AD4800- Event and Story

AD4803 Street// My final 10

After asking for some feedback I was adviced on which final 10 to go for. Some weren’t sharp eenough so improvised and chse alteraives. The feedback was really helpful in narrowing down potential outcomes and I wish I reached out sooner and more than once. I am definetly pleased with the outcomes. I have presented…

AD4803 Street// Final evaluation

This project has been one that I have really enjoyed but changed how I initially planne due to lockdown. I was initially worried about the results I could achieve from home as I was limited with subjects and thought this could impact my project. I found myself a lot more creative and thought a lot…

AD4803 Studio// Target audience and explanation

I chose the magaine 1 Granary as my inspiration. The magazine is for students and made by students. I felt I could best approach this magazine due to understanding the publication and the audience, as both apply to me. In terms of my subject, I was limited due to lockdown, but found my sister to…

AD4803 Studio// Set task 2- Tear sheet recreation

Chosen image: Charlotte Rutherford This shot is edgy and colourful. The blue background is complimented by the subjects make up and white jacket. The side profile shot allows the shapes of her hair to stand out more and create a repetitive pattern in the shot. I feel like the image works really well in being…

AD4803 Studio// Final evaluation

Overall I am really pleased with the outcome of my edits. I was initially hesistant in completing a studio project due to my lack of experience with lighting and more ‘set up’ photography. My initial idea was to document beauty/fashion portraits of how fashion and hair had changed throughout each the decades. This idea would…

AD4803 Studio// Potential outcomes

Overall I am really pleased with my outcomes. I have a variety of different images to chose final outcomes from. I managed to use different light sources and achieve outcomes from using them. I have put potential outcomes on this post, each in a slideshow with images from the shoot so I can look at…

AD4803 Studio// Experimenting with black and white

I decided to experiment with black and white edits. I felt these images would look great in black and white, due to the tones, contrast and shapes. I really like the outcomes, but don’y think I will include them in my final outcomes as they may look out of place unless I edit all of…

AD4803 Studio// Shoot 5- editing process and edits:

This image was from early on in the shoot. I shot it using natural lighting and shot it from below eye level to allow the subject to fill the frame with an elegence. I used a table and chair to stage a scene. I directed the model to use her hand and arm to frame…

AD4803 Studio// Shoot 5 contact sheets

Inspiration Inspiration for side profile shots Inspiration for home studio set up and reality in a studio Inspiration for soft lighting and make up/colour co-ordination Light set up I used natural lighting for the first half of the shoot. I wanted to go back and re-attempt natural lighting in a shaded area, as I previosuly…

AD4803 Studio// Shoot 4- editing process and edits:

Inspiration Rutherford creates studio portraits. She uses bright colours and often uses hair styles to create shapes. I chose this image as inspiration because of how strong it looks. I like the strong colours and using a side profile for a potrait. I also could use the lighting by having two sources, one on each…

AD4803 Studio// Shoot 4 contact sheets

Light set up As I have previosly used natural lighting and flash, I thought I should experiment with ‘studio lighting’. As I don’t have any studio lighting at home I had to make do with my dad’s fishing light set up. I shot outside in a shaded area and used two lights. One was to…

AD4803 Street// Editing process

For the editing processes I only made subtle changes on camera raw filter. I wanted to keep the images documentary and true, so felt this way they were best represented. I also cropped some of the images.

AD4803 Studio// Shoot four plan

Outline: For this shoot I will be completeting a fashion shoot. My previous shoots have consisted of natural lighting and camera flash, this time I will be using DIY studio lighting. I also plan to use a studio kind of set up, using a background. Target audience: My target audience for the images are young…

AD4803 Studio// Practitioner research 7: Charlotte Rutherford

‘Charlotte Rutherford is an English director, photographer, and script editor, based out of Los Angeles. She has worked in film and television, though her most prolific work has been in magazine editorials and music videos. Rutherford has directed music videos and photographed celebrities.’ This shot is edgy and colourful. The blue background is complimented by…

AD4803 Studio// Feedback:

The feedback I got from my first three shoots was okay. I was told about the dark circles under the subjects eyes, which was something I came to realise in the editing process. In order to progress in my project I am going to make sure not to make this mistake again. In order to…

