Using Your Camera Module 2 Chapter 8

Introduction

The aim of this chapter was to find natural and man made shapes that could be interpreted as letter forms, such as a 'v' shape for example. It was much better fun than I had anticipated.

I started work on this chapter during the summer while I was out and about walking the dog and finished with images taken going around the house with my camera. 

After downloading all my photos I found a photo collage app called Phototastic Collage and had a few goes until I got the measure of the package - in particular where the save button is located. I lost my first attempt at making an alphabet as I didn't see the save button until it was too late. I had to purchase the upgrade to incorporate a large number of images.

Natural and Manmade 'O' shapes

As I was out and about taking photos I became aware of how prevalent the shape 'O' is both in nature and as a shape used by man. So I did a few collage images as a homage to 'o'

Natural shapes

Man-made shapes

Using my own photographs

Once I Had downloaded all my photographs I went through them cropping them and enhancing a few for example

And cropping to make a 'c' shape

And

cropping to make a 'u' shape

I enhanced one or two letters to remove them from their context:

Lettering on a small brass Greek Orthodox tryptich increased in size, with quality enhanced and colour changed

I also had a few problems locating some shapes and so went back through earlier chapters in this module and used some letters I had looked at previously, including one by Jasper Johns.



Alphabet Photo Collage

Other letters not included


'O'

'M'

'X'

'T'

'C'

'S'

Claire Gordon

30 October 2017