Refraction Photographs, Part 2

 

Here is my second batch of Refracted Light Photographs, which I think are much more successful this time around. I love the detail that they have, and the color I was able to incorporate into them. I learned some new tips, about how to color them, and how to add depth. The colors are painted directly on the plastic, which is made from melting water bottles. If you try this, make sure to do it in a ventilated place, so as not to breathe in any fumes. I only like the holes in the plastic for the blue images, as they remind me of bubbles in a pool. The brown and red ones (not pictures) had holes, which made them look too flat and lose their depth. I am excited to keep experimenting with this process, and get more intricate results. Like the first batch, these photographs have only been cropped, there was no editing done to them, they are true to the original photographs I took today.

Refracted Light Photographs

These photographs are of refracted light. I used various lights and shined them though different glass bottles, and plastic pieces. I then took the pictures of the amazing ghostly images they cast. These photos have only been cropped, no other form of editing has been applied. I read about a photographer who uses this form of refraction photography as his sole source of inspiration and art. He melts his own plastic to get the shapes and colors he needs. I have some ideas for new materials that are more complex than glass bottles, while less complex than melting my own plastic shapes. I am hoping to find a successful medium within my future experimentation.