AD4803 Studio// Shoot 3 edits

I chose to edit this image as I felt it was lit quit well. The subjects eyes are quite dark, so I plan to change this during the editing process. Fo this image I only needed to make a subtle change. I enhanced the exposure to lift the image. I also increased the clarity to…

AD4803 Studio// Shoot 3 contact sheets

I am pleased with this shoot and feel the outcomes are much better than my previosu two. I made sure to shoot in the shade more for the majority of the images. I also referred to my research and tried to direct the model to make shapes with her poses. I used bright clothing against…

AD4803 Studio// Shoot 3 plan

Outline: For this shoot I will be completeting a fashion shoot. My previous shoots had bad lighting and harsh eye shadows so my main aim is to avoid this. I am focusing more on creating strong and colourful outcomes, especially wanting to use the subjects pose to create shapes and fill the frame strongly. Target…

AD4803 Studio// Practitioner research 7: Sebastian Kim- Studio set up

‘Commitment, passion, and the ability to face personal challenges were some of the key drivers of Sebastian Kim‘s career success.’ Sebastian Kim focuses on portraits and fashion photography. He photographs on set, as well as in a studio enviroment. I am focusing on his studio work, which I would like to create similar outcomes to.…

AD4803 Studio// Shoot two- editing process and edits:

This is one of the shots I chose to edit . I liked the composition of it. In the editing process I want to brighten the face area, as it is currently very contrasted in a shadow. I began by increasing the exposure, lifting the shadows and clarity. Instantly the image looked better and the…

AD4803 Studio// Shoot one- editing process and edits:

This is the original image. I chose it as I felt the composition was good, as well as the lighting. With the sun being quite high and strong it meant the subject was lit well, however strong shadows can be seen in the eye area. This is something I could have avoided by using a…

AD4803 Studio// Shoot two contact sheets

I feel as if this shoot is more successful than the first. I reffered to my research of using a prop for the subject to interact with. I came across this trolley against some railings and thought it would make an intereting backdrop for the shoot. I took various images in both portrait and landscape.…

AD4803 Studio// Shoot two plan

Outline: For this shoot I will be completeting a fashion shoot. My previous shoot focused more on close up portraits, where as this will be more full body shots. Target audience: My target audience for the images are young adults, of a student/ grad background who are interested in art and fashion. I will keep…

AD4803 Studio// Practitioner research 5: Julia Hetta- Soft box inside studio set up

Julia Hetta’s photographs provide a glimpse of an alternative world, rich with the romance and quietude associated with classical painting. Working almost exclusively with natural light and long exposure times, Hetta imbues her subjects with a sense of serenity and power. Her use of light, color and texture transforms her fashion photographs into compositions of…

AD4803 Studio// Practitioner research 4: Lina Tesch- outdoor studio and backdrop

‘muted colors, ethereal subjects and sexy and subtle pieces’ ‘Currently living and creating in Berlin, Tesch’s creative abilities have stretched far beyond country borders.’ I chose this image as inspiration for my project, shot by Lina Tesch. I like the full body shot and how she has used the background to add an edgy feel…

AD4803 Studio// Shoot one- contact sheets and reflection

This is my first official shoot for the project. I used natural lighting and some flash too. I am pleased with the outcomes and feel they suit the style of my chosen magazine 1 Granary. I shot the images in my garden as my first location for the project. Prior to the shoot I planned…

AD4803 Studio// Shoot one plan

Outline: I will be completing my first shoot for my studio project. I have completed a few practitioner researches and feel like I know the direction I want to take my project and feel ready to shoot. I plan to do this shoot tomorrow and spend the evening editing, evaluating and finding ways to improve.…

AD4802 Photo-story// Making changes to slideshow

After recieving feedback on my slideshow, I made some changes. I previosuly kept the slideshow simple and didnt add any effects. In my feedback I was told to add an effect for transistioning between the images, in order for the story to flow more. I experimented with fade to black but found a cross fade…

