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Genre: Once Upon a Time Photographers: Jeff Wall Ideas: To show feelings and emotions of people through camera and editing techniques.
If This is Art - Considers how photographers have devised strategies, performances and happenings especially for the camera. This challenges the stereotype that photography is all about sitting and waiting for that perfect moment. Based in the performance art of the 60’s and 70’s.
Exercise 2a - Genres in Photogrpahy
Seydou Keita Unititled 1959
These examples of photos by Seydou Keita represent the genre of ‘If This is Art’ because you can clearly the see the representation to performance art in the 60’s and 70’s because all of the photos are in black and white and because the people in the photos are attempting to show their personalities through a photo via the way they stand and the clothes they wear.
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If This is Art - Considers how photographers have devised strategies, performances and happenings especially for the camera. This challenges the stereotype that photography is all about sitting and waiting for that perfect moment. Based in the performance art of the 60’s and 70’s. David Goldblatt
These photos taken by David Goldblatt portray aspects of ‘If This is Art’ because of firstly the fact that the photos are all in black and white and also because he has attempted to tell a story using one photo by addresing problems that were around at the time, in this case race equality in America. In the photos he has pictured both black and white skinned people as equals.
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If This is Art - Considers how photographers have devised strategies, performances and happenings especially for the camera. This challenges the stereotype that photography is all about sitting and waiting for that perfect moment. Based in the performance art of the 60’s and 70’s. Phillip Lorca diCorcia Head #7 2000
In these photos by Phillip Lorca diCorcia he has shown ‘If this is Art’ when the viewer realises that he would have had to patiently wait for the characters shown in the photos to appear in exactly the right position and light to be photographed successfully.
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If This is Art - Considers how photographers have devised strategies, performances and happenings especially for the camera. This challenges the stereotype that photography is all about sitting and waiting for that perfect moment. Based in the performance art of the 60’s and 70’s. Alfred Stieglitz Fountain 1917 This photo portrays ‘If This is Art’ because the photographer has used a black and white camera which is what was commonly used during the 60’s and 70’s. It further relates to this genre because Stieglitz has used an unordinary object to be used as a subject for a photo and has turned it into a piece of art.
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If This is Art - Considers how photographers have devised strategies, performances and happenings especially for the camera. This challenges the stereotype that photography is all about sitting and waiting for that perfect moment. Based in the performance art of the 60’s and 70’s. Sophie Calle The Chromatic Diet 1998
In Sophie Calle’s ‘The Chromatic Diet’ she has taken a series of photos over a series of days where she would colour coordinate different foods, cutlery, plates and napkins to one colour. It represents ‘If This is Art’ because it presents the bright, vibrant colours associated with the 60s and 70s. It also relates to ‘If This is Art’ because she has planned and prepared the objects to be put in front of the camera, rather than just taking a photo of something that is already there.
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If This is Art - Considers how photographers have devised strategies, performances and happenings especially for the camera. This challenges the stereotype that photography is all about sitting and waiting for that perfect moment. Based in the performance art of the 60’s and 70’s. Joseph Beuys I like America and America likes me 1974
These photos can be related to ‘If This is Art’ because Beuys has used the subjedcts in his photos to portray emotion. In this case the emotion between the man and his dog.
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If This is Art - Considers how photographers have devised strategies, performances and happenings especially for the camera. This challenges the stereotype that photography is all about sitting and waiting for that perfect moment. Based in the performance art of the 60’s and 70’s. Gillian Wearing - Signs that say what you want them to say and not signs that say what someone else wants you to say 1992
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If This is Art - Considers how photographers have devised strategies, performances and happenings especially for the camera. This challenges the stereotype that photography is all about sitting and waiting for that perfect moment. Based in the performance art of the 60’s and 70’s. Bettina von Zwehl Made Up Love song
These photos relate to ‘If This is Art’ because the photographer has used models to pose in front of the camera to create a piece of art out of people.
