Ariel Harker Photography
Splash photography is one of my favourite kinds of photography. I love that each photo is different, because no two splashes are ever the same, and each time you snap a picture, it will look different. I like that the background is actually black, which creates negative space, and provides excellent contrast to the white teacup. The pink flowers on the cup, and the caramel colour of the tea add a nice pop of colour to the image. I love that the tea and cream are mixing, which creates a really neat marbled effect. If I could change one thing about this image, it would be to have the splashes more within the frame. The ones in the lower right corner are leading out of frame, but it was very difficult to control the splashes.
I’ve taken a lot of silhouette photos over my career in Room222, but this is by far my favourite because it actually tells a story. The umbrella adds a lot of interest, and adds multiple shades of blue to the image, as opposed to a flat background with a solid black silhouette. The blue colour adds to the graceful, almost longing feeling of the image. My model for this image was Jayda. She remains my favourite model, because she is so expressive. I love the positioning of her fingers, the tilt to her chin, and the separation between her arms and torso. There really isn’t anything I would change about this image.
Here are my best six photos from my career in Room 222.
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My best six
"A Spot of Tea"
"Quand il pleut"
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This is the first composite photo I ever created. It was a new experience for me, and I learned a lot. I followed a TutsPlus tutorial, and explored new tools in photoshop. I think the final product is very interesting. I really like the way the mountains looks as though they are the top of his head. I think it’s cool that the colour is more saturated on his shirt, and is slightly faded on his skin, to allow his facial features to show through. I like the consistent, cool colour cast over the image, which matches the tone of the landscape. I think the portrait I chose works well with the background image, and is lit so that he has depth and shadows in appropriate places on his face. There really isn’t much I would change about this photo, except maybe to get my model to clean up his beard.
"Mount Patel"
"Harbour"
"Reflection I"
"girl on Fire"
This was the first proper panoramic photo I’ve taken. I made two panoramics, one for the masts and top of the boats, then one for the docks and reflections. Then I merged the two images to create one large panoramic. Depth is created by the docks receding into the background. I love the stormy, turbulent look of the sky; the various shades of bluish-gray create interest and provide contrast. I like the repetition of masts and sailboats, with the break in repetition occurring around the rule of thirds. If I could change one thing about this photograph. It would be to have the very tops of the mast in frame around the upper left corner, and in the reflections on the bottom right. Unfortunately, when merging panoramas, warping is created and the end photo has to be cropped.
This photo was for a mastery assignment, and was taken using a new technique. I used mixed light: a continuous light on the right, and a strobe on the left. The effect created is really cool; half her face is frozen and sharp, and her hair is wispy and fiery. The red lipstick and the fact that the model has red hair really adds to the feeling of fire and heat. If I were to change one thing about this image, I would reposition the strobe light to catch a bit more of the right side of her face, especially her eye.
Once again, this photo was taken with my favourite model, Jayda. She is so expressive. This photo is one of my best because of her expression and connection with the camera, even with water covering parts of her face. I love the tone and colours in the image. They match her wistful body language. I love that, as the focal point, the right eye is mostly clear. If I were to change one thing about this picture, it would be to remove a bit of water from the left eye. This is the last photo I took for a Room222 photography class, and it's very special to me.
This was taken for a mastery assignment. I used a really creative technique I found on YouTube from Take and Make Great with Gavin Hoey. I used a glass pane to simulate a window and mixed glycerine and water to make the rain. I photo-shopped the reflection of a city street onto the glass. I think the end result is really unique and cool. Her hand position and expression are great in this photo. I like that it's composed a little differently than how I normally arrange my photos. Her face is close to the centre which I would normally avoid, but her eye still on the vertical rule of thirds, as is her hand. The only thing I don't like about this image is that one of her nails is missing it's french manicure tip and looks different than the others.
