DISTORTION 4 - 11.04.2014.

I chose to crop in on a section of the bigger scan of this so I could work more closely on top of it. I played around with layering different sections of the longer image over the top to create these slightly strange ghostly images. The first one is my favourite from the three since I layered a small portion of colour over the top which adds a nice quality to it. Again these images all relate to my Grandmother's identity, or lack of in a way.

DISTORTION 3 - 27.03.2014.

These are the bigger and longer versions of the cropped in images I had previously shared. I particularly like the second and third one down since the colours work really well together as well as how the repetition of my Grandmothers face has created a melancholic quality to it. I'd like to see if I can try and merge these two together even though there is a big colour difference, one being so light and the other being almost blacked out, but it would be interesting to see if I could fade one into the other. 

DISTORTION 2 - 27.03.2014.

For these images I used a mixture of a photograph of my Grandmother as well as scanning in parts of my own hand and combining the two together. When I moved the photograph through the scanner it created this striped dragged effect down one side which I love since it feels like what a barely there memory would look like or one that is only partially remembered but is fading away. The idea to add in scans of my own hand was to represent holding onto a memory but also how I was never able to meet her. 

DISTORTION 1 - 27.03.2014.

Here's the first image that I chose to work with from the experimental scans I made. I played around with making the subtle glows of colour more visible as well as adding my Grandmothers name in the bottom corner. I think this image works nicely since I haven't settled for my usual A4 layout and actually really enjoyed working on a longer, more rectangular scale. The blurriness of the images and warped look create a sense of broken memories and in this case a broken identity. 

EXPERIMENTATION - 27.03.2014.

Since this project focuses around memories I thought it would be interesting to play around with blurring images and blending them together with others. Certain memories can be clear as anything whereas others can become mixture. I experimented with using the Blur and Smudge tool on Photoshop to see what effects I could create and add to my own images. I particularly love these two images since they were purely accidental to see what would happen. 

The top image was made using the Blur tool and it slowly created a soft focus effect which added a dream-like quality to the photo. I'd like to play around with adding other images to this but I feel this is a powerful image on its own. The second image is a photo of my Grandmother added over the top of the above image. I like how her arms have blended in with the water to create a pleasant calming feeling. I'd like these images to be used for the first half of my narrative idea to show my Grandmother enjoying her family and living her life. 

EXPERIMENTAL SCANS - 27.03.2014.

I have been enjoying the way I've been making my images but thought it would be interesting to see what would happen if I experimented with how I scanned them through instead. I really love how these have turned out! It was mainly a mixture of trial and error but they came out a lot better than expected! I particularly like the second and third image down since the faces merged into each other and created some warped effects that I am excited to work with. 

REFLECTION - 27.03.2014.

Sorry that this post has been so late but I have been so busy I haven't had the chance to sit down and catch up! In the last post I spoke about what constructive thoughts and ideas had come up in my crit with Glynn as to what I could do to create more of a narrative or thread within my images. I decided to focus on my Grandmother and her history since I only have a box which is filled with photographs, a couple of personal items and some letters. My Grandmother was an orphan and unfortunately she, along with us, was never able to find out who her biological parents were. This is something that I have always been fascinated by and so after looking through my recent images I thought it would be nice to have 2 different yet very much connected stories running alongside each other. 

The first side of the narration would be the previous dreamy images I created showing my Grandmother enjoying her own family, holidays and highlighting my admiration for her. The second part will be again a series of images that this time will show a blurred disconnection from herself, her identity and slowly broken memories as well as my own feelings of not having been able to have known her. I think this will create an interesting body of work as a whole as well as being able to share something personal with others.