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If This is Art - Considers how photographers have devised strategies, performances and happenings especially for the camera. This challenges the stereotype that photography is all about sitting and waiting for that perfect moment. Based in the performance art of the 60’s and 70’s. David Spero
David Speros photographs represent ‘If This is Art because he has used wire and coloured balls to create geometric shapes for the camera an example of a performance designed for the camera.
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Once Upon a Time - Story telling in art photography. Tableau photography where the story has been distilled into one single image (based on 17th and 18th century painting) Jeff Wall - A Sudden Gust Of Wind 1993
Jeff Wall’s ‘A Sudden Gust Of Wind’ shows an aspect of story telling portrays the feelings and emotions of each of the individuals pictured in
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Once Upon a Time - Story telling in art photography. Tableau photography where the story has been distilled into one single image (based on 17th and 18th century painting) Jeff Wall Insomnia 1994
Here Jeff Wall has portrayed ‘Once Apon a Time’ because the viewer will look at the photo and question why the man has ended up underneath the table, and will create a story in their minds about possible situations that could have happened.
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Once Upon a Time - Story telling in art photography. Tableau photography where the story has been distilled into one single image (based on 17th and 18th century painting) Jeff Wall Milk 1984
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This photo presents the issues with violence occuring at the time. The photographer has turned the background of the photo into a stage where the man then ‘performs’ in front of the camera.
Once Upon a Time - Story telling in art photography. Tableau photography where the story has been distilled into one single image (based on 17th and 18th century painting) Sam Taylor Wood Soliloquy I 1998
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photos presents the and an environment
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because the photographer has viewer a backstory into each
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Once Upon a Time - Story telling in art photography. Tableau photography where the story has been distilled into one single image (based on 17th and 18th century painting) Francis Kearney Five People thinking the same thing 1998
These photos by Francis Kearney show ‘Once Upon a Time’ because it portrays the feelings and emotions of an individual person. In this case most of the people appear stressed or depressed because you can only see their backs making it seem as if they are trying to turn away from the camera.
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Deadpan - Distinct lack of visual drama. Usually large scale pieces of work with little central focus or obvious subject matter. Andreas Gursky Prada I 1996
This photo shows the theme ‘Deadpan’ because the photographer has photographed a scene with very basic colours and shapes that does not show a large amount of emotion or engage the viewers in any way.
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Deadpan - Distinct lack of visual drama. Usually large scale pieces of work with little central focus or obvious subject matter. Bridget Smith Southwark Sea cadets, Walworth 2007 This photo by Bridget Smith portrays ‘Deadpan’ because she has just photographed a plain room. The only visula drama in this photo that the viewer may see is the painting on the wall featuring a boat on the sea. Other than that the photo is very basic and does not show a clear subject or meaning to it.
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Deadpan - Distinct lack of visual drama. Usually large scale pieces of work with little central focus or obvious subject matter. Lewis Baltz Fairfax 1973
This series of photos outlines ‘Deadpan’ because they show very basic, everyday objects. Specifically in the first photo which shows a plain wall pictured in black and white. This is very plain and simple and lacks any drama and emotion.
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Deadpan - Distinct lack of visual drama. Usually large scale pieces of work with little central focus or obvious subject matter. Matthias Hoch Leipzig #47
These two photos relate to the genre ‘Deadpan’ because they do not show any kind of emotion or drama in them which the viewer can focus on. Instead it features inanimate objects that are photographed from a straight on angle. ONCE UPON A TIME
Deadpan - Distinct lack of visual drama. Usually large scale pieces of work with little central focus or obvious subject matter. Dan Holdsworth Untitled (A Machine for Living) 1999 This landscape photo resembles ‘Deadpan’ because there is so much included within the frame that the viewer does not know what to concentrate on. Also there is no emotion shown in the photo because it is simply a landscape of a city so does not draw out any feelings from its viewers.
