Statment about me

I was eleven when I first started taking photos. Some photos were taken at the graduation at Parnell district school. I've also taken photos at the family night which was at carol, Joseph and nazems house. My ncea level two project was the Parnell baths and my ncea level three project was the beaches.

Week 1 of Holidays Parnell Baths and Rose Gardens Photos

I've taken this photo of one puddle at the Parnell Baths. I see the tree, fence and building through the puddle. There is lots of reflection. I see one warm colour which is yellow and two cold colours which are blue and green. The fence has got leading lines. This photo has been taken from a high angle because I've looked down. 

I've taken this photo of one plastic bog in the small outdoor pool at the Parnell Baths. I cannot see the new playground because it is reflected so I can see nice reflection. This photo has been taken from a high angle because I've looked down. 

I've taken this photo of the reflection through the main outdoor pool at the Parnell Baths. The umbrella, trees, fence and clouds are reflected. This pool looks dirty because the cleaners need to make it nice and clean so I can use it to do my laps. This photo has been taken from a high angle because I've looked down. 

I've taken this photo of the reflection through the fishpond at the rose gardens. I see lots of orange fish and green water. This photo was taken from a high angle because I've looked down. 

I've taken this photo of lots of reflection through the fishpond at the rose gardens. I see three orange fish. The trees are reflected. There are four pots in the fishpond. This photo was taken from a high angle because I've looked down. 

I've taken this photo of orange fish, green leaves, brown pots and green water in the fishpond at the rose gardens. There is lots of reflection. This photo can also do for cropping. This photo was taken from a high angle because I've looked down. 

Week 2 of Holidays Edward Weston Research

Cabbage - a tribute to Edward Weston on Behance

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It was the photographer Edward Weston who first made art out of an ordinary cabbage leaf.

Edward Weston has taken this photo of the cabbage leaf. It is a circular shape. I can see contrast between the light and dark. This photo has been taken from a straight on angle because he held has camera straight.

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1000+ images about Edward Weston on Pinterest | Edward Weston, Cabbage Leaves and Ansel Adams. 

Ansel Adams has taken this photo of the mountains reflected through the water. This photo has been taken with a deep depth of the field because the Aperture was F22. The whole thing is in focus. I can see some rocks. 

                            

Edward Weston | American photographer | Britannica.com

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Dunes, Oceano, photograph by Edward Weston, 1936.

Edward Weston has taken this photo of curved sand with shadow and pattern. I can see fog in the background and sand in the foreground. This photo has been taken with a deep depth of the field because the aperture was F22. I really like the shape of the sand. I see contrast between the light and dark. 

Term 2 - Week 8 - Artist statement

Seven images of different things

(Winter Gardens)

My collection looks at reflection, water, movement and colour.

Thank you for coming tonight and I hope you enjoy what we have on display.

This photo of the fish pond was taken at Caughey Preston.

Winter garden Reflection of the building in the fish pond. 

I've used the hose in the fish pond at Caught Preston the third time and created an abstract photo. 

This is a photo of the indoor fish pond with lots of colour, light and reflection which I've captured. 

Indoor fish pond.

Outdoor duck pond.

Outdoor swimming pool.

This is my final layout on the wall in the corridor. 

The images are about water.

- I'm a student at Manukau Institute of Technology for only one more week.

- A photographer who takes good photos.

- I'm really looking forward to having a show on Friday.

- My work is all about reflection

- I''ve really liked using for pins in each photo.

- I'm really looking forward for the gateway hairdressing course in Queen Street next year.

- I see movement in some of my photos that I've taken so far and enjoys seeing the colours because I've been working with colour.

- I've studied Photography for two years at Auckland Men's Grammar School.

- I've started taking photos at the Parnell Baths two years ago.

- All of my water photos are now up on the wall in the corridor.

- I've really enjoyed taking some abstract photos for getting good marks.

- I've started taking photos at Beaches one year ago.

- I'm really happy that I've passed sixth form Photography and seventh form Photography.

- My camera is canon.

- I've enjoyed going on Gallery and Museum trips with Caryline in the van.

- I've started this course on the twenty ninth of February two thousand and sixteen.

- I've enjoyed working with colour, light, reflection in water. 

Artist Statement:

Title for work: Seven Images of different things

William Hackett:

• Is a student
• A photographer who likes to take good photos

‘Seven Images of different things’ is all about reflection and water.  William has an eye for abstract images, movement and colours.

This collection is a continuation of a project that William started 2 years ago, where he photographed at the Parnell pools.  These photographs are images taken from the Winter Gardens in the Auckland Domain.  

Width: 60cm

Height: 42cm

Pixels: 300

Luster: Glossy Paperstock

Dear Caryline

Thank you for teaching me Photography at Manukau Institute of Technology this year. I've learnt a lot and enjoyed myself. I've enjoyed doing my exercises outside taking photos of people. I've learnt to change the aperture and shutter speed on my camera.

