fragment -
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plural noun: fragments
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noun
plural noun: fragments
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- a small part broken off or separated from something.
"small fragments of pottery"
INSPIRATION BOARD
EXHIBITION VISiT
Maurice Broomfiled: -
Industrial Sublime - V&A
Industrial Sublime - V&A
Maurice Broomfield (1916-2010) is considered to have created some of the most spectacular and important depictions of 20th-century manufacturing. He photographed the changing face of industry spanning the rise of post-war industrial Britain in the 1950s to its slow decline into the early 1960s.
Broomfeilds archive survives as a valuable record of this history, while his images can also be appreciated for their beauty. Although his images they look ‘in the moment’ they were actually carefully thought through and shot over a long period of time to get the perfect shot. They emphasize the dramatic, romantic, sublime and sometimes surreal qualities of the post-war British industry. In conclusion, I thoroughly enjoyed viewing Broomfield's work at the V&A. The whole exhibit was dedicated to his work and prints were placed neatly on the walls. As well as inside glass boxes and through digital form, the film explained Maurice's intentions and the meaningful story behind the images. Although his work does not link directly to my present project, I found the care and beauty of his images very inspiring. |
I chose this image because of the beautiful capturing of sparks around the machinery, seemingly delicate against industrial.
As a viewer you can sense danger but become oblivious to it because of the composure of the image. |
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set task - water
Instructions
Take a series of images that show different water locations focussing on the reflected patterns created on the water's surface.
Things to consider
When photographing water, consider your angle and how close to the water you are.
You can also try creating a video of the water as it moves by taking a succession of photos and turning it into a GIF.
Take a series of images that show different water locations focussing on the reflected patterns created on the water's surface.
Things to consider
When photographing water, consider your angle and how close to the water you are.
You can also try creating a video of the water as it moves by taking a succession of photos and turning it into a GIF.
Water can be beautiful and deceptive, as the water moves it can have a hypnotic effect on the viewer.
The same stretch of water can look very different depending on what time of day it is photographed.
Many different artists have captured water in different moods to have emotional effect on the viewer.
The same stretch of water can look very different depending on what time of day it is photographed.
Many different artists have captured water in different moods to have emotional effect on the viewer.
Inspiration -
ANDREW HEWETT
ANDREW HEWETT
Unfortunately I could not find any personal information about this artist, only his name attached to the work.
Although from the photos I think Andrew likes to find interesting light and reflections in calm but not static water.
As well as this, he focuses on colour and enhancing the colour of water, which can be adapted into many different forms.
Although from the photos I think Andrew likes to find interesting light and reflections in calm but not static water.
As well as this, he focuses on colour and enhancing the colour of water, which can be adapted into many different forms.
I love how these images turned out, they match the artist inspiration perfectly. the lines on the water bring out shadows and highlights, also creating intricate shapes across the water.
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My only criticism for this response is that the lighting is too dark, but this can be fixed through editing and lightroom.
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My only criticism for this response is that the lighting is too dark, but this can be fixed through editing and lightroom.
TOP 3 - edited
SET STASK - nature
Instructions
Take a series of images that show the effects of nature on the human-made environment.
Create a series of juxtapositions where you fake nature reclaiming human-made structures by putting branches etc. in unexpected places.
Things to think about
Take a series of images that show the effects of nature on the human-made environment.
Create a series of juxtapositions where you fake nature reclaiming human-made structures by putting branches etc. in unexpected places.
Things to think about
- Cropping in your picture
- Texture and surface area
- The contrast of human-made and natural surfaces.
The relentless battle between humans and the natural environment that they inhabit is one that holds endless visual possibilities.
The buildings and structures that humans build as symbols of prosperity and status are at their basic level simply a means of protection from the harsh environment that surrounds them.
What happens when the thing that is supposed to stay outside grows into our homes?
The relentless battle between humans and the natural environment that they inhabit is one that holds endless visual possibilities.
The buildings and structures that humans build as symbols of prosperity and status are at their basic level simply a means of protection from the harsh environment that surrounds them.
