each photograph can also still be seen, these are highlighted throughout the final result, showing signs of the contour of the texture created. 

This screenshot evidences how the photograph was produced by showing the levels being altered within the screenshot. The levels were the key feature when creating this photograph as this allowed the colours used to be further enhanced.

This is the second outcome, this uses the same photograph however the result is different. The reason being is that the opacity levels have been changed, thus changing the levels of the colour due to the exposure. This photograph also uses a wide colour palette, however the colours often have tones created, thus repeating the colours throughout the photograph. I think this photograph works relatively well, even though this isn't as vivid as the previous result it works well due to the colour scheme used.

This evidences the photographs opacity level, this is currently displayed at 72%. Therefore this shows how this has impacted the overall outcome, especially when comparing this to the previous result as the colours have changed.

Glitch Photography - Sabato Visconti

The photograph shown above shows that the original photograph which the photographer captured has been significantly edited, glutting the photograph. The photograph shown above makes it impossible to figure out the original photograph due to how edited it is. The process in which the photograph has used is data bending which allows the photograph to be edited within programs such as Audacity - a sound file editing software. Therefore importing this photograph to an audio editing program this will change the appearance of the photograph as this clearly isn't suited for audio editing programs. The photograph contains a very broad colour palette due to how edited the photograph is, however the colour of the original photograph may have impacted this. The colours for this photograph are often repeated throughout, especially blue, pink and yellow. The different tones for these colours have also been created, further repeating the colours however this has prevented the exact same colour being used repeatedly throughout. It is also evident that the top half of the photograph is remarkably brighter than the bottom half, this shows that white hasn't been replaced with grey and black in the bottom half. As well as this the photograph allows uses a geometric pattern which is repeated throughout this is made up of squares and rectangles. This allows the different titles to overlap one another, creating different colours for the tiles due to them being overlapped.

This photograph hasn't been extremely edited, thus allowing the audience to identify the original image. This appears to be of houses located within a street which have been taken from different angles. By studying the photograph clearly it appears that more than one photograph has been taken, thus allowing the artist to combine the different photographs before editing them to a glitch effect. The colour palette for this photograph uses several different colours, the main colours being green and red. These are repeated throughout the photograph, giving a slightly limited colour palette, especially when comparing this photograph to the first photograph found within this post. The colours used mix together which allows other colours to be created such as purple and yellow, expanding the colour palette. This photograph also contains geometric shapes such as rectangles and squares due to the subject matter, houses, resulting in windows. The photograph also appears to be slightly grainy, giving the photograph an older looking appearance.

This photograph focuses on being successful in terms of colour as it shows the photograph uses a broad colour palette. The colours are constantly repeated throughout the photograph with the main colour being pink followed by purple, green and blue. The photograph also concentrates on the pattern formed, this contains the geometric shapes, squares and rectangles. The photograph has been significantly edited therefore it is impossible to figure out the original photograph.

Own Photograph - Ceiling

This photograph focuses on capturing the texture of the ceiling by capturing a specific section. The ceiling shows the decay which has been caused overtime, which is probably due to the weather conditions and the current age. The colour palette for this photograph is very limited and this is mainly due to the subject matter as no other elements appear within this photograph apart from the ceiling itself. The colours used are very natural as the photograph captures a realistic view of the ceiling. The texture in this photograph is very rigid and sharp which can be evidence in the texture underneath the main layer.

Own Photograph - Alley way

This photograph focuses on capturing the decay and the current state of the alleyway by capturing the content within this e.g. bin, walls, ceiling, door and the light. The photograph uses a subdued colour palette reflecting how alley ways are often portrayed. The colour palette is also restricted, the main colours being white, grey and black which are repeated throughout the photograph, again portraying how alley ways are viewed. The photograph captures the decay from all angle, ground, walls and ceiling. I think that the ceiling gives a more dynamic and grunge appearance due to how dark this is and parts of the ceiling is highlighted through the use of the lights located on right side wall. The photograph also focuses on the lines which help make the alley way feel enclosed, this has been portrayed through the composition as this has been captured from the centre.

Double Exposure Experiment - Own Photographs

After thinking of different ways in which a photograph can be flawed I decided to use the double exposure technique within Photoshop.

