Georgia Hyde

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RURAL

I decided to make the title rural so I could take photos of the beautiful rustic buildings in Greece. I love how you can see the history behind the buildings. The white is very vibrant due to the bright sun.

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WHAT IS IT

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IN MY OPINION

In my opinion this is animal cruelty. In Greece they use these donkeys to transport tourists up steep hills in cobbled streets in unbearable weather conditions with hardly any water. I watched men tug at there chains which I could see was causing them pain. They were distressed as they would constantly wail in agony.

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SAME SUBJECT, 4 ANGLES

This was a statue in Greece. I took this in the early evening as you can tell from the pink and purple sky. I loved the wings on the statue as due to the lighting it looks like a silhouette. The colours are very vibrant as the green lighting coming from the ground contrasts with the other coloure

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MY FAVOURITE

My favourite place is the beach. I took these photos whilst on holiday in Greece. The first three were taken during midday and the last photo was taken late afternoon as you can tell from the lighting. I took photos of different types of beaches, rocky and sandy. I love the tranquility and peacefulness of beaches. I find the colours interesting as the blues and yellows contrast. I associate beaches with happiness which is why they are my favourite place.

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MORNING LIGHT

I took these photos out of my bedroom window at 6 am. I took this on a very cloudy day so the sun wasnt as bright as I hoped. I do like the shadow effects in the clouds and the orange tone of the sun and blue tone of the sky

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SELF PORTRAIT

for my self portrait I decided to not to a classic head and shoulders shot and actually select parts of myself to photograph. I feel this makes the photos more mysterious as you mostly cannot tell that is me. I put it in black and white and made the contrast higher to give the photos more depth. 

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LOOKING UP, LOOKING DOWN 

for this title I used a window I had on the roof of my house and took photos of the model looking down and me, the photographer, looking up and the other way around so the audience can see different perceptions of high and low angles and how they can transform how the model looks

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FRAME YOUR SUBJECT

For this shoot I decided to make the model the main subject of the photo. The idea for this shoot was to frame the subject using the frame of a pair of sunglasses. I chose this pair of sunglasses as I loved the circular shape and blue tint. I thought to make the blue in the sunglasses stand out more I would make that the only part of the photos in colour so it highlights the subject which you can see through the sunglasses

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1)The artist study for this shoot was Solve Sundsbo and how he created dynamic black and white portraits through the use of props. 2) I have replicated this in my work as I have also selected appropriate props and poses that mimic that of Sundsbo’s as well as keeping to the monochrome theme. 3) I feel I have done this successfully as it is obvious from my artist study images that Sundsbo was the key influence and I also feel I have selected the right props, location and composition to make the images successful. 4) To improve how well my images take influence from the artist study I could try different poses and adjust the studio lighting to create the same sort of soft atmosphere Sundsbo has captured in his images. 5) The technical skills I have employed in my shoot has been the use of different props to create different textures as well as considering colours that would have the most impact in black and white e.g. using white feathers and lace. 6) I have used these technical skills (colours and texture) as I wanted there to be a harsh contrast in my images, therefore I paired white props with a black background. I also used lots of texture within my images as I didn’t want them to appear flat and dull, however they also reflect the abstract element Sundsbo has in his own images. 7) I have used hard studio lighting for this shoot to demonstrate the professional quality of Sundsbo’s images. This type of lighting in particular has allowed me to create quite intimate and personal images, therefore making the viewer feel quite inquisitive. 8) The subject of my images is the model and their relationship with the props. I have positioned the props so that they are on the models face so as to create an obscurity to the face. 9) The technical aspect I am most pleased with in my shoot is the effect of using studio lighting as it has allowed me to create quite professional looking images. 10) To improve this shoot technically I could try shooting under soft studio lighting to diminish the harshness of the hard studio lighting and in turn reflect more of an intimate atmosphere. 11) I used slight digital manipulation when using Photoshop, simply just adjusting the images to black and white and then adjusting the colour balance so that the black and white contrast wasn’t too stark. I sharpened the images slightly and also adjusted the levels of the image to bring out the full potential of the black and white tones. 12) This shoot links to my title ‘Dynamic Black and White’ as I have taken the word dynamic and used it in the sense of it meaning energetic and innovative to create quite unusual looking black and white portraits that have quite a fine art quality. 13) The meaning behind this shoot is that it is trying to portray humans as an art form that can be enhanced by props (feathers and lace in particular) and as a result you end up with a product that is quite innovative and unusual to the human eye, even though the viewer is essentially looking at their own form. 14) Overall I feel this shoot has been very successful as I feel I have captured the elements of Sundsbo’s work, however I feel I have taken these ideas and replicated them in my own way i.e. slightly different studio lighting. 15) Action list to improve technically: -Experiment with different types of studio lighting. -Experiment with different props to create different textures. -Try out different compositions/poses to create alternate angles.

