Candidate Number: 1284
RELATIONSHIPS
Contents Statement Of Intent My General Thoughts On The Theme Of Relationships Mind-map Artist Research Analysis Of Tina Barney’s Work Analysis Of Richard Billingham’s Work Analysis of Nasif Motlagh’s Work Analysis Of Thomas Struth’s Work Analysis of Julia Fullerton-Batten Key Words Related To The Theme Of Relationships My Interpretations Of Tina Barney’s Work Scanography So Far... Photo-shoot Of Objects Related To The Theme Of Relationships Re shoot Sisters Mum Dad Family Marriage The Relationship Between Pets And Owners The Meaning Of Rose Colours Techniques Pinterest Possible Ideas Mock Ups Mind map - Photo shoot plan and contact sheet Interpretations of Tina Barney’s Work - Photo shoot plan and contact sheet Objects related to the theme - Photo shoot plan and contact sheet Re-shoot - Photo shoot plan and contact sheet Techniques - Photo-shoot Plan and contact sheet Evaluation Final Piece
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Statement Of Intent My chosen theme is relationships. From this theme I have chosen to look specifically at personal relationships. I have chosen this particular theme because I think that their is always a story behind a relationship, and I think that I would like to explore this in my work. I also think that people portray a certain relationship when they are around other people but behind closed doors, this relationship might fall apart. I would like to try and look at what people think when they see a relationship between these people and what this relationship is really like. I intend to research: - Artist’s whose work comes under this theme - Different types of relationships - Different camera techniques - Different ways of presenting my work - Different definitions of the word relationship
From this project I hope to learn more about the different types of relationships and how I can show these differences in my work. I hope to look at the perfections and imperfections of a relationship. The artists, photographers, galleries, I intend to research into to help support this project are: - Nasif Motlagh - Gillian Wearing - Chris Steele-Perkins - Tina Barney - Thomas Struth - Richard Billingham
The photo shoots I intend to complete during this project to help explore the topic chosen are: - Photos for mind map on the topic of relationships - Interpretations of artists work - Objects and environments related to the theme of relationships - Re shoots based on analysis of first photo shoots
The techniques with the camera, darkroom and Photoshop I would like to use to help develop this theme are: Silhouettes, Shadows, Scanograms, Blur, Freeze, Bokeh, Joiners, Cropping, Bleaching, Freezing, Burning.
I am not quite sure what my final piece will be. I am thinking about creating a print or creating something like a mobile using images I have taken and different definitions of the word relationship.
My General Thoughts On The Theme Of Relationships I think that this theme ties in well with my unit one coursework because it was looking at covert and obscure, which involved trying to obscure they way people look at things, and make them look at things at little bit closer, so that they see things that they didn't know where there. I think a relationship is obscure in a way, because as you get to know someone, you find out things that they you didn't know about them before, and through building a relationship with someone, you open up and behave differently, then when your with other people (you might be a really shy person, who doesn't like to speak up but then when your with this one person, who you have built a relationship with, you might be more open because you feel that you can trust them and that they won't judge you). I think that this is a theme that can be explored in lots of different ways. It can be used to tell a story, to show the different types of relationships people have, and to show who and what is important to people. I have chosen to look at personal relationships because I think that this can be explored in different ways. I can look at the perfection and the imperfections of a relationship. I can also look at how time affects a relationship (whether over time the relationship grows stronger or whether it falls apart).
Mind Map Photo Shoot I am going to explore the relationship between sisters. For this part of my work, I will use my older and younger sisters as models. Through the photos I take, I would like to show how the emotion within this kind of relationship varies. I would also like to explore the fun side of this relationship and show that the age difference between sisters doesn’t always have to effect how well they get on with each other. I will be looking at the relationship between a mother and a father and what emotions that involves. I will also be looking at them as a married couple and as separate people. I want to find out about the relationship between owners and their pets and how this is similar and different to the relationship between people. I would like to take photos that show the importance of pets within a family, and how they teach you to care and be responsible for something.
I would like to show how these different types of relationships between the same two people can be very different from one another. I would like to try and show this difference in the work that I will be doing.
Roses are a common gift within a relationship. The different colours can have different meanings depending on the recipient and the occasion. I would like to research what the different colours of the roses mean and what they symbolise within a relationship.
Artists Research
Tina Barney
Sunday New York Times 1982
The Daughters 2002
Jill and Polly In The Bathroom, 1987
Beverly, Jill And Polly, 1982
Tina Barney Tiny Barney was born in 1945 in New York, since 1975, she has been producing large-scale photographs of family and friends. She currently works and lives in New York City and Westerly, Rhode Island. The artist’s photography career began in the mid 1970s while living in Sun Valley, Idaho. Barney began photographing in colour with a large format view camera just before returning to New York in 1983. Tina Barney expertly captures the fact that in a house full of stuff, there can still be emptiness. Her photographs document the lifestyle of her upscale New York/New England family and friends. Tina Barney has said “I began photographing what I knew.” For much of the 1980s and 1990s, this meant taking pictures of her friends and family as they went about their daily lives in affluent areas of Long Island, New York City, and New England. She used a large-format, 8-by-10-view camera which enabled her to create highly detailed images that retain their focus and richness even when made into four-by-five-foot prints. She was one of the first photographers to present colour work on a grand scale that rivalled most twentieth-century paintings. Barney notes, “when people say that there is a distance, a stiffness in my photographs, that the people look like they do not connect, my answer is, that this is the best we can do. This inability to show physical affection is in our heritage.” While the myth that material comfort ensures personal contentment is an alluring one, Barney’s photographs undermine such illusions, even in later images in which the focus has shifted away from context the personality and face of the sitter.
Her sitters obliged, indulging Barney and her camera at mealtimes, during down moments, and mid-conversation. Her sister Jill became a favoured subject for her photogenic nature and chameleon presence, but Barney also photographed other family members: her brother Phil, Jill’s daughter Polly, and her own sons, Tim and Philip, as well as her friend Sheila and her daughter Moya. Often, the backdrops for these subjects are their own highly decorated, if overstuffed, interiors. Her photographs expose the emotional and psychological currents that course just beneath the surface. She continues to make photographs distinct from family snapshots or formal group portraits in their refusal to serve as predictable commemorations of happy times, important gatherings, and ritualized affection. She is an American artist photographer. Barney was introduced to photography by her grandfather when she was a child. As a teenager, she studied Art History at Spence School in Manhattan, and at the age of 19, she lived in Italy for a time where she was able to further study art. It was not until 1973, when she moved to Sun Valley, Idaho, with her husband and children, that she began to train in photography. While in Idaho, she studied at the Sun Valley Centre for Arts and Humanities.
Richard Billingham
Untitled (NRAL 33) 1995
Untitled (RAL 6) 1995
Richard Billingham
Untitled (RAL 35) 1994
Untitled (NRAL 13) 1996
Richard Billingham Richard Billingham was born in 1970. He is an English photographer and video artist. He graduated from Sunderland University with a degree in Painting in 1994.
The series of photographs for which he has become known for, shows the activities of his family at home. They were taken over a period of years beginning in 1990 and they were initially intended as source material for paintings, these photographs are a painful and often humorous documentation of the emotional, sometimes violent relationship of his parents and brother. He gave up painting to experiment further with photography and video, undertaking a number of artist’s residency programmes including the Sargeant Fellowship at the British School at Rome and the Artist’s work programme at the Museum of Modern Art in Dublin. He has made photographs in Ethiopia, Pakistan and South America. The residencies and travelling resulted in several critically success pieces of work.