AD4802 Photo-story// Editing final magazine

This was my first magazine that was going to be my final submission. I later decided it wasn’t good enough to submit as it didn’t relate to my chosen magazine not target audience. The result was rushed and this was obvious from looking at the magazine outcome. After doing more research and spending time planning…

AD4802 Photo-story// Re-visiting magazine layout

I have decided, after recieving feedback, to re-visit my magazine. I initially rushed it and didn’t spend enough time refering to my chosen magazine and target audience. I am going to plan out the layout better and refer to National Geographic’s articles to make sure it suits the same format as they publish. Example This…

AD4803 Studio// Mini experimenting shoot- Flash and fashion

Prior to thorough planning, I decided to do a mini shoot in order to get a feel for what works and what doesn’t in using flash in daylight. I also felt like it was important to get an understanding of how to portray similar fashion as can be found in my chosen magazine, 1 Granary.…

AD4803 Studio// Practitioner research 3- Strong flash and contrast: Anna Fox

Anna Fox is a British documentary photographer, known for a “combative, highly charged use of flash and colour” Fox uses bright colours to make her images bright and strong. She also uses flash to make her subjects pop from the backgrounds. A lot of the backgrounds shes uses consist of natural settings, such as grass…

AD4803 Studio// Moodboard

As part of my research I wanted to make a moodboard as a visual representation of the kind of look I would like to achieve in my work. I looked at various magazines that came under the catergory of young, edgy and alternative, all themes I would like to portray in my work. As a…

AD4803 Studio// Final idea and testing shots

I have to produce 4 different portraits of my subject in thois project, I have decided to go with an alternative fashion approach in creating magazine worthy studio shots. I am focusing on the magaizine 1 Granary as inspiration as I feel their approach to documenting fashion works really well and is something I could…

AD4803 Studio// Magazine research one- 1 Granary

Founded by fashion design students at Central Saint Martins, 1 Granary aims to question and reshape the fashion system at large. Centered around the work of young, independent talent – a demographic at risk of being simultaneously fetishized and exploited by the industry – 1 Granary seeks to guide newcomers through established structures, and invite…

Photo-story AD4802//Slideshow edit

I am pleased with the outcome of the slideshow. My plan was to create an eery slideshow that shows the ‘new normal’ of life during the pandemic, exclusive to supermarket shopping. I planned my story board earlier on in the project and stuck with this order as I felt it was the best flow and…

Photo-story AD4802//Preparing for audio

I have decided to add audio over my slideshow with a poem about supermarkets during a pandemic. I found the poem online after searching through relevant poems. I thought about different ideas for audio but felt a poem would work best in complimenting my work. https://www.nsnews.com/opinion/north-vancouver-senior-pens-poem-about-grocery-shopping-during-covid-19-1.24126693 Wearing a mask, biding my time to purchase my…

Photo-story AD4802// Slideshow audio research one

After arriving in Za’atari Manal’s father arranged for her to marry a 22-year-old man. He explains that many fathers believe marriage offers protection for their daughters and helps alleviate financial pressures on the family. I really like the flow of this photo story. The story is really strong and each image is relevant. The images…

Photo-story AD4802// Magazine edit

This was my inspiration for the magazine edit. I feel like this is my most successful edit. I am really pleased with the flow of the magazine and feel it holds a professional look, which is something I have struggled with a lot during this process. I am unsure as to whether this meets the…

Photo-story AD4802// Magazine-National Geographic

I have decided to base my magazine from National Geographic, as I felt my work communicates with it the best. The target group is men between 30 and 50 years, with high education and high income. They read about space, history, technology, nature and psychology – and much else. The potential to find interesting stories,…

Photo-story AD4802//Magazine

This is another potential magazine layout with text. I am pleased with the outcome but am waiting for feedback for improvement. I feel as if the writing works with the images, as well as the titles. I am not completely sure about the layout and whether it works together or doesn’t resemble a magazine well…

Photo-story AD4802// Group critique feedback

Lucy- ‘I really like your concept with the supermarkets. I think a few of the images are under exposed but you can fix them in photoshop. I really like that last image because the framing really works. I think image number 3 you have missed the focus. it would be really cool if you went…