This the outcome of this experiment showing two photographs combined together, creating the double exposure effect. This experiment didn't work as well as expected and this is due to the photographs used as these aren't suitable to be combined together as the subject matter for each photograph is completely different. The track photograph doesn't really work due to the composition of this photograph as this captures the vanishing point further ahead than the alley way photograph. The track foreground works relatively well but once the photograph starts moving towards the background this is when the photograph fails.The different light sources within each photograph also impact the overall photograph making the track appear under exposed and this loses parts of the photograph within the alley way photograph. However the opacity for this photograph has also been lowered therefore this would also impacted the overall lighting and colour of the final result.

This evidences the photographs combined together within Photoshop to create a double exposure effect. The layer currently selected shows the opacity levels, currently at 71% thus evidencing how the final result has been produced.

Burnt Photographs - Own Photographs

After developing the polaroids and scanning them to the computer I decided to manipulate these by attempting to burn them. This would allow me to compare the difference between a 'normal' polaroid and a burnt polaroid.

The polaroid shown above shows the effects from the polaroid being burnt, this has resulted in the plastic melting due to the heat. This has created layer over the photograph, blurring the original area due to the plastic melting from the heat. This has created a random shape within the photograph almost creating an abstract like appearance. The photograph has also changed as the paper has also began to shape due to the heat impacting the paper in which the polaroid is developed on.

This polaroid has also been burnt which has impacted the overall photograph due to the plastic covering the photograph melting. This photograph has been impacted a lot more compared to the previous photograph shown within this post. This is due to the photograph being burnt longer in different areas within the photograph. The random shape/shapes created from the plastic melting give a warped like appearance as well as showing some signs of an abstract appearance. The melted parts of the photograph have caused the photograph to become blurred which has been outlined by the contour of the areas. It almost gives the impression that the camera was moved when the photograph was taken.

This photograph was printed on photographic paper, similar to the polaroids, this has also been burnt. This photograph has changed significantly as the photograph has become extremely blurred and out of focus after attempting to burn this. The photograph also shows the burnt makes in different places, this shows how long the areas have been exposed to the heat when being burnt, the darker areas are clearer the areas which have been exposed to the heat longer. I think the results of this is interesting, especially when you compare this to the polaroids as this shows how different paper can impact the outcome.

Polaroid Food Dye Experiment - Own Photographs

After developing the photographs I decided to experiment with placing food dye over the top of these to add additional colour to these. This experiment was an attempt to try and emulate William Miller's work.

This was the first attempt at using food dye on the polaroids, for this I used the colour blue. This creates a more abstract appearance to the polaroid while highlighting the different areas of the photograph. The food dye didn't work as well ass expected due to the plastic film covering the polaroid, preventing the dye from sinking into the photograph. Therefore rather than scanning these to to the computer a digital photograph was used to evidenced this experiment. 

This was the second attempt at adding food dye over the polaroids. This time I used two colours,  blue and red, the reason being is that I wanted to add more colour to the polaroid rather than adding one additional colour. Again, this gives a more abstract feel to the polaroid as this covers different areas of the polaroid. I don't think that this attempt worked well due to the dye not settling into the photograph due to the film covering the polaroid. 

This was the final attempt at this experiment, this time I used the colour red to cover the photograph. This didn't work as well as expected due to the colour not settling within the photograph, as well as this I think too much dye was added to the photograph, covering a large area of the photograph. 

William Miller - Polaroids

William Miller used a broken Polaroid camera in order to create flawed polaroids which can be evidenced within this post. Each polaroid is unpredictable in terms of the outcome therefore each polaroid is unique and contains different abstract appearances and colours.

Source http://www.williammillerphoto.com/index.php#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=0&p=0&a=0&at=0

This polaroid mainly focuses on the use of colour, which even though this makes the polaroid extremely vibrant, the colour palette is limited. The colours within this photograph are repeated throughout, especially pink, purple and white which are the main colours within this photograph. Whereas the colour green is only use properly once which is found at the top of the photograph. The colours used provide contrast within the photograph as the pink/purple contrasts the white. The photograph contains blurred and out of focus elements which has allowed the colour to run, combing the colours together.

