Rachel Carmen: MIDTERM

I brought several filters with me, but only a few proved to be consistently successful. The filters I brought were: crinkled transparent plastic, clear tape stuck together, green water bottle with water, mesh lingerie bag and blue/white patterned cotton scarf. The plastic and the scarf seemed to work the best, although I did get a few good shots with the water bottle and the mesh bag. Here are my top pictorialist-style photos:

Light fixture in Chatelherault Hunting Lodge

Shot through green water bottle with water

The water distorts the lighting, giving the photo an eerie and suspenseful feel

Duchess' Apartment -- Portrait on Wall

Shot through mesh lingerie bag

Following pictorialist style of focused subject with softened/blurry background

Touring the Duke's apartment

Shot through clear plastic

Ian Jeffrey's description of artistic photography idea of waiting for subjects to match up with natural leading lines

Great Room at Chatelherault

Shot through clear plastic

Distorts the light and gives the photo a softer look and feel

Chatelherault Garden

Shot through blue-and-white cotton scarf

Creates the illusion of timelessness, due to the nondescript white door and softened focus

View of Estate, Chatelherault

Shot through clear plastic filter

Sprawling landscape with leading lines (the plants pointing towards the horizon), all with slightly softened focus

Back of Chatelherault

Shot through blue-and-white cotton scarf

Shows a less-commonly-seen aspect of the hunting lodge, with texture from the scarf superimposed onto the photo for design

Garden path, figure with umbrella

Shot through blue-and-white cotton scarf

The garden and dirt path show timelessness; figure with umbrella was happenstance that added to the emotion of the image

Lions at Hamilton Mausoleum 

Shot through blue-and-white cotton scarf

Main subject with blurry background gives the focus to the lion and his stance on top of the pillar