Rusting
With images from my 5th and 6th shoot, I have decided to rust them for more experimentation and to improve the images more if possible. I have decided to rust images from these shoots because they are my strongest shoots and I think the idea of the rusting would fit in better with these images that contain mirrors, because when weathered, mirrors can become quite rusty due to their materials. Also, the idea of the rusting links in with the idea of man vs. nature because the rusting portrays the images as weathered which illustrates nature fighting back and dominating man.
This is the first image in which I rusted as part of my experimentation, I thought of rusting the image as the image contains a pier which is rusting and by rusting the images, it illustrates how nature dominates man made objects, by them becoming rusted by the rain etc. When I initially rusted the image, it did not look very successful because the rust was too bold in the middle of the image and did not look like it belonged within the image. To improve this, I overlaid the image with acetate that had been burned and painted on, this made the rust blend in a lot more and made the image overall more successful. By doing this to the image, it has improved the composition as it has given the viewer more to look at. As well as this it gives the image mystery as the viewer cannot see all of what is in the image as it has been covered up.
I believe that this is the most successful image in which I have rusted. When i scanned the rusted image overlaid with this burned and painted acetate, the colours were quite dull so I increased the exposure and contrast to make the colours in the image brighter and more attractive to the viewer. The composition has improved significantly as the setup and layout has changed completely, this is because the rust and paint covers most of the image however, the viewer is still able to see the corner of the mirror which illustrates the concept of man breaking up and destroying nature. We can also see the nature in the background, which is in focus and is slowing being devoured by the overlay of the rust and paint, metaphorically representing man taking over nature. I also like the actual rust and paint in the image as it is focused, where i have scanned it, and it gives more elements of surprise and mystery throughout.
This is another interesting image in which I have created with rust and painted/burnt acetate. When initially rusting the image, I placed the rusting objects around the top of the mirror so that the inside of the pier would be visible in the image, I think that by doing this, it has made the rusting successful and is still allowing the viewer to see the main point of focus in the image, which shows how the pier is taking over the sea, just like man is taking over nature. The rust makes the image look more interesting as it illustrates the concept of nature fighting back by ruining man made objects. When I initially rusted the image, again, the rust look very bold in the image so I overlaid the rusted images with the painted acetate, this allowed the rust and the image to merge together along with another element of colour creating more for the viewer to look at.
In this image, I placed the rusting around the reflected part of the image so that this would be the only clear thing that the viewer could see. By doing this, it would also allow the viewer to still see the natural landscape which has the man made structure in it showing how man is destroying the natural landscape. Once I has rusted the image, I felt that the rust on the paper was too bold for the scenery, so I decided to place acetate which had been burnt and had smudged paint on it, on top of the image with the rust and scan it again, this made the rust blend in more with the image. I like this image because of the textures that the experimentation has created and it has made the image unique.