My first experiment .x.

After researching greatly into surreal photography and artwork, I decided to get out there and start out with something simple. For this reason i came up with the concept of only featuring one subject and one object, my friend Grace (Thank you grace <3 ) and a ball. As this was my first mini shoot on this topic, I had to figure out how to change the depth of field and how to keep the camera steady enough to get a successful and unblurred picture. To do this the appature and shutter speed both had to be changed manually, a larger appature to allow more information to pass through the lense, and a controlled shutter speed depending on the light of the environment.

My first attempts...

1. This picture shows Grace's confusion and sheer shock at the size of the ball that is coming towards her. As a first attempt, I feel that the depth of the picture and clarity of Grace in the background has turned out pretty well. When working on my next set of pictures, I intend to use a small tripod to keep the camera completely still and reduce the chances of blurring. Also, I must monitor the appature and shutter speed for each picture. This will make all elements of the photograph clearer and therefore the depth of the picture will make the distance between the subject and object, and the expression on the subject's face, seem more realistic.

 

2. This photograph has worked quite well, however it can be seen clearly that Grace's hand is not at the right angle, and therefore it does not seem as though she is pushing the ball, and for this reason the impression given is not the one intended. By making the picture black adn white, I feel a sense of rigidness is added to the image, meaning that the ball, originally orange, looks more like concrete and therefore is impossible to move. Grace's body position is great as it seems as though she is applying real force to the sphere.

3. Out of all the images, I feel that this is the most successful. The change of colours present, the ball and the subject in colour and the background in black and white, draws more attention to the surrealism of the giant ball and Grace leaning on it. Grace's position was difficult to control as she was so far away from the object, however, although uncomfortable, it has proven to be successful and it really does create the impression that she is sitting with her back rested on the ball's edge.