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Deadpan - Distinct lack of visual drama. Usually large scale pieces of work with little central focus or obvious subject matter. Richard Misrach Salton Sea
These photos show the genre ‘Deadpan’ because the photographer has taken photos of very plain landscapes that lack any emotion or drama. The photos also feature very calming colours that aren’t bright or vibrant.
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Deadpan - Distinct lack of visual drama. Usually large scale pieces of work with little central focus or obvious subject matter. Thomas Ruff Portrait (A Volkmann) 1998
This portait portrays the genre of ‘Deadpan’ because it is very simple adn just features a woman standing straight on at the camera against a plain white background. So there is not a lot going on the photo and is very easy for the viewer to look at.
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Deadpan - Distinct lack of visual drama. Usually large scale pieces of work with little central focus or obvious subject matter. Joel Sternfeld
These photos by Joel Sternfeld show ‘Deadpan’ because they are large landscape photos which include a large amount of subjects making it unclaear on what the viewer should concentrate on.
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Something and Nothing - Photographing objects and subjects that wouldn’t ordinarily warrant a second look e.g. street litter, abandoned rooms or dirty laundry. Peter Fischli and David Weiss Quiet afternoon 1984-85
‘Something and Nothing’ people could easily find
is shown in these photos lying around the house and
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because the subjects are objects that aren’t thought of as high importance.
Something and Nothing - Photographing objects and subjects that wouldn’t ordinarily warrant a second look e.g. street litter, abandoned rooms or dirty laundry. Richard Wentworth
These photos can relate to ‘Something and Nothing’ because they all feature objects and backgrounds that can be seen on regular occasions in everyday life, for example a man hole cover. They are all objects that a person would not assume could be created into a piece of art using the camera.
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Something and Nothing - Photographing objects and subjects that wouldn’t ordinarily warrant a second look e.g. street litter, abandoned rooms or dirty laundry. Nigel Shafran Sewing Kit 2002 This photo relates to ‘Someting and Nothing’ because it shows a very basic, everyday object as its subject. No one would consider a sewing kit as an object which can make a piece of art therefore portraying the ‘Something and Nothing’ Genre.
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Something and Nothing - Photographing objects and subjects that wouldn’t ordinarily warrant a second look e.g. street litter, abandoned rooms or dirty laundry. Jean-Marc Bustamante Something is missing 1997
These photos by JeanMarc Bustamante present ‘Something and Nothing’ as the subject within the photos are very normal situations that most people wouldn’t take any notice of if they went past it.
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Something and Nothing - Photographing objects and subjects that wouldn’t ordinarily warrant a second look e.g. street litter, abandoned rooms or dirty laundry. Wim Wenders Wall in Paris, Texas 2001
‘Something and Nothing’ is shown in this photo because the subject of the photo is a very blank looking wall. The wall is a very neutral colour of grey and does not show vast amounts of detail other than the brick work visible in some areas.
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Something and Nothing - Photographing objects and subjects that wouldn’t ordinarily warrant a second look e.g. street litter, abandoned rooms or dirty laundry. Peter Fraser Materials 2002
These photos feature objects that can be found almost any where. For example a used paint can or a wire. However Peter Fraser has created them into a piece of art. In the case of the 4th photo of the polystyrene cup. Fraser has stuck cocktail sticks all over it to make it more interesting for the viewer to look at. So he has photographed an object that is non-interesting and could be seen on regular occasions during everyday life and made it into a piece of art and look unique.
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Something and Nothing - Photographing objects and subjects that wouldn’t ordinarily warrant a second look e.g. street litter, abandoned rooms or dirty laundry. Wolfgang Tillmans Suit 1997
This photo relates to the genre of ‘Something and Nothing’ because the subject is a dirty old full body jump suit that looks as if it has been thrown away. This makes the suit something that people wouldn’t normally care or even thinki about which is how it relates to something and nothing because it is an unexpected subject for an artistsic photo.
