How can I as a photographer surprise the viewer through the manipulation of scale
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Andrew James Ian Payne
Vincent Laforet
Juan Pablo Mejia
Ronaldo fonseca Skrek kogle
For my first idea I intend to look at the work of Frank Allias; he mainly focuses on the world of Miniature. Looking at his work I think I can Challenge myself in a way I haven't Thought of before. Whereas in the past I have gone into the city landscape and taken the safer option, This time I can work on a deeper detail and get more personal With the location. I will be photographing objects such as toy cars in a normal, life size landscape; whether its amongst leaves and a bushy scene or man-made city scene.
Frank Allias Franck Allais is self-taught photographer. He likes playing with every day things, and bringing them into another context. Allais born in France moved to Ireland and later moving again to London 15 years ago. He likes disrupting the conventional ways people see things and raises questions on everyday things we see. "I like to question people´s perceptions of objects whose role and function are so often taken for granted. Photography allows me to play with the ordinary and present these things in a more unusual environment". I chose to look at the work of Frank Allias because he presents a chance to Experiment And come out of my Comfort zone; whereas I normally jump Straight into a city landscape. The locations he picks are very in depth with nature likewise through the whole project he emphasizes a detail in bushy and very natural sceneries; this is not a feature that drew me to him initially but I do believe it enhances the car, being the subject matter. The miniature car is what brought me in to the idea of the miniature world and attempting to capture everything we don’t notice. Allias in this example shows an extensive range in colours that are very bright, they enhance the whole composition and hold it all together. This is a feature I would like to attempt as it gives a bright and happy sense to the photo.
Frank Allias examples
For my second idea I intend to Dive into the idea of surprising an audience Even further. I was limited in my first idea over My props, I hope to take it away from toy cars and Bring it more to organic objects and miniature people. This may prove to be harder than idea 1 as idea generation must be improved upon. I must Also find a way to highlight miniatures And other objects together I hope To achieve this by making a Point of vibrant and Sharp colours.
Pierre Javelle and Akiko Ida Akiko Ida is a Japanese born artist, specializes in food and lifestyle photography. She is now based in Paris with her husband. Her work appears in many magazines and cookbooks in Europe as well as in the US and in Japan. Her work, together with her husband Pierre Javelle. The two of them present a miniature world through innovative close ups of food and toys Interaction, The series in a way looks like it Could take inspiration from Toy Story and the Borrowers. The characters as we can see in the example are engaged in a variety of extraordinary events and activities. The project started in 2002, since then the Series has took flight and grown to over 60 images. To compensate the projects extent The couple created a website Minimiam.com. I found the work of Javelle and Ida after searching for an artist who could present to me an interesting way of looking at miniatures and how we as photographers can bring them to life through an array of vibrant colours and surprising scenarios.
Pierre Javelle and Akiko Ida examples
For my third idea I want to come away from using toys in the way I have so far, instead I intend to rely on things that can be found around the house. I am hoping to use home-made props such as card board cut outs in the hope that I can present the miniature scale to a further extent. Because of this, to be Expected my resources and therefore Ideas May Be Limited But I want to attempt this Project from As many perspectives as possible.
Naoki Terada The Japanese architect and designer Naoki Terada was born in 1967 in Osaka. By 1989 he had gained a substantial amount of Engineering work at the Meiji University in Tokyo. In 1994 He went on to study at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London. In 1999 he started his cooperation work with the K/O Design Studio in Tokyo and teached at the same time at the Meiji University. In 2003 Naoki Terada established his own career and founded his own architecture and design office Known as Terada design. He has also been teaching Since 2006 at the Nihon University, Tokyo. Naoki Terada Has been able to establish Himself in architecture, product design and Interior design over the life-span of His career. I chose to look at the work of Terada As he presents a perfect means for me to achieve my original intentions, for this project he has used what appears to be card to make miniature figures and photograph them in nature. His work, however is very intricate and a product of years of experience as shown in the next slide, I will keep to my intentions and keep this idea reasonably simple; I do not want to create a whole miniature scenario such as a bus stop or orchestra. I will instead attempt to capture a single moment such like the example I have chosen here.
Terada Moke examples