What happens when the thing that is supposed to stay outside grows into our homes?
Inspiration -
CHRISSIE MACDONALD
CHRISSIE MACDONALD
In the series ‘Overgrown’, art director Chrissie MacDonald collaborates with photographer John Short and creates a surreal world that sees nature breaking through bland concrete and human-made offices.
Nature is seen as an invader and one that if left, will slowly take over the whole of the bland environment it has started to inhabit.
Nature is seen as an invader and one that if left, will slowly take over the whole of the bland environment it has started to inhabit.
For this shoot, I was inspired by one of MacDonald's images with a plant appearing to be growing out of a sink.
Instead of a sink I decided to use a bath. I picked up different elements of nature and arranged them around the plug hole as if they were growing out of it, I also used tiny twigs along the floor of the bath to create a spider shape that seems alive and reaching for the viewer, to create unease.
I used lots of different angles to create the perfect illusion that it was growing.
Instead of a sink I decided to use a bath. I picked up different elements of nature and arranged them around the plug hole as if they were growing out of it, I also used tiny twigs along the floor of the bath to create a spider shape that seems alive and reaching for the viewer, to create unease.
I used lots of different angles to create the perfect illusion that it was growing.
TOP 3
This image was actually an accident but I really like how unique it is and how the warm lighting has made it slightly red and blurry.
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PERSONAL REsponse
Inspiration -
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Summer Project
FIRST ATTEMPT
For this project I want to capture a distorted effect of the eye, fragmented and repeated within the image. Also using colour and shapes from the eye to create interesting shapes.
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I used a kaleidoscope to create this effect of a repeated image, maneuvering the camera and focus to distort the eye.
Although I didn't use live models for this shoot, I quite like the surrealism the google images gives the picture, it's similar to a dystopian insight into someones mind.
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I used a kaleidoscope to create this effect of a repeated image, maneuvering the camera and focus to distort the eye.
Although I didn't use live models for this shoot, I quite like the surrealism the google images gives the picture, it's similar to a dystopian insight into someones mind.
I love how these photos are precise and capture colour well, the sections of the eye that I've focused on bring out the shape and dimension of the kaleidoscope.
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In the last three photos I experimented and zoomed in 3x with my camera, I think the close up effect is more interesting so I will continue to use it in my second attempt.
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In the last three photos I experimented and zoomed in 3x with my camera, I think the close up effect is more interesting so I will continue to use it in my second attempt.
TOP 3
EDITED
I really love how these edits tuned out, I think the colours match the palette from the inspiration images. As well as this the pictures are crisp and the focus is in the right place for effect. In my second response I want each image to be more unique, as the three I have picked previously are very similar in terms of composition.
SECOND ATTEMPT
For this attempt I focused more on parts of the face instead of eyes, I wanted to create a more mystical effect. I tried to blur the images by increasing my Fstop, I love the ghostly change this made.
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I also like how I have focused my camera on a specific part or centre of an image. This ensures that your eye is first drawn to the focus of the image, as the rest it blurred.
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I also like how I have focused my camera on a specific part or centre of an image. This ensures that your eye is first drawn to the focus of the image, as the rest it blurred.
TOP 3
B&W
I think the B&W products all look too similar and don't bring out the best in the photographs.
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If I were to further develop this, I will stick with colour.
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If I were to further develop this, I will stick with colour.
DISTORTION
Original Inspiration -
STEVE PURNELL
STEVE PURNELL
Steve Purnell is an English photographer based in the Rhymney Valley in South East Wales. He was inspired by a short lived art movement or the 1930s called Op Art or Optical Art.
It is a style of visual art that makes use of optical illusions. Major exponents of this type of art were Victor Vasarely and Bridget Riley.
These images we called Steve Purnell's "humble attempt to create artworks in this style"
This is my starting point for inspiration. Although I do like Purnells work I do find it slightly boring, and not what I'd like to produce for this assignment.
It is a style of visual art that makes use of optical illusions. Major exponents of this type of art were Victor Vasarely and Bridget Riley.
