Alternative Photography Techniques

For this project we experimented with different types of photo techniques such as panoramas, HDR photos and multiple perspective images. Multiple perspective images are images that are made of combined photos from different perspectives of a single object which are then layered on top of each other. An HDR photo, which stands for a high dynamic range photo, is a photo that is made of multiple exposures of a single image so that by using a low exposure you can highlight the shadows and by using a high exposure, you can see the bright spots, and when they are combined the image represents a full range of both shadows and areas of light.

Forest Panorama. In this image I took multiple photos in Forest Park and merged them together in light room and edited the vibrancy and saturation of the image to highlight the images in the sunset.

This is an image I stitched together from images I took in a parking area. I then edited the color to be more vibrant and stand out from the background.

Mt. Hood Original

Mt. Hood HDR Edit

Multiple Exposure image I took of a tree and changed the colors to black and white to highlight the simplicity of the tree.

Street Panorama. In this image I changed the saturation and the contrast to make the image seem as absurd and surreal as possible.

Sunset HDR

Sunset Image Original

Cyanotypes and Deguerotypes

Before photos were digitally edited, they were edited using light-sensitive emulsions that would react when exposed to light to change the color of the image. The two most common emulsions changed the color of the image to cyan and sepia respectively. In this project, I digitally emulated these emulsions on photoshop to make the images seem old.
In order to make a daguerrotype a silver-colored plate was exposed to iodine gas which would cause a light sensitive to appear on the surface of the silver plate. The silver plate was then placed in front of the camera and the plate was exposed to the projected image, which would react with the light sensitive layer of the plate causing the image to appear on the plate. Gold chloride would then be added to the image to give it a warmer tone.
In order to make a cyanotype, which was created long after the creation of the daguerrotype, a mixture of Potassium Ferrocyanide and Ammonium iron citrate is painted onto an image. This mixture, when exposed to UV light, turns the image a blue-cobalt color.

Spider Original

Caterpillar Original

Caterpillar Cyanotype

Flower Original

Flower Daguerrotype