Big Thank You.

Love from William.

Term 2 - Week 7 - Digital Technology 2 - F4 Collective, Auckland Museum - Response

F4 Artist Collective and Shaun Higgins, Curator Pictorial have collaborated in selecting historical portrait photographs of unknown provenance from the collection.These photographs will be displayed in the Archive Library of The Auckland War Memorial Museum, alongside photographs that have been augmented by F4. Focusing on the diverse physicality of the medium in its earlier periods (daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, opaltypes, tintypes), these two bodies of photographs, original and manipulated, will work in conversation with one another. Taking the muteness of The Unknown, exploring its contours, creating relationships with the faces of the past. Curator Shaun Higgins and artists F4 (Marcus Williams and Susan Jowsey) will discuss the works on display in an informal floor talk at 1pm on Saturday 11 June in the Archive Library of The Auckland War Memorial Museum.

F4 and Auckland War Memorial Museum Photo Archives: Photographer Unknown.

F4:

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A family re-enacts and documents an imagined past in order to investigate representation. Without clear boundaries to define their world the gulf that separates them from their personal histories, has created an incomprehension they struggle relentlessly to overcome, as if one sense has failed, and the other four cannot attune to the loss.

An actual family document imagined experience, constituting an ethnographic inventory, which forms the basis of a family history. The interweaving of documentary and fantasy within a photographic space raises questions about the mediated nature of the cultural construct; family.

These two photos are in focus and the other one is out of focus. I've put the blurry photo in the trash. This two photos have been taken from a straight on angle.

Auckland Museum Response

The Unknown. 

When I look in to the frame of anonymous image, you gaze into the unknowable past. A bittersweet sense of loss becomes inextricably associated with the printed objects in front of you. 

I like that it was so old and different.  

Unknown glass plate negatives

Starting with the collodion wet plate and moving into the gelatine dry plate, negatives on glass could render more detail than most film variants due to their larger size. 

These are prints which people use to make to hand to friends and family when they visited. They were very similar to business cards. 

Unknown cyanotype

Characterised by their unusual colouring, these Prussian-blue prints are derived from a solution of iron salts that allowed the cyan colour to emerge when exposed to light through a contact negative. 

I like the light and colour which is very unusual and the paper had folds in it because he used to carry it around in his pocket. 

My Photographic Response: 

I'm going to pair otherwise unrelated images together to make a new idea. One of them will be a new photo and one could be an old photo that I've taken.



I've paired these photos because they are different. One is new and one is old. One has been taken during the day and one has been taking during the night. In the night time photo there are cars moving because there is movement. In the day time photo I can see leading lines on the museum. The night photo seems like a drawing created by the movement of the vehicle lights. The museum building looks cold. Contrast between the light and dark. 



I've paired these photos because they are different. One is new and one is old. One has been taken outside the deck at my house and one has been taken of the pond outside the museum. The plate on the deck has got lots of colour. The pond at the museum has got lots of reflection. Both of my photos have got raindrops and movement. 

 The green tree and the side walk are paired to create a story about my walk at Mount Eden. One has been taken of the tree in Otara and one has been taken of the puddle in Mount Eden. The Otara photo has been taken from a straight on angle because I've had my camera straight. It has been taken with a shallow depth of field because the fore ground is sharp and the back ground is blurry. The Mount Eden photo has been taken from a high angle because I've looked down. It has got good reflection. 



I've paired these photos because they are different.  I've taken a photo of the dinner plate with dinner on the table which is in the dining room. The dinner is hot colours which are red, yellow and orange. I've taken a photo of reflection through this campus building in Otara. I really like the shape. 



I've paired these photos because they are different. I've taken a photo of the outdoor fish pond at the winter garden. I can see trees through the fish pond. I like all the colours. This fish pond photo is abstract. I've taken a photo of the campus building with more reflection with green trees through it. Opposites with reflection. The left photo is reflection in the water and the right photo is reflection on the glass windows. 



I've paired these photo because they are different.  I've taken a photo of the stairs with leading lines and repetition far  away from the museum. These stairs have some rain on them because the weather has been very rainy. I've taken a photo of these curtains and a brand new house outside the window which has been build a lot of weeks ago. The stairs remind me of the roof.

Term 2 - Week 6 - Digital Technology 2 - Sanji Karu - Self Directed Response

 Sanji Karu came to speak to us about printing and about his personal work.  

"Skar Image Lab provides technical services for Visual Artists & Professional Photographers, primarily inkjet printing, film scanning and retouching. I produce prints and scans for personal work, exhibitions, commercial work & portfolios. I provide a personalized service for my clients ensuring that their requirements are met. The advantage of working with me is that you are communicating to the person that is going to produce your work. You need not rely on the front counter person or salesperson to relay the information across to the technician." 

