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Tori Searle

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RE-SHOOTS

This is a re-shoot that i decided to set up based on my theme ‘if this is art’. I had to think deeply into this photoshoot and had to think about aspects such as; literal, technical, symbolic and cultural ideas. This idea enitially came from looking at the work done by sophie calle- as that was colour based. i took inspiration from her work and used it in my first photoshoot where i photographed a model wearing all of the same colour clothing, followed her around doing normal every day activities.

L i t e r a l , T e c h n i c a l Cultural & Symbolic Ideas

I think that this photoshoot also links in with the other artist that i began to research ‘david spero’. this is because he photographs buildings and environments that are not really very nice to look at, rural every day places. i think that a skatepark links in well with that type of environment because it is a normal everday place that you can pass. but i think then that i have interpretated his work well and have added in a model which makes the photographs look much more interesting- and have more of a meaning to them. as well as linking with the work of david spero this photoshoot that i have done links in also with the original artist that i decided to look at ‘sophie calle’- this is because one of her photoshoots that i looked into was based all around the theme of colour. i have taken inspiration from that shoot and have linked this photoshoot with colour- but have slightly changed it. I have made it so that the focus is the background- and that is made up of a number of bright, exciting colours.

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The ideas that I had behind this photoshoot were developed from my original shoot, my literal idea was to carry out a photoshoot that was taken in a colourful environment (skatepark) but get the model to wear plain clothing, so a contrast is made. my technical idea was to take photographs from a variety of different angles- close up,far away, from above and from below. The symbolic idea behind my photoshoot was focused upon the environment taking over the blandness of the clothes because the environment that I decided to shoot it is so colourful, and the clothes are simple and plain.

The cultural idea behind my work was the colours that were in the environment linking with the emotions of the model in the photos and who they are as a person. The background at the skatepark had a variety of crazy colours, this contrasts with the emotion of the model because she has got a serious expression on her face the majority of the time.

I think that the use of the environment is effective in these photographs- this is because I think that it links in well with the theme that I have chosen- also it links in well with the artists that I have chosen, and it has a good use of colour. I think that other people would also be interested by the environment that I chose to take these photographs in- they may ask why I decided to use this environment, and what link it has to do with my work. This work compares to my original photoshoot and I think that I have improved a lot upon that photoshoot and my ideas have developed in a positive way. This is because my original photoshoot was quite simple, the photographs came out well but there was a lot of room for improvement. It links in with my original photoshoot because that was all about colour and dressing someone in an outfit that was all of the same colour, and then photographing them doing normal everyday things. I have developed this idea because instead of using colour in the outfit that the model is wearing I have changed that and have decided to take photographs in an atmosphere that is very colourful and exciting- and get the model to wear plain clothing. Which is almost the opposite to what I did in my original shoot, I think that this was a good idea and made the images very effective.

The source of light in these photographs is coming from the sun which was above all of the angles that i was taking the photos at. the light from the sun wasn’t very strong on this day and did not create many strong shadows. i think that you are able to notice a lot of textures in these photographs- from the trees and bushes in the background, and the texture of the graffiti that is all on the walls around the skate park. the texture of these objects is something that you notice straight away because the background is the main focus of these images. If i was to give a title to this series of photographs then i would name it something like - colour in everyday places. This is because i think my title would have to include the word title because that is one of the main aims of my photoshoot- and what a lot of my work has been to do with during researching the theme ‘If this is Art’. I think that the use of the environment is effective in these photographs. This is because I like how it is an outdoor, exciting, colourful environment. I think that the environment stands out very well in my pictures and especially working well with the model and how I decided to dress her wearing plain clothing- it contrasts well. If I was to use a set of words to describe this photoshoot I would choose- colourful, exciting, vibrant, serious, graffiti, exciting, different, beauty and ugly. I think what interests me most about this photoshoot that I decided to do was the link that the colours have with emotions- and the contrast that the colourful background has on the person. This is because I like the contrast of the bright colours and then the plain clothes, as it allows the bright colours to stand out very well. I also like the contrast that the bright colours have with the emotion on the models facebecause the emotion that you would think goes with bright, vibrant colours is happiness and excitement. But instead I have done the opposite of this, and have made my model look very serious in the majority of the photographs that I have taken.

