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AO1 Alexander Rodchenko
Skilled photographer Alexander Rodchenko (b. 1891 - 1956) was a famed photographer and artist in the USSR, well known for his architecture photos and interesting perspectives, usually taken from the bottom-up. His photos gained traction through the 20th century and remain popular in the 21st century. Some of my favourites are found below.
The first photo pictures an old Russian car park with an interesting clean-cut style to each of the parts. The photography links to both line and tone because of the multiple diagonal lines crossing the page. It gives a real industrial vibe to the photo and really shouts 20th century Russia. Furthermore, it pictures how intricate or well-built man-made objects have become. In my opinion it connotes to the idea that we are altering Earth from it's original natural state into something of our own.
Next on the list is a photo taken below a ladder of a subject climbing up. The photo some-what uses negative space similar to the others, which gives a feeling of mystery on who this man is. Other than that, there isn't much to tell about this photo. It generally ticks the boxes like tone, line and shape. Acing the tonal range as well as centring the eye on the "horizon" of the photo where the ladder ends.
Finally, we see one of his most well-known photos of a commercial building from Russia. It takes an unorthodox angle of centring on the left side of the building rather than centring, which although might sound bad actually ends up looking intriguing and catches the viewer's eye.
Full Shoot
AO2 Contact sheet
5 Best Photos
My favourites
Edits
AO2 How I edited my photos
In a new way of editing, I decided to experiment with Camera Raw; a tool which comes up after opening .RAW files in Photoshop prior to opening them in the original application. It allows some very helpful settings which come from Lightroom, and give the user the ability to create professional photos via using settings like dehaze, clarity and being able to edit the highlights, shades, blacks and whites. It gives the user much more of an advantage in creating their photos.
To give an example of how I edited my photos, I took one of my photos from the contact sheet to give a good example of a good edit.
After using Camera Raw, I touched up the photo by using the Spot Healing Brush, which can be found above the brush. I used this on the tree branch in the side, and the brush uses an algorithm to find different parts of the photo which match what the selected area should or would look like, giving a smooth transition into the area being healed. This was originally made for portraiture Photoshopping, by removing spots and marks on some of the models' bodies, for example with a model on a magazine. Off of the tangent, after finishing the healing brush usage I messed about quickly with some adjustments, finding the best looking piece. Sadly though, the photo itself was very grainy from the low lighting of the time, so I couldn't find anything that helped improve it further other than a minor exposure change. If we don't count the grainy issue, the photo is an exemplar piece of editing.
Final Photos
AO4 and evaluation
Research Influence
AO1 Alexander Rodchenko
Skilled photographer Alexander Rodchenko (b. 1891 - 1956) was a famed photographer and artist in the USSR, well known for his architecture photos and interesting perspectives, usually taken from the bottom-up. His photos gained traction through the 20th century and remain popular in the 21st century. Some of my favourites are found below.
The first photo pictures an old Russian car park with an interesting clean-cut style to each of the parts. The photography links to both line and tone because of the multiple diagonal lines crossing the page. It gives a real industrial vibe to the photo and really shouts 20th century Russia. Furthermore, it pictures how intricate or well-built man-made objects have become. In my opinion it connotes to the idea that we are altering Earth from it's original natural state into something of our own.
Next on the list is a photo taken below a ladder of a subject climbing up. The photo some-what uses negative space similar to the others, which gives a feeling of mystery on who this man is. Other than that, there isn't much to tell about this photo. It generally ticks the boxes like tone, line and shape. Acing the tonal range as well as centring the eye on the "horizon" of the photo where the ladder ends.
Finally, we see one of his most well-known photos of a commercial building from Russia. It takes an unorthodox angle of centring on the left side of the building rather than centring, which although might sound bad actually ends up looking intriguing and catches the viewer's eye.
Full Shoot
AO2 Contact sheet
5 Best Photos
My favourites
Two Images to Improve
Photos which don't hit the mark
The top five photos shown are based off of Rodchenko, while giving a modern twist to the critically acclaimed photographer. The photos take the original urban, grunge theme and bring it into the 21st century. The photos are purposefully taken in a way to structure part of the image to have an older theme, much like the Soviet style of Rodchenko's work. However, to branch out into my own design I'm intertwining modern pieces to give that effect of how cities naturally grow very gradually, and not everything is updated to modern standards. Many cities and towns are a mix of 20th and 21st century structures mismatched into one area, which is a unique aspect to the United Kingdom. It gives quite a unique view to what may usually not be recognised.
When it comes to the final two photos shown, I believe they don't quite reach the potential I can get from the photos. Both photos can go through post-production and receive amazing improvement, but they don't quite match the brief, and also might come out too grainy or over-exposed if they're completed in post.
Edits
AO2 How I edited my photos
In a new way of editing, I decided to experiment with Camera Raw; a tool which comes up after opening .RAW files in Photoshop prior to opening them in the original application. It allows some very helpful settings which come from Lightroom, and give the user the ability to create professional photos via using settings like dehaze, clarity and being able to edit the highlights, shades, blacks and whites. It gives the user much more of an advantage in creating their photos.
To give an example of how I edited my photos, I took one of my photos from the contact sheet to give a good example of a good edit.
After using Camera Raw, I touched up the photo by using the Spot Healing Brush, which can be found above the brush. I used this on the tree branch in the side, and the brush uses an algorithm to find different parts of the photo which match what the selected area should or would look like, giving a smooth transition into the area being healed. This was originally made for portraiture Photoshopping, by removing spots and marks on some of the models' bodies, for example with a model on a magazine. Off of the tangent, after finishing the healing brush usage I messed about quickly with some adjustments, finding the best looking piece. Sadly though, the photo itself was very grainy from the low lighting of the time, so I couldn't find anything that helped improve it further other than a minor exposure change. If we don't count the grainy issue, the photo is an exemplar piece of editing.
Final Photos
AO4 and evaluation
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