 Sanji Karu presented prints of his work. He prints on a variety of papers, gloss, matt and different thickness. 

Evaluation: 

Sanji Karu  is taking a photo with a film camera. I see leading lines, repetition, shape, texture and pattern. 

Contextualisation: 


Looking around the house I've found some similar images and ideas to Sanji Karu. Photographing the kumara in similar objects in context. I feel comfortable photographing similar shapes and products after looking at Sanji Karu's work. 

F5 1/15 ISO 800

Kumara on the kitchen bench. I've zoomed right in on the kumara because I'm thinking about close up photography. This photo has been taken from a high angle because I've looked down. I can see contrast between the light and dark. I can see a bit of blurry floor. These kumaras were brought from the supermarket. This photo is response to Sanji Karu. 

In camera raw I've put the temperature down to 4250, the tint up to +16, the contrast up to +59, the shadows up to +100 and the whites up to +60 so I see the difference between the before and after.

 

F5.6 1/4 ISO 800

The photo of the lemons above help with this idea. Potatoes in the potato bag in the kitchen pantry. The potato bag is very huge and light brown. These potatoes have got a bit of muck on them so I might have to remove the muck off the potatoes. This photo has been taken from a high angle because I've looked down.  This photo is response to Sanji Karu. 

In camera raw I've put the temperature down to 3200, the tint down to -2, the contrast up to +35, the shadows up to +100 and the whites up to +56 so I see the difference between the before and after. 

F5.6 1/4 ISO 800

 Onions in the onion bag. I see purple onions and white onions. These onions are a circular shape. This photo has been taken from a high angle because I've looked down. This photo is response to Sanji Karu. 

In camera raw I've put the temperature down to 3200, the tint down to -2, the exposure up to +1.20, the contrast up to +5, the shadows up to +82 and the whites up to +55 so I see the difference between the before and after. 

F5 1/4 ISO 800

Noodles on the kitchen bench. They are yellow. I don't cook these noodles in the oven. Instead I heat them in hot water.  This photo has been taken from a high angle because I've looked down.  This photo is response to Sanji Karu.

In camera raw I've put the temperature down to 4250, the tint up to +16, the exposure down to -0.60, the contrast up to +68, the shadows up to +100 and the whites up to +45 so I see the difference between the before and after.

F5.6 1/160 ISO 800

 Beetroot in a clear bowl on the kitchen bench. I like the texture on the beetroot. This beetroot has been brought from the supermarket. I see contrast between the light and dark. This photo has been taken from a high angle because I've looked down. This photo is responsed to Sanji Karu.

In camera raw I've put the temperature down to 5450, the tint up to +14, the exposure down to -0.10, the contrast up to +57, the shadows up to +100 and the whites up to +45 so I see the difference between the before and after. 

Sanji Karu Instagram Landscape photos help me look for similar water and objects at the Orakei Basin. 

 Orakei Basin

F25 1/40 ISO 200

This is a  photo of a water skier and a boat on the water at the Orakei Basin. I have the idea after looking at Sanji Karu's website. I can see one triangle tree in the back ground. I can see the rule of thirds. This photo has been taken from a straight on angle because I've had my camera straight. The sky looks pale blue. 

In camera raw I've put the temperature down to 5900, the tint up to +26, the exposure down to -0.05, the contrast up to +73 and the whites up to +40 so I see the difference between the before and after.

F25 1/40 ISO 200

 A photo of the yellow buoy, the water skier and the boat in the water at the Orakei Basin. I see a lot more colour in this photo. I see some houses in the back ground. I didn't zoom in on the houses. I like the texture on the trees. This photo has bent amen from a straight on angle because I've held my camera straight.

In camera raw I've put the temperature down to 5900, the tint up to +20, the contrast up to +48, the shadows up to +48 and the whites up to +64 so I see the difference between the before and after.

F22 1/60 ISO 200

Water skier and the boat in the water in the Orakei Basin. I can see the land in the back ground. I like the clouds in the sky. This photo has been taken with a straight on angle because I've held my camera straight. The water is moving a bit. 

In camera raw I've put the temperature down to 5850, the tint up to +18, the contrast up to +37, the shadows up to +38 and the whites up to +42 so I see the difference between the before and after. 

F22 1/60 ISO 200 

Orakei Basin with Emily on Monday the thirteenth  of July last year. I can see the rule of thirds. This photo has been taken from a straight on angle because I've held my camera straight. 

In camera raw I've put the temperature down to 5900, the tint up to +24, the contrast up to +47, the shadows up to +38 and the whites up to +38 so I see the difference between the before and after.