Main aim of photo shoot To create a re-shoot of the original photoshoots that I captured during summer. This wa and linking with the theme of ‘if this is art’. In this re-shoot I am going to expand my id tailed.

PINHOLE (TIN CAN / BOX)

SOLARGRAPHY

Shutter speed range (secs)

Aperture range(f numbers)

1/180 - 1/60

5.0 - 6.3

MY CHOSEN THEME IS: If this is Art - I chose this theme because I liked the idea of how it is about photography being sterotypi ple doing normal activities,and not posing as much.I also liked the artist Sophie Calle and how she base colour to a number of things- such as feelings and emotions,and the personality type.

MY PHOTOSHOOT IDEAS ARE: Literal idea: Doing a photoshoot in a colourful environment and wearing plain clothing (skatepark with Technical idea: Taking photographs from different angles- close up, far away, from above and from belo Symbolic idea: The environment taking over the blandness of the clothes because the environment will Cultural idea: The colours that are in the environment linking with the emotions of the person in the p

PHOTOSHOOT EVALUATION:

What was successful?

I think that the photographs that I created from this shot were very effective and had a good link with ber of different photographs from a variety of different angles including front on, from the right, from toshoot in was really effective and it linked in perfectly with the idea that I had. This is because in the that I wanted to use for this photoshoot.

What didn’t work and why?

The emotions shown on the models face didnt work so well- this is because I didnt get the model to sho roounding her. Instead I took the route of looking deeply into who the model is as a person and what th between the colours being so bright and exciting and then the emotion on the models face being very s

What needs to be changed for the reshoot?

If i was to reshoot these photographs then I would experiment with trying out a number of different ex

Date of photo shoot

as a photoshoot based around sophie calle deas, and make them more creative and de-

28.10.2015

DIGITAL SLR

MOBILE PHONE

ISO

Light source

800

The sun

ical and having to wait for that perfect moment. I think that I can contrast this and photograph peoed alot of her work upon colour photoshoots.I think that this is effective because you are able to link

colours and graďŹ tti) ow- and from straight on. l be so colourful and the clothes plain. picture and who they actually are.

my ideas. I think that my technical idea worked very successfully because I was able to take a numm the left, from below and from above. I also think that the environment that I chose to base this phoe photographs that I took the colour in the graďŹ tti stands out very well and it is the exact background

ow a variety of different emotions that could of had a better link with the colours that were surhere personality is like, and portraying that emotion in the photographs. Also creating a contrast serious.

xpressions on the models face to portay the emotion that she was feeling.

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olour linking with fruit & emotions

RE-SHOOTS

In this photoshoot the emotions and colours that I decided to look at were- Using a strawberry which is red and linking that colour to the emotion of seriousness, anger, love and jeaously. looking at the colours orange and lemon and using those fruits and linking that to happiness and the contrast of that emotion boredom. i think that is was effective to have some photographs using contrast emotions because it tells you more about the person. for example in these photographs i have used the colour red- in the photograph on the right both models have the same expression on there face which is a serious expression. However with the photograph on the left different emotions are being shown. The model on the left is making direct eyecontact with the camera which could show that the emotion she is feeling is love- whereas the model on the right is looking at her with a look of jealousy. Maybe she is jealous of the emotion that she is feeling- showing the contrast of emotions that can be shown through different colours.

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HAPPINESS

I also decided to do another re-shoot which was based on similar ideas to the photoshoot that I did in the skatepark of a single model. This idea was taken from the original photoshoot that I did based on the work of sophie calle- where i dressed a model all in the same colour clothing- then followed her around and photographed her doing a number of different everyday activities. I have progressed on to using different colour objects in my photography- and trying to link the makeup that they are wearing- with the colour of the fruit that they are holding, representing the emotions that they are feeling. i chose a number of different colours that i think have a good link with emotions- happiness, anger, sad, serious and bored.

