Introduction
Official definition.
abstract. Use the adjective abstract for something that is not a material object or is general and not based on specific examples.Abstract is from a Latin word meaning "pulled away, detached," and the basic idea is of something detached from physical, or concrete, reality.
Mine.
I think abstract means like something strange and weird to look at and its made in a creative way that wants us to think how did they do that and why did they do that.When someone says abstraction I think it means that the image is abstract or a group of things is abstract.
Formal Elements
Focus:The shadows are the sharpest because it really strong and the lighting is not so strong because its feel weak.
Light:On the side of the photo there are a lot of light coming out from the top and I think the lights are artificial because it looks like the photo was taken inside a box. Line:There is a table that is curved and show an outline of the curve of the table. Shape:I see a semi round shape of a table that goes through half of the photo. Space:It has a lot of negative spaces and the light is really spread out like going through the hole picture. Texture:It would feel smooth like a table. Value/tone:It has lights of the top side because that where the light is coming from and it darker on the bottom side because the light cant touch the corner. |
Example of abstract photograph
The artist has used focus because the picture of the forks are very clear and the shadows are very sharp.
They have also used light like the bottom of the photo is light so it shows the shade and shadow very well then to the top its get darker so its harder to see the top of photo where there only shadow. Then they used line so the shadows are very straight lines that stretches through the photo making it look like a shadow. |
Abstraction photos
This work okay because i was struggling on how to make the abstract photos good but i used focus really well and texture because you can see a rough texture and you can see smooth texture i also used lines as you can see in most of picture.
Best photo
This was my best photo because the use of line and shapes and how i focus on the side of my time to make it look like the line goes on forever which makes look appealing and you can see there is a bit of reflection shining off the pattern which triangles in a square shape repeating itself.The use of lighting as well because the light reflects of the table and you can see a reflection in background and the texture also looks like it would feel soft.
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More abstract photos
Another best one
The use of line is good because you can see the poles put together but one of the pole covering bit of the photo and how I focus into a into a pole so it made it really dark also the use of patterns is good because you can see it repeating into the distant and on the floor as well because the squares on floor are repeating into the distant as well.I also used shapes like the square on the floor also used light like u can see some bits dark and some bits are light like the pole thats covering a bit of the photo.
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It was ok but hard to find the elements because I had to look really hard to see if it was good or bad.I focus on the elements more and used light, lines,focus and colour.The end result was nice colour and focus like the one on the second row thats on the second box it was a picture of a tree I zoomed in the leafs and it went out focus so I showed a lot of colour.One reason why my photo is abstract is because I used some of the the formal elements like light,focus and lines.I think it is good photos of focus, line and colour but it could of been better if I focus on the elements more because those where the good photos.
Abstract photos
I think these photo worked well because I focus on line and shape and how i can find items then turn it into just shapes and lines.
Best photo
There is a lot of texture from the two bags and there colour white, orange and black and you can see a lot of lines around the bags.There is also a lot shape like triangles and many more it also look appealing because you can see it well and it just looks good.
Patricks Lear's
Its abstract and with a lot of shapes put in a complex way,I would call it a abstract photo and I think its a collage.He created the image by taking photo of doors and putting it together in a complex way like over laying each of them together he also add random circle to make look out of place also adding random colours making it more strange.
Abstract collages
I think I used line really good because you can see a lot of lines across three photos I also used colour like white for the lines and black for the background.It very texture because you can see that there is a lot of different things in the photo like faces and newspaper it and I used shape like circles and triangles for example I added random triangle in middle in a different colour to make look like it out of place.There is also repetition on shape like the first photo I repeat the lines to make it two triangles
Abstract photo book
I chose these photo because they have repetition like shapes and they all focus into a certain area.I did this because it shows a lot of shapes like circles, triangle and squares and a lot of lines around the picture in each photo and gives it a good affect and making it look more abstract.It also make it that you can't really tell what the item is because it focus in.
Dafna Talmor
I can see the sea with bits of it missing like its been cut out and place into a certain area of the photo you can tell because the outline of the photo is glowing and weirdly cut out into random shapes with two photos.I think the photographer named it Constructed Landscapes because the photographer cut out the picture and constructed it back together.The photographer piece from different location because to resemble something between those two pictures.