Besides gallery exhibitions his videos have been screened at numerous Film Festivals such as the International Film Festival., Rotterdam; Locarno International Film Festival and the New York Video Festival.. He is currently in pre production of a feature film as well as a number of other long-term photographic projects. Besides his work as an artist he also has a wealth of teaching experiences. He has taught in many different universities and art schools internationally such as Yale, New-haven: University of North Texas and The National Art School, Sydney as well as in the UK. He has been Professor of Fine Art at the University of Gloucester since 2013.
In 1997 he was the first recipient of the Deutsche Borse Photography Prize and the following year BBC 2 broadcast his film “Fishtank”. He exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 2001 and was nominated for the Turner Prize. He first came to widespread recognition through exhibiting a series of photographs at the Art gallery in London in 1994.
Nasif Motlagh Born: 1981 - Iran Occupation: Journalist and Photographer She is an Iranian documentary photographer and journalism senior lecturer at University Putra Malaysia. She worked for newspapers in Iran before she moved to Malaysia in 2004 to continue her studies in PhD of Mass Communication. So far her photographs, multimedia, and video reportages have been published in numerous media and exhibited in several group exhibitions in Iran and overseas. Her first book titled “A Given Path” was published in Malaysia in 2010 and has been selected as best 50 titles for international rights. Her major interests in photography are women issues, interfaith dialogue and human rights.
It was this frustration with misrepresentation that, once she was home, inspired Motlagh to pick up her camera and begin an intimate series of photographs exploring the father-daughter relationship in Iran. As she explained in an interview: "There is a stereotype of Iranian men and women, which you see in a lot of mainstream media. This simple project is a reaction to that. It's about real portraits of Iranians." During her time in Malaysia, roughly 3,500 miles away from her home in Iran, she was troubled by the way people would talk about her country’s culture. Partially by the media, she saw people making judgements without any first-hand knowledge of the country’s actual culture.
She noticed that while in the realm of things, the relationship between daughters and fathers in Iran wasn't much different to other places. She wanted to use her photography to shed light on the diversity that lies within the intricate culture of Iran. Specifically, she told , it was the, "diversity of families, opinions, and classes of society" that she wanted to capture. The fathers in the photographs vary in professions from farmer to engineers. And this class difference, when paired with quotes from the daughters themselves, helped to paint the picture Motlagh set out to create. Her end goal was to show that, "Iranian men are not all the same. There are a lot of successful Iranian women in universities, business, art, science, and industry and we should understand most of them have very supporting fathers and male friends in their life."
Arezoo’s father is a carpet salesman.“He is a very funny man. He makes people laugh with his jokes and acts in family parties,” she said.
Fatemeh’s father is office employee. “He is a good father. I don’t know what to add,” she said
Katayoon’s father is a retired army man.”My friends think he cares about me too much but I think he is a great supporter in my life,” she said.
Shadi’s father is a businessman.”There is a stubborn boy in his soul. You should know how to deal with him,” she said.
Fatemeh’s father is a librarian in a mosque. “People think I don’t have freedom because my father is a cleric but it’s not true. He gave me permission to visit the national book fair with my friends when I was 15,” she said.
Shima and Lina’s father is a civil project manager.”Our father has studied in Europe. That’s why he gave us all freedom the western youths have in personal life,” they said.
Mahsa's father is a veteran."He is always my hero but I wish he was a hopeful happy father he used to be," she said. Mahsa’s father is a veteran.”He is always my hero but I wish he was a hopeful happy father he used to be,” she said.
Zahra’s father is a farm worker. “He works a lot. He works so much,” she said.
Zahra’s father is jobless.”I don’t know what to say about him. I really don’t,” she said.
Thomas Struth Thomas Struth is a German photographer, who trained at the Dusseldorf Acedemy (1973 - 1980). His first exhibition works were black-and-white images of streets in Japan, Europe and America, highly constructed and carefully framed images. These works communicate what is both specific and yet unremarkable about urban space and raise questions about objectivity - in photography. In the mid 1980s, after a period of collaboration with the psychoanalyst Ingo Hartmann studying family snapshots, he decided to embark on a series of individuals and family groups, using the same type of large-format view camera that he had used for his architectural work. These works were again highly constructed, urban portraits, showing character but not revealing personality. Through his work with portraiture, he developed an interest in Renaissance painting, which eventually led to the series of photographs for which is best known, the Museum Photographs. Work such as Art Institute of Chicago, set up relationships between the viewer and the painting. In 1993 he became a professor of photography at the Staatliche Hochscule Fur Gestaltung Karlsruhe
Hannah Erdich - Hartmann and Jana-Maria Hartsmann, Dusseldorf 1987 This is one of an ongoing series of portrait photographs of his friends that he began making in the mid 1980s. This is a black and white portrait photograph. He presents the mother and child in close up, focusing on their heads and shoulders. In its lack of context, the composition is different from the majority of Struth's other portrait photographs. The close-up composition in the photograph of Hannah Erdich-Hartmann and Jana-Maria Hartmann communicates the intimacy between mother and child. The close-up nature of the photograph also serves to suggest a relationship between Struth and his sitters. They both look intently out of the image, their faces inscrutable and self-contained. Their piercing gaze echoes and yet challenges that of the spectator who looks in at them. He remains a respectful distance from his sitters, lingering over their exterior surfaces: their skin, their piercing gaze, their hair, their clothes. He does not offer a portrait of psychological depth but rather concentrates on appearances
Julia Fullerton-Batten Julia was born in Bremen Germany (1970). She spent most of her childhood in Germany and the United States. Before moving to the UK when she was 16. She now lives in London. Julia studied photography at the Royal Berkshire College of Art and Design. She started her professional career in 2001 and is now a well-established professional photographer.
She has been a Regular finalist in the John Kobal Photographic Portrait Award and the Schweppes Photographic Portrait Prize at the National Portrait Gallery and photo-london.
She is rapidly developing a reputation as one of the leading young photographers in Europe.
She has won the Foundation HSBC pour la photographie award, L’Insense Photo, Sony World Photography Awards and Hasselbald Master in Fine Art.
She had a book published and has exhibited at galleries in Paris and Brussels,Madrid, New York, China, Shanghai, France, Istanbul and Sante Fe, amongst others.
She has a permanent collection in National Portrait Gallery, London and Musee de I’Elysee, Switzerland. Julia studied photography in England and spent five years working in London as a freelance photographic assistant before beginning her own career.
“Mothers and Daughters” Julia tackled the complex relationship between mother and daughters, in her 2012 series. The series features 20 real mother and daughter pairs at multiple stages of life, with varying degrees of closeness and distance. Each photo shows a pair of women in their own environment in order to capture the true emotional bond between the two.
