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

Connecting Essay 5

The photograph above is from the internet.  This photograph uses an image within an image to show off exactly what is behind the woman in the photograph. In this photograph they have used a large frame in order to help show off the image that has been placed in the frame. The framing of the photograph is good because the woman isn't in the centre of the frame and is towards one side of the frame in order to keep the tall plant next to her in the fame. The editing matches as the image in the frame and the background together and links the whole photograph together well. 

The photograph above is a photograph that I took. In this photograph I used a phone in order to show what was behind the person in my shot and this was very hard due to the fact that the screen was so small and this meant that you don't notice what is wrong with the picture when you first look at it however when you take a closer you can see that what is exactly behind the actor where the phone has been placed.  

There are many differences between the photographs. One big difference between the photographs is the difference between the size of the frame and the bigger the frame is the better I think as you can see it more and notice what is wrong in the photograph and it is easier to match up the background picture to the rest of the photograph. Another difference between the pictures is the setting as they are set in different location and I feel that things like this this work better in a more rural location. The only similarity between the two pictures is that the frame reflects what is exactly behind the person that is featured in the photograph. 

Connecting Essay 4

In the picture above the photographer has used the pre-visualisation technique to see exactly what the photograph will look like when it has been taken and has spent a lot of time making sure the camera is in the right place in order to get the right effect. The photographer has used the depth of the car door in order to really show off the scene that is being reflected in the mirror.  Also the editing that has been used has made the scene in the window stand out and you can really appreciate the different colours in the scene and the editing has also helped to be able to see exactly what is being reflected in the window.

Above is a photograph that I took. I applied less editing to the window of my car to keep the car seats in the background and therefore keeping it cleat that the window was on the car. I kept the colour in my photograph because I think that it really showed off the season in which the photograph was taken in which was Autumn and I keep the colour in the photograph to help show this off.

The pictures are very similar with the fact that they both reflect scenes in the window of cars. Both pictures have been edited to make the scene in the window stand out and make the scenes in the window very clear. One difference between the pictures is that in my photograph I haven't included the whole of the window in the photograph were as in the top photograph they have included the whole window in order to really show off the whole of the scene.  Also in the top picture you can really clearly see the reflection in the window where as in my own photograph the scene isn't that clear and you can still see the inside of the car.

Connecting Essay 3

This photograph is taken from the Internet, showing the pattern on the floor. I found this photo while looking for inspirational photographs before going out and shooting pattern. This photograph also exhibits the decisive moment because if the photo had been taken at the right moment and if it had been taken at any other time the bike wheel might not have been in the photograph. The leading curved lines show off the calmness of the photograph and the fact that nothing else is happening in the photograph apart from the bike riding through.

Above is a photograph that I took. I decided to keep my image in colour because I felt it worked better due to the moss growing over the square tiles and the little bits of rubbish that have fallen between the cracks. My image used straight lines in order to show the direction of which the tiles are going and the straight lines to show direction. The pattern in my image is as clear as the pattern in the Internet image because it is clear and is the main focus of the whole photograph. 

One similarity between my image and the online image is that they are both of pavement tiles that has been used to show off the pattern on the floor. One thing that differs between the two pictures is that in my image the lines created by the tiles are straight however in the Internet image the tiles are curved which suggests different things to the audience. The curved lines in the online photograph suggest calmness and quietness where as the horizontal lines in my photograph represent strength and power. Another difference between the photograph is that in the photograph from the Internet includes a decisive moment with the bicycle going through the middle of the photograph where as in my own photograph there is no decisive moment as the main focus of the photograph is the pattern of the tiles.