Polaroids:
Diptych:
Final:
Tuesday, 28 February 2017
Monday, 27 February 2017
Photoshoot 6: Work Record -
Work Record -
Plans:
⧫ I will capture images using a polaroid camera (Fujifilm Instax Mini 8)
⧫ I will get subjects to create a diptych of photographs
⧫ I will get subjects to draw on the second of the photographs
⧫ I will gather a quote relating to the drawing on the second photograph
Hope to Achieve:
What I hope to achieve for shoot 6 is to document self identity of friends through a diptych of polaroids, inspired by Julius D High and his "What is love?" series, where they take one standard portrait that appears like a passport photograph much like Thomas Ruff's style whilst the second is edited through physical manipulation using pens. I will then pose a question along the lines of "Why did you choose that design?" and create a caption with the subjects' response.
Shoot 6 will depict what people, a few of my friends, perceive about themselves and how they present themselves to others. Moreover, the theme of nostalgia will again be continued as a connection between my first five shoots and my next idea featured in both this shoot and shoot 7 through the implementation of polaroids.
Actually Achieved:
I was very happy with the final outcome of shoot 6 in that I did not come across an difficulties with lighting due to careful placement of subjects that worked with the amateur aesthetic but also met the needed lighting requirements due to the limited settings on my polaroid camera. Additionally, the inspiration from various artists can be seen in my work which was a hope of mine through the means of polaroids, composition and then post production editing techniques such as is seen in my previously analysed Jamie Livingston photograph titled "09-18-1997".
The final outcome is reminiscent of the work of Julius D High in that the photographs are not extremely posed and create a natural atmosphere. Moreover the diptych helps to convey the implicit ideas of what self identity is. The first photograph on the left of each diptych is used to show the self identity presented to the public with the second image shows the hidden personalities, beliefs and thoughts.
However, to improve upon this shoot even more so I would have liked to expand the number of subjects used by further photographing more people. Perhaps even extending the idea of this shoot to a group of subjects not known to me, by approaching the mass public I could create a more in depth study in self-identity than currently shown.
Progression:
This is the first photoshoot in a new direction of my project in that my style and technique is different from the collage style of my first five shoots.
I will be continuing this technique into my next shoot, shoot 7, but I will instead be photographing my family members with the same camera and same question que so that the aesthetics are similar but it also developed the idea of self identity through a variety of influences on my own self identity.
Plans:
⧫ I will capture images using a polaroid camera (Fujifilm Instax Mini 8)
⧫ I will get subjects to create a diptych of photographs
⧫ I will get subjects to draw on the second of the photographs
⧫ I will gather a quote relating to the drawing on the second photograph
Hope to Achieve:
What I hope to achieve for shoot 6 is to document self identity of friends through a diptych of polaroids, inspired by Julius D High and his "What is love?" series, where they take one standard portrait that appears like a passport photograph much like Thomas Ruff's style whilst the second is edited through physical manipulation using pens. I will then pose a question along the lines of "Why did you choose that design?" and create a caption with the subjects' response.
Shoot 6 will depict what people, a few of my friends, perceive about themselves and how they present themselves to others. Moreover, the theme of nostalgia will again be continued as a connection between my first five shoots and my next idea featured in both this shoot and shoot 7 through the implementation of polaroids.
Actually Achieved:
I was very happy with the final outcome of shoot 6 in that I did not come across an difficulties with lighting due to careful placement of subjects that worked with the amateur aesthetic but also met the needed lighting requirements due to the limited settings on my polaroid camera. Additionally, the inspiration from various artists can be seen in my work which was a hope of mine through the means of polaroids, composition and then post production editing techniques such as is seen in my previously analysed Jamie Livingston photograph titled "09-18-1997".
However, to improve upon this shoot even more so I would have liked to expand the number of subjects used by further photographing more people. Perhaps even extending the idea of this shoot to a group of subjects not known to me, by approaching the mass public I could create a more in depth study in self-identity than currently shown.
Progression:
This is the first photoshoot in a new direction of my project in that my style and technique is different from the collage style of my first five shoots.
I will be continuing this technique into my next shoot, shoot 7, but I will instead be photographing my family members with the same camera and same question que so that the aesthetics are similar but it also developed the idea of self identity through a variety of influences on my own self identity.
