Photoshoot 7: 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 7 is to document self identity of family 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 7 will depict what people, my immediate family, 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:

Overall, I was pleased with the final outcome of shoot 7 in that it well continued my process and technique and therefore aesthetic established in photoshoot 6. The limited camera settings still worked well in the location and lighting of the scenario and provided the 90s reminiscent style that inspires both my work and the work of David Shama.

The final pieces are similar to the work of Julius D High in that the photographs are not extremely posed and create a natural atmosphere. Additionally, the diptych helps to convey the explicit and implicit ways of displaying self identity.

The captions explore each individuals responses in the similar way that Julius D High also uses captions to tell the narrative of the photograph but also more deeply of the person who is the subject. 

Progression: 

This is the second photoshoot in my the new direction and has well continued the aesthetic of shoot 6.

I will possibly be continuing this idea into my next photoshoots although I may adapt the ideas of technique and final outcome slightly to keep in theme with the aesthetic but show my development as a photographer with my own mind but also how I have been inspired by many others who have shaped my self identity as a photographer and a person.