“Third Time Around”
“The Party Is Over”
“The Divorce”
“Alabaster Doll”
“Pretty New Things”
“Intimate Moments”
“Teenage Reflection”
“Inner Tension”
“Memories”
Julia told the Huffinton Post, “I realised how much the fragility and vulnerability of females is exposed fully in the mother-daughter relationship.” She said that she gave some direction to the two women in each image, but also let the relationships of each mother and daughter inform the poses that they ended up in. Julia wrote in her artist statement. “In the adult relationship the intimacy of the bond is established on the love, struggle and rivalry of a shared life-time, leading to a mature understanding and acceptance of each other. Between childhood, the full spectrum of emotions is played out. My images try to capture all of these very different stages in this extremely special relationship.” Julia said the project is “both documentary and biographical,” as the series also illustrates her memories of her and her two sisters’ relationships with their mother, and the relationship between her mother and her grandmother. “Burning The Past”
“Alone Again”
Key Words Related To The Theme Of Relationships
My Interpretations Of Tina Barney’s Work I have created these photos in the style of Tina Barney’s work. I chose to do my photos in the style of her work because I think that although her photos are not staged and they are just showing the everyday lives of her family, they still show the beauty in everyday life. I have created my own photos in this style by taking photos of my mum, dad, older and younger sister, going about their everyday lives. I found it hard to make the picture natural because when you go to take a picture of your model they become conscious of what you look like. I like this idea of not staging your photos because I think that people should not worry about what they look like, they should be happy with how you are. I think that people are far too self conscious and these pictures will show people that they should learn to appreciate the way the are and look at the positives, not the negatives. I think that these photos are colourful and vibrant and show the happiness in everyday life. I am not sure that I would use this technique in other photos because I don’t think that it really links with my theme of relationships.
These images are my favourite from this photo shoot because the first image links with other parts of my work because I am looking at the relationship between pets and their owners. The second photo is one of my favourites because I like the style and quality of the image. I like the third image because it shows the pure and angelic personality of a child.
Scannograms
Scanograms Scannography also referred to as Scanner Art or Scanner Photography is the name for the process to create digital images using a flatbed scanner. Although a scanner has very limited capability of capturing depth of field, it is possible to scan small 3D objects such as flowers.
I chose to use different coloured roses in my scanograms because the different colours of the flowers, means different things, and the meanings of the coloured rose varies depending on the occasion and the recipient. For example pink roses vary in colour and have different words associated with them: - A light pink rose: Gentleness, joy and grace, admiration, sympathy and gentleness, harmony and warmth. - A pink rose: Grace and elegance, admiration for beauty and refinement, sweetness. - A bright pink rose: Appreciation and recognition, “thank you�, gratitude, admiration.
I also chose to use roses in my scanograms because each petal is like a member of a family, or a group of friends. You have a really close relationship with each member of that group or family, but just like a rose, as you get older you start to separate, like the petals falling of a rose, you go along your own path and the delicate petals fall apart. In a family as the children grow up, go off to university, move out and begin their own lives. The parents are left, they are like the centre of the rose. The centre of the rose is where the reproductive organs of the flower are situated and as the flower matures and opens up, these mature and perform their function. This can be compared to family life, going from parents experiencing the birth of their children, watching them grow and develop; leaving home to embark upon their own independent lives.
Scanograms I have used jewellery in my scanograms because they are things that have sentimental value. They are things that have been given to me by friends and family. The red ribbon with the bell on is from a Lindt Bunny and this is sentimental to me because my Nanna used to get me and my sisters a Lindt Bunny every Easter. Two of the rosary crosses belong to my Nanny and one belongs to my sister. The bracelet with the St Christopher pendant on, was given to me by my mum on my birthday, and it is to give you good luck on your travels. The blur star fish brooch and the silver fish belonged to my Nanna. The gold ring was given to me by a family friend for my birthday. The silver ring with the green gem in was given to me from a friend at school for my birthday and it is a birthstone ring (Emerald for May). The other pieces of jewellery are things that were given to me for Christmas or my Birthday, and some them I have had for a long time and they have sentimental value because they were given to me by people that I care about.
Scanograms Shell This links with the theme of relationships because the shell was once a home and it sheltered a creature, that has now moved on, and has then been picked up by someone walking along a beach and has been kept as a keepsake/momentum. It also links with this theme because the shell has a rough surface and it is chipped and slightly damaged. This is a bit like a family because the relationship between each member is not perfect, arguments and fights happen and the relationship is tested at times, but you have to try and protected each other and work together to get through these moments. They help to build the relationship between the members of the family and they help them to learn to work together and support each other. Birthday Cake Candles These are a sentimental thing, they have been used on almost every birthday cake, in every member of my family over the year/years. CDs and CD covers Music can be associated with certain phases in your life, like when you met someone, when you got married etc., and that song can remind you of that happy moment in your life. However if this relationship does not last, this song can remind you of that person, and it can make you sad, angry, or remind you of something you want to forget. Clown The clown belonged to my Nanna so it is something that holds sentimental value and it is something that reminds me and my family of her. Paper Clips Help to keep things together and this links with the theme because each person in a relationship is like a paper clip, they need to support each and keep each together. Paper clips keep things tidy and without them things would be all jumbled up and hard to find. This is like a relationship, people have to help keep each other on track and they need to remind each other to work on their relationship, so that they don’t forget what they are doing and why they are doing it. Puzzle Image Each member of a family is like a puzzle piece, when they are separated it is hard to see the image they are trying to make, but when you place them together, you can see the full image. Each member can work on their own but they work better when are able to work with other people. It is clear and easy to understand things when you get others peoples ideas, opinions and help.
I have chosen the theme of relationships because .I have chosen this particular theme because I think that their is always a story behind a relationship, and I think that I would like to explore this in my work. I also think that people portray a certain relationship when they are around other people but behind closed doors, this relationship might fall apart. I would like to try and look at what people think when they see a relationship between these people and what this relationship is really like. What camera settings I have used in the photo shoots and why? I have not really used any specific camera settings in my work yet but I will need to include some different camera setting in the next images I take.
Which photo shoots do I need to develop further and why? I need to take some more photos for my mind map photo shoot because I do not have enough photos for this photo shoot. I also have some more idea for the photo shoot of objects related to the theme of relationships. I just need to take a couple more photos for each of the photo shoots that I have completed, because I need to try to show more variety in my work. I also need to try to include some techniques and skills.
From this research carried out about the theme of relationships, I have learnt about: Scanography, which is involves making an image by placing an object under a flatbed scanner to create an image. I think that this technique is very creative. I like the way that it captures the object and makes it look like it is a 3D image, which is coming out of the photo. I have also learnt that their are lots of artists and photographers that use the theme of relationships within their work.
I have explored this theme by looking at objects that related to this theme, and by looking at artists work, that relates to this theme. I have then done interpretations of this work. I have also taken photos and created a mind-map of my ideas for photographs and work that I could under this theme.
How can I make use of my photographers research and techniques? I can try to take my photos in a way that is not staged. This would show the real emotions of the subject/s in the photos, and it would mean that the photos would look more realistic and relaxed.
Which photo shoots have I completed so far and how do they relate to the theme? - Mind map photo shoot: This links with the theme because I have taken photos and explained how I have interpreted the theme and what my ideas are for my work - Interpretations of photographers work: I have interpreted Tina Barney’s work and this links with the theme of relationships because her work mainly involves photographing the daily life of her family. - Photo-shoot of objects related to the theme: This links with the theme because I have photographed objects that show the relationship between the members of a family and they also show how objects can symbolise the relationship between different people. Some of the objects that I photographed also link with the theme because they have sentimental value.
So Far... Photographers I have researched - Tina Barney - Richard Billingham - Nasif Motlagh - Thomas Struth - Julia Fullerton-Batten How they have helped me to develop my understanding of the theme of relationships: The artists that have looked have taught me that you don’t always have to present the positive side of a relationship, and that showing both the positive and the negative side of a relationship, is more realistic and shows more of a variety in emotions. They have also taught me that when taking photos, that are trying to show the relationship between people, it is important to try and tell a story behind your photos.
How I used the photographers ideas in my work to develop my ideas? I have taken interpretation photos of Tina Barney’s Work. I have also looked at taking photos in a way that show the real relationship of a family and how the relationships vary depending on the different family members.
