'Creative Futures' Exhibition

The 'Creative Futures' exhibition in The Wasps studios in Selkirk was a fantastic experience as it showcased not only the most recent work of the artists but also current pieces and collections of works they have produced. The studio itself is a stereotypical artists habitat on the outside, but inside, it's opens into this vast an expansive tardis of culture and arts. Not singular to art, but drama, acting and production was also present in the form of VOMO representatives.

The art itself varied from modern to expressive, paint to oil. These difference coincided with each other but it was this contrast that made the exhibit what it was. Showcasing the work of the artists brought a wider knowledge of the subject to many eyes which could arguably be the best result of this exhibition.

Some photos from the 'Creative Futures' exhibition

I took this photo while hiking over the hills above my hometown to demonstrate the power and use of flash. I set this up on a tripod to determine the exact positions of the composition to allow a greater contrast between myself and the trees in the background. The power of the flash illuminated my entire face and allowed the initial contrast of composition.

                                 

My example of using a wide angle lens.

If you recall to stereotypical amateur (and let's not forget professional) skating of the video's you'll remember the distorted circular area around the screen yes? The ultra wide style of filming action sports has even influenced inventions to this day such as the GoPro but the fisheye lens itself is just a nickname coined by American physicist and inventor Robet W. Wood to metaphorically convey how a fish would see things in its hemispherical view.

More commonly known as an 'ultra wide' lens they will typically capture 180 degrees of what is in front of it. Usually this will cause distortion the further out from the centre the image gets and many artists/photographers are using this and adapting it to their photos to emphasise the meaning, for example abstract, or the effect.

There are two types of fisheye lenses: circular and full frame.Circular may be more familiar to the amateur eye as these are the typical one carrying the infamy of 90's sport videos behind them. They were the first type of fisheye developed having a 180 degree view both horizontal and vertical creating a smaller image with darkened corners of the frame.

Full frame fisheye lenses instead measure 180 degree view from corner to corner with the horizontal and vertical measurements being much less. When these types of lenses started becoming available for commercial consumer use companies wanted to enlarge the image, cutting out the dark parts while still keeping the general effect. This was the result:

Overall the fisheye lens as a piece of camera equipment is worth the buy, especially now due to the commercial availability of them. They allow for experimentation as well as access to features that will enhance certain aspects of photography without external editing. This reason is enough for anyone to consider buying one if they want to branch out to other areas of photography.

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Some amazing uses of the fisheye lens in photography.