Photo-story AD4802// Experimenting with in design layout

I experimented with this layout but later realised I didn’t leave enough room for text. A double page spread with one image off centered is a common feature in my chosen magazine, National Geographic, so thought it would be good to trial it. I defineltey like the outcome and feel like it would work with…

Photo-story AD4802//Magazine layout

This is an example of a layout that works well. I like the simplicity of it and how the images flow well. I would consider also have one page with a title, one with a large image amd writing and then a doubl spread containing 4 images. I will experiment with this design to see…

Photo-story AD4802// Drawing potential magazine layout

The layout of a photo-story in a magazine is really important. The images have to flow and work together, as well as seperatley. It is also important that the text that accompanies the images works well to bring the whole magazine together. For my final outcome I am producing a magazine and am going to…

AD4802 Photo-Story// Magazine research- Time

Time is an American weekly news magazine and news website published and based in New York City. It was first published in New York City on March 3, 1923 and for many years it was run by its influential co-founder Henry Luce Time magazine publish stories on world wide current affairs and news. They are…

AD4802 Photo-story//Magazine research- National Geographic

National Geographic is the official magazine of the National Geographic Society. It has been published continuously since its first issue in 1888, nine months after the Society itself was founded. It primarily contains articles about science, geography, history, and world culture. The style is renowned for the yellow border which is quite unique, making it…

AD4802 Photo-Story// Final plan

I was considering doing another shoot for my story to gain some more outcomes. After reviewing my images, I feel pleased with them and am now going to spend time editing them and getting my final outcomes ready. The process of shooting in the way I do for my story is long and I feel…

AD4802 Photo-Story// Research 12: Debi Cornwall

Welcome to Camp America A startling new book about human rights atrocities at the U.S. detention center at Guantánamo Bay—and an interview with the photographer who brought these stories to light. ‘The book is like a dossier, a file of criminal evidence, interviews, interrogations, testimonies, reports, photos’ This is a photo story shot by, Debi…

AD4802 Photo-Story// Research 11: Amiko Li- Maiden Voyage

A unique new photobook containing “gilded tableaux of pure delightful uncertainty” builds a distinctive and alluring world around a young photographer’s vision. https://www.lensculture.com/articles/amiko-li-maiden-voyage Aminko Li has presented a self portrait project in the form of a diary. Rather than being a self portrait project it documents his view of the world. All the images almost…

AD4802 Photo-Story// Planning slide show edit

As part of my hand in, I need to produce a slideshow of images that tell a story. I have selected potentiual images that I feel would work well togther. I am still figuring out an order to put them in so the story has a better flow and am going to experiment with that…

AD4802 Photo-Story// Shoot 4

This was a small shoot. I found that there weren’t any ques which meant fewer people were at the retail park. I waited and changed location but only found one interesting subject. I tried to incorporate my research into the images and think about framing the subject and negative space. I managed to get a…

AD4802 Photo-Story// Research 10: Gideon Mendel

A Picture of What Is to Come: Our Drowning World https://www.lensculture.com/articles/gideon-mendel-a-picture-of-what-is-to-come-our-drowning-world ‘A globally-minded “struggle photographer” takes on the most pressing issue of our day—climate change—in this stirring installation of portraits, landscapes and found photographs’ This a series by Gideon Mendel. The photo story has a purpose, which is to show the effects of climate change…

AD4802 Photo-Story// Research 9- Enri Canaj

Magnum feature – Coronavirus Coverage: Greece These images were shot by Enri Canaj, a magnum photographer based in Greece. I chose his work as inspiration as it displays a similar idea to mine. I like the way he uses his car to frame the shots and connect them as a series. All the images are…

AD4802 Photo-Story// Research 8: Peter van Agtmael

I found Agtmael’s shots from Covid-19 on Magnum. His images stood out to me due to how private they feel. He isolates his subjects and gives us a personal view of them, which seems ironic due to the circumstances he has shot these images in. He uses colour to make the subject stand out and…

AD4802 Photo-Story// Research 7: Susan Meiselas

These images show shops during the pandemic. I am also documenting the pandemic from supermarkets, as I feel it is an enviroment that shows the fear that is surrounding society. These images all hold a lot red which links them together. This image shows a person in between two shelves in a shop. They are…