Dafna Talmor is an artist and lecturer based in London
Dafna Talmor Workshop
In the workshop we made these photos by cutting three old negatives that 35mm slides and resembling them to make a new photo.We used a light board to see the negatives we also had cut mat with scalpel or scissors to cut the photos.We had to think about how three
Puzzled'em
The task is to research and make a game called Puzzled em.Puzzled em is a old game of cards that is about a photos that looked different like in a odd angle which are in our everyday life and you have to try to guess what the photo is and who ever got the most correct wins.Jacques-andré boiffard is an French photographer born in 1902 and died in 1961.He dropped out of medical school to join the surrealist.
Berenice Abbott
Berenice Abbott is an American photographer she was born in Springfield,Ohio and moved to New York in 1918 where she studied sculpture independently.She was important photographer for circles and cultural hubs of Paris and New York.Abbott moved to Paris and continued her study of sculpture there and, later, in Berlin, before returning to Paris and becoming an assistant at the Man Ray Studio.
Jacques-andré boiffard
Jacques-andré boiffard is an French photographer born in 1902 and died in 1961.He dropped out of medical school to join the surrealist.He was assistant in Man Ray studio in 1924 where Man Ray taught him photography. In 1928 his photographs were used to illustrate Breton’s novel Nadja, but after a disagreement the two artists parted ways.
Puzzled'em photos
When taking the photos I thought about what objects to use and how Im gonna put it in a odd way so I thought of angels and focusing in objects to make it look odd.
I found it hard to find what types of object to use but l able to find good angles on the photos I took.
Puzzled'em photos game
I chose these photos because they look the most interesting and have really good angles it also hard to know what the photos are unless u look properly and I'm thinking to photoshop it to make even harder by turning it black and white and also crop it.
Puzzled'em game photo edited
When editing the photo I went on photos then image then on show edit tools.
Then I crop it to make it smaller and I also flipped it into a weird angle. Then I went on colour and changed the colour to black and white. Then I went on adjustments to change the intensity, tone and grain also made it darker so it was harder to find out what the object was. |
When taking these photo i thought about focusing in a lot more and really carefully chose a good angles and edited them by cropping, flipping it and changing it into black and white.what i could of done better is try find more interesting objects to use.
Saul Leiter
Saul Leiter photos are all used
Line because you can see a lot of lines across the photos like buildings or a outline of something showing a lot of things about the photo like how the area is structured.
Focus because it focus on a area which is middle some photos are blurred as well making it harder to see what the photo is showing or something is blocking it.
Shape because you can see squares and circles around the picture showing something about the photo or hiding something.
Space a lot of random area are covered in the picture or dark spots and a lot is shown around the photo.
Texture like it very bright and colourful for some of the photos or dark and gloomy for some.
Line because you can see a lot of lines across the photos like buildings or a outline of something showing a lot of things about the photo like how the area is structured.
Focus because it focus on a area which is middle some photos are blurred as well making it harder to see what the photo is showing or something is blocking it.
Shape because you can see squares and circles around the picture showing something about the photo or hiding something.
Space a lot of random area are covered in the picture or dark spots and a lot is shown around the photo.
Texture like it very bright and colourful for some of the photos or dark and gloomy for some.
I chose this photo because it look interesting like why did they take photo in that way or why did he do it?
One thing that look unusual in this photos is that has a outline of of small bit of a photo and the rest is dark and s bit of red on top.I think focus is good to describe the photo because it focussed in a certain spot which is the centre like a small square of a place and its quite blurred so it hard to see.This is important because it makes the photo more interesting and makes the people question it.Saul Leiter photo is abstract because it makes people think about it or question it they also made it odd like why did he do that?
One thing that look unusual in this photos is that has a outline of of small bit of a photo and the rest is dark and s bit of red on top.I think focus is good to describe the photo because it focussed in a certain spot which is the centre like a small square of a place and its quite blurred so it hard to see.This is important because it makes the photo more interesting and makes the people question it.Saul Leiter photo is abstract because it makes people think about it or question it they also made it odd like why did he do that?
Saul Leiter quote “Photography is about finding things." I chose this quote because it shows a lot about Saul Leiter work like he finds very interesting things or places to take photos and takes the photo in a different way from other people for these type of photos.
Saul Leiter photoshoot
I took photos using elements from Saul Leiter like layering a lot of the formal elements together like line and focus.I also used bright colours,i took it with people in it and reflection.
I focused on reflection and used some of the formal elements like light and line I also layered a lot of things like the background with the reflection.