Physical Experiments

Artist Research - Joachim Schmid

Joachim Schmid is an artist that takes disregarded photographs and performs physical experiments on them in order to make them more interesting. This type of photography is called found photography and has been performed by Joachim Schmid since the early 1980's. Joachim Schmid has had work exhibited in many international institutions and his work is extremely different to many other pieces of work that are out there.

The image above uses two different photographs and combines them together in order to create a whole image. The images have been placed perfectly together and almost look as though they are showing the passing of time as the baby is getting older. The images have been placed over each other to create a full picture that looks good and work well together. The physical experiment has been done well and has been done correctly and the whole picture fits together perfectly. 

In the picture above Joachim has used colour in order to highlight features of the woman in the photograph. He has made the lips and nails red in order to make them stand out. The bright red lips and nails stand out and due to the fact that the whole picture is black and white and there is no colour in the rest of the photograph. This physical experiment works well and really highlights how feminine the woman in within the picture. 



I like the way that the image has been ripped up yet placed back together and therefore shows that something has gone wrong in the photograph yet it is trying to work well together. The rips are a permanent and suggest that something permanent is happening in the picture. I like that the rips aren't straight nor do the make a cross in the middle. I like that you can't see how the pieces have been put back together yet you can see that they have been put back together. 

London Trip - Straight Images

Work Diary - London Trip

On the 26th of January as a class we went to some photography exhibitions in the science museum before heading to Trafalgar Square to take more photographs. However before we were due to meet I decided to go to Camden Market and take some photographs around Camden Market and take some extra photos to help me with the project. 

Below is a photograph I created 

Background Image Camera Settings - 1/320 sec f/3.5 ISO 3200

I have manipulated a boot that can be found on a building in Camden Market to look as though it is balanced on the top of a post in Trafalgar Square. I like the manipulation involved in the creation of the image and I like the way it turned out. To get the post in focus and the background blurred I used a Prime lens to get the blurred at the back and the front in focus. I enjoyed working with this different lens as it allowed me to try out new techniques which I couldn't do with the original lens on my camera. 

Below is a photo I don't like 

Camera Settings - 0.3 Seconds, f/5.6 ISO 800

I don't like this photo as it is very blurred and the background of the picture is blurred. I had the shutter speed set for too long and therefore it meant that it captured some of the movement that was going on in the photograph. I don't like this image because as it has blurred it is now cannot be fixed and therefore means that it cannot be used. I also don't like that all the colours have blurred and therefore it doesn't look as clear as it would have done if it had been on a lower shutter speed. 

London Trip Artist Information