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Something and Nothing - Photographing objects and subjects that wouldn’t ordinarily warrant a second look e.g. street litter, abandoned rooms or dirty laundry. Laura Letinsky Untitled #40 Rome 2001
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This photo by Laura Letinsky features dirty dishes surrounded by half eaten food. This relates to ‘Something and Nothing’ because they are objects that would normally be thrown away and never thought of again so using them as a subject for a photo makes it show ‘Something and Nothing’.
Something and Nothing - Photographing objects and subjects that wouldn’t ordinarily warrant a second look e.g. street litter, abandoned rooms or dirty laundry. Uta Barth Nowhere near series 1999
These photos show the views out of windows from houses. This can be Nothing’ because it is a view that can be seen on the daily which most people
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Something and Nothing - Photographing objects and subjects that wouldn’t ordinarily warrant a second look e.g. street litter, abandoned rooms or dirty laundry. Richard Billingham Rays a laugh series 1994
These photos by Richard Billigham relate to ‘Something and Nothing’ because they document the lives of two people that are reletiviely uninteresting and aren’t anything special to society meaning that in everyday life people wouldn’t normally take much or any interest in them.
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Human Existence - Emotional and personal relationships. A diary of human interaction, a focus of unexpected moments in everyday life. Richard Billingham Untitled 1994 Richard Billinham’s ‘Untitled’ represents ‘Human Existence’ because it shows the emotional connections between husband and wife. Or in this case the lack of emotional connections as they appear to not even acknowledge each other as they each their dinner.
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Human Existence - Emotional and personal relationships. A diary of human interaction, a focus of unexpected moments in everyday life. Tina Barney Tim, Philip & Phil 1996
Tina Barney portrays ‘Human Existence’ in this photo because the characters featured within it are close friends of her. Therefore the photo is a representation of her connections with friends.
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Human Existence - Emotional and personal relationships. A diary of human interaction, a focus of unexpected moments in everyday life. Mitch Epstein Dad IV 2003
This portrait taken by Mitch Epstein pictures his father, and captures the personal adaptions in his fathers life. It can be related to ‘Human Existance’ because it presents a personal relationship between the artist and his father.
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Human Existence - Emotional and personal relationships. A diary of human interaction, a focus of unexpected moments in everyday life. Colin Gray Untitled 2002
These photos by Colin Gray show the theme ‘Human Existance’ because he has captured very emotional connections between initially an old women on her own appearing to be depressed in some way along with feelings of lonliness and isolation, and then a couple, the women that appears to be ill in hosipital with presumably her husband leaning over her portraying emotional feelings.
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Human Existence - Emotional and personal relationships. A diary of human interaction, a focus of unexpected moments in everyday life. Breda Beban The Miracle of Death 2000
Breda Beban’s miracle of death is a series of photos in which she moves a box of ashes of her late partner from room to room around thier house. It shows ‘Human Existance’ because it portrays the strong emotions felt by the artist towards her partner. ONCE UPON A TIME
Moments in History - Documenting social and ecological disaster after the event. Using art photography to present the consequences of political and human upheaval. Willie Doherty God Has Not Failed Us
Willie Doherty’s photo shown to the left features a landscape photo of a run down flat building with an edited text layed over the top saying ‘GOD HAS NOT FAILED US’. It presents ‘Moments in History’ because the statement is a quote from a prodestant preist’s response to the authorities not permitting a civil rights march. Making the photo a visual representation of that moment in history.
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Moments in History - Documenting social and ecological disaster after the event. Using art photography to present the consequences of political and human upheaval. Anthony Haughey Minefield Bosnia 1999
This photo by Anthony Haughey shows a brightly coloured piece of plastic tied to a branch. After researching into the photo I found that the piece of plastic marks the border of a minefield that used to exist there. The genre ‘Moments in History’ is portrayed within this photo because it shows an object that was significant in the past and serves as a kind of reminder of what was once there.
