Traces, Photography Process

In this post, I will be discussing about the photography we had done during a session at university.

Beforehand, we firstly discussed various artists and their galleries or photographs that present traces aka implied presence in order to be informed of how and what the photographs we take should be or should take after. After which,  we then discussed the different settings and functions we had for our cameras such as ISO level and modes that the camera had to make taking photographs easier. We were then given an hour to take photographs around the campus in order to practice for our photography session for the curb on a later date.

I had utilized a Sony DSC-H400 Camera for this practice run that had a default settings of F3.8, 1/200, ISO3200, and 6mm. All photos were taken with the same settings since it was taken in a single room as well as the lighting not changing for any angle within said space. 

Here I will present to you my contact sheets of the photos I had taken.  In total I took 28 photos, although, I was informed it was not sufficient enough.

I will now pick out some of the photos I prefer over the others and explain as to why.

F3.8, 1/200, ISO3200, and 6mm

This photo was inspired from the presentation we discussed back in the classroom since it presented this lack of person but it still tells that there is or was somebody there or in this case, in this photo.

F3.8, 1/200, ISO3200, and 6mm

This photo in particular I appreciate very much due to the fact that it feels like somebody is there. Sleeping while a book lays on their face. Though there is not much to go with, the human brain automatically imagines the person since the shoes present the casual laying back motion one may have when lazing on a couch the same as above.

F3.8, 1/200, ISO3200, and 6mm

This was a better angle I took of the first photo I discussed which better presents a "ghost-like" entity existing within this media.

F3.8, 1/200, ISO3200, and 6mm

This was another angle I took of the first photo I discussed which better presents a "ghost-like" entity existing within this media.