Audra Brawley's Modernist Series- "Seven Somethings in the Kitchen"

“Seven Somethings in the Kitchen” is a compilation of eight small color photographs.  These images represent the everyday kitchen in my flat here at The University of Stirling.  I used the shadows from the blinds to create an intense beginning that lightens up into a series of a bright morning.  By doing this, I show how the morning is closed off at first, until you open the blinds to a whole new day.  The colors flow through each of the photographs.  The light strips across the first bowl show to be the brightness of the rest of the images.   The banana in the initial shot continues into the next two photographs as well.  The white of the inside of the banana turns into the white of the milk that contrasts with the green of the apple juice in the same image.  This light green continues through the other images with apples then grapes furthering that continuity.  The final photograph draws the series to a close by being void of color and having a succinct finality.

Baylee Gambetti's Pictoralism

I used several types of filters to experiment with Pictoralism including the lens of sunglasses, chocolate candy wrappers (black, white, yellow, and the clear edging with white designed border), empty water bottle, the clear/hazy part of my American Express credit card, masking tape, the clear plastic on my keychain, and my breath to fog the lens.

Image 1:  When we first arrived I breathed onto the lens to create a haze.  In this photo I waited a second so it started to fade and wasn't as distorted or blurry.  I really liked the contrasting dark cloud.

 Image 2:  This photo was taken inside the Chatelherault Hunting Lodge.  I again was experimenting with breathing onto the lens to fog the image.  Here I was trying to concentrate more breath on one side of the lens to see if it would create focus on the opposite side.

Image 3:  A bouquet of flowers inside Chatelherault.  I took this through sunglasses lenses that have a medium shade.  I found it just slightly darkened/browned the image and created a blur towards the bottom of the sunglasses lens.

Image 4:  I used a candy wrappers border that had white detailing to capture this light fixture in the Chatelherault building.  I think the plastic emphasized the lighting.  The enhanced lighting draws my attention to the gold detailing of the fixture.  The detailing on the candy wrapper kind of makes it look like you are viewing the image through lace.

 A close up of the candy wrappers white detailed bordering.

Image 6:  Candy wrapper

Image 7:  I took of a railing overlooking the waterfall in the woods.  I used the yellow candy wrapper.  The yellowing makes the green from the surrounding plants more vivid.

Julia LoPresti's Excursion Photos

Fig. 1: Filters of the plastic variety including packaging plastic, differently stretched plastic bags over rings cut from a paper cup, a plastic folder, and a scratched piece of packaging plastic.

Fig. 2: Filters made of fabric, including a scarf, three handknit socks, a mesh bag, and a store-bought sock.

 I might have over-prepared on the filters. I ended up not using all of them, not all of them worked, and it turns out I really just liked the effect of breathing on the lens.

Fig. 3 Flowers in the window at Chatherault. Shot by breathing onto the lens, with a slower shutter speed for more exposure to emphasize the contrast between the dark flowers and the bright sunlight streaming in the window.

Fig. 4: Bell tower at New Lanark. Shot through the lacy elements of a dark blue handknit sock. I liked the image of the belltower coming out of the dark, and the slight blue tinge that everything got.

Fig. 5: Phone box at New Lanark. I blew on the upper part of the lens to blur the sky and trees but keep the wall and phone box sharp. I know that phone boxes weren't the subject of pictoralist photographers, but I liked it as the subject of the photograph, as the destination of the wall. To me, it evokes a type of nostalgic beauty as well.

Fig. 6: The clouds at New Lanark. Taken with a fast shutter and breath on the lens. I liked the impressionistic quality it gives the clouds and sun. The trees are only dark silouhettes contrasting the clouds and the little bit of sunlight peeking through. (Pictures of clouds are my favorite types of pictures anyway)

Alexe O'Day: Pictoralism

Stage 1: Filters

I used several types of filters for my project so I could get a wide range of imagery. Here I have:

• Glossy transparent plastic wrap
• Frosted semi-transparent plastic wrap
• Aviator lenses
• Empty water bottle
• Blue semi-transparent folder flap
• Loose knit fabric pompom

Stage 2: Pictures

The first five pictures are all taken from the exact same viewpoint consecutively. I really liked the symmetry the trees and sculptured plants provided; it really emphasized the different filters

Chaterherault Gardens - (as shot through blue folder flap) also higher exposure to create a fog-like haze. 

Chaterherault Gardens - (as shot through an empty water bottle) creates distortion and moderate fishbowl effect.

Chaterherault Gardens - (as shot through aviator sunglasses) also in high contrast to silhouette the tree line.

Chaterherault Gardens - (as shot through glossy transparent plastic wrap) also with macro focus. I really like the reflection of the camera lens on the plastic wrap and the unfocused landscape, it gives the photo more dimension.

Chaterherault Garderns - (as shot through a loose knit fabric pom pom) in black and white camera setting. The different fibers from the pom pom almost make the photo look underdeveloped.

The following pictures were taken in various other locations around Chatherault.

Chatherault front lawn - (no filter) in black and white camera setting. This man was tending the lawn and I loved the natural, common day scene captured off set against the amazing view.

Mike Murray- Pictorialism

Material: Included a water bottle, a Mountain Dew bottle, a tea box, clear plastic, a piece of white plastic paper, and duct tape.

 The Chatelherault Hunting Lodge: The image was taken behind a clear plastic bag. The plastic bag gives a mysterious feel to the picture and brings out the contrast of dark clouds parting from the sunlight.

