Ilkka RytkönenPhotography
A boy watches a rally car jump out of a framed photograph in a photomontage
"Board" (Approved) Well-executed. Car could have been a little smaller.

By Ilkka Rytkönen

Digital workflow

Digital workflow - Examination Portfolio in Photography: Written assignment, self-portrait, activity, photomontage, scanning, Tornio 24 h.

Digital workflow - Examination Portfolio in Photography (Approved)

Task 11: Written assignment. (Approved)

In Finnish only.

Handle at least the following:

  • Describe: file formats, color space, white balance
  • Backup
  • Post-processing: adjustment, metadata, bit depth, archiving
  • Picture for the end user: print, web, color profiles, resolution

Task 12: Self-portrait (Approved)

Take two self-portraits. At least one is a full body image on location.

Ilkka

  • Ilkka Rytkönen stands on skis in a snowy yard wearing cross-country skiing gear
    Mid-season Hobby (Approved) Too sharp background. Fun idea. Posing, but not rigid.
  • Ilkka Rytkönen holds his skis with frost covering his beard
    40 km (Approved) Very shallow depth of field used. Very good.

Task 13: Action. 3-5 photos about the same activity. (Approved)

The jury liked very much about this series. Interesting story has been achieved in low and mixed light.

Warm humour. You can feel emotions, well done. Sympathetic pictures and colors.

Milking

  • A man feeds cows from a wheelbarrow in a cowshed
    Feeding (Approved) Presentation of the main character. Yellow thing on the righ should have been cropped out in post-processing.
  • A man lifts hay from a bale in a cowshed
    Taking Feed (Approved) Previous picture in this area opens up to another direction.
  • A man milks a cow by hand into a blue container
    Drip (Approved) Blue color is repeated and standardize the series.
  • Two people milk cows in a cowshed
    Milking (Approved) The main character is here with her back, but it does not matter. He has been in the previous images. Another person who is in the same world.
  • A man attaches a milking machine to a cow
    Milking (Approved) Fine composition, a fun perspective on the bottom.

Task 14: Photomontage or collage. (Approved)

A well-executed. Car could have been a little lower. Realism and reality connect to unreality. It is therefore an important reality.

"Board"

  • A boy watches a rally car jump out of a framed photograph in a photomontage
    "Board" (Approved) Well-executed. Car could have been a little smaller.

Task 15: Scanning (Approved)

Scanning

  • A snow-covered fell landscape with leafless birch trees
    Slide (Approved) In the original landscape had more magenta. — Marko Junttila
  • Three people in winter clothing stand in front of a wall in an old black-and-white photograph
    B&W Negative (Approved) Could have more black. Saved some of the time and the moment.
  • The illuminated Puijo Tower among frost-covered spruce trees at night
    Color Negative (Approved)

Examination Day Task 16: Tornio 24 h (Approved)

An English general magazine writes series of articles about the Nordic cities. Article topic is “Tornio 24 h”. Introduce the topic from your choice and the perspective. Write metadata in English and captions in English or Finnish.

Deliver photos within 24 hours to jury.

A clear perspective. High-quality artwork. Functional series.

Tornio 24h

  • Birch trees cast long shadows beside the partially frozen Torne River
    Birches (Approved) Birches in Pikisaari.
  • Riverside rocks, rapids and red buildings at Kukkolankoski in early spring
    Kukkolankoski (Approved) A traditional fishing on the Torne river. The most popular fish here is whitefish.
  • Birch trees reflected in spring meltwater
    Golf Course (Approved) Golf players are waiting that snow is melted and they can go again to play.
  • A green footbridge beside the partially frozen Torne River
    Small Bridge (Approved) Nature is always close to you in Tornio.
  • Aine Art Museum reflected in the melting ice of the Torne River
    Art Museum (Approved) Art museum Aine and the main library. Many ducks and gulls like to stay on the lake front of the museum.
  • A bridge crosses the frozen Torne River at dusk
    Bridge (Approved) There are many bridges crossing the Torne river.