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Moments in History - Documenting social and ecological disaster after the event. Using art photography to present the consequences of political and human upheaval. Fazal Sheikh Halima Abdullai 2000
Here Fazal Sheikh’s photo creates a documentation of the lives of refugees in Somali. It brings out the genre of ‘Moments in History’ because the photos show the emotional exeriences these people appearing in the subject of the photo went through in order to attempt to make thier lives better.
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Moments in History - Documenting social and ecological disaster after the event. Using art photography to present the consequences of political and human upheaval. Allan Sekula Conclusion of search for the disabled and drifting sailboat ‘Happy Ending’ 1993 -2000 This photo by Allan Sekula features a large boat carrying masses of storage containers across the sea. It can be linked to ‘Moments in History’ because it tells the story of the journeys people working on these cargo ships had to make during their everyday life.
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Moments in History - Documenting social and ecological disaster after the event. Using art photography to present the consequences of political and human upheaval. Martin Parr Bristol, United Kingdom 1998
‘Moments in History’ is shown in this photo because it was taken in 1998 and therefore presents the quality of camera equipment at that point of time.
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Revived and Remade - Photographs that explore and exploit our pre-existing knowledge of imagery. The remaking of famous photographs, adverts, scientific imagery etc. Using old photographic techniques and styles (copyright issues). Cindy Sherman Untitled #400 2000
Cindy Shermans Untitles #400 is a self portrait of her presenting how society portrays women at the time it was taken. It displays ‘Revived and Remade’ because she has remade herself to represent women at the time. ONCE UPON A TIME
Revived and Remade - Photographs that explore and exploit our pre-existing knowledge of imagery. The remaking of famous photographs, adverts, scientific imagery etc. Using old photographic techniques and styles (copyright issues). Gillian Wearing Self portrait as my father Brian Wearing 2003 This self portrait by Gillian Wearing portrays the genre of ‘Revived and Remade’ because it features her attempting to turn herself into something else for the camera. In this case she is ‘remaking’ the look of her father on herself. She has also used a black and white filter when taking the photograph to further relate it to this genre.
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Revived and Remade - Photographs that explore and exploit our pre-existing knowledge of imagery. The remaking of famous photographs, adverts, scientific imagery etc. Using old photographic techniques and styles (copyright issues). Susan Derges River 23 November 1998 ‘Revived and Remade’ is portrayed in this series of photos because the artist has used coloured filters in order to adapt the colour of the water feautured in the frame to explore what effect this has on the person looking at it.
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Revived and Remade - Photographs that explore and exploit our pre-existing knowledge of imagery. The remaking of famous photographs, adverts, scientific imagery etc. Using old photographic techniques and styles (copyright issues). John Divola Installation Chairs 2002
This photo by John Divola is a recreation of a set from a film. This is how it relates to revived and remade because he has recreated something in his own way to photograph.
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Exercise 2b - Hidden Structure of Photographs
Ian Ruhter
Title: Size: This polarioid shows size because it was taken using a large truck that had been converted into a pinhole camera so Ruhter could take photos using the pinhole and chemicals to develop them. The photos he takes are also displayed on a large scale so that when someone observes it they feel like they aer actually there watching it happen further representing the size genre. In this photo Ruhter has captured the image of a skateboarder ollieing on the pavement I like how he appears to fade away into what looks like smoke as the photo progresses from left to right.
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Diane Arbus
Title: Untitled Shape of Framing: Diane Arbus takes her photos using a square frame which allows her to show the subject more centred in the photo. It also means that the viewer will be 100% focussed on the subject of the photo rather than being distracted by unnecessary objects in the background. In this example of Arbus’s work she has photographed a women staring into the distance. The sqaure frame works effectively with this photo because the viewers eyes are drawn to the woman’s face rather than the background. In this case the subject has been placed directly in the centre of the photo and is framed by the very dark background around her making her stand out much more.