These images we called Steve Purnell's "humble attempt to create artworks in this style"
This is my starting point for inspiration. Although I do like Purnells work I do find it slightly boring, and not what I'd like to produce for this assignment.
Researched Inspiration -
MARTA BEQUAVA
MARTA BEQUAVA
Marta Bevacqua (1989- ) is an Italian photographer and director based in Paris.
She photographs women in different scenarios and with interesting directions and shapes with feminine bodies. 'The good, the bad, the ugly' I am focusing on her work with glass and refections, inspired by Purnell. Working with real peoples faces and having more depth is much more enjoyable for me, and I think it more interesting overall. |
I love the way these pictures turned out, I think they are technically more advanced than my first attempt and the white background brings out the shapes and angles of the models face. Furthermore, they look professional and clean, similar to my inspiration.
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DIFFERENT VIeWS OF A PERSON
Inspiration -
CHAD PITMAN
CHAD PITMAN
Chad Pitman (1981-) is an American photographer who discovered his interest in image making at an early age through his father's photography, his series titled ‘People’ identifies irresistible charm in unexpected places by focusing on people and their idiosyncrasies.
Pitman captures characterising and distinctive details of his models, whether it’s lingering on the expressive bend of a lover’s finger or pondering the striking scar on a stranger’s cheek, this idea in the iconic grid shape is what we tried to recreate.
This shoot was in natural light with a plain white background so it doesn't distract from the subject.
WWW - I love the realness of these images, the composition is interesting and some of the shadows and angles are really interesting.
EBI - A few of the images are boring and have bad lighting and/or aren't quite in focus.
Pitman captures characterising and distinctive details of his models, whether it’s lingering on the expressive bend of a lover’s finger or pondering the striking scar on a stranger’s cheek, this idea in the iconic grid shape is what we tried to recreate.
This shoot was in natural light with a plain white background so it doesn't distract from the subject.
WWW - I love the realness of these images, the composition is interesting and some of the shadows and angles are really interesting.
EBI - A few of the images are boring and have bad lighting and/or aren't quite in focus.
EDITED
exhibition visit
How To Win At Photography : Image Making As Play
THE PHOTOGRAPHERS GALLERY
Fri 24 Jun 2022 - Sun 25 Sep2022
THE PHOTOGRAPHERS GALLERY
Fri 24 Jun 2022 - Sun 25 Sep2022
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'How to Win at Photography' explores the relationships between photography, image-making and play. Featuring over 30 international artists, this exhibit questions the very meaning and function of photography.
Focusing on the playful aspects of visual culture and the history of photography, including image-making within computer games and cyanotype images as an early form of photography. Artists include; Ai Weiwei, Aneta Grzeszykowska, Cory Arcangel, Claude Cahun, Cindy Sherman, Harun Farocki, Ed Ruscha, John Yuyi and Sherrie Levine. |
MY PHOTOS OF THE EXHIBIT
I found this exhibit highly inspirational. Its interactive aspects and many different styles and perspectives of what photography means taught me that experimenting with my work and taking risks can be transformative.
- One particular interactive piece, aside from a video game that you could control and an AI that copies your face, was an audience response wall. The question read, "What makes a good photograph?". This threw me as I didn't know what to say and had to really think about it, I will aspire to think like this before I take any photograph in the future. |
THE GEOMETRIC POrTraiT
Inspiration-
Gordon Magnin
Gordon Magnin
“To make the beautiful ugly"
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Gordon Magnin (1978-) is a successful Nevada based artist who steals already taken pictures and uses precise and geometric cuts in photoshop to completely restructure the form of the original portraits. This is deceptive at first sight as the human eye is not used to features being repositioned, this is what makes Magnins work so individual.
The political aim of his work is to highlight the unrealistic expectations of the modeling industry, his use of digital manipulation alters faces to create ‘perfection’ in campaigns and advertisements.
Furthermore the use of monochrome in his photographs accentuates the features even further due to the use of shadow and quality exaggerating certain parts of the image.
