Monday, 29 February 2016
Saturday, 27 February 2016
Research log
Michal Macku
Michal Macku's photo here shows a powerful connotation of eeriness, suggesting this subject isn't happy with his face and is wanting to scratch it out. This important is important in showing this because of the nudity displayed, this helps as you can see the veins on the arms- showing strain. It also creates a dehumanizing connotation- suggest he is animal-like, perhaps a lion.
James Cant
James Cant produced a series of images displaying children and what seems to be an empty chair, however there was original a family member sat in the chair and then edited out. This displays the child's emotion perfectly. This example is of a young girl is was shoot with her mother. If this wasn't put into context, the connotation would be of an innocent young girl lost in thought.
Aurelia Paraschiv
Aurelia Paraschiv has a collection of different images all portraying/ with the connotation of loneliness. With minimum subjects, either on their own, or showing movement across the frame. Yet my favorites of her work are the rain ones with a vignette around it. The way the focus is on the rain making the two people in the background blurred. Thus making it difficult for us to read into who they are, we can't see genders yet they could be in a relationship or just family. Yet the rain aspect creates deeper meaning- perhaps they have lost someone they deeply love.
Brassai
Brassai's series of "Paris de nuit"- translating to Paris at night conveys a documentary of love. Starting with what appears to be a happy relationship between a female and male and are deeply in love. Yet as the photos progress, the atmosphere changes to lost/ heart break. We see the female on her own. Leaving the question what happened to him? Did he die in battle? I choose this images for Brassai because I like how the couple are sat in their own corner, no one else is invading them, it's their own bubble. Joined by the reflections of the mirrors either side help increase the security between the pair as it is only them and their reflections.
Christopher McKenney.
Christopher McKenney's work displays a creepy and eerie atmosphere/ feel to it. The photos vary from having half the body edited out, they are in water, or as you can see from this photo the whole body is disappeared. I really like this image because at first glimpse, this is a photo of balloons on a rope. Yet you can see from the end of the rope this is an image suggesting a depression atmosphere. The irony between the bright colours of the balloons suggesting fun and the noose suggesting suicide makes this a very intriguing and interesting image.
Katie Colgan
Katie Colgan's photos consist of a variety of different atmospheres through changes of editing and scenery. The main aspect is the lack of human subjects. Colgan's work conveys empty sceneries connotating different emotions. For example, the image I chose, even though there is no human subjects there is an atmosphere of fun- without actually seeing visual facial emotions. This is because the connotation of a fun fair is exciting and a fun day out. Fun dais are a shield from the outside pain, this photo captures this because you see the focus of the pavement following around the park and then when you focus into the image, you see a gate- the main shield of the park.
Gillian Wearing
Gillian Wearing took a series of images, where she went around the streets asking people to write what they were feeling on a piece of paper while she took an image of it. This is an example of her work. I really like this because the emotion contrasts the look of the subject. This conveys the "Don't judge a book by its cover". This subject looks well paid and very successful, yet the paper suggests otherwise.
Lucinda Chua
Lucinda Chua took photos of empty chairs. This one is my favourite because other than the loneliness mood, it also creates an eerie/ creepy atmosphere. This is because a cinema theatre is normally filled with people yet as it is empty it raises questions to why it is like this. Chua's work consists of various objects/ scenes portraying different atmospheres.
Laurel Komos
Whilst researching I came across a varied selection of photography from Laurel Komos, yet my favourite is the ones with Polaroid photos because it forms a connotation of nostalgia- for example thinking of a lost love. I really like this image because it conveys a loneliness atmosphere/ sad. Additionally, this image has a connotation of infidelity- unfaithfulness . This is because it is of a photo of her holding hands with someone yet it appears to be someone else holding this image- suggesting she is yearning her love with someone else.
Joel Robison
Joel Robison has created a series of different images which are edited in really intriguing and interesting. This is an example of his work which I really like because its unordinary. The denotation of a man swing on a line of lights with the background of the top of Big Ben of this photo is a very original piece of work. Yet this photo holds the connotation of someone looking at the world from a new perspective, the size of him is out of proportion with everything else- showing the how different this is. Also the subject appears to be gazing away, suggesting he is lost in deep thought.
Katie Crawford.
http://www.katiejoycrawford.com/myanxiousheart
Katie Crawford's work was one of my favorite to research because they are really interesting to look at. The denotation of a subject being sat in an eye timer surrounding with clocks is a really though provoking idea. This holds the connotation that she is feeling trapped and is quite anxious because feels as if she is running out of time- soon she will be drowning in sand. This links with all her other work because they also hold anxious thoughts, for example capturing a subject wrapped in cling-film- suffocating.