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i had to think in detail about this photoshoot,the literal, technical, symbolic and cultural ideas behind the photoshoot. my literal idea was to Take a photograph with colour matching the fruit that I have chosen and the makeup for the person.

Technical idea: Experimenting with light- having light shining on the face to create shadows, and having some photographs which are darker in there colour.

Symbolic idea: Symboloising there emotionthrough expression, or what that certain persons personality is like.

Cultural idea: Who you are as person, your interests and your personality and linking it to the photoshoot and the colours and emotions.i think that i have shown all of this efectively, through the colours and the makeup that I have chosen, the expressions that the models have on their faces- and what colour fruit they are linking.

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I think that this photoshoot links in well with the theme that i am focusing upon ‘if this is art’. it is all about looking at the devised strategies that have been set up for the camerawhich is contridiciting the view that you have to sit around all day and wait for the perfect moment to take a photograph. in this photoshoot i have taken inspiration from sophie calle and have set up a photoshoot using coloured fruit, which is all about the performance of people eating something that is different coloured, to represent emotions and personalities.this re-shoot links in well with the artist sophie calle because it includes coloured food in my work- which is the main aim of one of her photoshoots that i began to look at. i think that i have taken inspiration well from her, but i have changed it slightly and developed ideas to link in with my work. i have decided to use people in my photogaphy and create a good link with them between the colourswhich links to the emotions that they may be feeling, and the personalities that they have as individuals.

Personality, Colour and Emotions

Main aim of photo shoot To create a re-shoot of the original photoshoots that I captured during summer. This wa and linking with the theme of ‘if this is art’. In this re-shoot I am going to expand my id tailed.

PINHOLE (TIN CAN / BOX)

SOLARGRAPHY

Shutter speed range (secs)

Aperture range(f numbers)

1/8 - 1/60

4.2 - 4.5

MY CHOSEN THEME IS: If this is Art - I chose this theme because I liked the idea of how it is about photography being sterotyp ple doing normal activities,and not posing as much.I also liked the artist Sophie Calle and how she base colour to a number of things- such as feelings and emotions,and the personality type.

MY PHOTOSHOOT IDEAS ARE: Literal idea: Taking a photograph with colour matching the fruit that I have chosen and the makeup for Technical idea: Experimenting with light- having light shining on the face to create shadows, and havin Symbolic idea: Symboloising there emotion- through expression, or what that certain persons personali Cultural idea: Who you are as person, your interests and your personality and linking it to the photosho

PHOTOSHOOT EVALUATION:

What was successful?

I think that this photoshoot was successful in the sense that the colours that I chose to focus on linked opposite emotions in one photograph, and then the focus of one certain emotion in a photograph were in my re-shoot because it was all about showing emotion through the expressions in the persons face- a

What didn’t work and why?

I dont think that my technical idea worked aswell- this was experimenting with different sources of ligh because I didnt have a strong enough light to be able to make a shadow on the models face, so when I tograph.

What needs to be changed for the reshoot?

If I was going to re-do this photoshoot then I would make sure that I had a powerful lamp that I could u effective and it was what I wanted to create.

Date of photo shoot

as a photoshoot based around sophie calle deas, and make them more creative and de-

23/10/2015

DIGITAL SLR

MOBILE PHONE

ISO

Light source

900 - 1250

Overhead lamp and a lamp closer to the face

pical and having to wait for that perfect moment. I think that I can contrast this and photograph peoed alot of her work upon colour photoshoots.I think that this is effective because you are able to link

r the person. ng some photographs which are darker in the colour. ity is like. oot and the colours and emotions.

in well with the emotions that the models were showing. I liked the contrast of using two completely e it was upclose of only one of the models work. This shows that my symbolic idea worked really well and linking that to their personality and the colour that they were modelling.

hting and creating shadows on and around the models face. I dont think that this worked very well was to use a lamp that was closer to the face you cannot really see the effect that it had in the pho-

use to create shadows on the models face, I would do test shots using thius lamp to ensure that it was