Photo Series

 

 

Here is my photo series for my final assignment. I took pictures in one of my favorite places, Henderson Lake. I come to this place often and have many memories here and have experienced it in every season. Nature photography is my main focus when shooting digitally so I want to see how film could capture it differently. This is an important place to me and taking pictures of nature is one of my passions, so it felt like the perfect combination for my final assignment. 

This project was very time consuming and trying to get the correct exposures was tiring and frustrating, however, I am happy with how my final prints turned out and am glad that I got to learn the process. 

Film Assignment 1

 

Here are my enlargements for my assignment. The top photo is my still life that was taken at an aperture of 3.5 and a shutter speed of 500 to satisfy the 18% grey. The other two photos show depth of field where the shovel is in focus on the middle photo and the plant is out of focus and then the reverse is found in the bottom photo. All of these photos were exposed to light for 28 seconds at a contrast of 3 on the enlarger and then exposed for 3 more seconds at a contrast of 5. I took almost 3 hours to get the first print correct and then 4 hours to get the second two. I think the exposure time on the enlarger for the second two could still be improved upon to get the shades just right as they are showing up a little over exposed. However, I am satisfied with how they turned out and am ready to improve and move on the next assignment!

Pinhole Negatives

 Here are my pinhole negatives. The top left are my photos for duration, top right is my photo for 'where my eyes cannot go', and the bottom is my portrait. 

Pinhole Exhibition

 

For our class's pinhole exhibition I included two of my photos. On the left, on the bottom is my picture for 'where my eyes cannot go' and is of flowers in a planter with some of the university in the background. On the right is my pinhole portrait where I in the center and some detailed trees in the background. I think both of my photos turned out well and the whole exhibition looks amazing! 

My Pinhole Cameras

 

Here are the finished results of my pinhole cameras! I made one out of a small cardboard box that I glued two layers of black paper into and used a sewing needle to poke a hole in the middle of the lid. The next one I created was out of an old coffee can that my grandpa cut a hole into. We then spray painted the coffee can with matte black spray paint and cut out a piece of a pop can to poke a small hole into and cover the bigger hole that was created. The piece of can was taped to the inside with black electrical tape and we taped along the outside as well. The last one we made by using shiny black spray paint and used a tool to poke a hole in it. I also glued paper into a lid of a can to cover the top of this camera. This one is more of an experiment to see the difference between the shiny and matte spray paint. I have more experimental aspects to add but these are the cameras are looking for now. 

Pinhole Creation Process

 Here are some pictures of the creation process of my pinhole cameras. This weekend I enlisted the help of my grandfather to create three pinhole cameras. He was an art teacher for many years, so he has a lot of supplies, tools, and knowledge that was very helpful. On the left is a picture of him cutting a rectangular hole into a coffee can, in the middle is a picture of a bunch of supplies and me gluing black paper into a small cardboard box , and on the right is my grandpa using a tool to poke a small hole through a tin can.