Projet Photographie

Photography Project

Lila: To me, photography allows you to capture a moment and make a memory of it. I like to take pictures when I travel but also when i am with the people I love like my family and my friends. I am inspired by the landscapes that are offered to me; each place is unique and changes according to the weather, time etc...

My greatest inspiration remains Paris, our beautiful city. Indeed, I really like the architecture and the richness of little lost corners that offer us a splendid view of the Eiffel Tower, for example.

Discover Paris through my lens thanks to these pics!

Salma:

Sunrise

These three photos were taken during sunrise, in the North, South and West of France. I only played with the sharpness and the definition but no filter was added in order to fully appreciate the beauty of nature and the prowess of sky and sun.

Sunset

These two photos were taken in the West of France during sunset. I particularly like them because I find them very soothing. Again, no filters were added, I just used PhotoShop to remove the people in the first photo.

Mila: What are pictures for ? To remember ? To describe without words? To convey emotions? I really like anything that has to do with the sky, because I find that it manages to do all of these things at once. So I take pictures of clouds whenever I have the opportunity, or when I feel like it.

I will show you some photographs that I had the opportunity to take during my trip to Guadeloupe. I warn you, it makes you dream...

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I used my smartphone to take these photos. I chose it because of its ability to take beautiful shots. I use for most of my photographs the Korean application " Snow " (available on the PlayStore), which is full of many filters allowing you to play with the dominant colors or with particular moods and settings.

First, let me show you the view I had every night in my accommodation in Basse-Terre. Every day, the sunset was different and the 180° view was made for incredible photos:

For this photo, I used a filter that accentuates the contours. The sharpness of the photo is accentuated and the elements that compose it are highlighted.

This photo is taken a few seconds after the photo above. However, it conveys a totally different feeling. The filter used gives a vintage look and gives the feeling that this memorable moment can be experienced again and again through this Polaroid-style photography. We do not know how old the photo is, it could very well come out of an album found at the bottom of an attic or convey the will that the present feeling never disappears.

For this photo, I wanted to capture the sweetness of the atmosphere. It was relatively hot and the air was humid, you shouldn't use too bright colors to let this heavy air weigh on the photo.

Here, I played on the proportions. The photo is cut in half in half to reinforce the observable duality in the sky. On the left, the storm arrived quickly and hastened to cover the immaculate sky while disturbing the peace of the open sea.

I tried to emphasize the diffuse light of the sun in this photograph. To do this, I played with the contrasts: the foreground is so dark that it seems almost black and the rays of the sun stand out among the thin cloudy layer that takes place in the sky.

Here, the sunset lightly colors the horizon line. The hushed atmosphere requires a filter that desaturates the colors to restore the fragile softness of the sunlight. The clouds look like large padded cushions resting on a transparent ceiling and accentuate the cocooning and comforting effect of the photograph.

This image is a close-up of the photograph above, it makes it possible to distinguish the sun and its intensity which is specific only to this moment: just before it plunges behind the line of the horizon.
It gives the impression that the ground goes to the sun and makes you want to fly away as quickly as possible towards this star which seems accessible; to get as close as possible to capture all its intensity.

This photo is very graphic thanks to the portrait orientation. The clouds seem to be moving towards a vanishing point which drives the entire photograph forward. In addition, the electric wires add a segmentation of upper space by wedging the line of clouds between them and the horizon.
In the foreground, the wooden stacks follow the perspective and are oriented towards the vanishing point created by the clouds.
The image is also cut in two horizontally at the level of the horizon: From top to bottom, the upper part is dark then bright and the pattern is repeated in the second part with the wide sailor of the same blue as the sky then the clear tones coming from the light on the left which recall the last rays of the sun.

Did you see ? One place and so many different interpretations for each shot! And you, what inspires you?
Now, I will show you other photographs taken during my trip.

I took this photo on the terrace of a restaurant by the water. The view was magnificent. The reflection of the moon in the water shone and the imperceptible eddies kept bringing it closer to us. The moon seemed to want to hide in its vaporous tank but its brightness was too powerful to remain imperceptible.
The light from the pontoon brought even more life to the scene as it revealed countless sea creatures that seemed to come to life in the light of the Queen of Shadows.

Without touch ups, this photograph seems unreal. The world seems to have lost all color, only the water seems to be animated. This impression is due to the angle of the photo. No other element is noticeable than the building of the same color as the sky.
If the attention seems to be instantly attracted by this hypnotic blue, it is nevertheless disturbed by the luminous point in the central position on the top of the image. The moon is far away but his majesty manages to steal the spotlight from the only colored part of the whole.

This image raises many questions. First of all, we hesitate to tilt our heads to align our eyes with the horizon line. Then we change our minds, relying on the line traced by the rocks. Then, we wonder about the presence of clouds above the expanse of water: the black spots seem to be shadows prefiguring their presence but, looking towards the sky, we realize that the sky is of a pure blue and the clouds are not where they should be. It is only then that we understand that it is not shadows but banks of algae that line the seabed.

I would be tempted not to write anything because this image speaks for itself. There is no filter. Everything seems to have been arranged so that the shot is magnificently placed: No footprints on the sand, water of a soothing calm, the sun at dusk which darts its rays on the sailboats which rest, tossed by the lapping of the waves...

I hope I have conveyed to you the emotions I felt during my trip! Capturing these moments helps me remember that the Earth is vast and always renew my desire to escape. Maybe these pictures will have made you want to visit this paradise island!

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Laura: Taking a photo is as much about technique as it is about the emotion you want to convey. Hélène Pambrun or nikkimarie.jpg inspire me a lot with their style of photos, I strongly advise you to go and see their work!

I love to travel , so photography came quite naturally to me during my visits. An emotion on a face, a monument perfectly exposed and illuminated by ambient light sometimes deserve to be captured.

Today's phones are very good for taking pictures. But I use my professional camera for better rendering on color contrasts.

A photo is unique, it captures a moment of life at a specific moment. My technique is therefore to take the same point of view several times and then choose the best one. I rarely do photo editing in order to best show reality and its imperfections.

Sydney, Australia, December 2018

Uluru, Australia, November 2018

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, April 2019

San Diego, California, USA, March 2019

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