 The Chatelherault Hunting Lodge side view. This was also shot through a clear plastic bag. The contrast of the clouds through the bag make the image seem seem somewhat like a painting. The clouds have texture and seem drawn in.

The Chatelherault Hunting Lodge view from back: This image was taken through the mountain dew bottle. It gives the image somewhat of an old theme, as if the picture was taken hundreds of years ago and possibly had some damage to it.

New Lanark building: This image was taken through a clear water bottle. The bottle allows the light to be shown differently and therefore it seems that there is a halo over the tower. It also seems as if there are layers of light, giving the image texture.

Drew Clausen: Pictorialism experiments

 Image from Chatelherault.  I used a clear plastic wrap over the lens of the camera, and used the method of focusing on the sky to darken the building.  This gives the Palace more presence in the composition, and creates more contrast between the structure and the sky.  

From Chatelherault.  I placed tissue paper over one side of the lens to create this fading effect.  I really like how this effect works to give the architecture a timeless feeling.  It also worked well with the conditions with the dark clouds overhead.  

Trail at New Lanark.  Here I placed a small amount of chapstick on the lens of my camera.  This caused the brights of the image to wash out.  I also took this photo from close to the ground to increase the difference in perspective from the foreground to the background.  

Taken from New Lanark.  I fogged up the lens to my camera and focused on the sun in order to darken the image which is taken straight up into the trees.  I like how it creates more of a pattern, with the light washing out all the breaks in the trees with alot of contrast.  

Stream at New Lanar.  I used chap stick on my lens to create the sort of haziness seen in this picture.  It takes out some of the details of the water, making the highlights seem more like dabs of paint.  

Pictoralism-Kim Weiss

Filters:  The first filter I used was a piece of plastic taken from a sellotape package.  I scratched the surface with a nail file to create a soft focus filter.  The second filter I made consisted of two pieces of plastic with lip gloss between them.  It softened the focus and gave the pictures a nice color.  The third filter I used was a clear piece of plastic with lip gloss smeared on it.  There was a clear spot in the middle which created vignette effect.  The last filter I used was my umbrella.  It was mostly just because it was convenient.  

Fig. 1:  This picture was taken using my clear plastic filter and a very fast shutter speed that underexposed the  picture.  The soft focus and silhouetted figure are common to pictoralist pictures.

 Fig: 2 Pictoralism is about experimenting so I experimented when taking this picture.  This picture was shot through the lace insert of my umbrella.    

Fig 3: This photo was taken using the plastic and lip gloss filter.  The color of the lip gloss blends nicely with the natural colors in the filter.  The wall pulls the eye to the industrial building which is blurred because the actual focus of the photo is the river.  This photo is similar to A Water Wheel by Alexander Keighley.

Bethany Mitch's Excursion Photos

These were my materials I used: colored shot glasses, ziplock baggie, plastic wrap, a brown-tinted scotch tape, and a cardboard cut out with a circle through it. 

Figure 1: New Lanark
This shot was created using the ziplock baggie. As I put it over the lens I had to make it very tight for the picture to come in clearly, but after managing that I centered the waterwheel within the shot while also capturing the building in the background along with the blue sky to add contrast. 

Figure 2: New Lanark
This shot was also created using the ziplock baggie. It is a picture of the grass growing within the river under the bridge. Again, I had to tighten the baggie a lot to get it to focus just right. 

Figure 3: Our first location on the excursion
This shot was captured with the ziplock baggie. I really like the soft focus on this shot and the contrast between the sky, building, and grass. 

Figure4: New Lanark
For this shot I used the plastic wrap. It was a lot more thing than the ziplock baggie, so it was easier to focus.
There is a hard focus, but then it trickles off into a soft focus for things in the distance. 

Maya Lev's Pictorialist and Grand Tour Pictures

Figure 1: kit

 This is a picture of the photography kit I used during the process of taking pictures. I had brought three different plastic bags (red, white, and black) to get different colored pictures. Also the plastic bags would create the vignetted look. I had also used the blue water bottle as a way to create a blue picture. There is an empty transparent water bottle that I used when taking pictures as well. It helped create a blurry look but there was also some drops of water left in the bottle. Therefore it also created an image as if it were raining. There is a empty soup can that was washed out and cut out on both ends. My last item was a tissue that was also used to create a vignetted look.

Figure 2: View of Chatelherault Hunting Lodge

This picture was taken from the front path. I had used the can (see figure 1) and also changed the settings on my camera to sepia. The cans ridged edges mixed with stone of the building is a contrast of texture. Also the dark cloud at the top of the picture brings out the dark contrast as well.

Figure 3: Entrance to the Garden

This picture was taken through the white gate in the camera mode sepia. The edges of the white gate frame the side of the picture which causes the eye to go directly to the center of the picture. The center of the picture is a white door which is brought out by the contrast of the brown around it.

Figure 4: Garden of Chatelherault 

This picture was taken by the mode sepia and also by breathing on the camera lens. The use of the swirly bushes and the back of the Chatelherault creates a different architectural look. The fog blurred the back part of the building so its not too over powering. The garden is the center of the photo, it has less fog and it also draws the eye in by the shape of the swirls.
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Figure 5: River in New Lanark

This picture was taken with the tissue (see figure 1). The tissue created the vignetted look of the river, trees, and he building. The picture is a contrast of color; the water looks refreshing, the trees are bright, and the building brings the old architectural feeling to the landscape.