Our task is to recreate this using our own images, using different techniques to achieve a digital and physical effect.
I have chosen to do a digital response
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Gordon Magnin (1978-) is a successful Nevada based artist who steals already taken pictures and uses precise and geometric cuts in photoshop to completely restructure the form of the original portraits. This is deceptive at first sight as the human eye is not used to features being repositioned, this is what makes Magnins work so individual.
The political aim of his work is to highlight the unrealistic expectations of the modeling industry, his use of digital manipulation alters faces to create ‘perfection’ in campaigns and advertisements.
Furthermore the use of monochrome in his photographs accentuates the features even further due to the use of shadow and quality exaggerating certain parts of the image.
Our task is to recreate this using our own images, using different techniques to achieve a digital and physical effect.
I have chosen to do a digital response
INITIAL SHOOT
FIRST ATTEMPT
This is my first attempt at Gordons style. Although it works as a concept the spaces are too big/ uneven and it doesn't meet the brief.
SECOND ATTEMPT
This attempt is much more interesting, the shapes are thinner and in more interesting positions in terms of distortion. However, the circles are not even and have flat sides, in my next reponse
EXPERIMENT
This is an anomaly image, originally an accident but it turned out very interesting. I was inspired by the first image in the three examples, I think the small squares and rectangles create an illusion effect, although my edit doesn't completely match that image I think it still works in tricking the eye.
FIRST ATTEMPT
This was my first attempt at this style of Gordon Magnin, I really like his and the inspiration photo above. However, I found it hard to keep the circles exactly the same, and you can see where I have not arranged the shapes correctly as there are white strips. Furthermore the placement is off, I do not think it works with the image.
SECOND ATTEMPT
I love this edit. I think it captured Magnins style and is clean and precise, the shadows and angles within the shape are work well together and create an alien effect.
- PENTAGON
This is an interesting first attempt and i like how he shape distorts the face in an unusual way.
However my editing is not particularly clean and the shape could be focused more on just her face instead of her hair.
This is an interesting first attempt and i like how he shape distorts the face in an unusual way.
However my editing is not particularly clean and the shape could be focused more on just her face instead of her hair.
PHYSIcAL RESPONSE
Inspiration -
Almar Haser
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Cosmic surgery is Hasers most recent project, imagined as a medical procedure inspired by the dystopian future, she imagines aesthetic enhancement, mood alteration, and to oppose increasingly pervasive methods of surveillance.
Combining photography with collage and origami, Haser's playfully odd portraits consider the link between identity and image in a culture of visual bombardment. She suggests a fundamental shift in the way we understand ourselves and the world around us, picturing the possibility of a trans-humanist future.
"Experimentation has shaped my identity as an artist. I’m always thinking about different sculptural approaches to photography and how I can build layers into the work. I never know exactly how I’m going to produce the work until I’ve spent hours experimenting. Most of the time it’s a happy accident that shapes the final piece."
Almar Haser
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Cosmic surgery is Hasers most recent project, imagined as a medical procedure inspired by the dystopian future, she imagines aesthetic enhancement, mood alteration, and to oppose increasingly pervasive methods of surveillance.
Combining photography with collage and origami, Haser's playfully odd portraits consider the link between identity and image in a culture of visual bombardment. She suggests a fundamental shift in the way we understand ourselves and the world around us, picturing the possibility of a trans-humanist future.
"Experimentation has shaped my identity as an artist. I’m always thinking about different sculptural approaches to photography and how I can build layers into the work. I never know exactly how I’m going to produce the work until I’ve spent hours experimenting. Most of the time it’s a happy accident that shapes the final piece."
- Almars personal response
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MY RESPONSE
Experimenting with physical materials was an interesting new approach in comparison to digital face contortion. I completed the task well and matched the inspiration to my final response. I was careful with positioning and ensured the paper object was in positions that reflected the initial image well, or had an odd effect.
However my edges look rough and some of the images are possibly not the best angle. If I were to do this again I would use one light source and control the shadows more, also create more physical shapes to experiment with.
