I wanted to show a series of flames in different exposures trying to capture the essence of a flame. It was very dark outside so i tried to capture as much as i could, using blend modes and lighting of the camera.
The subject of this photograph is a fire lit up in a dark space. The background of the photo is very dark, so the movement of the image is heavily focused on the flames. The flames are a composite of several different moments in time where the fire formed different shapes. The color palette of this image is mostly warm yellow oranges with pops of bright, saturated blues, greens, pinks, and reds. The fire itself is cut off at the top, reaching out of the picture plane, but the focal point of the short, crisp flames and colors on the logs remains in the center of the image.
As the blog post describes, I can very easily understand that the goal of this piece was to capture the essence of a flame. Flame is a fast-moving element that can not be fully encompassed in a single still image. Any time I have personally tried to get a picture of a fire, it has always disappointed me because any single moment I capture will never hold the movement and spirit that you see in a single second as it moves before your eyes. The idea of taking several stills and combining them to achieve that feeling of movement is really clever and I think that the addition of showing different color spectrums within the flame was an interesting concept as well. We know that flame can shine in different colors due to several different influences, like level of temperature or chemical. Incorporating a rainbow of colors within the fire shows more of a story and alludes to the idea that this flame is full of life and unique. It also helps balance out the color temperature of different areas of the composition because if this had been left out, there would only be warm orange tones and it would feel flatter.
I think this work is very successful because of how well the artist used blending modes. It would be very easy to use lightening and additive blending modes in this image and accidentally blow out all of the mid-tones into white. It would also be easy to lose the vividity of the flames if you do not photograph it in the right lighting and exposure. Photographing in the dark is difficult, especially with such a fast shutter speed that would be necessary to capture these flames so crisply. The planning and attention to detail is all here and the compositing skills are evident in the way it was all tied together.
This is one of the billions of different photos that exist that feature fire as a focal point. Fire has a significant basis in our culture, our evolution, and our world. Using it as a symbol alludes to centuries of history and iconography. Here, it seems to allude to the feeling of life and spirit. When focusing on the flame in the context of its movement, rather than its aptitude for destruction or heat, the image becomes more about spirit and life. It makes it seem like it is a creature who moves with free will and thinks with a mind of its own. When the flame is the centerpiece of the image, too, it becomes its own standalone figure, rather than a vehicle for cause and effect to tell a separate narrative. This is the story about a flame and how the artist brought the flame to life.
I really enjoy this image. I think that people tend to underestimate how difficult it is to truly capture the essence of a flame in an image. Like I said before, I’ve never done this myself and every time I’ve tried, I find fire to be a very difficult thing to work with and capture, especially when it comes to the technical details of exposure and sharpness. I like the element of creativity added to the image as well because of the unique colors because this makes it stand out and shows that it was made purposefully, not an accidental capture of fire. It gives the flame some character and personality. Overall, this is a really fascinating interpretation of the project and I don’t have any critiques.
The subject of this photograph is a fire lit up in a dark space. The background of the photo is very dark, so the movement of the image is heavily focused on the flames. The flames are a composite of several different moments in time where the fire formed different shapes. The color palette of this image is mostly warm yellow oranges with pops of bright, saturated blues, greens, pinks, and reds. The fire itself is cut off at the top, reaching out of the picture plane, but the focal point of the short, crisp flames and colors on the logs remains in the center of the image.
ReplyDeleteAs the blog post describes, I can very easily understand that the goal of this piece was to capture the essence of a flame. Flame is a fast-moving element that can not be fully encompassed in a single still image. Any time I have personally tried to get a picture of a fire, it has always disappointed me because any single moment I capture will never hold the movement and spirit that you see in a single second as it moves before your eyes. The idea of taking several stills and combining them to achieve that feeling of movement is really clever and I think that the addition of showing different color spectrums within the flame was an interesting concept as well. We know that flame can shine in different colors due to several different influences, like level of temperature or chemical. Incorporating a rainbow of colors within the fire shows more of a story and alludes to the idea that this flame is full of life and unique. It also helps balance out the color temperature of different areas of the composition because if this had been left out, there would only be warm orange tones and it would feel flatter.
I think this work is very successful because of how well the artist used blending modes. It would be very easy to use lightening and additive blending modes in this image and accidentally blow out all of the mid-tones into white. It would also be easy to lose the vividity of the flames if you do not photograph it in the right lighting and exposure. Photographing in the dark is difficult, especially with such a fast shutter speed that would be necessary to capture these flames so crisply. The planning and attention to detail is all here and the compositing skills are evident in the way it was all tied together.
This is one of the billions of different photos that exist that feature fire as a focal point. Fire has a significant basis in our culture, our evolution, and our world. Using it as a symbol alludes to centuries of history and iconography. Here, it seems to allude to the feeling of life and spirit. When focusing on the flame in the context of its movement, rather than its aptitude for destruction or heat, the image becomes more about spirit and life. It makes it seem like it is a creature who moves with free will and thinks with a mind of its own. When the flame is the centerpiece of the image, too, it becomes its own standalone figure, rather than a vehicle for cause and effect to tell a separate narrative. This is the story about a flame and how the artist brought the flame to life.
I really enjoy this image. I think that people tend to underestimate how difficult it is to truly capture the essence of a flame in an image. Like I said before, I’ve never done this myself and every time I’ve tried, I find fire to be a very difficult thing to work with and capture, especially when it comes to the technical details of exposure and sharpness. I like the element of creativity added to the image as well because of the unique colors because this makes it stand out and shows that it was made purposefully, not an accidental capture of fire. It gives the flame some character and personality. Overall, this is a really fascinating interpretation of the project and I don’t have any critiques.