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Lee Friedlander
Title: Untitled Focus: Lee Friedlanders work portrays a variety of different focuses. In this case the viewer could aim their attention at either the chair and its patterns, Friedlander’s shadow encumbering the chair or the background of the photo being the pavement. In other words there are many different layers within the photo that the viewer could concentrate on. Giving the viewer a variety of ways to view the photo means that it can be viewed from a range of different perspectives depedning on how one viewer looks at it. Friedlanders shadow adds another view point in several different ways. The shadow makes the patterns of the chair become visible while the areas of the chair that are not covered by shadow do not show the patterns.
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Aaron Siskind
Title: Jerome Arizona Surfaces: Aaron Siskind has shown surfaces in this photo by using the macro setting on the camera and positioning the camera close to the subject to show the details of the surface presented. This photo shows two separate surfaces next to each other, the surface of the peeling wallpaper and the surface of the wall. Making the picture black and white makes the peeling paint appear much bolder and more significant against the brackground of the photo.
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William Eggleston
Title: Untitled Colour: In this photo Eggleston has showed a very bright colour, being the blue of the car, against much duller colours. This makes the colour of the car appear much brighter than it actually is. The colours in this photo are also very warm which suggests that it was taken in the summer when the sun is brighter resulting in the colours looking more vibrant.
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Eadweard Muybridge
Title: Untitled Time: This series of photos portrays time because it shows a collection of images of the same subject a matter of milliseconds after the previous photo so as the viewer looks from photo to photo they are watching the horse perform each individual movement through time.
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Exercise 2c - Visual Elements
Jeff Wall - Milk, 1984
Genre - ‘Once Upon A Time’
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he source of light in Jeff Wall’s Milk, 1984, comes from natural sunlight. This is so that the subject of the photo, in this case the man holding the carton of milk, is lit up completely and can be seen fully. The light comes in from the left of the photo and is also harsh light creating very strong shadows from the architecture of the building behind the subject. The shadows add depth to the photo and give the viewer a perspective of the angular shape of the objects that can be seen in the photo. There are few textures in this photograph however after studying it for a longer duration a couple of textures become noticeable. The first is of the brick column to the left of the subject. The bricks appear cracked and old as if they have been there for a long time and are starting to wear down. The textures of these older bricks are contrasted by the much newer looking bricks directly behind the subject. The texture on these newer bricks are smooth and near perfectly match one another, the complete opposite of the old brick column. The textures are what I noticed second after
concentrating on the milk appearing to explode out of the man’s hand, this is because the subject is bold and stands out against the background therefore drawing the viewers eyes towards it before anything else. The entirety of the photograph is shown in sharp focus. This makes the photo relate further to its genre of ‘Once Upon A Time’ because it has a wider range of objects to create a story out of. Because the subject of the photo is in the bottom left of the frame it is less clear as to what the photographer is trying to say through the photo which the viewer then has to try and figure out. Having the entire photo in focus also allows Wall to show much more detail within the photo. In this case the textures of the bricks as well as the subject of the photo. The angle of view for this photo is straight on at the subject of the photo, and just below eye level. Having the angle straight on to the subject allows the viewer to explore more areas of the photo and also shows more clearly the structure and shapes of the buildings behind the subject and how the light manipulates them to create shadows against the building. It also turns the background of the photo into ONCE UPON A TIME
Jeff Wall - Milk, 1984
Genre - ‘Once Upon A Time’
