object & body

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INITIAL IDEA STUDIO

Street performers in Rochester High Street to show the daily struggleand hard work they have to put in put out of context to createportraits that make viewers question about the subject, raisingcuriosity and interest.Things that will help the viewers would be clothing, body language,colours and facial expression of the subject.

- Their own idea of themselves.- Directing themselves.- How they feel about themselves.

- Natural body language/stance.- Being comfortable.


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LOOKING AT EXISTING

PHOTOGRAPHERS

Irving Penn

Richard Avedon

August Sander

Thomas Ruff

Francis Galton


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CHANGE OF IDEA

-After the tutorial, I realized that there would be problems inmanaging time. Set studio photo shoot times, cant be changedaround the subject.

-Therefore, I decided to change from Street Performers to moreprofessional performers and such as it isnt very different to myinitial idea.

-Continue to look at the photographers mentioned.


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RICHARD AVEDON

Subjects gaze.

More engaged to the viewers directly.Isolated feeling, more personal feeling.

One light source images more interesting and less overpowering. 3 Dimensional.

American West series BOOK

Interesting body languages.

A lot of negative space.

Plain background.


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AUGUST SANDER

Body language.

Neutral background.

Using the subject only to build up a profile about his character.

Gaze.

His studio portraits not as lively and much more deep in a sense.

Curiosity as to why the subject is gazing or looking at something else.

Body language.


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IRVING PENN

Letting subject to express themselves and portray themselves their waywithout the help of other objects.

Playing with Shadows to create a mysterious side to create curiosity.Lighting is very interesting, sharp contrast.

Certain body language of the subject, not standing or sitting still.

Thought provoking, increasing curiosity and interest.


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FRANCIS GALTON

Alphonse was a police officer who devised this technique to keep records of the prisoners held.

Focusing on Facial features to create a profile of person.

Used for distinguishing those who are different from the average through comparison.

I want to create profile of my subject in the studio to add a contemporary touch.

I want to use this idea to create profile of my subject but with added emotions on top of the anthropometricalstudy of the subjects facial features.


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THOMAS RUFF

Passport style photographs.

More engaged to the viewers directly.Isolated feeling, more personal feeling.

Unnatural lighting makes it very strange as it takes away shadows andtones, meaning no emotions.


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REMBRANDT

Standing out from dark background.

Chiaroscuro Lighting, the triangle. Contrast between light and the dark.

One light source for natural effect.


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CONCLUSION FROM RESEARCH

Studio portrait

Like the idea of having an interesting body language, pose.

Usage of one light source to create high level of contrast(Rembrandt), adding the element of mystery and of theunknown.

Having neutral background.

Just the subject with their clothing, stance and appearanceto tell the story.

In colour for a contemporary touch and to complement theexpression of the subject.Profile of a Subject

I want to create photographs that are expressive and saysomething rather than being solely for the purpose ofanthropometrics. > Therefore, less of an anthropometricalstudy.

Clothing such as hats still on.

Usage of one light source to create high level of contrast(Rembrandt) with the triangle.

Having neutral background.

Black and White as it is going to focussed on the facial

features. Therefore, the tones would be much moreinteresting.


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REMBRANDT LIGHTING WORKSHOP IDEAS

Revised version after theworkshop on lighting.

This set up allows me to createaccurate images that I amlooking for like the work of IrvingPenn and Avedon.

Initial idea for a set up tocreate natural portrait of thesubject but I found out that it

wouldnt be suitable for what Iam after.


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INITIAL IDEAS LOCATION

Portrait of a subject in their natural working space providingcontext and visual elements to form a background/story.

Subject from the Rochester High Street. Streetperformer/busker/vendors or even cleaners.

Show struggle and determination.

- Jacob August Riis

- Lewis Hine

- August Sander

- Eugene Atget


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LEWIS HINE

Lewis Hine: The child labour photos that shamed America BBC Article

Campaign for social reform. helped convince lawmakers to set new

regulations for industries in regards to protection of children.Very provoking images.

Sense of innocence, vulnerability and danger.

