here are my black and white city photoshop progression shots of buildings. Majority of these photos where darkened because it brought out the buildings more from the background so it became the main focus of the photograph.
This is my first finished series which is based on buildings in Melbourne CBD. I like the idea of black and white because i think it gives me of a better feel to the picture. With all these pictures they were put into photoshop and then changed to black and white filter, next pictures where changed in vibrance, saturation and much more. I had to go around the city and just take pictures of any buildings that i liked that I thought would work with this project. This present my idea of city buildings vey well because they are all different from different areas of the city. I could have made more of an effort with the angles that I took the buildings of like done maybe some side ones and ones from the top of buildings looking down.
This is my contact sheet of the photos i have taken so far. most images worked really well and will be used in one of the 4 series of works that I will be completing. Most photos taken so far of buildings and this will be my first series of photos that will be complete. All the shots were taken from a iPhone 4 camera.
...................................................................................................................................................................................................... The City of Ambition.
- Alfred Stieglitz - Created in 1970 - Medium: gelatin silver print Subject Matter. The photo represents buildings from the earlier years of the 1900 and you can tell its from a while ago because the photo is in a sepia colour. It shows the buildings with smoke coming out which must mean they are factories and it’s at a time of day where a lot of people are working. I believe that the photo has got to do with wanting to make a beter working world as the title has the word ambition in it so hey are striving to do something really well. Historical or cultural content. The photograph is about people who appreciate the city of New York and also the theme of which Alfred relays on which is skyscrapers. And it shows the human ambition they had towards creating these skyscrapers. He was a photographer who focused more upwards to the sky as a reminder of life and human where as other photographers focused on a downward way in this period of time. These where the newly built skyscrapers of the time. Function. The point of this photograph is to show how much Alfred loves new york and the skyscrapers because at that time there weren’t many skyscrapers around new york city and that’s why its called the city of ambition to show modern new york city and also because people strived to make these building. Signs and symbols The clue to this photograph is the buildings and also the coffee coloured tone within the picture which gives the vibe that it’s bee taken many years ago. Materials and techniques Alfred Stieglitz used gelatin silver print. Art elements and design principles. - The image has a balance of composition with all around the buildings having the lightest shade. - The colour scheme is in a sepia tone. - There’s a pattern of low and tall buildings. - A lot of straight lines have been used from the buildings |