What ideas do I have for the display strategy? I would like to present my final piece in a way that shows the different members and sides of a relationship. My first idea that I have at the moment, is to create a cube out of frames, and to present in each frame the relationship between different members of a family. My second idea is to create one image that I will digitally and manually edit and present in a frame, for my final piece What other influences have helped to develop my ideas (music, literature, science, history, politics)? There are three books which I got out if the library, to help to think of creative ways to present my work, and to help with looking at different techniques that I could research explore. These books are: - Read This If You Want To Take Good Photographs - By Henry Carroll - Simple Scene Sensational Shot - By Simon Bond - Perfect Digital Photos In A Snap - By Ian Probert And Peter Cope
Which techniques and processes have I used to develop my theme? At the moment the only technique that I have looked at Scannography, which is the process of creating an image using a flatbed scanner.
So Far... Which ideas could I take further to develop my theme? After this I am going to: - Look at the different relationship between the different members within a family. I am going to look at the relationship between sisters, a mother and a father (as a married couple and as separate people), I am also going to look at the relationship between owners and their pets because pets are still part of the family and you do have a relationship with them, and I also think that this is a different relationship from the others that I am going to look at.
How did I use these techniques to develop the theme? From the scanograms that I created, I got the idea of looking at the different meanings behind different coloured roses and how the meanings vary depending on the occasion and the recipient. I got this idea from the rose scanogram that I created and then looking at possible ideas on Pinterest. What refinements to these techniques could I apply to improve the effect? I am going to take some more scanograms of different coloured roses because this is something that I really want to look into because roses are a common gift, and they link really well with the theme of relationships. Also I could look into finding out a little bit more about scannography and what it is about.
- I am do a photo shoot and carry out research, to find out about the meanings of the different coloured roses because I find the variation in the meanings very interesting and I feel that it links in well with my theme. - I am also going to look at different techniques that I could use. - I will also have a look at different ideas and ways that I could present my final piece.
Which techniques and processes do I want to take on further? I would like to take photos and research the ideas that I have looked at in my mind map. I am also going to try to develop and expand the ideas that I have already looked at. I am also going to expand upon the ideas that I already have for possible layout and presentation ideas for my final piece.
PHOTO-SHOOT - OBJECTS RELATED TO THE THEME
Date of Photo-shoot: 5th March, 7th March, 8th March, 17th April, 18th April These objects link with the theme of relationships because they show objects that show the different stages in a relationship: - Marriage - Children - Family - Birthdays - Anniversaries I like these photos because I think that they show the stories behind a relationship and what relationships really mean. I think that these photos are set up well and that they show the different emotions and parts of a relationship. These photos are looking at the relationship and how it has changed from them just being a couple, to being a married couple, a couple with kids. Its looking at how time affects a relationship and what changes occur.
Re-shoot
Date of Photo-shoot: 21st and 25th of April 2015 The aim of this photo-shoot was to look at the relationship between sisters, between a wife and husband and between pets and owners. I wanted to show the different sides of a relationship. I wanted to look at the fun, happiness and enjoyment, but also the fights and the arguments and the serious side of a relationship. I love all the photos that I took in this photo-shoot because I think that they show the different emotions and sides of a relationship. In this photo-shoot I have used automatic settings and manual settings. When using manual settings I have adjusted the F number, ISO and shutter speed. I think that these photos show the dark and light sides of a relationship. I like the set up of these photos, and the contrast of colours in the images. This is my favourite photo-shoot because I think that I have thought well about the set up and purpose of the photos. These images fit in with my ideas and my own view of this theme. I think that these photos show my own interpretations of this theme.
SISTERS Definition of the word sister: A girl who has one or more of the same parents as you. The relationship between sisters can be very important. Sisters can be influential on each other. However like all relationship their can be arguments, jealousy and confrontation. There are both benefits and drawbacks in a relationship between sisters, just because they are close doesn’t mean that they are always going to be best friends. Sisters may grow up to be close, while others may encounter problems. A damaged relationship with a sister can impact on life, as they provide invaluable support to each other when things go wrongs. The closer sisters are in age, typically the more troublesome the relationship. However the problem is competition and being at odds with each other, this seems to cause a strain on the relationship. Sisters who are further apart in age, often have better relationships. However there is still the same problem of competition and of being at odds with each other. Both sisters are responsible for making the relationship work. So both sisters need to consider how things can be changed. Sisters don’t really need to be rivals and disagreements don’t need to be the end of the world. However their should be nothing that comes between sisters and the close bond that they have.
MUM Definition of mum: A women in relation to a child or children to whom she given birth. A mother is an important part of a family. Our mothers are incredibly important, they provide us with love, and they respond to our wants and needs in a way which shapes how we interact with others, respond to strangers, and explore our environment, which plays a big role in how we grow and learn. Throughout life we learn different things from them, and their advice shapes us into becoming the people that we are. Each mother faces different challenges, has different skills and abilities, and different types of children to deal with.
I personally find that my mum is someone who I know that I can always talk to. She listen to what I have to say (no matter how boring it is) and she gives advice on how to deal with situations. My mum teaches me to not be so hard on myself and to just try my best. My mum is someone who always knows how to cheer me up and make me feel better. However my mum, is not a softy, she puts you in your place if she thinks that you are in the wrong. This is what the role of a parent is about, you are supposed to be someone that is supportive and always there to listen and give advice. But you also need to be to teach your child how they should and shouldn’t behave. You should them the right and wrong way to treat and talk to people. You should teach them how to grow up to be someone that always tries to do the right thing.
DAD Definition of the word dad: A man in relationship to his child or children. A father’s love is just as important to a child’s development as a mother’s. A father and daughter relationship is important because he’s the first man she will get to know in life, and he is the standard she will expect of a man and a life long partner. Fathers play a unique and crucial role in nurturing and guiding children’s development. Fathers provide security and they teach their children new skills, and to take responsibility of their own actions. Children want to know that their father will always be there for them and will look out for them. Fathers offer stability and reassurance. They are your role model and problem solver. Fathers can be the head of the house and can shape the way the relationship within the family works. I always feel that my dad is someone who looks out for me and will always try to give me advice on how to be the best that I can be. He helps me to achieve my full potential. However I find that the relationship between a child and their mother and a child and their father is very different. My dad is someone who teaches me what is right and wrong. He is someone who makes you feel safe, and makes you feel like no matter what, you are an important person, and that you can achieve what every you want to, if you are prepared to work for it.
FAMILY Definition: Family is defined as a domestic group of people with some degree of kinship - whether through blood, marriage or adoption. Family includes siblings and parents. As well as relatives who you may not interact with every day. Members of a family are the people you are closest to and with whom you spend most of your time with. Having a healthy family relationship is both important and difficult. Families can become blocked in their relationships by hurt, anger, mistrust, and confusion. Some families end up falling apart and the parents end up divorcing which puts stress upon the children within the family because they feel like they have to choose sides. However this does not have to happen. If we try to make a few simple changes in the way that we deal with each other. It is possible to create happier, more stable relationships. Families need to support and care for each other and they need to be a source of strength for one another. Your family can be constant and it can be hard when argument or issues arise because you don’t have time to step back and look at the situation. Families need to try to communicate with each other, but they also need to learn to give each other their own time and space.
