Project 2 - UFOs, Aliens and Wormholes

I wanted to continue exploring the ease with which people can fake things. This time I used photography as my medium.

UFOs

These pictures were shot with a film camera and have not been altered other than scanning and shrinking them down. The UFO is actually part of a light fixture hanging from a blacony door frame. I tried to get the focus right so that the depth of field wouldn't make it obvious that the UFO is much closer than the background. I also had to bracket my exposures to hide the fishing line against the sky.

Aliens

These were also taken with a film camera. To create my luminescent alien, I made humanoid shaped figure out of tin foil. I shot them against black background and shined a flashlight on them while leaving the shutter open. The flickering of the light and the jerky camera created the streaks.

Wormholes

These were taken with a digital camera. I composited some photos of my ipod's backlight shining through a water bottle to create the wormhole effect. The ipod photos stand on their own so I've included some below.

 

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