{"id":3654,"date":"2020-01-30T09:04:18","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T20:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abstractedreality.com\/?p=3654"},"modified":"2023-01-22T19:21:55","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T06:21:55","slug":"exposed-18-cascade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abstractedreality.com\/exposed-18-cascade\/","title":{"rendered":"Exposed #18: Cascade"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Cascade<\/a><\/p>\n

I always like to challenge myself in my photography. Especially with triptychs, it can be extremely difficult disassembling an image and then reassembling it back together with a completely new concept and vision.<\/p>\n

Constructing \u2018Cascade\u2019 (and I really do mean \u2018constructing\u2019 as it felt like a building project at times) really kicked my creative juices into overdrive!<\/p>\n

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Paper Trails<\/h3>\n

I\u2019d been playing with paper in a previous photo shoot \u2013 check out the Exposed on \u2018Astral Plane\u2019 and \u2018Mystique\u2019<\/a> – and decided to revisit my colourful selection to see if I could come up with something slightly different. In \u2018Astral Plane\u2019 and \u2018Mystique\u2019 I\u2019d used a slow, circular motion with the camera, generating very smooth and flowing shapes.<\/p>\n

Now I wanted to highlight the more angular and jagged edges of the paper, so moved my camera in a more linear and jerky style.<\/p>\n

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Original source image for the triptych ‘Cascade’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is the original, source image for \u2018Cascade\u2019. I\u2019d managed to capture a really zigzag, geometric feel and achieved what I was after. However, only the right two thirds of the image were usable (the far left was pretty indistinct and didn\u2019t contain much interest).<\/p>\n

Not to be deterred by this limiting factor, I set about deciding how I was going to crop the image to construct my triptych. In the end, I kept the crops pretty straightforward, conservative even. They all ended up being vertical cuts of varying lengths and all in the same area of the photo.<\/p>\n

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Putting it all Together<\/h3>\n

What do I do next? I sat at the computer looking at these for a long time. Sometimes I just need a bit of time and space to truly absorb what I\u2019m seeing and allow my subconscious to take hold of and embrace the connections.<\/p>\n

The more I looked, the more I started to imagine a series of steps cascading downwards. The challenge then became how to position and orientate the panels so that I could maximise their descent.<\/p>\n

I put my construction hat on and got to work. The series of images below present how I put it all together. You can see I only kept one panel in its original orientation and rotated and flipped the other two.<\/p>\n

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My triptych staircase finally took shape. I thoroughly enjoyed assembling the panels, although I must confess to a degree of bewilderment and indecision at the outset. Ultimately, I\u2019d solved my construction conundrum and could happily cast my eyes up and down my zany, abstract staircase.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I always like to challenge myself in my photography. Especially with triptychs, it can be extremely difficult disassembling an image and then reassembling it back together with a completely new concept and vision. Constructing \u2018Cascade\u2019 (and I really do mean \u2018constructing\u2019 as it felt like a building project at times) really kicked my creative juices […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2490,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nExposed #18: Cascade - Abstracted Reality<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How I created the abstract photograph 'Cascade' which you can purchase as a fine art print. 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