An overview of Liquids
Bubbles, steam, drips, splashes, water, oil and anything that will fill a container comes under this spectrum. Liquids can be moulded, coloured and exposed to different things that will change its appearance making it a perfect subject for photographing.
Artist Inspration
Albert Seveso
A lot of Seveso's work are colourful ink in water pictures, but the middle image is inspired by water and has clever double exposure and fading to draw all the attention to the face. The use of bold and contrasting colours is defiantly something that I will carry through my own work. A macro setting would be a wise choice as it would capture the quick dispersion of ink in water clearly, and it would mean that clever angles, see far right image, are possible.
Matt Wisnievski
Once again double exprossure is used to combine the natural forms of water and waves with human figures. I think that the use, in this selection of 3 images, of crashing waves over the figures could be to try and represent an inner emotional turmoil that can't be seen to an outsider, their is a storm at sea inside these women. It could also symbolise an inner power or strength, depicted by the strength of the sea.
My reaction to the stimulus
Using liquids of different consistencies and making chemical reactions to create different textures and patterns I managed to create a range of images that, I feel, explore the different possibilities of liquid combinations.
Simple edits
Artist Study
Focusing on combining both of the above artists, I wanted to merge a face image with some ink dispersions to create a kind of gradual effect. These are the photographs I took in order to fulfil that idea. Although some of the picture aren't as strong as others they've been kept in to show the contrast between camera quality and show what could potentially go wrong when using such lighting e.g. using an iPhone light in a dark room can create shadows and blurring.
This is my first attempt at an ink swirl/facial edit. I have tried to fade in the facial shape and blend the outer lines in order to make it softer but there is still a harsh line around the face on the outer right side. There is obvious area for improvement in this area of editing.