Source http://www.williammillerphoto.com/index.php#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=0&p=0&a=0&at=0

This photograph contains a range of different colours which appear to have run when the photograph has developed allowing colours to be created from this. Due to the colours running this has allowed the photograph create an abstract appearance to the photograph this has also happened due to the subject matter in which the photographer has chose to capture. However the subject matter isn't clear due to the vibrant colours covering the objects supposedly captured.

Source http://www.williammillerphoto.com/index.php#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=0&p=0&a=0&at=0

This photograph focuses on using the colour blue and creating tones from this, resulting in a limited colour palette as the tones are from the colour blue. The colour located at the bottom of the photograph, turquoise, is extremely attractive as this stands out from the colours used and is vibrant. There is contrast within the photograph due to the colours used, as the darker tones contrasts the lighter tones. The photograph also contains an abstract feel due to the different shapes creating on the left and right side which draw the audiences attention. 

Own Photograph - Bench

This photograph is extremely restricted in terms of colour as the photograph uses the black and white effect to capture the photograph. Therefore rather than focusing on capturing the colour this photograph focuses on the different tones created from using the black and white effect, some parts of the photograph are lighter than others due to the light source and the colour of the actual elements. The purpose of this photograph was to capture the decay within the location by capturing the condition of the bench and the walls as these contain graffiti as well as the bricks being worn away. The photograph contains a range of lines which can be located on the bench and the walls due to the bricks. The composition lacks when capturing this photograph as structure of the wall located on the right hasn't been captured straight. Therefore this needs to be retaken in order for the photograph to have a better composition.

Own Photograph - HDR

This photograph uses the HDR effect, high dynamic range, the reason being is that I felt this was appropriate due to the subject matter being an alley way. I felt that this would give a more grunge like appearance and would be appropriate to use for the photograph. As the photograph uses slightly subdued colours I also thought that this would make the colours stand out due to the dynamic effect being used. Personally I think this photograph works well as the colours have been further enhanced due to this effect and the shadows created also give the photograph a dynamic appearance. The effect makes the ceiling stand out due, showing the damp clearly due to the colours being further enhanced, which also shows the different tones created throughout this area of the photograph. I also feel that the bin located on the left has a powerful appearance due effect, mainly due to the shadows created behind it. As well as this the colour also makes it stand out, giving it a dynamic appearance rather than a flat appearance. The light is also an important feature within the photograph as the light reflects on the ceiling, highlighting a certain area of this.

Own Photograph - Door

The purpose of the photograph shown above is to focus on the decay in the scene, by restricting the scene to capturing the door and the bricks surrounding this. The colour palette is restricted as the colours are very subdued and are repeated throughout the photograph, the main colour being white, followed by grey and brown. These colours gives the photograph a very worn and rustic appearance, mainly due to the decay found within the scene. The photograph includes contrast due to the light and dark colours contrasting one another, for example the grey door contrasting the white bricks. The sign  and the graffiti located on the door are one of the main features within this photograph as these draw the audiences attention to these as these use different colours, especially the Fire Exit and Keep Clear Exit. The signs also contrast the graffiti due to the different type found within these as the graffiti is handwritten whereas the signs aren't. The photograph also shows the cracks the peeling paint on the walls as well as displaying the rigid edges of the bricks. 

Own Photograph - Window

This photograph focuses on capturing the decay and the current state of the window and the surrounding area. The colour palette isn't particular broad as it focuses on the earthy tones, the brown/orange tones which are repeated throughout due to the amount of bricks surrounding the window. Therefore the colours are very naturalistic showing a warm colour scheme as it mainly focuses on the colour of the bricks which as previously said are repeated throughout the photograph. The frame of the window, red, contrasts the earthy tones as this is a completely different colour, making the window stand out. The graffiti located on the window also contrasts the red frame in terms of colour. The photograph contains a range of different shapes, mostly geometric such as rectangles and squares. The bricks located directly above the window appeared to have a very dark appearance, evidencing decay. These display a burnt like appearance due how dark these colours appear. The bricks display a rough and coarse texture and gives a sense of depth to the photograph and a rustic appearance.