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.