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This is my computer experiment that I have decided to complete for this project. This is the combination of the two images as shown on the left and right. I think this is an interesting way of showing the new and old lifestyle. For example, I have added cars to the older image because it is clear that in the there wasn't many cars around in the time that the original image was taken. Although I wanted to keep the bus sign in the image because it shows that even though it doesn't appear to be, this is actually a road, it is just so empty- something that wouldn't be heard of nowadays.
The creation of this computer experiment was quite simple. Using the lasso tool, I selected around the areas in which I hoped to keep and then, because I didn't want the contrast to be too much in the difference, I clicked
Select, Refine Edge...
Then when the drop down opened, I moved the smooth and feather slider higher, this meant the selection around the new/ old image wouldn't be a sharp difference.
2.
Collage. I decided to use this as one of my computer experiments because as shown on the image on the left, one of the main ways in which Bernd and Hilla Becher presented their work of the same/ similar structures, they placed them on the same canvas- which is what I decided to do here. The reason I choose these two particular images was because I thought they linked together the best in my door shoot- there were right by each other. I didn't think this technique would have worked the same if I had used doors which were completely different.
3.
For this computer experiment, I decided to use the selection tool, then inverse the selection and make it black and white- selective colour. I believe this is symbolic and links to my project really well because it shows how the framing element of this image could be a completely different image, a different story. My reason behind making the wall black and white was to highlight the historic aspect of it. The wall here is very old and is the key element to this photo, yet then the historical aspect is continued over through looking at the tree- due to the grand scale of the size, it is clear that it is too very old, just not as old as the wall itself.
4.
To complete this image. I placed the new image on top of the old image and using the rectangular marquee tool, I selected random selections and deleted them to reveal the older image. I decided to use these images for this experiment because of the qualities of both images are quite similar as I decided to screen shot the newer one giving it the distortion which the older image has due to the technology/ camera used. When you first look at this experiment, it can look quite confusing although if you pay more attention to it, you can clearly work out what the old image is and what the new image is. The main difference between these two locations is that originally the church was surrounded with gravestones, although now there isn't as many shown here, there is the occasional one, one of which is believed to be King Harold's grave. The reason behind the church yard no longer being filled with graves is due to the destruction caused within World War 2, as the church and the Waltham Abbey Gunpowder Mills were both targets they got destroyed through bombings and I though this was really interesting context to include when presenting these images.
5.
For this experiment, I wanted to create a Sepia toned effect however, through different experiments just playing about on photo shop during my preparatory shoots I found a different way of gaining the effect which I came across accidentally. Using the "Levels" drop down effect, I used the middle pipet which I normally use to white balance the image and then I clicked on the whitest part of the image and this made the image gain a warmer tone. Then using the sponge tool, I dragged it around the whole image and that lowered the saturation in those sections which I think worked really well. Even though I believe this is successful and complies with my topic, I do not think I will use this as one of my final pieces because I believe it would stand out too much as it isn't in black and white.
6.
To create this joiner of the combination of new and old images I opened both photos in PhotoShop. Then I used the keyboard shortcut of command R to open up the rulers and equally measured out sections on each photo. Then using the Rectangular Marquee tool I selected each section highlight by the rulers and used to keyboard shortcut of command C to copy and then opened up an new empty document and typed command V to paste that section, I then followed this routine until I had all the sections of each images on this document. I then alined the parts together deciding what parts to use from the old image and what ones in the new image. Then when the image was completed together I went back to the rectangular marquee tool and randomly selected sections to delete, this is because it makes it look much more like a joiner as there are parts missing.
Collage. I decided to use this as one of my computer experiments because as shown on the image on the left, one of the main ways in which Bernd and Hilla Becher presented their work of the same/ similar structures, they placed them on the same canvas- which is what I decided to do here. The reason I choose these two particular images was because I thought they linked together the best in my door shoot- there were right by each other. I didn't think this technique would have worked the same if I had used doors which were completely different.3.
For this computer experiment, I decided to use the selection tool, then inverse the selection and make it black and white- selective colour. I believe this is symbolic and links to my project really well because it shows how the framing element of this image could be a completely different image, a different story. My reason behind making the wall black and white was to highlight the historic aspect of it. The wall here is very old and is the key element to this photo, yet then the historical aspect is continued over through looking at the tree- due to the grand scale of the size, it is clear that it is too very old, just not as old as the wall itself.
4.
To complete this image. I placed the new image on top of the old image and using the rectangular marquee tool, I selected random selections and deleted them to reveal the older image. I decided to use these images for this experiment because of the qualities of both images are quite similar as I decided to screen shot the newer one giving it the distortion which the older image has due to the technology/ camera used. When you first look at this experiment, it can look quite confusing although if you pay more attention to it, you can clearly work out what the old image is and what the new image is. The main difference between these two locations is that originally the church was surrounded with gravestones, although now there isn't as many shown here, there is the occasional one, one of which is believed to be King Harold's grave. The reason behind the church yard no longer being filled with graves is due to the destruction caused within World War 2, as the church and the Waltham Abbey Gunpowder Mills were both targets they got destroyed through bombings and I though this was really interesting context to include when presenting these images.
5.
For this experiment, I wanted to create a Sepia toned effect however, through different experiments just playing about on photo shop during my preparatory shoots I found a different way of gaining the effect which I came across accidentally. Using the "Levels" drop down effect, I used the middle pipet which I normally use to white balance the image and then I clicked on the whitest part of the image and this made the image gain a warmer tone. Then using the sponge tool, I dragged it around the whole image and that lowered the saturation in those sections which I think worked really well. Even though I believe this is successful and complies with my topic, I do not think I will use this as one of my final pieces because I believe it would stand out too much as it isn't in black and white.
6.
To create this joiner of the combination of new and old images I opened both photos in PhotoShop. Then I used the keyboard shortcut of command R to open up the rulers and equally measured out sections on each photo. Then using the Rectangular Marquee tool I selected each section highlight by the rulers and used to keyboard shortcut of command C to copy and then opened up an new empty document and typed command V to paste that section, I then followed this routine until I had all the sections of each images on this document. I then alined the parts together deciding what parts to use from the old image and what ones in the new image. Then when the image was completed together I went back to the rectangular marquee tool and randomly selected sections to delete, this is because it makes it look much more like a joiner as there are parts missing.
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