Dan Arkle artist research

Dan Arkle

 

In the Fargate shopping district, with the town hall to the right.

 These panoramic photographs that look like little planets were taken by photographer Dan Arkle, 34, from Sheffield. He said: "On a sharp summit, you feel literally on top of the world, with dramatic views in all directions, including straight down. I tried using conventional photography to capture this feeling, but even with a wide angle lens I couldn't get all the view in the image."

Dan Arkle planet example

This is my image inspired by Dan Arkle panoramic photographs. I did this by using tripod to ensure that the camera rotates around a fixed spot and that it stays level. Then I cropped the image so that the two sides of the image line up with each other on Photoshop. Finally, I rotated the image 180 degrees, and then wrapped my image into a sphere shape by using the tool 'polar Coordinates'.

Lighting example

LIGHTING
 

This is my example of hard and soft light that i have taken.

Hard light (right) and soft light (left). The differences are striking. The soft light "wraps" around the ball because the source is so much larger. The hard light has a more dramatic effect on the surface texture.

Whether light falling on a subject is hard or soft depends on one thing, the relative sizes of the light source and subject. A large source will wrap light around a small subject filling shadows and lowering contrast. A small source will direct light onto a large subject creating hard shadows and high contrast.

Depth of field

This is my example of depth of filed have tried to change the depth of field by adjusting the aperture settings.( top: set at f 3.5 bottom: set at f 22). Although print size and viewing distance influence how large the circle of confusion appears to our eyes, aperture and focal distance are the two main factors that determine how big the circle of confusion will be on your camera's sensor. Larger apertures (smaller F-stop number) and closer focusing distances produce a shallower depth of field. The following test maintains the same focus distance, but changes the aperture setting.

Action example

Action

This is my example of an action shot using a fast shutter speed to ensure that it captures the movement of the hair. The camera was on a tripod to make sure that the image is steady and not shaking. The background is white to make the subject that is moving the main point.

Stephanie Jung artist research

Stephanie Jung

Stephanie Jung is from Schifferstadt, a small town in South-West Germany, but she spends a lot of time in Berlin during the year. In 2010 she finished her studies in Visual Communications, where she discovered her passion for experimental photography. Since then she is working as a freelance photographer, focusing on her personal projects. She loves to travel all over the world, especially to big cities, to capture the vibrant and hectic mood of a place. But her work is not just about city life, it's about time and causticity, about capturing special moments getting lost in time. Some of her work has been published in different magazines as well as exhibited in art galleries.