MARRIAGE
The legally or formally recognised union of a man and a woman as partners in a relationship. Marriage is a socially or ritually recognised union or legal contract between two people that establishes rights and obligations between them, between them and their children and between them and their in-laws. The definition of marriage varies depending on different cultures. Individuals may marry for several reasons, such as: legal, social, emotional, financial, spiritual or religious purposes. Marriage is the process by which two people make their relationship public, official and permanent (unless they divorce). It is the joining of two people in a bond. No marriage is free of conflicts. Relationships require work and they face challenges which can be large or small. They can be simple things that just put a strain on the stability of the relationship. However as long as each partner is willing to address the issue at hand and participate in developing a solution to the problem, most relationship problems can be solved. However if challenges are left and are not discussed then tensions mount, poor habits develop, and the health and longevity of the relationship is at risk.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OWNERS AND PETS Pets provide companionship, affection and protection. They can become playmates and partners, with unique bonds being formed between humans and animals, which become importance parts of our lives. The presence of pets helps many people cope with increasing stress and anxiety. The pet plays a key role in every stage of development. For a child, a pet teaches it have a sense of responsibility for something, and it encourages the child to communicate and show care. The relationship builds confidence and friendship, which can grow as the child moves through life. For adults, pets provide companionship for those who live alone. The powerful bond between people and pets is entirely mutually beneficial. The relationship between humans and animals is far deeper and more rewarding then most people are aware.
MEANINGS OF ROSE COLOURS Red Red roses have been long associated with beauty and perfection. They have been used for a long time as a way to say “I love you”. Red roses signify love and affection, romantic and abiding love, true love. I love you, desire, courage and passion, congratulations, job well done, respect and appreciation, honest beauty, bliss to marriage. A red rosebud has its own meaning. Youthful love, innocent and fresh in what the bud stands for. The attractive and unopened rosebud celebrates unpretentious and honest beauty. Purity and loveliness are what the red rosebud stands for. The most well known meaning of the red rose is deep love and affection. The red rose symbolises a true love that is stronger than thorns and can outlive all obstacles. They also symbolise desire. The red rose expresses the throbbing heat of new love, a passionate expression of attraction. Red is the colour of consummation, of raging desires and craving passion. Red roses speak of love that awaits a passionate expression. In addition to beauty and passion, red roses also symbolise courage. It is a symbol of power, as represented in the war of the roses. Red roses congratulate a job well done, and to express respect and appreciation. It celebrates the creative spirit of love. Red roses also have a different kind of meaning within marriage. They express domestic bliss that is at once passionate as well as abiding. A love that is growing in strength. Words associated with the red rose: Admiration Gentleness Grace Gladness Joy Sweetness Happiness Gracefulness Appreciation Sympathy
Pink Light Pink: Gentleness, joy and grace, admiration, sympathy and gentleness, harmony and warmth. Pink: Grace and elegance, admiration for beauty and refinement, sweetness. Bright Pink: Appreciation and recognition, “thank you”, gratitude, admiration.
MEANINGS OF ROSE COLOURS White White roses are given to those who are innocent, reverent, and pure. They are very commonly used in weddings. They can also be given as a sign of secrecy. A white rosebud is used to show girlhood. A white rose that has been dried means “death is preferable to loss of virtue�. A withered white rose represents fleeting beauty, or given to show that no impression was made. White roses, the purist colour, represent innocence, purity and charm. White roses can also express remembrance and innocence. White roses signify innocence, purity, to honour, remembrance and to promote purity at special occasions. White roses also signify a happy love.
Yellow Expresses joy, gladness and friendship. They are given to new mothers, newly-weds, and graduates. They are also used as a reminder to a loved one to show that you care. In the past yellow was used to show jealousy and a decrease of love. Bright, cheerful and joyful. Yellow roses create warm feelings and provide happiness. Giving yellow roses can tell someone the joy they bring you and the friendship you share. Yellow roses signify happiness and friendship. To congratulate loved ones and your friends during happy times.
Orange This rose promotes new relationships. They signify energy, and can indicate enthusiasm, desire and excitement. Giving orange roses can symbolise your passionate romance and share your excitement of the relationship, with your loved one. Orange roses can be used to express intense desire and pride. They also convey a sense of fascination. Orange roses can also convey pride in an accomplishment or celebration of a new beginning or adventure. Orange roses are given to those who you desire, those you want to get to know better, or those who you are proud of.
Techniques
Cropping
Rotation
Definition of cropping (an image): This refers to the removal of the outer parts of an image to improve framing, accentuate subject matter or change aspect ratio. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cropping_(image) I like this technique because it allows you to pick out specific parts of an image. It means that if you are talking about a specific part or object within the image, you can crop it, so that specifically shows what it is that you are talking about. I also like it because it means that you can touch up your image, or pick out the best parts. I also think that this technique can make your images a lot more interesting and artistic.
Definition of rotation: The action of rotating about an axis or centre Source: https: //www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl#q=definition+of+rotation I think that this technique is really creative. It makes the image look confusing, it is hard to figure which is the origional image. I like the pattern that this techniques creates within the image.
Repetition
Definition of Repetition in Photo graphy: Repeating visual elements such as line, colour, shape, texture, value or image. Source: https://sites.google.com/site/principlesofdesignsite/home/repetition-patternI have created these examples of this technique by placing an image and then duplicating that image a number of times, reducing the size of the image each time. I have then gone through and adjusted the opacity of the image. I have made the last image a low oppacity such as 40%. I have then increased the opacity on each of the other images, by double each time. I like this technique because it makes the image look more eye catching. I like the techniques of using the same image repeatedly, but adjusting slightly, so that their is a clear difference in the images presented. I like this technique and I would like to include it in my work, and possibly my final piece.
Text Wrap
Source of information: https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/textwrap.html You can wrap text around an image. When you apply a text wrap to an object, InDesign creates a boundary around the object that repels text. The object that text wraps around is called the wrap object.
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How to wrap an image: 1. To display the Text Wrap panel, choose Window > Text wrap. 2. Select an imported image, an din the Text Wrap panel, click Wrap Around Object Shape. 3. Specify offset values. Positive values move the wrap away from the frame. 4. Choose show options from the Text Wrap panel menu to display additional options. 5. From the Type menu, choose a contour option: - Bounding edge: Wraps text to the rectangle formed by the image’s height and width. - Detected Edges: Generates the boundary using automatic edge detection. - Alpha Channel: Generates the boundary from an alpha channel saved with the image. If this option is not available, no alpha channels were saved with the image. - Photoshop Path: Generates the boundary from a path saved with the image. Choose Photoshop path, and then choose a path from the Path menu. If the Photoshop Path option is not available, no named paths were saved. - Graphic Frame: Generates the boundary from the container frame. - Same as Clipping: Generates the boundary from the imported image’s clipping path. 6. To Let text appear inside “holes” of an image. Select Include Inside Edges.
Shadows Shadows can be formed by natural light or artificial light, and you can also move objects in front of a light source to create your own shadows. Natural light means the sun, which can produce very strong shadows. However as you can't change the position of the sun, you will have to change the time of day you choose to take your photographs. Often the best time for photographing shadows with natural light is at the beginning and end of the day, when the sun is low and produces long, atmospheric shadows. Light sources such as torches, streetlights, or strobes can be used to cast shadows, and with torches and strobes you have the added advantage of being able to change the direction and intensity of the light. You can create shadows in your photographs by blocking the light in front of the strobe. I found that this technique is hard to photograph because you have to have the object at the right angle, in the right position so that it cats a shadow onto the surface. It took me quite a few attempts to find an object that would show a clear shadow, that I would be able to photograph.
