1. Experimental Photography
Katie Scruton
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2. Hockney Photomontages
This experiment was all about taking multiple
photographs a certain area and assembling
them on Photoshop. This is similar to the work
of Yorkshire artist David Hockney, hence the
name. The only difference is that his were
assembled with printed out images such as
Polaroid's. Once I had taken all my images, I
went onto Photoshop, file>automate>
photomerge. From here I selected collage and
the folder of images I wanted to use. This
gave me my final result.
The result I got in the end was good, I liked
the way everything fitted together but still
looked abstract. It was a good result after
three unsuccessful attempts. These could
have been caused by all the images being too
similar making Photoshop not know the
differences of the images.

3. This is my favourite image I produced of the Hockney Photomontages that I produced. I
like it because of the way all the images slot together but overlap to create something
slightly abstract at the same time.
I also like the way that all the separate images came together and practically remade the
image that I originally photographed. With this image, Photoshop was able to tell the
order of the images apart and could then piece it back together to recreate the original
image.
Another thing I like about this image is the fact that our reflections were captured in the
glass of the frame, even though all the images are separate.

4. Movement
This experiment was all about capturing
movement in an image. This result was
achieved by applying a long shutter speed to
capture action. There was two ways to achieve
the results I did. First off, I held the camera
whilst the image was taken, adding to the
movement with camera shake. I also put the
camera on a stable and stationary surface and
captured life in action, making the area look
busy and full of life.
The results I got had really ghostly effects,
showing the movement captured during the
exposure. In the stable images, it just showed
life passing by but as if it was slow down
creating a blur behind the person. I really like
the results of this experiments, mainly the
stabilised ones.

5. This is my favourite image produced from the movement experiment photographs. I
like it because it’s quite a ghostly effect from all the movement except a couple of
details that would have been stationary or slowed down at the time.
I like the effect that a longer shutter speed creates as it looks like time is being fast
forward but at the same time it has frozen.
In the image, it looks like there are three speeds, the person with red hair was going
slow, hence why you can see their face clearly but their legs are blurred, therefore not
moving that much in the photograph capture time. The person closest to the camera
was the most medium paced as they haven’t left much of a trail but more than the red
head did. Finally, the people heading downstairs are the most ghost like so they must
have been moving the quickest.

6. Out of Focus
This experiment focussed on out of focus
images. By setting the camera to manual
focussing and choosing the amount of focus you
want on the image allowed me to create such an
effect.
The results I got were interesting. You can see
by the example images at the side how changing
the focus on the camera lens manually can
effect and image. You can have it majorly
unfocused so that it’s harder to see what the
object is or you can increase the focus and have
a half blurred effect that looks pretty good. An
example of this is the image with the tables and
chairs.

7. This is my favourite image from the out of focus experiment photographs because
you can’t really see what is in the image but it looks pretty and is a good example of
a nice image when something is out of focus. It looks quite calm and relaxing in a
way. The tones in it are very subtle and there is a nice contrast in the image as it
goes from a calm and subtle light to dark with the occasional glow.
The image is actually ceiling lights over the top of bookshelves in the library. The
glowing in the dark is lights at the other side of college.

8. Reflection
This experiment was all about capturing the
reflections cast by certain objects. The results that
I achieved were all produced from things around
college, such as, bins, display boards and car wing
mirrors. These objects created really good and
strong images to produce examples of reflection
photography.
The results I got were some of the best out of the
whole of this task. The reflections were clear and
can be used as a good example of reflection
photography. With this method of photography,
you can create a ghostly effect (like the bottom
image) or you can create a strong, clear image
(like the top image).

9. This is my favourite image from the out of focus experiment photographs because
the reflection is extremely clear, despite the fact that it is found in a dirty puddle in
the college car park.
I also like the fact the image looks like it has a black and white filter laid over it when
it doesn’t, it just helps that the car park has a grey lining on it and contrasted to the
practically black puddle.
You can see it’s a reflection because the stalk of the light pole disappears as the
puddle does and also because the ripples in the puddle create a zig-zag effect on
the object being reflected.