1. Experimental Photography
Oliver Georgiou
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2. Out of Focus
For this experiment I moved the barrel so things went slightly out of focus. I think
using this technique looks better when you are capturing light and that is why I
took images of light for this experiment. The top image is more blurred than the
middle image because the Aperture is wider. The lights in blurred images stand
out the most and that is why I think with really blurred images it is better to have a
light source in.
The lights look like a reflection in the lens because it stands out so much; like it
has been added over the image. I also like that the lights double so there are
more circle lights which looks good for if you were taking a picture of a city at
night or different coloured lights as it could make a pattern of circle lights.
The top image was taken with these camera settings –
Shutter Priority: 1/50
Aperture: F5.3
ISO: 400
Zoom: 40mm
The middle image was taken with these camera settings –
Shutter Priority: 1/30
Aperture: F5
ISO: 400
Zoom: 18mm
The bottom image was taken with these camera settings –
Shutter Priority: 1/25
Aperture: F5
ISO: 400
Zoom: 35mm

3. Use this slide to annotate your best image
I like this image the most because it is
abstract and you cant tell what it is.
You can recognize what it is.
The blur has caused the lights to
duplicate making more light circles
which make it look less recognizable.
I like that the light is the thing that
stands out the most in the image.
You cant tell what the rest of the
image is but you can see that there is
light.
The light is almost like a staircase
as it starts low on the left with on
circle of light hen I goes to two
circles then 3 on the right.

4. Photomontage/Joiners
Explain the experiments you did and your findings.
My first joiner image did not work well as it did not get put together well by
Photoshop so it did not work.
My second joiner worked well as you can see that the side is not straight which
shows it is lots of different images put together. You would be able to tell more if
there were borders around each image like in some of the David Hockney. They
method to put it together in Photoshop is quite simple and straight forward.

5. Use this slide to annotate your best image
I like the space around the image
because it is un-even which
shows that it is not all one
image.
The grey border around the
board is not straight; some
of the sides are wonky which
again shows it is lots of
different images.

6. Movement
This experiment shows movement which could be something moving whilst the
camera is still or you moving the camera with a slow shutter speed. The top
image is a Pringle stand spinning round whilst the camera is still which caused
the stand to be blurred. The second image is the camera moving pointing at the
roof where the lights are making the light go in a line. The bottom image is
movement of a person which shows the top half of the body blurred which was
moving and he bottom half which was still.
The top image was taken with these camera settings –
Shutter Priority: 2
Aperture: F25
ISO:400
Zoom:38mm
The middle image was taken with these camera settings –
Shutter Priority:3
Aperture:F32
ISO:400
Zoom:32mm
The bottom image was taken with these camera settings –
Shutter Priority: 1
Aperture: F22
ISO:400
Zoom: 18mm

7. Use this slide to annotate your best image
I think this is my best image that
shows movement because it shows
I have used a long shutter speed as
there is a trail of light.
I also like this image
because it is quite
abstract as you cant quite
tell what it is.
I like how the light goes
into four separate lines
which could be other
paths.
The light is from a light on
the roof and I took this
image by walking and
holding the camera that is
why it is blurred.

8. Reflection
Explain the experiments you did and your findings.
Reflections worked well in puddles and glass which is good because unlike a
mirror you can see through it for example in my second picture you can see the
stairs and the bins in the glass reflection whereas in a mirror you would just be
able to see your reflection. The puddles were obviously very shallow and on the
ground so you could only see the reflection of the person but it does not stand out
too much, in deeper water you would be able to see under the water and the
reflection which I think is good as it is like having two different pictures.
The top image was taken with these camera settings –
Shutter Priority: 1/125
Aperture: F5.6
ISO:400
Zoom: 48mm
The middle image was taken with these camera settings –
Shutter Priority: 1/60
Aperture: F5.3
ISO:2800
Zoom: 40mm
The bottom image was taken with these camera settings –
Shutter Priority: 1/80
Aperture: F4.5
ISO:400
Zoom: 22mm

9. Use this slide to annotate your best image
You can see two parts of
the image which is the
staircase through the glass
and the reflection on the
glass.
The reflection is not too
over powering so the
stairs are still visible.
It is almost quite abstract
as you have to look at it
properly a few times until
you understand what it is.
I like how the reflection
fades away in the darker
area of the glass which
makes the stairs more
visible.