Harris Shutter Effect The Harris Shutter Effect was invented by Robert Harris of Kodak for making colour photographs with different primary colour layers exposed in separate time intervals in succession. The term Harris Shutter Effect is also applied to the technique or effect. To create this effect you open up a photo using Photoshop or a similar software, and you duplicate the photo. You then change the colur channel for each photo. You take the red channel for the first photo, the green channel for the second photo and the blue channel for the third photo. You then combine the photos together to make one single photo.
This is my favourite digital technique. I have used this in some of my previous work. I love the colours and the layered images. I will definitely be making sure that this technique is incorporated into my work because I love the effect it has on the image
Blur Slow shutter speeds blur movement. This is because the shutter stays open for longer, giving objects more time to move while the picture is being exposed. When shooting everyday subjects, you'll start t see obvious signs of blur at shutter speeds slower than about 1/60. The slower you go the greater the blur.
The definition of blur, is to make something become unclear or less distinct. I am not going to take this technique further because it is hard to get it right. I also think that the effect it has on the photo is not very creative, I think that this effect doesn’t really fit in with the rest of my work, however it is good to experiment and look at possible techniques and ideas that I could use.
Freeze Fast shutter speeds do the opposite to slow shutter speeds - they freeze the moment. To freeze movement, use 'shutter priority' (S or TV) and a fast shutter speed. Subjects appear frozen when photographed with fast shutter speeds because, in the instant that the picture is taken, nothing in front of the camera has time to moved. Usually shutter speeds of 1/125 and faster will start to freeze movement, such as people jumping and running water. Faster shutter speeds allow less light into the camera and if not enough light enter the camera, the image will be underexposed. High speed photography (using a really high fast shutter speed) is a really good technique for capturing the moment. This technique involves having a scene with an object that moves at a certain speed, the photographer can capture it with a high shutter speed and freeze the action.
I like this technique because the image that you get is still posed, in a way, but it also spontaneous at the same time because depending on when you click the shutter button, depends on when and what you capture in the image, and if you repeat this with the same subject or object, you will never get the same image, unless you timed it to the exact second becuase the subject or object is always going to moving at a different speed, and you will press the shutter button at different times, resulting in a different image each time. I am not going to take this technique any further because although I do like it, I don’t think that it fits in with the other techniques and photos that i have included in my work.
Bokeh Bokeh is a Japanese word that refers to the out-of-focus areas of a photograph, and it's something that can be used in an artistic fashion. Bokeh is produced by using the correct camera settings. Bokeh is produced when you use a lens with a wide aperture to produce a shallow depth of field, so the background (and sometimes the foreground) is thrown out of focus. When you are looking at incorporating bokeh in an image you will need to be shooting at an aperture of at least f/4 the produce the required shallow depth of field - the wider the aperture, the more pronounced the effect. It is also usually important to get close to your subject, and to have a reasonable subject-to-background distance as well. The most beautiful bokeh can be achieved when shooting towards a light source such street lighting or neon lights, or light reflecting off of a surface such as wet leaves or water. When the light is out-of-focus it can make beautiful bokeh. Once you are comfortable with this, you may want to consider trying shaped bokeh. This is done by creating a "lens hood" out of black card, and then deciding what shape you would like the bokeh to be. Cut this shape out of a circle of card and mount this in your lens hood - the bokeh will take on the appearance of the cut-out shape.
This image is from: http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Learn-And-Explore/Article/i24iqk33/photograph-the-classic-holiday-light-bokeh-effect.html#! I attempt this technique a number of times but I could not get it to work. I adjust the aperture several times, but no matter what I seemed to do, I could not get this technique to work.
Silhouette A silhouette is a dark-shaped object within a frame that is produced when you shoot towards the light. Control of the exposure is important if you want to produce a silhouette: you need to take your exposure reading from the background, not the subject, and you may also want to set the exposure level about 1 stop darker than the meter reading. When creating a silhouette you need to consider your point of view. Most often you will want to get below the subject so you are shooting upward. This will prevent he horizon line cutting across the silhouette in an awkward place. When the ground is producing strong back light through a form of reflection, you can shoot downwards and create a silhouette water or a wet street will reflect a lot of sunlight. The time of day is important, the best time is usually sunset/dusk when the sun is low in the sky. You also need to consider the location. You usually want to have a clear, uncluttered background.
I attempted this technique but it is very hard because you need the right lighting and backdrop, and I could never seem to get a silhouette. This is an example of a silhouette in photography. I got this image from Google images ( from http://www.noupe.com/ wp-content/uploads/trans/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/41. jpg). This technique that shows a contrast in colours. You have the dark silhouette and the brightly coloured background.
Pinterest - Marriage These are some photo ideas that are from Pinterest. I have chosen these two images as a starting point to help me think of photographs that I could take to show the relationship between a married couple. I want to try and focus this part of my work on the union between two people. I would like to try and take photos that show the perfect times in a marriage. However I would also like to include photos that show the negative side of marriage as well. The ideas I have involve taking photos of my mum and dad. I will do some photos showing the love, support and friendship between them, I will also take photographs showing them fighting because I think these images show that relationships are not perfect, they have their good and bad moments but if you are able to work through the bad times, together, then it helps to build and strengthen the relationship between the two people.
Pinterest - Mum I want to show the importance of a mother within a family. I have looked at these photos. I have chosen some of them as ideas because of the way they have been presented. I don’t just want to look at the relationship between a mother and a daughter. I want to look at the mother as a person. I also want to take photographs showing her relationship with her children her husband and her family as a whole. I also want to show what is important in her life. I am planning on looking at significance of each family member within a family, and I feel that the mother plays a key role. I am going go use my mum in this part of the photo shoot. I feel that my mum is a very important person. she is someone I trust, I know that if I need to talk to her she will listen.
Pinterest - Dad
I want to look at the importance of a father within a family and the role he plays. I also want to look at the different relationships he has with different members of the family. I have chosen these images as ideas. They are only a starting point for my own ideas.
Pinterest - Sisters
The relationship between sisters changes almost daily. This is why I think that it is such an interesting relationship to look at because it involves a lot of moods and emotions, and I think that this would allow me to show variety in the style and presentation of my work.
I will probably use my older and younger sister as models, because their is quite a big age difference between them and I think that this will make my work more interesting
Pinterest - Meaning of roses Different coloured roses symbolise different things depending on occasion and recipient. I think that this is very clever, in a way it is a bit like giving someone a secret message, it is only meant for them. I think that this links in really well with my theme because different coloured roses mean different things, in different kinds of relationships.
Pinterest - Family Overall I am looking at the personal relationships that go on within a family. I am looking at how the relationship varies and what it is like between parts of the family and the whole family. I want to take some photos that show the caring side of the relationship within a family. I also want to take some photos that show the fun and silly relationship that goes on within a family. I am going to take photos that show the different emotions that are involved in the relationship within a family and how this affects the overall dynamic of the family.
Pinterest - The relationship between owners and pets I have included this because I considered pets to be part of the family. They need the same love, attention and care as any other member of the family. I think that this is a very special relationship because it involves love, trust and care. Like anyone else they need to know that you will look after them and that you will provide them with happiness, I have included this because I think that it is an interesting relationship to look at. My ideas for these photos are to look at the love and affection owners show their pets and that because of this their pets show this in return because they feel wanted and safe.