Katie Crawford's work was one of my favorite to research because they are really interesting to look at. The denotation of a subject being sat in an eye timer surrounding with clocks is a really though provoking idea. This holds the connotation that she is feeling trapped and is quite anxious because feels as if she is running out of time- soon she will be drowning in sand. This links with all her other work because they also hold anxious thoughts, for example capturing a subject wrapped in cling-film- suffocating.
Kyle Thompson.
Kyle Thompson's work conveys the mood of nostalgia. I choose this because it reminded me of a photo which belonged in a diary. Even though this image has a denotation of a guy looking out the window of a car, it holds the connotation of a summer love which perhaps has been lost for a long time and someone is trying to reconnect with them. This comes across through the musty aspect, it seems as if it's a summer "Road trip" and these teenagers are just out for a laugh, the person taking the shot seems to like this person- it's as if an eye-line shoot of an admirer.
Mike Broadway.
This image links with the rest of the series because they appear to be a CCTV type. I really like this feel because it's as if us as the audience are looking into this person's life, yet they are unaware. There is a chance this person really does not know, which I think is a really good concept. This however was my favorite image of his work because the subject is a silhouette so their identity is hidden (this could be anyone).
Christian Sampson.
Much like Katie Crawford's work, I really like Christian Sampson's work because I believe the connotations you can pull apart from these images are really interesting. This image is an example, the denotation is someone is clearly just about to cut a be of string with a knife at the end which will land in the neck of this person. Yet the fine art aspect of it holds lots of connotations, for starters, the black lines which appear to be veins could to be this person is so down that even her inside is being to become darken but the hate. The person appears to be a lot of mental pain, she feels threatened. I also like how the vignette and the "old-ish" filter on it makes it appear to be an emotion this person has been feeling for a very long time- yet how she is hiding her face shows she is still hiding it because she is scared if she makes any movement, the knife will drop.
Christian Hopkins.
Christian Hopkins is another example of fine art through a variety of different manipulation techniques. I choose this image because it is most likely for my work as at this moment in time I can manipulate my images in the way this photograph does, even though they are really intriguing. The reason behind me picking this image is also because it shows the pain of this subject, they are struggling with something- alone- no-one is with him to help. I like how the movement is shown to show his mental struggle. What is hard to tell is if this is an image to show an actual movement of someone in pain, or a mental movement of someone.
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Shoot 1- Depression Work Record
Date- 20th February 2016
Aim.
For my first shoot I wanted to allocate it around the mood of depression. I set out wanting to take images of objects, although half way through taking these images I decided to include a subject. Yet when researching for inspiration lots of the images were of females, so I decided to mix it up a little in choosing a male subject. I thought this was a better way as it shows how everyone can suffer depression- not just one gender. Before going out to shoot, I planned everything which I was going to do- from what route we were going to all, what props I was to take and how my subject was dressed. All these aspects was important as I needed to know what to aspect and how I going to go about my shoot.
This is an original image I shoot. The reason behind this photo was to show the body image side of depression- how even if someone is not, negative thought block their perspective making them believe they are. In my editing, I transferred the majority of my photos into black and white because I thought this was important as it conveyed the stereotypical view that people with depression are negative- no colour.
The reasoning behind this image is because I found these remains of what was a bench and found it symbolising depression. This is because it conveys the connotation of being incomplete- everyone knows a bench has slats in-between them, although as this one does not, it is useless as no one can actually sit on it like it's original purpose, perhaps how some people feel when suffering from depression.
Overall, I really happy with my shoot as I feel it really matches my chosen mood. I also enjoyed taking these photos, looking for inspirations and listing my different ideas. Even though I didn't capture all of my ideas as they weren't as realistic as I had hoped and I couldn't get the props I needed in time, I still believe my final 24 image turned out really well and I am really proud of them. From this shoot I learned how to shape different objects into having a connotation, and positioning my subject into conveying a certain mood is very important- not just the editing. For my next shoot I would like to use a tripod for certain images- when needed- as I believe sometimes it is necessary to portray straight lines in work.
Aim.
For my first shoot I wanted to allocate it around the mood of depression. I set out wanting to take images of objects, although half way through taking these images I decided to include a subject. Yet when researching for inspiration lots of the images were of females, so I decided to mix it up a little in choosing a male subject. I thought this was a better way as it shows how everyone can suffer depression- not just one gender. Before going out to shoot, I planned everything which I was going to do- from what route we were going to all, what props I was to take and how my subject was dressed. All these aspects was important as I needed to know what to aspect and how I going to go about my shoot.