AD4802 Photo-Story// Research 6

BBC NEWS Coronavirus: Your pictures of lockdown at home We asked our readers to send in their pictures of life at home during lockdown due to the spread of the coronavirus. Here are some of the pictures sent to us from across the UK. BBC has been publishing daily photo-stories on the subject of isolation,…

AD4803 Street// Pop quiz task

Jonas Bendiksen – Slide 4 Look at the shadows, highlights and blue cards on the floor. How do you think Jonas exposed his subject? Normally Under exposed by 1 stop Under exposed by 3 stop Jonas Bendiksen – Slide 6 What light source did Jonas utilise to make this unusual looking image? Using torch light…

AD4803 Street// Set exercise 003- The big wide O

For this exercise I looked at Eugine Richards who’s style consists of wide angle shots close up. His shots offer close and personal views to his subjects and an almost warped view in terms of body proportion and the amount of the frame we can see. This shot by Richards shows an elderly man on…

AD4803 Street// Why Technique Matters

Why Technique Matters (Important –  please complete this exercise early) Artist: R.L. Burnside Song: Let My Baby Ride QUESTION 1 Ask yourself what keeps this track going for so long? What singular item keeps this pedestrian tune going? ANSWER – Time, rhythm and beat – All laid down by a percussion player (not necessarily a drum…

AD4803 Street// Set Exercise 001 (frame within a frame)

Blake Andrews Driving while phoned This image is a self portrait. It has been taken using a reflection of a car mirror. The image is slightly off centre with the rest of the window being in soft focus, filling the frame. The image is black and white and contrasted. There are a lot of grey…

AD4803 Street// Practitioner research 8- Rinzing Kelsang

Kelsang uses techniques, such as, lighting, objects, reflections and shadows as a way of breaking up the frame. Throughout his work the same techniques are used, keeping his work interesting and consistent. This image shows an older woman asleep in her house. The image has been shot through her window, with the curtains barley being…

Street// Practitioner research 7: Blake Andrews

Driving while phoned ‘For as long as I can remember I’ve had a camera beside me while driving. Any time I’m behind the wheel it sits nearby on the center console. My camera is always a temptation, but since Oregon made cell phones illegal for drivers on October 1st, the attraction has grown stronger. Suddenly…

AD4802 Photo-Story// Final reflective evaluation and supporting statement

I set out to document the current realities of the pandemic. I researched various ways other artists had documented lockdown and from this I developed my own approach and style. I found, from my own experience, that supermarkets were one of the locations that had completely changed in becoming a surreal experience, one that used…

AD4803 Street// Practitioner research 6

Diary of a Pandemic: April 24, 2020 The fifth in a weekly series of curations of images made by Magnum photographers around the world, working and living under varying degrees of social restriction Antoine d’AgataVal-d’Oise, Taverny. Ile de France. France. March, 2020. “Disposable Gloves on the ground. They are supposed to be the new essentials.”…

AD4802 Photo-Story// Research 5

BBC News: Coronavirus: Photos show deserted lockdown locations at high noon This is a photo story that was published on BBC news. It shows a collection of images from various artists from around the world, all linked by one common theme, time, all taken on the same day. Each image shows a scene which would…

AD4802 Photo-Story// Research 4

BBC News In pictures: Daily life with the coronavirus The BBC have been publishing daily photo stories containing images from various artists, documenting the pandemic. The theme for this story is ‘Daily life with the coronavirus’. The theme for the story is quite broad, but it works in the sense that each image is connected…

AD4802 Photo-Story// Possible markets for publication- Magazine

My photo-story is going to be on documenting the Pandemic. I would like the story to be informative and interesting. Looking at work being published on the subject, I have found due to the global effect of the virus there are a lot of mediums publishing work on the subject, especially photo-stories. In terms of…

AD4802 Photo-Story// Order research

‘If we consider storytelling as an art then, as Leo Tolstoy said, it should be utterly infectious, where it infects the viewer with the feelings he or she has lived through, so that other people are infected in turn by these experiences. The phrase ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’ itself justifies the art…