Pinterest - Ideas for presentation of final piece
Possible Idea One This idea involves making a box shape out of four frames. On each frame I have displayed the different relationships within a family. I have done the: - relationship between sisters - relationship between pets and owners On the other two sides I have done images of a mum and a dad. I have presented in this way because each side links together to make up a family, and each side links with each other. The mother and father have a relationship, the sisters have a relationship with their mother and their father. The mother and father also have a relationship with the sisters because they are their children. Also the side showing the relationship between pets and their owners links because each member of the family has a relationship with the pets in the family, whether it be love, care etc. I like this idea, however if I did this as my final piece I would like to do it bigger (A3 size) and the cost of buying four frames is too much and I am not sure how I would be able to fit them together.
Possible Idea Two I have created this possible idea because this is my favourite photo out of all the photos that I took. I wanted to print out just this image because I think that it is just such a beautiful image. I have then printed the image a second time and have cut out two of the roses and stuck them over the top of the same roses in the other image. I have them put this in a frame and sprinkled rose petals around the edge. I love the image that I have used, however I feel that this possible idea is too simple. If I did do it as my final piece I would have to do some more digital and manual edits. I think that this is a good possible idea but it is not something that I want to use for my final piece.
Possible Idea Three I love this possible idea. It is made up of rows of the same image. The rows start or end with the original image and I have then used different digital editing techniques to edit the images in the rest of the row. I am trying to show that although a relationship involves the same people, it is never the same relationship. The emotions between them changes each day and varied depending on what is going on in their lives and how they are dealing with those things. I want to show that relationship involve a lot of emotions and not all of these are positive. I think that I will use this idea for my final piece because it involves lots of different techniques. It is also quite time consuming, which most of my other possible ideas are not. I will use this for my final piece because it puts together all the things that I have been talking about in my work.
Possible Idea Four
In this possible idea I have included the photos of the different coloured roses. I have put each coloured rose in a frame along with what they mean and the words that they symbolise. I like this idea because I think that it looks very professional. However I think that as it is it is too simple for a final piece, if I did choose this for my final piece I would develop and add to it so that it includes manual and digital techniques. I like the presentation of this final piece however, just including the rose images does not include all the images and ideas that I wanted to include in my final piece. It does link with the theme of relationships, but it isn’t looking at the relationship within different members of a family and this is what I have been focusing on in most of my work, and I would therefore like my final piece to incorporate the relationship within a family. I think this is a nice possible idea and it has helped to think about what I will include in my final piece and how I will present it. However I don’t think I will be using this possible idea as my final piece.
Mock Up One This idea involves making a box shape out of four frames. On each frame I have displayed the different relationships within a family. I have done the: - relationship between sisters - relationship between pets and owners On the other two sides I have done images of a mum and a dad. I have presented in this way because each side links together to make up a family, and each side links with each other. The mother and father have a relationship, the sisters have a relationship with their mother and their father. The mother and father also have a relationship with the sisters because they are their children. Also the side showing the relationship between pets and their owners links because each member of the family has a relationship with the pets in the family, whether it be love, care etc. I like this idea, however if I did this as my final piece I would like to do it bigger (A3 size) and the cost of buying four frames is too much and I am not sure how I would be able to fit them together.
Mock Up Two This is the idea that I am going to use for my final piece. I have decided to use this idea because the presentation looks professional. I have also chosen this one because it includes lots of different digital techniques. I also think that it shows what I have been talking about in the rest of my work. It shows that although a relationship involves the same people, that does not mean that it is always the same relationship. Everyday life can have an effect and can put a strain on a relationship. Peoples emotions and moods vary each day and this can affect the relationship that they have with people. If they are having a bad day then they may be bad tempered and short with other people, and they may not mean it but what has happened to them has effected their mood, which therefore affects how they deal with, treat and talk to others.
MIND-MAP
Photo-shoot Plan Date of photo-shoot: 23rd of April 2015, 28th of April 2015, 4th Of May 2015, 5th of May 2015 Main aim of photo-shoot: Read the exam paper and select one of the questions to answer from the photograph section. Create a mind-map using photos taken by you. Light source: Natural sunlight through windows and artificial lighting from lamps Shutter speed range: 1/4 sec, 1/25 sec, 1/60 sec, 1/80 sec, 1/100 sec Aperture range: F/4, F/4.5, F/5, F/5.6 ISO: ISO-400, ISO-2000, ISO-2500, ISO-3200 Photo shoot ideas: I want to look at the relationships within a family, and I would like to look at the different relationships between the members within a family. I am going to look at the relationships between: sisters, mother and father (as separate people and as a married couple), and owners and their pets. I have also decided that I want to look at the different meanings of rose colours, and I got this idea from Pinterest. Photo shoot evaluation: I am very happy with the photos I have taken for this photo shoot. I feel that they show, the ideas that I want to explore and that they show a brief introduction of what my work is about, and what I am trying to show.
INTERPRETATIONS OF TINA BARNEY’S WORK
Photo-shoot Plan Date of photo-shoot: 1st of March 2015, 26th of April 2015 Main aim of photo-shoot: Create interpretations of the photographers/artists work. Light source: Natural sunlight through windows Shutter speed range: 1/30 sec, 1/40 sec, 1/50 sec, 1/60 sec, 1/80 sec, 1/100 sec, 1/200 sec, 1/200 sec Aperture range: 3.5/F, 4/F, 4.5/F, 5/F, 5.6/F, 6.3/F, 8/F ISO: ISO-100, ISO-400, ISO-640, ISO-800, ISO-1000, ISO-1600 Photo shoot ideas: I have decided to do interpretations of Tina Barney’s work because her photographs revolve around her families life, and “her photographs expose the emotional and psychological currents that course just beneath the surface.” (Source: http://www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/story/barney.html) Photo shoot evaluation: I have attempted to take photographs in the style of Tina Barney’s. I think that some of these images link with what she is trying to show in her photo, because her photos are about familiarity. I also think that my work links with Tina Barney’s work because her favoured subject for her photos was her sister Jill, and I most of the subjects/models in my photos are my older and younger sister.
OBJECTS RELATED TO THE THEME
Photo-shoot Plan Date of photo-shoot: 5th March, 7th March, 8th March, 17th April, 18th April Main aim of photo-shoot: Photograph objects and environments based on the theme. Create a photo shoot plan and record what you see, from different angles, different scales and different compositions, using a variety of camera settings and lighting conditions. Light source: Natural sunlight through windows and artificial light from lamps Shutter speed range: 1/15 sec, 1/20 sec, 1/25 sec, 1/30 sec, 1/40 sec, 1/50 sec, 1/60 sec, 1/80 sec, 1/100 sec, 1/125 sec, 1/160 sec, 1/200 sec, 1/250 sec Aperture range: F/3.5, F/4, F/4.5, F/5, F/5.6, F/7.1, F/8, F/9, F/10 ISO: ISO-100, ISO-160, ISO-200, ISO-320, ISO-400, ISO-500, ISO-640, ISO-1250, ISO-2000, ISO-2500, ISO-3200 Photo shoot ideas: My idea for this photo shoot is to take photos of objects that link with the theme. I want to chose objects that shop the relationships between members of a family. Some of the objects obviously show that they link to the theme, and other objects I have photographed because the link with the theme because they have sentimental value. Photo shoot evaluation: The photos that I took for this photo shoot show lots of different emotions that are involved within a relationship. I think that these photos show what a relationship means within a family.