However my edges look rough and some of the images are possibly not the best angle. If I were to do this again I would use one light source and control the shadows more, also create more physical shapes to experiment with.
Luke Stephenson (1983- ) is an English photographer. Life in Britain is at the core of his work. His images are simple and sophisticated, usually with a simple and bold colour background and an interesting subject to draw the eye in, including famous faces, stuffed birds and different foods.
As well as this he sometimes puts his pictures in series (see example above). We tried to recreate this with crumbling biscuits to make a stop-motion effect.
WWW - The images are clear and crisp, and the cuts are even.
EBI - Because the camera wasn't in the exact same spot every time, when you look at the GIF it shudders in and out, it's not even. As well as this the light is changing throughout the images so it looks uneven and unprofessional.
As well as this he sometimes puts his pictures in series (see example above). We tried to recreate this with crumbling biscuits to make a stop-motion effect.
WWW - The images are clear and crisp, and the cuts are even.
EBI - Because the camera wasn't in the exact same spot every time, when you look at the GIF it shudders in and out, it's not even. As well as this the light is changing throughout the images so it looks uneven and unprofessional.
FIRST RESPONSE
SECOND RESPONSE
If I were to do this again I would use a tripod to position my camera in one place, this would prevent uneven movement. I would also use artificial light instead of natural so there are no sudden shadows within the images.
2nd exhibition visit
Chris Killip -
RETROSPECTIVE
Fri 07 Oct 2022 - Sun 19 Feb 2023
RETROSPECTIVE
Fri 07 Oct 2022 - Sun 19 Feb 2023
"His stark but sympathetic observation focused attention on issues and communities often neglected or hidden."
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Chris Killip's continued efforts to value and document the lives of those affected by the economic shifts in the North of England, throughout the 1970s and 80s, have made him one of the most influential figures of British Photography.
This retrospective exhibition of more than 140 works, serves as the most comprehensive survey of the photographer's work to date and includes previously unseen works. Against a background of shipbuilding and coal mining, he witnessed the togetherness of communities and the industries that sustained them and stayed long enough to see their loss. Chris Killip, retrospective is co-curated by Tracy Marshall Grant and Ken Grant I really enjoyed Killips work. It is emotional and tells a story of poverty and hardship, he captures moments in time. The choice to convert everything to Black and White creates an even bleaker scene. However also makes the viewer think about what the image would be like in colour.
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MY PICTURES FROM THE EXHIBIT
FRAGMENTED BUILDINGS
Inspiration -
Patrick Cornillet
Patrick Cornillet
Patrick Cornillet (1968- ) is a French architectural painter, he uses shapes to create a desolate and futuristic look.
In this series, he has painted architectural elements isolated from their environment and reconstituted in the form of objects on a white background. The use of concrete makes us aware of the material and remains left by humans, and the uninhibited space is saddening for the viewer.
His more recent work can be viewed as ‘severe’ or ‘naked’. These images evoke the ruins of a fallen society, standing as naked, fragmented as architecture left in the center of the painting, in suspense by its viewers.
His works capture their spectators in an illusory space, the viewer struggles to give an interpretation to these concrete structures.
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In this series, he has painted architectural elements isolated from their environment and reconstituted in the form of objects on a white background. The use of concrete makes us aware of the material and remains left by humans, and the uninhibited space is saddening for the viewer.
His more recent work can be viewed as ‘severe’ or ‘naked’. These images evoke the ruins of a fallen society, standing as naked, fragmented as architecture left in the center of the painting, in suspense by its viewers.
His works capture their spectators in an illusory space, the viewer struggles to give an interpretation to these concrete structures.
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FIRST ATTEMPT
Keeping the electricity line has made the image really interesting, as if the photograph is split in two. Although I like the sky it does not match Patrick Cornillet's theme of work, also some of the editing is not clean enough.
SECOND ATTEMPT
I much prefer this edit, the lines are cleaner and the sky matches my inspiration well. Also the way I have edited out the windows and filled it with sky creates dimension and shape. It also makes the viewer feel like the are inside the building rather than looking upon it.