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Yes there artist study does reflect the title ‘dynamic black and white’ as the photos are in a soft black and white creating a gloomy mood. The annotation of the artist study does show how and what they are being influenced by as they have described how it relates and appeals to them personally. They definitely understood the work of their artist study as they have described how they have created these images and why. They have reflected the artist study perfectly as they have mirrored the same poses, materials and location and colour so it looks almost identical. I feel it does copy the artist’s work extremely closely yet with a small amount of originality in the slightly different materials. In their annotation they have evaluated that they have successfully captured the elements of Sundsbos work which I agree with. The shoot does reflect ‘dynamic black and white’ as they have used soft lighting and put it in black and white like the artist. They have not repeated anything in there annotation. 15/16 for their annotation.

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Dynamic Black and White

The influence for my shoot was Solve Sundsbo use of light and dark projected onto models faces. In my work I have replicated this by using a spotlight then placing different patterns in front of the light so it would project different things onto the model which differs from Solve as he has used a projector. This has been done successfully as I got a wide range of patterns although some of them didn’t come up as sharp as I wanted them to. To improve this I could have shot it in a studio using a bright projector. In my shoot I have used a spotlight in a dark room to create the shadows. I used this technical skill as I wanted to make the contrast between the shadow and the light big so the viewer can easily see this on the models face. The lighting is bright yet the dark shadows created from the light give the photos a dark, gloomy mood. The subject of these images is the model as these photos are portraits. I placed the model in the centre of the photos close to the camera so they grab the viewers’ attention. Technically I am most pleased with the spot shadows in the last photo as they look the most sharp. I could have shot this in a darker room to make the shadows more detailed. I digitally manipulated these images in photo shop by putting them in black and white then making the contrast higher and brightness lower, then I played with the levels to bring out the lowlights and highlights which really brought out the shadows and gave it a more serious mood. Overall I think the shoot was quite successful as I thought wide range of models poses made it more interesting although the original patterns I wanted to create didn’t work. To improve technically for my next shoot I could use a more powerful light and use the studio more to make the photos look more professional.

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Solve Sundsbo

Solve Sundsbo is a Norway born, London fashion photographer and film maker. He uses stylistic versitality and open mindedness towards new technologies such as 3D scanning and hand painted retouching. He has shot for Italian Vogue, Love, Visionaire, V, Interview, i-D, NYTimes, Chinese Vogue, Vogue Nippon and W Magazine. He has also produced photos for major fashion and beauty brands such as Chanel, Armani, Cartier, Mugler, Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Dolce & Gabbana, Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Guerlain, Givenchy, H&M, Lancôme, Estée Lauder, Sergio Rossi and Boucheron. He has also made short films for other beauty and fashion companies. He received high praise for his Alexander Mcqueen archive shoot. These images I have decided to look at are part of a series of work looking at the effect of shadow. I think Solve created these images as part of a personal project due to the lack of advertisement and product placement as they are very simple and mainly look at the models beauty. These images are directed towards the middle aged people as the models are showing some skin. The subject of these images is the model and the pattern projected onto there faces. He focuses mainly on the models as it is a portrait and they are in the centre taking up most of the photo therefore the viewer is immediately drawn to them. The meaning behind the images show that models can be shown in a number of ways depending on what is projected on them, they are hiding their true identity as you cannot see most of the models facial features. I think that this has been shot in a studio and the patterns have been projected onto the models face using a projecter as they appear sharp and detailed. The model has been placed near to the camera as the main focus.

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1.       The influence for this shoot was Quentin Arnaud, The use of low key lighting influenced me in my work and how it can highlight specific parts of a person portraying them differently to how they really are.

2.       I have replicated this in my work by shooting it in the same location, a studio, and placing the lights in the same place to get the outline of the models silhouette and doing it in front of a black background.

3.       I feel it has been done successfully as it looks very similar to my artist and it turned out how I imagined it.

4.       To improve how well the images take influence from the artist study I could of put the images in a black and white filter like Quentin Arnaud as I left mine in colour, I could also place the lights to it blacks out more of the models face.

5.       In my shoot I have employed technical skills such as low key lighting as this was the main focus of the shoot and I played with the ISO so that the photos would come out darker.

6.       I have used these technical skills so they would replicate my artist better.

7.       The lighting used is low key, which adds a dark mood to the photos, the arrangement of the lights adds a creepy effect to the photo as you can hardly see the models face.

8.       The subject of the images is the model and lighting, the model is in the centre of the photo and is the only subject in the photo making it obvious that she is the main focus.

9.       I am most pleased with the lighting as it turned out how I wanted it to.

10.   To improve this shoot I could have added a third light behind the model to make the little amount of lighting more powerful.

11.   I digitally manipulated my photos on Photoshop by making the brightness higher and the contrast lower, I then changed the levels a bit to bring out the highlights.

12.   This shoot links to the title ‘faceless portraits’ as you can only see the silhouette of the person and not there face.

13.   The meaning behind the shoot is making the models anonymous so you can only tell obvious details e.g. the gender.

14.   To develop this idea I could look into using gel lighting.

15.   I feel the shoot is fairly successful as it came out how I wanted it to although you can see some of the face which isn’t what I was going for.

16.   Play with the ISO to get the perfect outcome in the photos, experiment with arrangement of lighting and amount of light.