AD4802 Photo-Story// Shoot two plan

Where: Abbey wood retail park, Bristol When: Mid-day in the shadow. Shops are busier, can take advantage of the sunlight, shadows and contrast. How: Use car and shoot through window. Park car and shoot people from car park. Also try taking some from within the supermarket and in the line. Why: Document the pandemic and…

AD4802 Photo-Story// Shoot three plan

Where: I will be going to my local supermarket, which is Asda, Filton, Bristol. When: Mid-day. I have found around mid day is good for lighting. Creating contrast and shadows can help to add more depth to an image and it means I also have the option to shoot in the shade, giving me a…

AD4803 Street// Homework 1- Pre-Focus and/or Shooting off the Hip

Unfortunatley I wasn’t able to go out and take the images in town so experimented in my garden. For this task we had to shoot off the hip. I found this task really difficult as it is a technique I haven’t experimented with before and found myself struggling to get decent shots and understanding what…

AD4803 Street// Practitioner research 4- Jean Gaumy

Jean Guamy’s approach to documenting the Pandemic, consists of documenting one famiy. We get to see the family at different points of their quarentine, after being infected and testing positive for covid-19. She also uses techniques, such as windows to visually showing the seperation between the family, her and the outside world. The lighting seems…

AD4803 Street// Practitioner research 3-Carolyn Drake

I was Drawn to Carolyn Drakes work, due to the simplicity and the well thoughout composition of each shot. The shots genreally contain a lot of white, often framing the main subject. The effect of this within context is isolation, the subject tends to be surrounded by white and ‘secluded’ within the shot itself, symbolic…

AD4802 Photo-Story// Research 2: David Hurn

I chose this shot, by David Hurn, as it gives us a personal insight into his life in isolation. I like the way shes shot it from his own perspective. The height of the camera and angle towards the woman suggests it’s at his eyelevel. It also adds to the effect that there is a…

AD4803 Street// Practitioner research 2- Richard Kalvar

I found this image on magnums isolation feature. I would like to use this image by Richard Kalvar as I feel like it gives us an insight into life in isolation and what people do to stay busy. A lot of the other work I have looked at shows life outside of houses, such as…

AD4802 Photo-Story// Research 1: Stuart Franklin

I am looking at Staurt Franklin’s work on documenting covid-19. His approach seems to be more shock factor based, using the main subjects as people with masks or written messages. This image shows people out in public at the beginning of the pandemic in the UK. You can tell people aren’t social distancing as seriosuly…

AD4803 Street// Practitioner research 1- Martin Parr

I am looking at Martin Parr’s recent work in Bristol, documenting the city in isolation. I will be using the images for inspiration for my project that will have a similar theme. As it is more difficult to produce street photography, I will be looking at artists, such as Martin Parr to see how they…

AD4803 Street//Adjusted proposal

As I am no longer able to produce my intial idea of shooting street photography in Bristol, I am adjusting my proposal. I have decided to use the current pandemic as a way of documenting life within isolation. I plan to carry on with my 30 days and 30 nights, only adjusting the kind of…

AD4802 Photo-Story- Adjusted proposal

Due to the recent regulations regarding the Pandemic, I am no longer able to complete my project on a young mum. I am having to adjust my project to ensure it is accessible and I can continue to shoot without putting myself or others at risk. After thinking about various alternative projects it seems it…

AD4803 Street//30 days of isolation

Day one: Angles and compostition Dad does some garden renovations to pass the time. I try and use my surroundings to create alternative shots. My inspiration for these shots came from Richard Kalvar, who documents his life keeping busy in isolation. He uses interesting angles and often doesn’t show the subjects face, which I tried…

AD4802 Photo-Story// Shoot 3

My third shoot from the series mainly focuses on people. I used more techniques and though about shooting through things more, as well as using a frame within a frame. I tried shooting using my car window and mirrors more to shoot a more interesting and alternative insight into portraits. I also took into consideration…

AD4802 Photo-Story// Shoot 2

This is my second shoot from the series. I decided that after my first attempt I would focus more on people during shopping trips. I felt portraits in these scenes would display the worry and fear that surrounds people during the pandemic. I wanted to photograph people, as it’s what I enjoy the most and…

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