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SECOND EXHIBITION
THE BARBICAN -
Soheila Sokhanvari
Rebel Rebel
Fri 7 Oct 2022—Sun 26 Feb 2023
Soheila Sokhanvari
Rebel Rebel
Fri 7 Oct 2022—Sun 26 Feb 2023
Rebel Rebel, the first major UK commission by Iranian artist Soheila Sokhanvari, celebrates and commemorates feminist icons from pre-revolutionary Iran.
The exhibition explores the contradictions of Iranian women’s lives between 1925 and the 1979 revolution.
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Sokhanvari transforms the Curve into an immersive space that is painted floor to ceiling with geometric patterns based on traditional Islamic design.
The exhibition ends with extravagant mirrored sculptures featuring internal projections drawn from Filmfarsi.
With humour and verve, Rebel Rebel explores the contradictions of Iranian women’s lives between 1925 and the 1979 revolution – an explosive period of both liberation and commodification that proved short lived.
The exhibition explores the contradictions of Iranian women’s lives between 1925 and the 1979 revolution.
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Sokhanvari transforms the Curve into an immersive space that is painted floor to ceiling with geometric patterns based on traditional Islamic design.
The exhibition ends with extravagant mirrored sculptures featuring internal projections drawn from Filmfarsi.
With humour and verve, Rebel Rebel explores the contradictions of Iranian women’s lives between 1925 and the 1979 revolution – an explosive period of both liberation and commodification that proved short lived.
SELF PORTRAITS -
I used the interesting light from the exhibit to create this effect.
I used the interesting light from the exhibit to create this effect.
DEVELopMENT
Inspiration One -
Duane Michals
Duane Michals
Duane Michals (b. 1932) is one of the great photographic innovators of the last century, he describes his photographic skills as "completely self-taught.", and is widely known for his work with series, multiple exposures, and text.
The sequences use a cinema’s frame-by-frame format, and Michals has also incorporated text as a key component in his works. Rather than serving a didactic or explanatory function, his handwritten text adds another dimension to the images’ meaning and gives voice to Michals’ singular musings.
“I use photography to help me explain my experience to myself,” he reflected. “I believe in the imagination. What I cannot see is infinitely more important than what I can see.”
One of his more famous pieces is called, 'All Things Are Queer'. This image features the progression of an image that tells a story, it has a surreal element similar to the image above, which I was particularly inspired by.
I aim to create a series of pictures that are interesting and work together, within the style of Duane Michals.
The sequences use a cinema’s frame-by-frame format, and Michals has also incorporated text as a key component in his works. Rather than serving a didactic or explanatory function, his handwritten text adds another dimension to the images’ meaning and gives voice to Michals’ singular musings.
“I use photography to help me explain my experience to myself,” he reflected. “I believe in the imagination. What I cannot see is infinitely more important than what I can see.”
One of his more famous pieces is called, 'All Things Are Queer'. This image features the progression of an image that tells a story, it has a surreal element similar to the image above, which I was particularly inspired by.
I aim to create a series of pictures that are interesting and work together, within the style of Duane Michals.
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One of his more famous pieces is called, 'All Things Are Queer'. This image features the progression of an image that tells a story, it has a surreal element similar to the image above, which I was particularly inspired by. I aim to create a series of pictures that are interesting and work together, within the style of Duane Michals. - |
My idea with this was then to flip the camera around to street view and photograph the window with my shadow inside. I wanted to have an image with the light behind, as if the photographer was taking the photo from inside the light.
Unfortunately I did not manage to execute this.
The first three photos compliment the inspiration very well, however I had drifted away from my original idea. This resulted in each image having an even more zoomed in composition.
Even though this wasn't my original idea, I still think it was beneficial to my whole project as it taught me that you have to be careful and precise when planning out a shoot.
My next response is going to be of a person. Practicing with both buildings and people will give me more of an idea of what direction I want to go in.
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Unfortunately I did not manage to execute this.
The first three photos compliment the inspiration very well, however I had drifted away from my original idea. This resulted in each image having an even more zoomed in composition.