Sunday, 26 February 2017
Saturday, 25 February 2017
Friday, 24 February 2017
Photoshoot 5: Work Record -
Work Record -
Plans:
⧫ I will capture images using a polaroid camera (Fujifilm Instax Mini 8)
⧫ I will capture images using my phone camera
⧫ I will collect relevant momentos
⧫ I will compose all items and images on an A3 sheet
Hope to Achieve:
What I hope to achieve for shoot 5 is to document an aspect of my life that is important in my documentation of self. This shoot will be composed physically as if a scrapbook page, which has been a hobby of mine for many years, and will combine photographs in various mediums, momentos and social media.
Shoot 5 will show a place that has been important in my upbringing; the location of the shoot is a place that I have visited with family since I was a child and is a place where I have many happy memories. Therefore, the theme of nostalgia and sentimentalism is recurring once more and these are features of my personality which I value highly and as such even the subjects of my shoots further study my idea of self identity.
Actually Achieved:
I achieved an overall aesthetic of connected images in my first five shoots as planned and also was correct in the majority of my predictions. I used a my Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 as my only camera in this shoot as a digital camera alone would have not been in keeping with my desired outcome and the polaroid camera fits more so with my personality and love for all things retro and vintage. Moreover, it is also a connection to many photographers who have influenced me.
This collage did not use any digital photographs but instead, much like shoot 3, uses elements of old media. The polaroid camera provides an aesthetic that I enjoy even when the minimalist lighting settings do not go as planned. The final images themselves work with the location and meaning of the shoot in that it is a remark about my young childhood and at that point polaroid cameras were still very widely used. The use of colour and lighting was very important to me in specific reference to this shoot in that it focused on my happy relationship with my grandparents but also my happy and naive memories of childhood.
Although, to improve this shoot I would have liked to expand the subject further by photographing multiple locations relating to childhood memories of places and give each individual shoot in that sub-series a colour palette that links to the colours that I mentally link with specific memories of happiness, excitement and such.
Progression:
This collage is the final in the style that I planned for my first five shoots. The technique of using multiple mediums within one final image is something that I do not plan on continuing for my next shoots.
I will most likely attempt to show a link and development between my ideas of the first five shoots and my next shoots in that I plan on using the older medium photographs. My current plan is to use polaroids although developments may lead me to change my idea especially the closer that I get to my final shoots.
I will be adapting my ideas to show my individual perceptions of both photography and the chosen exam question connected images in a way that draws inspiration from photographers in my research log and photographers research and also how I am capable of developing my own individual ideas.
Plans:
⧫ I will capture images using a polaroid camera (Fujifilm Instax Mini 8)
⧫ I will capture images using my phone camera
⧫ I will collect relevant momentos
⧫ I will compose all items and images on an A3 sheet
Hope to Achieve:
What I hope to achieve for shoot 5 is to document an aspect of my life that is important in my documentation of self. This shoot will be composed physically as if a scrapbook page, which has been a hobby of mine for many years, and will combine photographs in various mediums, momentos and social media.
Shoot 5 will show a place that has been important in my upbringing; the location of the shoot is a place that I have visited with family since I was a child and is a place where I have many happy memories. Therefore, the theme of nostalgia and sentimentalism is recurring once more and these are features of my personality which I value highly and as such even the subjects of my shoots further study my idea of self identity.
Actually Achieved:
I achieved an overall aesthetic of connected images in my first five shoots as planned and also was correct in the majority of my predictions. I used a my Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 as my only camera in this shoot as a digital camera alone would have not been in keeping with my desired outcome and the polaroid camera fits more so with my personality and love for all things retro and vintage. Moreover, it is also a connection to many photographers who have influenced me.
This collage did not use any digital photographs but instead, much like shoot 3, uses elements of old media. The polaroid camera provides an aesthetic that I enjoy even when the minimalist lighting settings do not go as planned. The final images themselves work with the location and meaning of the shoot in that it is a remark about my young childhood and at that point polaroid cameras were still very widely used. The use of colour and lighting was very important to me in specific reference to this shoot in that it focused on my happy relationship with my grandparents but also my happy and naive memories of childhood.
Although, to improve this shoot I would have liked to expand the subject further by photographing multiple locations relating to childhood memories of places and give each individual shoot in that sub-series a colour palette that links to the colours that I mentally link with specific memories of happiness, excitement and such.
Progression:
This collage is the final in the style that I planned for my first five shoots. The technique of using multiple mediums within one final image is something that I do not plan on continuing for my next shoots.
