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HDR
In this project we were asked to take an image of a high contrasting subjuect. Here I have taken four seperate exposures of the view from my window. The exposure i took for the inside of my window I couldnt get to show in the final image i do think it looks better but does it meet the brief. there is still four exposures merged together.
HDR Done Right
In this task, we have been asked to shoot a HDR image that is more subtle and a professional use of the technique. In my last post I showed some examples of when the technique has been taken too far. In these examples above the technique has been used to compensate for high contrast landscapes and is what It would d be used for in a professional field. For example hotel room advertising, advertising landscapes etc.
HDR Done Wrong
HDR is one of those techniques that can easily be very overdone. It leads to gimmicky type of images that done look very clean and professional. The examples above prove that point. In my next post I will be showing more subtle, professional uses of the HDR technique.
Brand Narative
For my brand narrative I will be focusing on jewellery such as a necklace and earrings. I was to have a studio shot of a tight headshot crop with the jewellery on. Then I will go out on location to a field and have then wearing spring clothes. I want it to represent the fun outdoorsy type girl as it is something I see commonly in jewellery advertising
Brand Archetype
For my brand archetype shoot I will be taking I piration from the Nike advertising campaign - find your greatness. It is driven by the hero archetype and I feel that I is a simple but very effective way of conveying a brand archetype. It also has a soft overcast fee to the lighting which will work with the current weather/lighting situation we have.
Brand Narrative
For my brand narrative, I'm taking inspiration from Swarovski. They project this ice queen frozen look when taking their studio advertising images. When they are doing more lifestyle shots, they project more of a fashionista businesswoman on the move. I am going to replicate this with my brand narrative.
Story Book
For my storybook, I am going to take a series of portraits using the hassle blad. I want them to look very robotic and androgynous. I am then going to ask the models to take a personality test. With the results from that combined with my first impressions when meeting them, I am going to make a psychological evaluation on the type of person I believe them to be and what Archetype I believe drives their way of thinking. Once the book is made I am going to make the cover look like a case file folder. So that when your flicking through the book it all has this feel of a psychological case study.
Something New
My mum has a brand new necklace that I am going to shoot. I have seen shots were they use fishing line to suspend the object which allows you to eliminate more of the shadows and make the image as clean as possible. I am aiming to do this as the brief states that the final image must be clean and high quality.
Paper Movies
1. What is the significance to us of the ‘Photographic Journey’ in three decades from the 1950’s?
- It is significant to us, as at this period photographers captured all walks of life, all environments. It not only recorded our world through the massive social changes at those times. I also opened our eyes to environments that we never knew existed and that most people would never have seen if not for photography. That is what makes photography great and why its such an important fact to be reminded of (the photographic journey – to see what the world looks like photographed).
2. Joel Sternfeld is seen using what type of camera? Why would he be using this instead of digital
- He is using a full format 10X8 film camera. He would be using this based off personal choice mostly. It has clear advantages such as giving you a wide angle to work with. Being able to capture large areas with extreme amounts of detail. The quality of digital cameras at that point in time may just not have been able to compete with that camera in his eyes.
3. Why has Robert Frank’s book ‘The Americans’ had such an impact on modern photography? What ‘narrative’ is pervasive throughout his book?
- It was so important, as it documented the 50’s in is purest form. The sheer optimism that was felt with the opportunities that space exploration offered. The believe that everyone felt that they were a part of a time that would make human history. That they were part of something bigger than themselves. It also highlights how that has no been lost, which makes it even more important as it illuminates our current situation.
4. William Klein had one photographic outlet for the expression of his photography – How would you describe his attitude to photography?
- He was an artist in every sense of the word. He knew his style and was fast paced and strong in his believe and execution of that style. He was confident and opinionated. His style was very abstract and against the norm. He used framing and compositional elements to make his work unique using cropping techniques.
5. What made Joel Meyerowitz reject Henri Cartier Bresson’s decisive moment concept for his New York Street Photography?
- He felt that the city needed to be approached a different way. With Cartier’s view coming from his work in Paris, Joel felt like New York needed a different approach. He had to capture the energy and excitement of the city and to him that could only be done by inserting himself into the crowds, getting up close and personal.
6. Iconic NY Street Photographers Garry Winogrand, Diane Arbus & Lee Friedlander o and English Photographer, Tony Ray Jones who was heavily influenced by the above noted the key pointers to being a successful Street Photographer ……….. Can you list them….
- Tony Ray Jones’s key points to being a successful street photographer were to be more aggressive, get more involved and talk to people, stay with the subject and be patient, take simpler pictures, don’t take boring pictures and to get in closer to the subject.
7. Why have British ‘street photographers’ gravitated to the beach as an ideal location for their subject matter?
- The beach is such an archetypal experience. The people play out dramas of ordinary recognisable images. The family day out, the husband and wife arguing, children playing etc. These are all images we can relate to which make it such a good place to photograph.
8. ‘Surface rather than soul’. What does that mean to you?
- This means to me, capturing the real, important, sometimes controversial stuff, rather than the superficial easy way round moments.
9. The Road trips of Stephen Shore & Joel Sternfeld Your observations…….
- The difference between both of their journeys, was that. Stephen’s was more about documenting his own personal experience. About who he met, were he went, what was said etc. He really focused on people and their relations to the places. Whereas Joel was more focused on the actual locations and the objects which he found there. It was as directly linked to human existence but did, however, show it also just in a different way.
10. Why would William Eggleston be regarded by photographers as ‘King’?
- He was regarded as the king due to the fact that he pioneered the use of colour photography as an art form. In that time black and white were the true artist's tool. Colour wasn’t fully respected. But he used it in a way that enhanced his photography and the psychological effect it had, which took him to a place that no one else had dared to go so far.
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Gene Smith
He was a ‘star turn’ at Life magazine. He was described as ‘the most difficult man I ever knew’, by his former co worker John Morris. He never wanted his negatives to be touched by anyone else. He also wanted to show war as it was in his words. He wanted to show the sea of bodies unlike what Henri Cartier Bresson did. He was regarded as the worlds greatest photo-essayist. It was his constant pursuit of the story that eventually caused Life Magazine problems. For the assignment Country Doctor, he stalked his subject for 23 days, ignoring demands from his employers that he returns. It was then in 1955 that he Quit Life magazine and came to to join Magnum. His first task was to take 100 photos that explored Pittsburgh. However, being who he was that turned into three years of hum really uncovering the city. Accumulating approximately 21000 images that he had shot. He was massively inspired by William Faulkner and wanted to change social opinion with his photography. A month after he quit Life his mother died. He was said to have had a very complicated relationship with her. She never fully appreciated what he was doing and wasn’t shy to remind him of that fact. He was so concentrated on his work and role in society that he used to take amphetamines to keep him awake. To accomplish more work. He was addicted to his work and to alcohol and drugs. He almost drove Magnum to bankruptcy with his photo-essay of Pittsburgh, which didn’t even get published. It was just too long to be published. Therefore, nobody ever saw it at that time.
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