Medium format - Twin-lens reflex research. ED2 photo assignment 1

The Twin-Lens reflex camera has one photographic lens (one that takes the pictures) and the other is used as a viewfinder which is usually viewed from above at waist level.

Twin-lens reflex.

The viewfinder consists of a 45 degree mirror, this is the reason for the wor reflex in the namem a matte focusing screen at the top of the camera, and a pop-up hood surrounded. The two objectives are connected so that the focus shown on the screen will be exactly the same as on the film.

These double lensed cameras were first developed around 1970, this was because people came to realize that having a second lens alongside the origional taking lens would mean focusing without having to swap the ground glass screen for the plate. 

The typical TLR is medium format, this is using a 120 roll film with square 6x6 cm images. There were smaller TLr models, this using 127 roll film with square 4x4 cm images, most famously known as the 'baby' Rollieflex.

120 roll film.

 

Stanley Kubrick 1928 - 1999 ED2 photo assingment 1

Stanley Kubrick was most famous for being a photographer and a director. He produced films such as The Shining, Full Metal Jacket and Spartacus.

I have chosen to research Stanley Kubrick as i find his work of self portraiture very interested and I really like his techniques.

Self Portrait on a boat, Palisades Amusement Park (New Jersey), 26 June 1946.

This was taken on set of his film the shining. I particularly like this photo because it brings across 'less is more' and this is the specific type of self portraiture I am interested in doing for myself.

This photo taken in 1946.

Self portrait with showgirl Rosemary Williams 1948.

 

After being given a camera for his thirteenth birthday, Kubrick took to photogrpahy with a great passion and interest. Kubrick soon then began to take photos all around New York, when he became seventeen he sent a photo of himself to LOOK magazine, they then started to notice him as a photographer and was then eventually taken on as an apprentice. This launched the start of his career.

 

In 1950 Stanley Kubrick moved to film, he began by shooting a documentary and was then noticed for his directorial skills. Two of his films brought him to the attention of Hollywood, these are Killer Kiss (1955) and The Killing (1956. in 1957 he directed Kirk Douglas in Paths of Glory. Kubrick's career then continued to climb and he created approximately 16 films in his time of being a director, these included some cult hit movies such as; A Clockwork Orange and The shining.

 

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picture grams.. light exposure ED2 photo assingment 1

I took this photo using a large format camera, but instead of loading it up with film i used photographic paper and just exposed the paper to light and then developed the photo to get this.

These three photos are picture grams, these were created by placing objects on a piece of photographic paper that meant something to me and again exposed these to light, the headphones were exposed for 5 seconds and the coca cola bottle was exposed for 3 because when i exposed the bottle for 5 seconds it came out too dark and did not have the detail i was looking for.

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Vivian Maier 1926 - 2009 ED2 photo assingment 1

I have chosen to research Vivian Maier because I have found that for the time period that she was a photographer she has shown very clever skills and they way that she has taken the photos I find this very interesting.

Vivian stated of as a nanny before she found her passion and devotion to photography. she started out with a Kodak brownie box camera with only one shutter speed.with this camera she was very limited to what shots she could produce with this amateur camera.

in 1952, Vivian buys a rolliflex camera to fur fill her fixation. in almost every one of her self-portrait pictures she is using this camera.

I think her work is exceptionally creative because she has found ways to portray herself and in some ways portray herself with out actually seeing her, or much of her. this is the style of self-portraiture I like.



In 1956 Vivian moved to Chicago and enjoyed the luxury's of a darkroom and a bathroom. This allowed her to process and print her own rolls of B&W film.



the staycation!

holiday at home :)

Task 3- self image

I made the background of this photo black and white to show my colourful personality.