Animated GIF

I looked at an artist called Jamie Beck. I was inspired by his work and decided to create my own. I asked my friend James if i could take 8 frames of him with each being slightly different. I chose to progress from a smile to a sad face. 

With these photo's I edited them in photoshop so that each of them focused on his emotions. I then followed a tutorial so that I could make it animated.

Below is animated GIF.

I found this rather easy when following the tutorial however I didn't really enjoy it.

Next time I will use a different range of images.

Abigail Reynolds Paper Cutting Photographs.

Abigail Reynolds is a artist/photographer who cuts into a photograph she has taken in shapes that allow you to open up and see through the holes. Not all the shapes will be identical or symmetrical making each image original and different. Once she has made her cuts she places a similar image underneath so you can see it through the incision. Abigail will use two images that may have the same theme, could contrast in colour, be old and new or even from different angles.

Here is a few examples of here work:

Using the idea of cutting and layering images I then went onto create my own. I started by selecting two photographs I had taken that relate to my chosen theme of Landscapes. I then went on to drawing lines onto my image that I would then cut out so they look like triangles. Once I had cut out all my shapes I then went onto placing one image on top of the other so you could see the trees underneath the cuts in the building.

I enjoyed creating this and like how easy it is to complete however next time I could cut different shapes into the image and use different images and maybe more then two images to layer.

Below is my attempt:

Geraldine George Photoshop & Ink experiment.

I looked at artist called Geraldine Georges. She produces pieces of art using different materials. She takes photographs and cuts away areas of the image that she doesn't want to use. She then places the image on a piece of paper and using black ink decorates around the image using splash marks, lines and doodles. She sometimes uses some colour but that will vary depending on the image she chooses to use.

I created my own interpretations. My first was using Adobe Photoshop.

I started by taking an image that related to my theme of Landscapes. I then cut around the image roughly so the image wasn't all there, similar to Geraldine's work. I then on a new layer using the shape tool made a circle and filled it black so that again it showed my interpretation of Geraldine's work. Then with the paint brush tool I experimented with different stokes and created different effects behind the image. After also with the paint brush tool I selected a colour and another type of brush and size and added a dash of colour onto the circle, around the image. Finally I selected the gradient tool and another similar colour and drew the line horizontally down the page this gave the blue faded background effect.

I then chose to create a handmade image also inspired by Geraldine. I started by choosing an image. I cut around the image so there was no background. On a separate piece of paper I chose a coloured ink and dripped drops of ink onto the page. I then stuck my image on top of the ink and with more black ink I painted black brush strokes around the image. Once dry with a hand writting pen I drew odd rounded lines on the edge of the pointing finger.

I think this is very simular to Geraldine's work and I ejoyed creating it however I preferred the Photoshop experiment then to the mixed media one. I liked the fact that you can erase it and try again if something goes wrong on the computer.

Jamie Beck Ananlysis.

Jamie Beck is a fashion photographer who has also used animated GIF's to produce, what he calls 'Cinemagraphs'.
My first reaction to Jamie Beck's work is that it appears to just be a photograph until you see slight movements within the image. In this image you can see the hair moving.

I find the settings very fitting for the purpose of the picture. The animated movement of the hair is soft and the background accompanies this but she is wearing bright lipstick. This contrasts with the image and  stands out tremendously. 

Jamie also created multiple animated images that produce a collection of images that fit together with similar effects.

I really like Jamie's work because it is very simple yet the movement is effective and looks great within the image.