This is an original image I shoot. The reason behind this photo was to show the body image side of depression- how even if someone is not, negative thought block their perspective making them believe they are. In my editing, I transferred the majority of my photos into black and white because I thought this was important as it conveyed the stereotypical view that people with depression are negative- no colour.
The reasoning behind this image is because I found these remains of what was a bench and found it symbolising depression. This is because it conveys the connotation of being incomplete- everyone knows a bench has slats in-between them, although as this one does not, it is useless as no one can actually sit on it like it's original purpose, perhaps how some people feel when suffering from depression.
Overall, I really happy with my shoot as I feel it really matches my chosen mood. I also enjoyed taking these photos, looking for inspirations and listing my different ideas. Even though I didn't capture all of my ideas as they weren't as realistic as I had hoped and I couldn't get the props I needed in time, I still believe my final 24 image turned out really well and I am really proud of them. From this shoot I learned how to shape different objects into having a connotation, and positioning my subject into conveying a certain mood is very important- not just the editing. For my next shoot I would like to use a tripod for certain images- when needed- as I believe sometimes it is necessary to portray straight lines in work.
Shoot 1- depression- Contact sheet
Depression shoot from FernDisney
My photos shown in this powerpoint appear to be blurry although they are actually much sharper- which you will be able to see in my straight images of these.
My photos shown in this powerpoint appear to be blurry although they are actually much sharper- which you will be able to see in my straight images of these.
Monday, 22 February 2016
Discussion- Mood and atmosphere
When first looking at this topic, I originally thought I would have to do lots of different moods which would be quite hard to pick out a good and wide variety. Except when looking further into mood and atmosphere, I have discovered different ways to edit the images which can help influence the mood and the atmosphere- this would then make the number of moods I need to do much less- I could look at a small number of moods but just change the way I use my lighting and edit it. Additionally, the exam paper talks about placing the subjects precisely, at first I thought this would ruin the image and make it look "too fixed" and fake, although, through my research, the placement in the subject does appear to be very important.
These 3 images all resemble moods and show how the positioning of the subject is very important alongside the lighting.
The first image; To me this image portrays isolation. She is sat alone on the chair with a plain background. This photographer has positioned this subject to be further to the right hand side to show the empty gap in front of her. Additionally, the editing helps show the isolation/ alone mood, as the lack of colour implies this emotion.
The second image; This photographer positioned their subject is a narrow gap in a wall- an almost box shape, creating a claustrophobic sense in its self because it makes this person appear to be trapped- suffering through herself. This also helps add to the mood of isolation of her being alone. It also links with the mood of depression because of the black and white theme (like the first one), she appears lifeless. Additionally the position she is in suggests she purposely hiding her face, perhaps she is crying, she doesn't want to see anyone.
The third image; This photographer has cleverly positioned their subject with what appears to be car lights in the distance and lots of smoke. This creates a mysterious atmosphere to the image because there is a contrast: a subject whom you cannot see the face of, just the silhouette forming that eerie mood, but the vibrant colours bursting from the balloons show a happy/ childlike atmosphere. These two effects together help form the questioning/ mysterious atmosphere.
These images above have clearly shown mood and atmosphere in really intriguing ways and are different ways I could potentially explore my question. They have shown me that mood and atmosphere can be portrayed in different ways, through editing my images by also by positioning my subjects is precise places to form that chosen mood and/or atmosphere.
These 3 images all resemble moods and show how the positioning of the subject is very important alongside the lighting.
The first image; To me this image portrays isolation. She is sat alone on the chair with a plain background. This photographer has positioned this subject to be further to the right hand side to show the empty gap in front of her. Additionally, the editing helps show the isolation/ alone mood, as the lack of colour implies this emotion.
The second image; This photographer positioned their subject is a narrow gap in a wall- an almost box shape, creating a claustrophobic sense in its self because it makes this person appear to be trapped- suffering through herself. This also helps add to the mood of isolation of her being alone. It also links with the mood of depression because of the black and white theme (like the first one), she appears lifeless. Additionally the position she is in suggests she purposely hiding her face, perhaps she is crying, she doesn't want to see anyone.
The third image; This photographer has cleverly positioned their subject with what appears to be car lights in the distance and lots of smoke. This creates a mysterious atmosphere to the image because there is a contrast: a subject whom you cannot see the face of, just the silhouette forming that eerie mood, but the vibrant colours bursting from the balloons show a happy/ childlike atmosphere. These two effects together help form the questioning/ mysterious atmosphere.
These images above have clearly shown mood and atmosphere in really intriguing ways and are different ways I could potentially explore my question. They have shown me that mood and atmosphere can be portrayed in different ways, through editing my images by also by positioning my subjects is precise places to form that chosen mood and/or atmosphere.
Exam Definitions.