Even though this wasn't my original idea, I still think it was beneficial to my whole project as it taught me that you have to be careful and precise when planning out a shoot.
My next response is going to be of a person. Practicing with both buildings and people will give me more of an idea of what direction I want to go in.
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Inspiration Two -
Malick Kebe
Malick Kebe
Malick Kebe (b. 1991) is an African photographer who, through the lens of his iphone and thanks to his minimalist vision, is able to create his own identity by building a universe that he perfectly masters, mixing modernity and his African origins. In July 2019, Malick won the first Mobile Photography award from PHmuseum photography, in the “Fashion” category.
Kebe has a strong understanding of shape, colour and concept, producing evocative storytelling through minimal subjects and limited production.
His use of bold colours and darker skinned models creates a silhouetted effect in his images, I aim to recreate this. As I am really interested in using concentrated colours like this as I have not previously.
“The color is my flag, it is Africa. For me any object is above all a color before being a form. Color has a hold on me. I spend hours on my photos in post-production. My sublimated models embody a story through oversaturated colors.
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Kebe has a strong understanding of shape, colour and concept, producing evocative storytelling through minimal subjects and limited production.
His use of bold colours and darker skinned models creates a silhouetted effect in his images, I aim to recreate this. As I am really interested in using concentrated colours like this as I have not previously.
“The color is my flag, it is Africa. For me any object is above all a color before being a form. Color has a hold on me. I spend hours on my photos in post-production. My sublimated models embody a story through oversaturated colors.
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I love the strong silhouette I have created with this response and my edits. The bold colours shine through and correspond well with my inspiration, also the crisp lines and shapes my model has created with her body adds dimension to the image.
Although I would have liked to have more flexibility with the background, so I could wrap or move it around my subject.
Although I would have liked to have more flexibility with the background, so I could wrap or move it around my subject.
SECOND RESPONSE
Out of my two previous developments I preferred the Duane Michals idea and response. I have more ideas for it and feel that the final result can be more interesting.
For my next response I want to recreate Michals' portrait sequence.
For my next response I want to recreate Michals' portrait sequence.
I love how these images have turned out, I captured exactly what I wanted to with mirror reflections and lighting. If I were to do it again I could use a larger mirror and set my ISO to 200, as during this shoot it was set to AUTO, this created a grainy effect.
EDITED
EDIT
Although this edit does not correspond to my inspiration I still think it has the same dreamy and distorted effect. Again the image is grainy, a more crisp edge would have improved it.
SECOND Inspiration-
Smoke & Mirrors
/ Elizaveta Porodina
Smoke & Mirrors
/ Elizaveta Porodina
ELIZAVETA PORODINA (1987-) is a Russian artist, photographer, and psychologist. Known for her surrealist themes and use of symbolism, she varies between cinematic, fashion and documentary imagery.
In her experimental fashion and fine art photography, she travels through time and space, extracting the underlying emotions in her entrancing productions. The Munich based photographer is a master of dark romanticism and her clients include Dior, Carolina Herrera, Jo Malone, Moncler, Vogue, among others.
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Elizaveta is similar to Duane Michals in that they both experiment with portrait distortion and reflection, though she focuses more on the dreamy aspects of an image.
I want to do the same, to trick the eye of my audience into looking deeper into my photos.
In her experimental fashion and fine art photography, she travels through time and space, extracting the underlying emotions in her entrancing productions. The Munich based photographer is a master of dark romanticism and her clients include Dior, Carolina Herrera, Jo Malone, Moncler, Vogue, among others.
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Elizaveta is similar to Duane Michals in that they both experiment with portrait distortion and reflection, though she focuses more on the dreamy aspects of an image.
I want to do the same, to trick the eye of my audience into looking deeper into my photos.
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INITAL SHOOT
Week 3
I tried to develop on ELIZAVETA PORODINA's work, and was inspired by her multiple mirrors and perspectives images.
I tried to recreate this with the three sided dress mirror. I placed the camera in different positions to try and get the best angles from all the different perspectives of my face and where I was looking.
