Hannah Richards conducted experiments in experimental photography, including reflections, out of focus, movement, and photomerge techniques. For reflections, she photographed reflections in puddles, bins, and light bulbs. The bin reflection provided a fish-eye effect. For out of focus, she photographed her cat, a light, and a flower. She liked how the light photograph looked interesting and blurry. For movement, she photographed her hand and a guitarist. She liked how the guitarist photo captured more movement with brighter lighting from behind. For photomerge, she merged photos of floral wallpaper, liking how the lighting made the silver pattern stand out despite the pattern not matching up completely.

1. Experimental Photography
Hannah Richards
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2. Reflections
For the reflections experiment I decided to walk around college and find
different objects that gave a reflection excluding mirrors which are the
obvious, I found reflections in puddles outside which gave a nice reflection
of the trees, I also found a few items inside college such as the bins which
gave a good fish eye effect to the photographs and showed both me and
other students, the last reflective image I got was from one of the light bulbs
in the college building which clearly reflected the windows on the roof of the
building.
The photographs I have produced for this experiment brought out a number
of good and bad results, some of the bad results included bad lighting so
that I was unable to see the reflections, another big issue whilst trying to get
reflective images included bad light reflections from the camera especially
on the bin reflection because it was such a clean reflection the flash on the
camera gave an unneeded bright reflection. Working outside also caused a
few issues because the weather was bad which caused issues with the
lighting.
The positive aspects of my results are that I managed to create some
interesting images that were all different when compared with one another,
each image I took has a different aspect that I like the most, the bin
reflection image almost creates a fish eye effect because of the shape, I
also like that it shows me in the reflection, other students and the building
behind me.
The reflection in the puddle is very interesting because there are so many
different puddles which are all different shapes and sizes and they create a
collage of the trees.
The last image is my favourite because it is so clean and crisp, it is also
very clean and simple but I like how the light from the sky has reflected
though on to the glass of the light bulb and that all the windows are different
shapes.

3. Colours:
The colours that I have
used in this
photograph as very
dark but they reflect
the brighter colours
coming from the sky
which I think is a good
effect because they
contrast one another.
Another colour that
has been involved is
silver which I think
works really well
because it is also
reflecting the bright
colours from the sky
and helps to contrast
too.
Overall:
Overall I think this is
my favourite
photograph from the
reflective experiment
because it has a
various amount of
different aspects which
work together to bring
out certain parts of the
photograph such as
the out of focus parts
bring more focus to the
more important parts.
Technique:
The technique I have used in this photograph is out of focus and reflective
photography.
I think that the out of focus was not an intentional technique I wanted to use but works
well because it helps brig more focus to the subject of the photograph which is the
reflection.

4. Out of focus
For the out of focus experiment I decided t take my photographs in my own
house as I found that some items in my house were very interesting and
would give a good effect when taken out of focus, overall I am happy with
the results I have produced because they look interesting and have similar
aspects to many other out of focus photographers.
During my experiments I found that using lighting helped to make the
images look better so I included taking an image of a light and also two
images where the lighting was in front of the object and the lighting was
behind the object.
The results I managed to get were very interesting and each result came
out very differently because I incorporated different photographic
techniques with the out of focus technique.
My first photograph is of my cat, I like this image because the background
is in focus whereas the subject is out of focus, I think this creates a good
effect because it makes the subject stand out more I also like the lighting in
this photograph because it brings out the green and yellow colour in her
eyes which I think is the most interesting part of the photograph.
The second image is of a light in my dining room, this is my favourite of the
three photographs because the subject is so different from most lights and
it looks interesting when it is taken out of focus, this photograph is a little bit
different from the first one because the background is also out of focus
which brings the light source to attention.
The final image is a photograph of a flower again from my dining room, the
aspect that I like most about this photograph is that I have chosen to take it
with the lighting behind the subject which I think gives an interesting effect
because it shows the silhouette of the subject along with it being out of
focus.

5. Colours:
There are two main
colours used in this
photograph which are
white and pink.
I think the pink in this
photograph catches
the eye of the potential
audience and also
contrasts against the
white background.
I think that the white
also brings out the
photograph as my
favourite because it
helps with the lighting
because it is such a
bright colour is almost
reflects the lighting.
Overall:
Overall I think this is
my favourite
photograph from the
out of focus
experiment because it
is still quite clear what
the image is of even
though it is blurry and
out of focus.
Also I think that they
way the colours
complement one
another is another
reason why it is my
favourite.
Technique:
This technique is very different from the first photograph although I used it slightly in
the first one, I have used the out of focus technique which has allowed me to take a
blurry photograph.
I think I have chosen this photograph as my favourite because I am still able to see
what the subject is even though it isn't in focus.

6. Movement
For the movement experiment I aimed to capture the trail of movement as if
two separate images had been layer on top of one another.
I did these experiments in two different places as I wanted to get different
and interesting images and at the same time use different lighting to create
different and interesting effects, overall I am happy with the second image
the most because it has more movement and the first image is very simple
compared to the second. My first image was taken in my home and the
subject is my hand whilst the second image is of a guitarist at a recent
concert.
The results I achieved I think are very simple but also very interesting
because they are two completely different subjects with different lighting
and scenes.
My first photograph has many positive aspects including the dark lighting
which I think helps this photograph to link with the final theme of exorcisms
because it is dark and also the subject is part of a body, Another thing that I
like about this photograph is that the movement has been captured really
well and we are still able to make out what the subject is, I also like the fact
that the background of the photograph is completely still which brings more
focus to the subject.
My second photograph is of a guitarist at a recent concert I attended, I
managed to get to the front of the barrier and decided to use this to my
advantage as I noticed that the guitarist was moving a round a lot, I like this
image the the most because it is not as blurred as the first and it also
captures the movement a little better. The thing that I like most about this
photograph is the lighting because the lighting is much brighter in this
photograph compared to the first one and it is also mainly coming from
behind the subject.

7. Technique:
This technique I have
used on this photograph
involves movement and
capturing an object in
motion.
I have chosen this
photograph as my
favourite I think because
of the way I have
captured the movement
as if it has trailed behind
the object, I also like the
idea that there are two
forms of movement which
involve the guitarist
moving and also the
camera moving.
Colours:
There are a number of
different colours used
in this photograph
which include pink,
green, yellow, lack and
white.
I think these colours
create a good
movement effect too
because the lights
were moving they have
also trailed slightly
allowing me to capture
the motion in the
background and not
just the subject.
Overall:
I think I chose this
photograph as my
favourite because
there are so many
different aspects of
where I have captured
the movement and
also the colours work
well together to catch
the attention of the
veiwer.

8. Photomerge
For the photomerge experiment I wanted to take a photograph
of a pattern so that when I merged it together it looked more
interesting and easy to place together, to do this I took several
photographs of the wallpaper in my home living room because it
has a floral pattern which changes on each section of the wall,
the outcome of this photomerge photograph is very interesting
because the pattern does not match up completely but we are
still able to make out and see what the pattern is supposed to
be.
Overall I am happy with the results I gained from this
experiment because it looks like a collage but still I am able to
see the floral pattern of the wallpaper.
The aspects I like most about this photograph are the lighting
and the way the photographs have been positioned, the lighting
is interesting because the pattern on the wallpaper is silver and
it has caused the flash of the camera to bounce back and bring
more attention to the silver colouring, I also like the positioning
of the photographs because they have been placed differently to
how the pattern looks on the wall and also some of the
photographs are of the same sections of the walls and they
have been positioned away from one another.