Light Strikes

Shoot intentions: 
Fascinated by the influential light artist Michael Bosanko has inspired me to experiment when shooting, making the best of a situation to ensure my photos are the best quality they can be. All the images from his light graffiti portfolio are all raw, there was no editing process needed. This is one of the things I admire about him.
Colour is a key feature and effects the emotion of a composition.  During this shoot I chose to focus on elements of line, shape and colour.

Painting with light involved using a torch and coloured gels to create vibrant and abstract images. Using a slow shutter speed made sure the movement would be captured. Using a tripod ensured no camera shake would occur.

Experimenting with shutter speeds took some time to start. The contrast of the black background against the eye catching colours create an aesthetically pleasing composition, grabbing the viewers attention.

These images portray movement extremely well and are good examples of using long exposure times. 

Aperture: F22
Shutter speed: 2.5 seconds

Zooming in when the shutter was pressed down resulted in the three dimensional effect. Using light to create abstract images draws the viewer in confusing them of a scale between objects seeming larger than they actually are.

Aperture at printing: F8

Exposure time: 25 seconds

I chose to print on a filter 4 to create high contrast which would emphasise the movement in the composition. This extreme movement occurred by zooming out when the shutter was pressed down.  Just like a car zooming past in the blink of an eye, the composition's striking beam of lights echos this extreme speed of traffic.

Shoot intentions: 
Find the abstract in the image, whilst capturing geometric compositions. Using a variety of viewpoints I intend to photograph elements of the environment that we come into contact with everyday. Focus on shape, line, tone, and texture.

Capturing something we walk over on a daily basis from an interesting perspective helped to make this composition unique. Adjusting the contrast helped to highlight the range of tones and textures. 








Fascinated by the repetition of line, I felt intrigued to capture this formation. Slightly adjusting the brightness and contrast helped to add a vintage look which amplifies the ageing consequences one receives as a result of smoking. 





The webbed effect of this composition almost grabs the viewer in. Depth of field creates a sense of separation between the foreground and the background. Having studied the work of Jackson Pollock, an influential artist and leader in the abstract expressionism, I found myself looking through the viewfinder with a different mindset. He has taught me that an inital glance of a composition does not always express the true meaning. Sometimes one has to look deeper into the photo to understand the meaning or story. 

When shooting this image I was inspired by Polly Rockberger and her sequence "signs in the city". Looking at ordinary markings on the road I found a way to intrigue the viewer by capturing the subject from a different perspective.