Abstract Photography

 For this project we experimented with taking abstract pictures. We tried to take pictures that focused on texture and detail instead of specific objects. We also used abstracting materials to enhance the picture. In my picture of wine glasses I filled the glasses with marbles and water to make it look more interesting. I also took pictures through a vegetable steamer, which created an abstract pattern. When printing these pictures we experimented with the techniques of sepia-toning and solarizing pictures in the darkroom.

 This print is made sepia-tone using coffee in the darkroom to give it a brown tint. 

This image has been solarized in the darkroom by exposing it to light for a few seconds halfway through the developing process.

This photo has also been sepia-toned using coffee in the darkroom.

Portraits

For this project we experimented with taking portraits. We took a series of portraits of the same person. Before starting to shoot, we looked at many different portrait photographs on flicker to get ideas for what techniques we could use when taking pictures. I tried to focus on capturing emotion and taking photos in an interesting setting. I think that my photographs would have been stronger if I had gotten closer and focused more the face.