Question 3: Mood and atmosphere.
Mood- Googles meaning- A temporary state of mind or feeling
- my meaning- An aura created around and within a person
Atmosphere- Googles meaning- the pervading tone or mood of a place, situation or creative work
- My meaning- A connotation created by an image to create an emotion.
Describing words- Mood- Abandoned, Depressed, Isolated, Scared, Happy
Describing words- Atmosphere- Creepy, cold, confining, Haunting, Terrifying.
Mood- Googles meaning- A temporary state of mind or feeling
- my meaning- An aura created around and within a person
Atmosphere- Googles meaning- the pervading tone or mood of a place, situation or creative work
- My meaning- A connotation created by an image to create an emotion.
Describing words- Mood- Abandoned, Depressed, Isolated, Scared, Happy
Describing words- Atmosphere- Creepy, cold, confining, Haunting, Terrifying.
This is an example of mood and atmosphere because there is a really faint silhouette in the distance, forming that isolated mood but in contrast holding a trapped atmosphere because he is all alone but trapped with himself. There is a vignette around the frame forming a central focus point of the person. In the foreground there is a tree, clearly showing the depth of field- showing how far away the subject really is.
This is an example of mood and atmosphere because it holds an anxiety mood- she is feeling all over the place with herself, feeling trapped inside and not being able to express how she really feels. The atmosphere portrayed here is an eerie one, even though this is in contrast with the mood, together they work. This may be because she is trapped although because other people don't understand, they find it scary.
This is an example of mood and atmosphere because is holds a lonely mood. The young girl is sat on the curb. Due to her clothing, it appears that she is dirty- perhaps she has been sat there/ outside for a long time. This therefore holds the isolated atmosphere because there is no one surrounding her and she is confining herself- she is positioned by hugging herself.
This is an example of mood and atmosphere because it holds a nostalgic mood. This appears as a old family photo- perhaps this was their old family home which they have later gone to visit. However this innocence of a family photo can be manipulated into forming a creepy atmosphere because it appears to be a photo used in a horror film.
Thursday, 11 February 2016
Research on exam photographers
Lucinda Chua...
When researching Lucinda's work, my favourite images were those of the empty chairs. This is because I feel that even without subjects in the image, it creates a mood and atmosphere- as if the chairs are lonely themselves, they are deprived of people. The two chairs have to denotation of being two empty chairs, yet the connotation is that two old people used to sit in these chairs although perhaps they have sadly passed and all that has been left is the chairs.
The connotation of empty theatre or cinema chairs create an eerie and creepy denotation. This helps form a scary atmosphere. I really like these images because the use of the empty chairs help convey different moods depending on what image and how you approach the image.
I also really like this image because the lack of people in it still makes it intriguing. Someone has hung up their hat and scarf, leaving them on a map- suggesting they have gone traveling together.
Brassai…
Brassai was a photographer who captured images on the streets of Paris and began between the world wars. This is shown in his work as you can see a progression between the subjects. First we are presented with images of couples, hugging kissing and leaning into each other on the streets. Yet we are then shown empty streets or just the woman. This my imply Brassai wanted to create a heartbroken mood/ atmosphere. I think his images work really well in this topic as he documents a series of shots progressing in a story. If put in order, you would be able to create a story with the images. They are really intriguing as various moods are conveyed within his work which I really like.
Aurelia Paraschiv…
These are photos by Aurelia Parachiv which is related to mood and atmosphere because they all hold a lonely atmosphere.
When researching Lucinda's work, my favourite images were those of the empty chairs. This is because I feel that even without subjects in the image, it creates a mood and atmosphere- as if the chairs are lonely themselves, they are deprived of people. The two chairs have to denotation of being two empty chairs, yet the connotation is that two old people used to sit in these chairs although perhaps they have sadly passed and all that has been left is the chairs.
The connotation of empty theatre or cinema chairs create an eerie and creepy denotation. This helps form a scary atmosphere. I really like these images because the use of the empty chairs help convey different moods depending on what image and how you approach the image.
Brassai…
Brassai was a photographer who captured images on the streets of Paris and began between the world wars. This is shown in his work as you can see a progression between the subjects. First we are presented with images of couples, hugging kissing and leaning into each other on the streets. Yet we are then shown empty streets or just the woman. This my imply Brassai wanted to create a heartbroken mood/ atmosphere. I think his images work really well in this topic as he documents a series of shots progressing in a story. If put in order, you would be able to create a story with the images. They are really intriguing as various moods are conveyed within his work which I really like.
Aurelia Paraschiv…
These are photos by Aurelia Parachiv which is related to mood and atmosphere because they all hold a lonely atmosphere.
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