In order to present the subject clearly Wall has made sure to exclude bright, vibrant colours which would distract the viewers eye away from the purpose of the photo. Instead he has used a background with plain colours and focussed more on textures which add detail to the photo. Wall positioned the camera so that the subject is slightly to the right of the centre of the photo. This makes the photo seem irregularat first but is then balanced out by the dark shadows created by the sunlight. The dark shadows also help to frame the subject of the photo against the background. meaning that the viewers eyes are more drawn towards the subject of the photo instead of objects in the background. Wall has used more dull colours in this photo so that the viewers eyes are not drawn away from the subject and purpose of the photo. However, these colours are very warm which suggests that the photo was taken in the summer when it is bright. Using colour makes the photo seem more realistic opposed to using black and white because the viewers can see the photo exactly from the point of view of the photographer. Although using black and white could have been effective in this photo because it would have made the photo seem more dramatic and emotional, possibly portraying the purpose of the photo further. ONCE UPON A TIME
Exercise 2d - Harvard Referencing Website Author: The People History Website Name: The Year 1984 From The People History Website URL: http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1984.html Website Author: Like Totally 80’s Website Name: What Happened in 1984 Website URL: http://www.liketotally80s.com/2007/08/80s-capsules-1984/ Website Author: History Orb Website Name: Historical Events for Year 1984 Website URL: http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/1984
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Exercise 2eTimeline 1. Indira Ghandi assiasinated 2. Olympic games held in Los Angeles 3. 70 US banks fail by the end of the year 4. Apple Macintosh released 5. Michael Jackson’s hair sets on fire whilst filming pepsi commerical. Jeff Wall - Milk, 1984
6. Tetris was created 7. The first Band Aid was recorded for Christmas 8. Footloose was released 9. Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk. 10. Ethiopian famine begins
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Exercise 2f - Glossary of Terms I
n Jess Wall’s ‘Milk’ Wall has shown the entire scene in full focus. This is so that the viewer has more available sources to create a story out of within their heads. Wall has also shown very dark shadows created by the bright sunlight against the shapes of the architecture of the building behind the subject of the photo. This gives the viewer an idea of the geometric shape of the building and makes the photo seem less flat and 2D. The shape of the building and shadows also assist with the framing of the subject of the photo. This makes the viewers eye concentrate more on the subject of the photo because it appears to have a border and is separated by the shadows from the rest of the image. Wall has presented the man as looking stressed or sceptic about something to create a reportage of him. Which the viewer can use to try and discover more things about him. The vantage point used in this photo is eye level which Wall has used to allow him to show more of a background to the photo supplying more for the viewer to look at. To take this photo Wall would have used high aperture settings on the camera which would show the subject clearly and brightly. Also to achieve this Wall would have had to use either a high or low shutter speed depending on the amount of light that was shining onto the subject. If there was a lot of light he would have used a fast shutter speed and if there wasn’t a lot of lit he would have used a slow shutter speed. This would ensure that the subject could be seen properly. He would have also, presumably, have used a tripod which would have ensured that none of the photo was blurred after he captured it. This photo demonstrates decisive movement because it features both actions from the man holding the milk and also geometric shape and patterns from the of the building and the sequence of bricks to create a story. Finally the photo appears very primitive in terms of the shapes and colours of it. The shapes of the photo mainly include squares and rectangles of the brick work of
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Exercise 2g - Similarities & Differences
Jeff Wall ‘Milk’ 1984
Jeff Wall ‘A Sudden Gust of Wind ’ 1993
Similarities
Taken by the same photographer. Show emotions of people. Both action photos (contain movemnt in a still image) Both feature moving objects. Taken looking straight at the subjects. Both photos pictured in full focus.
