UAL Unit 8 EdenR

These are some of the photos I got out of my third shoot in the style of Michael Levin. I used an aperture of f11, ISO of 100 and a shutter speed of 30 seconds for all of these photos. I think the biggest problem with these photos are that at the time they were shot it was too bright, which  created the camera to struggle. I think these photos were unsuccessful because of the way the conditions were. I feel if the tide was higher or coming in and the sun was less bright or it wasn't at sunset then the photos and process would have worked better. To this image I changed it to black and white and increased the contrast of the photo. These two images were the only more successful photos where a link to Michael Levin's work can be seen. With using a slow shutter speed so slow to be able to make the water seem completely smooth, like the style he uses. To this image I change the contrast, shadows and whites including changing it to black and white. I also cropped the imag...

For my third shoot I used a DSLR and a neutral density filter. I tried to capture the movement of the sea and the sun as it sets. This shoot didn't work how I planned it and my photos were unsuccessful. I think they were unsuccessful because the sea was very calm meaning there was very little movement in the water. The effect that I was trying to create was unsuccessful. I also think it didn't work because the tide was very low and going out, as well as the sun setting.  The main problem was that it was too bright because the sun was beginning to set this meant that the camera had to block out more light which it struggled with. All these things played their part together into not creating the effect that Thomas Joshua Cooper, Michael Kenna and Michael Levin use in their photography. For these photos I used a Shutter speed ranging from 30 - 60 seconds, an ISO of 100 and an aperture of f29. I set the camera up at the edge of the sea with a eight stop ND filter. I think my se...

Michael Levin Research  Michael Levin was born in 1967 in Winnipeg. He was originally a restaurant owner and only got into photography at age of 35. He is known for his long exposure photographs. He is inspired by the work of Edward Burtynsky and Ute Barth. Levin doesn't plan his shoots or plan any locations. He believes photos just happen no preparation goes into them, he just takes less common roads. There is no symbolism in his work he just does what he wants to do. He mainly uses film cameras such as the Kodak t-max and then he later moved on to using the Hasselblad H4D. He produces 4x5 negatives. He scans the negatives into the computer using a imacon hi res, so that he can use the negatives in photoshop. However, he feels limited by using this. Levin would use an epson 11880 to print his photos in a standard size. He also uses a epson 9900 for larger prints. Michael Levin mainly uses black and white negatives images. It wasn't until late that he has moved on to using...

f25 ISO 100 20seconds To this image I increased the contrast and clarity of the image. I used the dodge tool to decrease the contrast and darkness of the towers. These images worked better then the previous shoot because it was a rough day and there was more movement in the sea that creates a better effect where the sea was violently hitting the rocks edge and skimming back down. Whilst, the camera was set up. You can tell this because these images used a shorter exposure time and were more successful then the ones with longer exposure times and present a less smoothened effect. For all of my photos I used an eight - stop neutral density filter to limit the amount of light entering the sensor. f22 ISO 100 25seconds I feel like this is one of the most successful images and is one of my favourite. I like the feeling of mystery and murkiness presented by the rocks coming out of the water. It makes them look like they are floating above the water. I increased the contrast and the b...