#colourinsight

[hopelouisesacree]

Photo Shoot Four - Risk Assessment

Equipment List 

Camera Canon 450D

Standard Lens 

Ladder

Flash Head Canon 430EX-II

Props 

Scarf 

Fur Coat 

Location Planning 

Finally I have decided I don’t need to just create death scenes. So next I am going to d something more subtle, but I could still invent a scene and a character. Sticking with the interesting and “birds eye view” angles I am going to do a night scene outside. I have decided to do it at night time because I liked the uses of flash in my other shots and want to revisit it.  This photo shot is going to have a more real life feel to it, unlike the others as I wanted them to look staged. 

[hopelouisesacree]

Photo Shoot Three - Risk Assessment 

Equipment List 

Camera Canon 450D

Standard Lens

Ladder

Props 

Shoes 

Vintage Dress

Picnic Rug 

Picnic Basket 

Champagne 

Champagne Glass

Location Planning    I am going back to my first shoot a little bit because I have decided that my sets of pictures are creating characters. I am going to add more props to the images so there is a story in the picture, which the viewer will try to work out. However, instead of just placing random objects in the frame I am going to create a scene, again sticking with the vintage theme. This time it is going to be outside in the day time so I won't need flash. My aim is to make a vintage picnic, using fancy, old cutlery and dressing my model in a vintage style dress. 

[hopelouisesacree]

Photo Shoot Two - Risk Assessment 

Equipment List

Camera Canon 450D

Standard Lens

Ring Flash

Ladder

On Camera Flash

Props  

Fake Blood 

Long Dress

Bath (with water) 

Location Planning 

For my second shoot I am keeping with the vintage theme but making it more simple. Taking out a lot of props because the pervious images looked to busy and you weren't sure where to look. However, I really enjoyed to 'birds eye view' angle so it is defiantly something I am going to stick with.  When looking at early crime photos the ladder that the detective was standing on was often in the framing. So I am going to experiment with this and see if it works for my images. 

[hopelouisesacree]

Photo Shoot One - Risk Assessment

Equipment List  

Camera Canon 450D

Standard Lens 

Ladder

Ring Flash 

On Camera Flash 

Props 

Fake Blood

Knife 

Wedding Dress

Cards 

High Heel Shoes 

Location Planning 

For my first shoot I am going to take it from "birds eye view" just like many of the photographers I am looking at have done, for example Weegee. It is going to be taken in a my bedroom because the dark brown, wooden flooring will be perfect for the old fashion, murder mystery feeling I am going for. I want it to look staged over, over the top and theatrical, like an original Agatha Christie movie. 

[hopelouisesacree]

Gallery Layout, Colour Insight 

One  I like this layout because the scale is so big that I image when the views walk in they wont be able to look away. I chose to do my most simple image in this way so there wasn't to much to look at because it could become to overwhelming.

Two  I thought next I could present them next to each other, showing a set of different deaths and having the same angle in the photo which brings them all together nicely.

Three Lastly I thought about presenting one models story. I thought it was a god idea to used this shoot because she is alive so there are many different places and angles I could use to show and uncover parts of her story.

I place these against a brick wall instead of a gallery wall like the others. I did this because it matches the colours and the scene in this photo shoot.I imagine them in a big empty warehouse with just these hanging around the walls, one single spotlight above each one, representing the street lights the shine one her. This then brings the viewer into the story and makes them feel apart of it. 

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Planning my Design Board (Fine Art Exhibition)

During the recent class critique evaluating my second shoot, we discussed how I would present them in an exhibition, and we all agreed it wouldnt suit the imagery I captured to blow them up big, such as A1. Apperently my collection is more personal, hence the polaroids, which I agree, so from this it was suggested that a present the images in some sort of sequence in small sizes on the blank walls.

Although, with my Macro images, I feel a few of these on a different wall would look ideal in a large format, as long as it is only a couple.

[nathancutler]

Steve Mccurry - Research

[nathancutler]

Statement of Intent

For this project I have chosen a Documentary pathway meaning my outcome will be a photo essay presented on a double page spread. Through my initial ideas and research I have decided that I want to use medium format film to take portraits against plain backgrounds. I chose to work with 120mm films, as I like the more tactile look to the work. My colouration will be less vibrant with more pastille, muted tones.

The skills needed to produce the work will be use of the medium format camera, light meter, scanning and then finally Photoshop. More editorial layout skills will then be used to finish the work and design the end product. As this is a Documentary project my story will be about people who I don’t know so I will need skills of getting in contact with new people and asking to take their photo.

My original research looked into Spencer Murphy’s body of work, I now plan look at a wider range of contemporary photographers who work in a similar style. Artist who’s work comes to mind are such people as Laura Pannak, Murray Ballard and Ed Burtynsky. I will use the internet and different books to gain information and images in order to produce a comparative essay, a small book and blog work.

My idea for the project is centered around people that use the sea. This could be for pleasure or work but the ocean draws many different people towards it and I am interested to explore and document this culture. Accompanied to my work I would like to research the history of Brighton’s connection with the sea and the development of what was once a small fishing village. I would also be interested to get different quotes and text from people showing the thoughts and feelings about the beach.