Very direct and impacting, gaze, body language.


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AUGUST SANDER

Isolation and cold feeling.

Body language/stance is distinctive in thecharacters.

Appearance, clothing gives an idea of who theyare.

Confident, curious, lost


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EUGENE ATGET

The objects and belongings help describe who they are.

Body language suggests in middle of action/routine.

Showing the streets that they spend their life in.


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CONTACT SHEET


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FINAL IMAGES


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FINAL IMAGES


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STILL LIFE


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INITIAL IDEAS

Interested by Student life.

Personal thoughts and feelings.

Loneliness and different perceptions/awareness.

Different levels.

Loneliness

Isolation

Imagination

Lost in thoughts , metaphorical


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Idea of getting lost in thoughts.

Imagination filling that void.

Insecure and vulnerable.

Alienation


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Secret Shadows

Using objects to create a profile or the portrait of the person.

Shadow as metaphor for mark of presence.

Interesting lines going across as well as vertical.


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RENE MAGRITTE

Self portraits, Surrealism. Influenced by De Chirico profound inspirational figure for Surrealists, founder of ScuolaMetafisica. Usage of Contrast between light and shadows, mysterious quality. (Objects of Desire Margit Rowell)

Apple used to block that which is visible while we want to see the face it is hiding apple as a symbol of life and thussuggesting possibility of it being any one of us.

A lot of metaphors used to convey his ideas.

Usage of horizon, lines to dissect the image in parts. Boundaries/limits.

2D effect.


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LAURA LENTINSKY

Now Again

Leftovers to represent presence, that particularmoment.

Used objects and fruits, interesting.

On the edge of the table suggesting vulnerability.

Plain table tops and background make the objectsstand out, emphasizing the focus and importance.


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RICHARD MISRACH

Although the actual meaning behind the images may differ, one

cannot deny the element of anonymity and isolation.Minimalistic visuals, very inspiring and relevant.

Dissection of image and being on the edge.


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APPLE

Henri Matisse Pablo Picasso

Rene Magritte

SYMBOLISM OF APPLE AND


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SYMBOLISM OF APPLE AND

COLOURSApple Symbol of Life, Knowledge, Youthfulness

Greek mythology

Power, ImmortalityNorse mythology Eternal youth

Biblical meaning Immortality, Knowledge, Sin, Temptation

My own interpretation of an Apple would be,

Memento Mori Latin for Remember your mortality, Remember you will die

Ironic

Black Death, Vacuum, Void, Night

White Purity, Sacred, Clean, Fresh

Green New life (Egyptian mythology), Vegetation, Growth


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TEST SHOOT

Compositions and colours.

White seems very off from what Iam trying to portray which is toshow the void, emptiness.

The portrait mode is much moresuitable because I want this tobe like a persons portrait.


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FINAL IMAGE


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SELF EVALUATION

Object and Body

Representation is what Photography is and it can be very powerful as well as problematic. Tome, representing someone or something means to show it through my perception and what Ibelieve to be is true. For my Body unit, I wanted to portray the subjects in such manner that itbrought out their strongest characteristic or personality.

My research for the Body part to me seems quite narrow and focussed as I knew what I wanted atthe end. For my Object unit, my ideas werent as clear from the start but I got to develop it as Idid my researches and eventually came up with a visual concept which I then translated into atest shoot.

My photographic choices for the body unit was influenced by the reference images from myresearches and I was able to produce similar images through the knowledge and skill I learnedfrom workshops. For the still life, the choices I made were again, heavily influenced by theresearch on paintings and photographs and my visual imagery as a result of those research.

Although I have managed to produce the work required, I still believe that I could have done thisbetter with a much more intensive and in-depth research into art movements such as Surrealismand also contemporary Still Life paintings.

I made usage of books on different Artists and Photographers alongside the Internet which I ampleased with but I would like to expand more on this and make this a habit. Also I would like tolook into different medias such as Music, Films, Sculptures and so on to have more inspirationsand motivations.

The most significant challenge in this unit has been the planning and organising of time. It wasvery tight towards the end for printing.

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