I also used slow shutter speed as a different effect and in response to Porodina's stretched face image.
I tried to recreate this with the three sided dress mirror. I placed the camera in different positions to try and get the best angles from all the different perspectives of my face and where I was looking.
I also used slow shutter speed as a different effect and in response to Porodina's stretched face image.
EBI = had my iso on atuo so most of the pictures are v grainy. - DEVELOP
TOP 3 EDITED
These turned out really well, they are crisp and show contrasting points of view.
I love the lighting and the contrasting shadows of my face. The warmth of the photographs shines through in the edits, similar to the saturated images of my inspirational artist. -
For my next response I am interested in using film, and combining all of my previous responses into one. Using film naturally creates a sequence, I want to try and keep the colour, and experiment with slow shutter speed and layered images. - I want to use a film camera and try and acheive a dreamy subdued final product. |
Insparation -
HELENA ALMEDIA
HELENA ALMEDIA
Helena Almeida (1934-2018) was a Portuguese artist known for her work in photography, performance art, body art, painting and drawing. She represented Portugal at the Venice Biennale in 1982 and 2005 and had a solo exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago in 2017.
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I love Helena Almeida's use of colour, the faded and blurry aspects are really interesting for me. I will try and use coloured projections and slow shutter speed to link all my responses into a final piece.
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I love Helena Almeida's use of colour, the faded and blurry aspects are really interesting for me. I will try and use coloured projections and slow shutter speed to link all my responses into a final piece.
My idea to recreate this is to use coloured crepe paper to cover the camera lense, to create opaque effect + distortion.
I may also use a projector, this links back to my first ever response for GCSE (My Summer Alphabet response). In this I used a projector to add letters to my models face, I will experiment with this in my final response. |
For my final development I want to produce something new and exiting, with a media I have never used before. I want to include all of the aspects from my previous responses; the colour from my second and last shoot. and the series of images from my first inspiration Duane Michals. I really liked the concept of a series of images, but I want the final response to be a vibrant colour, linking back to my second response.
I am interested in using actual developed film reel to create my final response. I thought I would combine the two because developed film reel is a series of boxes - like telling a story in a sequence.
I am going to use a projector, which is the first media I used in my first ever project for GCSE photography, and now I'm using it for my last. This will use light to create colour on the face, and a distorted effect.
I am going to shoot this on a digital camera first as you only get one chance with a film camera, as you have to develop it. I want to test first.
I am interested in using actual developed film reel to create my final response. I thought I would combine the two because developed film reel is a series of boxes - like telling a story in a sequence.
I am going to use a projector, which is the first media I used in my first ever project for GCSE photography, and now I'm using it for my last. This will use light to create colour on the face, and a distorted effect.
I am going to shoot this on a digital camera first as you only get one chance with a film camera, as you have to develop it. I want to test first.
A film camera is a camera that exposes photographic film to light in order to take a picture.
- Used since the late 1800s, the film is a chemical emulsion on a plastic substrate that is sensitive to light. When exposed, an analogous image of the scene is created within the chemical layer of the material (see film). |
DIGITAL RERSPONSE
I loved the way the light is captured and bounces off my glasses to create a jagged effect. The tiny streaks of light are so interesting, for example in the image on the far right, my jewellery reflection becomes the centre on the image.
I want to achieve this in my film shoot.
I want to achieve this in my film shoot.
FILM SHOOT
- when my film was developed, I hadn't realised that the machine used would automatically cut out all the colour from the image.
Originally I was unsure how this was going to look, but I think it adds another dimension to the picture. In some of them you can still where there would be colour, but it has created a hazy/dreamy effect, which I really love. I am going to use a light-box to enhance the detailing of the developed film. - |
In conclusion, I have really enjoyed Fragments as a topic. I have had many ideas and concepts along the way but I am very happy with the direction I took and my final piece, I have included and
experimented with everything that I wanted to.
I am excited for what the new year brings!
experimented with everything that I wanted to.
I am excited for what the new year brings!