I will most likely attempt to show a link and development between my ideas of the first five shoots and my next shoots in that I plan on using the older medium photographs. My current plan is to use polaroids although developments may lead me to change my idea especially the closer that I get to my final shoots.
I will be adapting my ideas to show my individual perceptions of both photography and the chosen exam question connected images in a way that draws inspiration from photographers in my research log and photographers research and also how I am capable of developing my own individual ideas.
Thursday, 23 February 2017
Wednesday, 22 February 2017
Tuesday, 21 February 2017
Photoshoot 4: Work Record -
Work Record -
Plans:
⧫ I will capture images using a digital camera (Canon EOS 450D)
⧫ I will capture images using a polaroid camera (Fujifilm Instax Mini 8)
⧫ I will capture images using my phone camera
⧫ I will collate relevant social media
⧫ I will collect relevant momentos
⧫ I will compose all items and images on an A3 sheet
Hope to Achieve:
What I hope to achieve for shoot 4 is to document an aspect of my life that is important in my documentation of self. This shoot will be composed physically as if a scrapbook page, which has been a hobby of mine for many years, and will combine photographs in various mediums, momentos and social media.
Shoot 4 will exemplify my friendships but also a hobby of mine; all images captured will be during a day of filming a music video as media is a hobby of mine but also a course that I study. Thus the photographs depict my educational life, friendships and hobbies all in one connected image series resulting in a final A3 scrapbook page.
Actually Achieved:
I was able to achieve most of my hopes for this shoot in that I have depicted most of the themes that I had hoped to. I was using my DSLR camera and my fujifilm polaroid to convey youth in the modern and older respects of it. I also subverted my own expectations in my resourcefulness of finding relevant momentos to the shoot.
The final image is aesthetically pleasing in that I created an amateur aesthetic of layering and composite photography as a collage using a collection of photographs and items. The layout and composition was carefully considered. The use of various colours, both black and white and colour photographs, makes links to inspirational series' from artists such as David Shama.
Progression:
I will carry on this idea until my fifth shoot by using continuing the use of multiple photographic mediums across the first shoots of my project focusing on connected images. The final shoot due to its location may again mean that large digital cameras could be too obtrusive and difficult to manage due to shooting on location. Therefore, I may adapt my idea and use only one type of medium such as polaroid to continue identity established with the earlier shoots.
Consequently, the photographic skills will be somewhat variant to those seen previously but the overall final aesthetic and appearance should be reminiscent and almost a pastiche of my pervious work.
Plans:
⧫ I will capture images using a digital camera (Canon EOS 450D)
⧫ I will capture images using a polaroid camera (Fujifilm Instax Mini 8)
⧫ I will capture images using my phone camera
⧫ I will collate relevant social media
⧫ I will collect relevant momentos
⧫ I will compose all items and images on an A3 sheet
Hope to Achieve:
What I hope to achieve for shoot 4 is to document an aspect of my life that is important in my documentation of self. This shoot will be composed physically as if a scrapbook page, which has been a hobby of mine for many years, and will combine photographs in various mediums, momentos and social media.
Shoot 4 will exemplify my friendships but also a hobby of mine; all images captured will be during a day of filming a music video as media is a hobby of mine but also a course that I study. Thus the photographs depict my educational life, friendships and hobbies all in one connected image series resulting in a final A3 scrapbook page.
Actually Achieved:
I was able to achieve most of my hopes for this shoot in that I have depicted most of the themes that I had hoped to. I was using my DSLR camera and my fujifilm polaroid to convey youth in the modern and older respects of it. I also subverted my own expectations in my resourcefulness of finding relevant momentos to the shoot.
The final image is aesthetically pleasing in that I created an amateur aesthetic of layering and composite photography as a collage using a collection of photographs and items. The layout and composition was carefully considered. The use of various colours, both black and white and colour photographs, makes links to inspirational series' from artists such as David Shama.
Progression:
I will carry on this idea until my fifth shoot by using continuing the use of multiple photographic mediums across the first shoots of my project focusing on connected images. The final shoot due to its location may again mean that large digital cameras could be too obtrusive and difficult to manage due to shooting on location. Therefore, I may adapt my idea and use only one type of medium such as polaroid to continue identity established with the earlier shoots.
Consequently, the photographic skills will be somewhat variant to those seen previously but the overall final aesthetic and appearance should be reminiscent and almost a pastiche of my pervious work.
Monday, 20 February 2017
Sunday, 19 February 2017
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