Differences
There is only on literal similarity between these two photographs. That is that they both feature moving objects. In ‘Milk’ it is the milk appearing to erupt from the man’s hand and in ‘A Sudden Gust of Wind’ it is the papers and documents flying away in the wind from the person to the left. The literal differences between the two photos include, the two photos making use of different backdrops. ‘Milk’ has an urban backdrop of a wall of a building, which is very plain and simple to the eye making the subject of the photo more obvious to the viewer. ‘A Sudden Gust of Wind’ has a rural backdrop of a countryside landscape. This adds more detail to the photo and give the viewer a larger amount of objects to look at. Another literal difference is that the two photos were taken at different times of the year. ‘Milk’ appears to have been taken in either the Spring or Summer, this is because the colours are very bright and vibrant suggesting there is a lot of sunlight. Whereas ‘A Sudden Gust of Wind’ looks as if it has been taken in either the Autumn or Winter because the colours are much duller and the sky is white suggesting a lot less sunlight and a cloudy sky. The technical similarities shown between the photos are that both photos were taken looking straight at the subjects which helps portray the photos in the genre ‘Once Upon A Time’ because it allows more objects, such as landscapes, to feature inside the frame of the photo. Therefore ‘setting the stage’ for the viewer to create a story out of it. The next technical similarity is that both photos have been taken in full focus, suggesting that the photographer has used a high aperture in order to show the subjects clearly so that the viewer has more to create a story out of.
A sudden gust of wind features a The only technical difference between the two photos is that ‘Milk’ has a much higher level of colour and brightness. This is because, presumably ‘Milk’ was taken in the Summer or Spring when landscape as its backdrop. there would be a lot more natural sunlight shining onto the subject. ‘A Sudden Gust of Wind’ however, has a lot less colour saturation because it looks like it was taken in the Autumn or Winter Milk shows a wall as a backdrop. months of the year when there are a lot more clouds in the sky stopping the sunlight from getting through to light up the subjects. Taken 9 years apart. Symbolic similarities of the photos are that both photos portray the emotions and feelings of people. In ‘Milk’ Wall has shown the man as very emotionless as if he were thinking about One was taken in a urban area, the something. ‘A Sudden Gust of Wind shows the peoples emotions as distressed and confused. Due to the wind picking up quickly and blowing one persons papers everywhere. other was taken in a rural area. Milk shows the subject in isolation, The symbolic differences of the two photos are that they both show different emotions within them ‘Milk’ shows a very blank expressioned individual which makes him seem very emotionless Gust of Wind shows a group of people or neutral like he is thinking about something, whereas ‘A Sudden Gust of Wind shows much wilder emotions making the people seem distressed or even scared, in the case of the person cowering on the far right of the photo. in one image. Taken at different times of year. There are no cultutal similarities between these two photographs so the cultural difference is that in ‘Milk’ the man is shown as very isolated because he is sitting on his own gazing into the Spring/Summer - Autumn/Winter. distance. Whereas in ‘A Sudden Gust of Wind’ there are a group of people together which portrays an aspect of unity. Milk shows much more colour than gust of wind. Different ethatmotions portrayed ONCE UPON A TIME
Exercise 2h - Plan of Action
I have chosen the genre of ‘Once Upon a Time’ to research into for my essay. This is because I think there are a wide range of things I can do in order to portray this theme within my photo shoots. I have selected Jeff Wall and Sam Taylor’s work to explore into throughout my essay in order to help me develop my own ideas. I am interested in taking pictures of different people which portray aspects about them, such as hobbies, locations and friends i could also use different types of weather to portray different moods umongst the person I am photographing. This will portray my chosen genre because it gives the viewer of the photos an insight into thier lives and what each person is like. I can develop these ideas by adapting the angles I use in each shit, or the props that I use or by editing them using various different techniques. I could apply various camera techniques such as angles, focal ranges, shutterspeed and positioning to my photos in order to make them differ from each other and show progression. I will need to source props that will relate in someway to the person I am photographing. For example if my model is interested in skateboarding I can include a skateboard as a prop because it will tell the viewer a bit about them as a person.The weather is an aspect that I need to take into account for my photoshoot because it may not be correct and what I want for the shoot depending on what mood I want to show. My ideas will show development because I can use various different objects, locations, moods, times of day and models in each photoshoot which will bring forwards the genre in different ways. I have thought about my intentions for each shoot by planning what kind of mood I want to display in my photos and deciding on how I can represent that as well as the genre to the viewer.
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