RE SHOOT
Photo-shoot Plan Date of photo-shoot: 21st and 25th of April Main aim of photo-shoot: Re shoot based on analysis of first photo shoots. Re shoot should have clear links to the first set of photos but also have clear steps forward in terms of refinement and detail. Light source: Natural sun light and artificial light, such as lamps. Shutter speed range: 1/13 sec, 1/15 sec, 1/20 sec, 1/25 sec, 1/50 sec, 1/60 sec, 1/80 sec, 1/100 sec, 1/160 sec, 1/250 sec, 1/400 sec Aperture range: F/4.5, F/5.0, F/5.6, F/8.0 ISO: ISO-100, ISO-160, ISO-400 Photo shoot ideas: I am going to split this photo shoot up into different sections. I am going to photograph the relationship between a married couple, between sisters, between owners and their pets. I am also going to look at the relationship between a mother and a father as separate people. I am also going to take photographs that show the relationship within a family. I will also look at taking photos of different coloured roses because I will then use these photos in my E-Magazine to explain about the different meanings of the colours of the roses and how these meanings vary depending on the recipient and the occasion. Photo shoot evaluation: I think that the photos that I will take show a variety in camera settings, background, models/subjects, colour and angles. I believe that the photos I want to take will show the variety of relationships that go on within a family and how they can vary depending on who they are between. I also think that the photos that I will take in this photo shoot will show a variety in styles and settings. I want to try to show the beauty that is within a relationship, as well as the arguments that can occur. I also want to show the fun and weirdness that occurs within a family.
Photos For Examples of Techniques
Photo-shoot Plan Date of photo-shoot: 16th of March, 18th of April, 26th of April, 27th of April, 28th of April and 6th of May 2015. Main aim of photo-shoot: To take photos to show my own examples of techniques that I have included in my website and E-Magazine. Light source: For the scanograms the light source would be from the scanner itself and the light source for the photos showing freeze, shadows and blur, used artificial light from lamps. The scanograms are not photos which were taken using a camera so they do not have shutter speed, aperture or ISO, however the photos showing freeze, shadow and blur, were taken using a camera and the shutter speed, aperture and ISO for them are: Shutter speed range: 0.3 sec, 1/8 sec, 1/125 Aperture range: F/4.0, F/4.5, F/5.6 ISO: ISO-200 and ISO-3200 Photo shoot ideas: These photos show my own examples of the techniques that I have researched and wrote about in my E-Magazine and website. Photo shoot evaluation: I think that the photos show examples of techniques that I have researched. I have done this to show that I have an understanding of different techniques that I could use. I have done this because it has helped me to think about ways that I could present my work and my final piece.
EVALUATION What have you produced as a final outcome based on the chosen topic? Why? I have produced a framed print. This print is made up of rows of the same photos repeated, using different digital techniques. I chose to set out my final piece in this way because I feel that showing multiple edits of the same photo is kind of like what a relationship is like. To make a relationship work between two people, they need to try to alter and improve their relationship. I also think that this links with the theme because some edits are dark or blurred whereas others are bright and clear. This can be a bit like a relationship, there are ups and downs, and the relationship can sometimes become unclear, but sometimes it can be the beautiful, fresh, new and exciting. What do you understand about the topic chosen that you didn’t know before?
How successfully does the work explore the topic? I think that the work that I have produced meets my theme of personal relationships wee, because I have looked at the different relationships that go on within a family. I have explored the relationship between sisters, between a husband and wife, as separate people and as a married couple. I have also looked at the overall relationship within a family. I have also included the relationship between owners and their pets because they are still part of the family and you do form a bond or relationship with them. I have also looked at the different meanings of different coloured roses and how the meanings change depending on the recipient or occasion. I think that my work show how much variety there is within a relationship. It shows that the word relationships covers a lot of different things and has a lot of different meanings and I feel that I have researched and explored this theme to the best of my ability. I feel that the work that I have completed throughout this part of the course meets my theme of relationships well. I choose to look at personal relationships, and from this I have explored the different types of relationships within a family. I have looked at the relationship between sisters, a wife and husband (married couple), between a family as a whole. I have also looked at the relationship between owners and their pets because they are also members of a family, and you do form a relationship with them.
How could the work be taken further?
How have you interpreted the work/ taken risks with the ideas? I chose to do the sub theme of personal relationship, and I have explored and interpreted this in my own way.
I understand that there are lots of different types of relationship, and that vary depending on who they are between.
I think that I could take this work further by not just looking at the relationship within a family, but by looking at the relationship between friends.
I also now know that photos don’t always have to be set up or staged, sometimes catching people in the moment, means that the photo shows more emotion and can sometimes show your theme better than photos that you have set up.
I could improve my work by looking at different techniques for editing my photos and I could look at different ways that I could present my work in a way that includes both manual and digital techniques.
I now understand that relationships are things that have to be worked on, they aren’t something that is perfect.
I chose to explore the relationship between the members of a family because I believe that you can’t show more of a personal relationship, than the relationships between the people you spend most of your lives with. I have looked at the different parts of a family and how they each have to work together and support each other to make the relationship work. I have looked at the positive and negative sides of this kind of relationship and I have tried to show this within my work.
EVALUATION What techniques did you use in the production of your work?
What techniques did you use in the production of your work?
What ideas did you explore - Describe those that were successful and carried forward and also those that were dropped and why?
The digital edits I used in my final piece were: - Threshold - Gradient - Brightness/Contrast - Invert - Black and white - Colour balance - Posterize - Colour overlay - Tiles - Vibrance - Gradient Map - Curve adjustment - Gradient Overlay - Harris Shutter Effect - Channel mixer - Selective colour - Hue/Saturation - Level adjustment - Solarize - Blur - Emboss - Tiles - Extrude - Trace contours - Find edges - Plastic wrap - Stylize - glow edges - Texture - craquelure - Texture - Texturizer - Texture - grain - Smudge stick - Crosshatch - Patchwork
The digital edits I used were: - Coloured pencil - Film grain - Glass - Ocean ripple - Chalk and charcoal - Halftone pattern
I originally had four ideas.
The digital edits I used in my work were: - Harris shutter effect Manual focus - adjusting: - F number - ISO - Shutter speed How does the work link to the artists , Photographers studied? This work links in with the artists I have researched because I have used my own family as models and quite a few of the artists I researched had also done this. Tina Barney’s sister Jill was one of her favoured subjects for her photographs and this links with my work because I have used my older and younger sister in a lot of my work. My work also links with the work of the artists that I have researched because their photos are about exploring the dynamics and relationships within a family, and I believe that this is what I have done in my work.
The first idea I had was to create a box out of photo frames and to have each side of the box to have a different relationship on it. The relationships I was going to show were sisters, mum and dad and owners and pets. I was then going to include in the top frame the meanings of different coloured rose. However I decided not to use this idea because it was too complicated and the price of buying five frames was too much. The second idea was to print one A2 image and then do manual edits on top of it, but I think that this is too simple and will not get me enough marks. My third idea was to create a digitally edited image, that I would print and frame. My idea was to create strips/row of the same image repeated, but to digitally edit these photos, so that the photo is the same but also different. I think that using different digital techniques on the same image shows, what I have been trying to show in my work, that a relationship involves the same people, but it is not always the same kind of relationship, their are bad and good day. At times the relationship becomes blurred and hard to recognise, but if each member of that relationship is willing to work on improving and building upon that relationship then it should be something that lasts. My fourth idea was to create a display using five images. I was going to create this display by creating five images that were made up of picture of different coloured roses, with the meaning of their colours and the words that they symbolise. However I think that this does not consist of enough techniques and skills and therefore I decided not to take this further because I felt that this would not get me a high enough mark.
Final Piece