Lichtfaktor
Light painting, Light trails or light drawings are all different names for making art with light. technique in which exposures are made by moving a hand-held light source while taking along exposure photograph, either to illuminate the photograph or create more light.
Exposure - The amount of light in one area, the image plane illuminance times the exposure time) reaching a photographic film or electronic image sensor, as determined by shutter speed, lens aperture and scene luminance.
~ Using hand held lights, to illuminate parts or colour parts of the scene, requiring a slow shutter speed.
~ Can be Created using a webcam, where the image can already be seen using a monitor or projector.
Exposure - The amount of light in one area, the image plane illuminance times the exposure time) reaching a photographic film or electronic image sensor, as determined by shutter speed, lens aperture and scene luminance.
~ Using hand held lights, to illuminate parts or colour parts of the scene, requiring a slow shutter speed.
~ Can be Created using a webcam, where the image can already be seen using a monitor or projector.
Light writing graffiti artist Lichtfaktor is a collective of talented individuals based in Germany, they are Marcel Panne, David Lüpschen, and Tim Fehske. Lichtfaktor was formed when Marcel was asked to create a video projection project for "Deutscher Ärzte Verlag" that would show “Energy in Motion”, he brought David and Tim and that was when Lichtfaktor was born. The group’s lightwriting style is heavily influenced by their backgrounds as street and graffiti artist. They are well known for their graffiti light painting style as well as their several stop animation light painting films. Lichtfaktor has produced animations for commercial clients including work for telecommunication company TalkTalk. They find inspiration in graffiti, street art, and in others light painting work. Lichtfaktor says that they enjoy the contrast from using different light sources to create their images. They plan out most of their work but do find inspiration on location. When asked if Lichtfaktor thinks Lightwriting is an evolution of graffiti they say this “For us it is an evolution and a chance to animate graffiti characters in urban landscapes. But in general we would say that graffiti is graffiti and light graffiti is light graffiti.” |
Equipment
A variety of light sources can be used, ranging from simple flashlights to dedicated devices like the Hosemaster, which uses a fiber optic light pen. Other sources of light including candles, matches, fireworks, lighter flints, glowsticks, and poi are also popular. A tripod is usually necessary due to the long exposure times involved. Alternatively, the camera may be placed on or braced against a table or other solid support. A shutter release cable or self timer is generally employed in order to minimise camera shake. colour gels can also be used to colour the light sources. Some light painters make their own dedicated devices to create light trails over the photo background; this can include computer-controlled devices. This Arduino controlled LED array can render images that could not be made by drawing in the air with a single light source alone.
This is one of his photographs that I liked a lot. I like the simplicity of the work in this photograph. The use of only natural white light helps you just focus on what the photograph is about. The buildings he created out of light go back a long way as if its a shadowing affect of rows and rows of buildings. He thought about where he was going to put his light trail buildings. This is because he put the light trail in front of real buildings to show a contrast. The lights on in the actual buildings creates warmth to the photograph. When I create my photographs, I am going to try and focus on Buildings and outside.
WWW - The car looks realistic and you are able to easily tell what it is.
- We were able to draw the photos in the amount of time we had.
- The darkness was perfect, we set the camera in the correct place.
EBI - The 'Lichtfaktor' Photograph isn't neat and could be a struggle to see what it says.
- The car wheels are not connected or in the right shape.
- In some of the photographs you are able to see shadows from when we were drawing with the light.
- We were able to draw the photos in the amount of time we had.
- The darkness was perfect, we set the camera in the correct place.
EBI - The 'Lichtfaktor' Photograph isn't neat and could be a struggle to see what it says.
- The car wheels are not connected or in the right shape.
- In some of the photographs you are able to see shadows from when we were drawing with the light.
Carl Warner
'In 1998 I picked up a portabella mushroom in a market, held it up to the light and imagined that it was some kind of canopy tree in an alien world. I took it back to my studio and with a handful of beans and rice I created my first Foodscape. Ten years later, with a couple of dozen images in my portfolio, the work was discovered by the media and the images went viral around the globe. Stumbling across something that is original is not easy in a time when most things have been done or thought of before. My work is compared to that of Giuseppe Arcimboldo who painted portraits of people made out of food back in the 16th Century, but I like to think that applying the process to landscape is merely a progression of that idea.The Foodscapes I have created since that very first mushroom scene have been enjoyed by an international audience as they break the boundaries of language and culture. I have exhibited in countries ranging from China to South America, and have seen viewers both young and old having the same reaction to looking at my scenes for the very first time. It is always bemusement, followed by recognition, and then a smile, and this gives me the greatest of pleasure. Following the success of these images, my work has been published in books, posted on blogs, printed in newspapers and shown on TV shows worldwide. The work has been used to promote healthy eating by nutritionists and dietitians, working in schools, health centres and childhood obesity clinics. They have been printed on walls as murals in children’s hospitals to encourage appetite and well being, and as educational tools to inform people about health eating, food culture and nutritional literacy. So hardly a waste of food as some critics suggest. I look forward to creating more Foodscape images as there are so many different types of food I have yet to explore landscapes with, and there are plenty more locations in the world and in my head that are yet to be discovered and realised.' - Carl Warner
Critical analysis : This photograph was taken by a photographer called Carl Warner who used food to create a certain landscape or scene. In this photograph there is a clear object of a scorpion. This captures the eye of the person looking at the photograph for two reasons. One reason is because there is a use of rule of thirds. This means that the main focus in the photograph is not central which interests the person looking at it a lot more. Also the scorpion is very large which also makes the person looking at the photograph see it a lot more. The colours in this photograph are not in your face except the scorpion which is a bright red colour, this could also help to capture the attention. When first glancing at this photograph, most people may not realise that it is all made out of food (except the sky) however after looking at it for a longer period of time, many can start to see details which show that it is food. The object which I saw fairly quickly was the volcano like structure in the background. This caught my attention because of carrots being quite a recognised piece of food.
My Shoot Inspired By Carl Warner
Me and Molly took these photographs for a shoot inspired by Carl Warner. The idea for these photograph was to create an image of a pond and crabs and fish. For the crabs/fish, carrots were used. For the river water rice was used which we coloured in different shades of blue. For the rocks on the side of the river pasta was used which we coloured in grey paint. I am quite happy with how this turned out because you can quite clearly see what the photograph is representing and I also think it relates well to Carl Warner. To improve this piece of work I would experiment with more unusual foods and see how I can incorperate this into landscape.
Edward Weston
Edward Weston was born March 24, 1886 – January 1, 1958 and is known for his work on photography in America. His work includes.. landscapes, still life, nudes, portraits, genre scenes and whimsical parodies. In the past people have called him "one of the masters of 20th century photography." He became very influential and inspirational to people. In 1937, he received a Guggenheim Fellowship because of how good his photography work was. Guggenheim Fellowship - These are grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts". Each year, the foundation makes several hundred awards in each of two separate competitions: one open to citizens and permanent residents of the United States and Canada. the other to citizens and permanent residents of Latin America and the Caribbean.
These are my photographs taken in class which are inspired by Edward Weston. In the first photograph I tried to add shadowing by shining the light below the actual pepper so that the light hits it upwards. I feel as though the Light creates effect because the light travels through the inside of the pepper. I wanted to use a black background because it makes it more dark and simple. I feel like a black background was better than using white, because with black you were really able to see where the light was hitting. To improve this piece, I would try and make it more in focus, I would also try and make sure the photographs help make the shadowing effect stand out. I will try and d more with shadows in my homework piece.