The setting being in a car has allowed Erler to shoot through glass, as shown in this image, has created a layer of distortion over the image and also a slight reflection allowing you to see both the person intended to be in the image but also the photographer as well. The framing of the image has captured the person in the top third of the image and was therefore shot at an unusual vantage point. The person also seems to be in the background of the image where the reflection is in the foreground. I believe that this image was shot using natural light hence the darkness
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Another of his images has used a photo within a photo, I believe this was done in order to allow the viewer to see change about the person in the image and therefore allow the viewer to gain a greater understanding of the person in the image. Looking at the image, in my opinion, I view the shadow as the person in the photograph being held by the person in the photograph based on the angle the photograph was shot at and the angle that the frame is being held at. Again in this photograph, Erler seems to have captured the image from an unusual vantage point -
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The final image I like the most from Erler’s series is one that uses window shutters to show a contrast between light and dark. Although the viewer knows the person is a member of Erler’s family, the face cannot be distinguished and therefore it shows where Erler’s memory is lacking fine details such as eye colour or face shape. Again in this image, Erler seems to have used natural light but in this image it has been broken by the shutters. The composition fits rule of thirds and shows the person stood a third into the photograph from the right. The pattern in the image,
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This poem is something my Nan holds very close to her heart. After my Grandad passed away she was clearing through his belongings and found this poem in his wallet. She felt that these words really spoke to her and summarised their life together. The poem is now something that she considers every time she thinks of my Grandad as the words are almost like his last words to her and keeps it on her mantel piece along with a photograph of my Grandad. The poem was a cut out from a newspaper and had been in his wallet for some time. The poem, witch is divided into three stanzas, tells a story of love and death. I feel this poem will compliment my project and will enhance the emotions presented in my images. I will use this poem in a similar way to how Bieke Depoorter has done in her 'As It May Be' project but as I have mentioned, I will apply it in a much more structural way. I will consider how each stanza can be positioned in my images and ensure it is done in a way that enhances the composition using negative space well.
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Grieve not my love when I depart,
Have no regrets or bitter tears. Just keep a place within your heart, Remembering all the happy years. The time we shared both good and bad, Oh, how the years so quickly passed. So much undone we meant to do. But time for ever does not last. With death a love like ours lives on, Will overcome all other fears. So when God calls and I am gone, Be glad we shared such happy years. |
To the left, the poem written out so it can be read clearly:
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In an interview with Glen Erler, he said how he shot his Family Tree project with a medium format film camera. After doing some research into what camera Erler had used, I still could not find any other information other than the fact it was a medium format film camera. For these reasons I have selected one myself and have decided to choose a Yashica Mat 124G. This is a twin lens reflex (TLR) camera that was manufactured for 16
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This is a form of digital editing where words are positioned over a portrait in order to fit the frame. I plan on digitally manipulating the poem I have in order to fit in my images from my shoot and tell the story in a more creative way. The way in which I want the poem will be positioned in my photographs is to still read line by line in an organised manner. I feel this will be a successful way of including the poem in the photographs and embedding it into the image in a similar way that Perry's embroidery technique has inspired.
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I will print the poem onto the acetate sheets. This will act as a layer similar to when in Photoshop. I will be able to position the acetate sheet correctly and ensure perfect composition of the text over the image. I feel that this manual technique of combining the poem and the images together will be successful as the acetate sheets are clear and will still allow the viewer to see the image the writing is being layered with.
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In this photograph I can see a person surrounded by negative space. The boy in the photograph is alone with nature only. The words add so much meaning to the photograph as without them the viewer does not understand the boy. The writing provides the viewer with a greater insight into the boy and reveals the meaning of the image. I believe that the meaning of the image is to provide the viewer an understanding on the boy, without the information the viewer would be left clueless as to the purpose of this image. The use of getting Julian (the boy in the image) to write his story on the image not only furthers his presence in the image but gives it more of a personal touch. Not only does the viewer get to read what he wants you to know about him but also an insight as to what type of person he is through his handwriting. His handwriting, although legible, is sort of scruffy which implies he is
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Tim Davies is an artist who took old postcards that showed a past landscape with someone stood in the scene and cut them out. The concept behind his pieces is to cut the heritage out of the postcards. One part in particular he looks at is the memories portrayed in the images on the postcards and the writings on the back of them from cutting them out it portrays the figures to be lonely and lost.
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This is one of my favorite outcomes so far into this project. I am really happy with how my editing in Photoshop turned out. I find that where I positioned my Grandad when editing has given the illusion that he is still looking over her shoulder. I also like the composition of the outcome, first on my shoot I used rule of thirds to keep my Nan in the center third and second positioning the shape of my Grandad behind her. This kept all the focus points in the center of the image and maintained a symmetrical balance in the background which is aesthetically pleasing for the viewer. I like the contrast of the white text against the busy dark background as it stands out, originally
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After completing this outcome, I believe this image is more successful with the inclusion of the shadow in presenting the memory of my Grandad and the impression he had on my Nan's life. Although the effects of the shadow are minimal, I feel it really ties the original image and the edited elements together. The shadow I created is a perfect match to the original shadow in the image which ties the two together and makes the shadow I created much more realistic. The shadow definitely adds more contrast to the image through such a minimal and simple way. In addition to this, I think that the shadow adds more definition to the image making the shape of my
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This is my first attempt at a digital editing process taking inspiration from the typography examples I looked at. Overall I am happy with this outcome, the use of layering text in the three colours proved successful to define shadows in the image. The use of focusing on only black, white and grey was successful as it reduced the image so that the focus was only on my Nan and the poem rather than the different colours that were in the image originally. I feel that the use of both warping the text and erasing parts of it were equally successful in covering the photograph and allowed me to vary my technique. Leading on
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I consider this image to be one of the most successful from my shoot as I regard the depth of field as successful as it adds an element of focus to the image. Having the photograph of my Grandad in the foreground in focus and the background behind my Nan blurry oppose each other and draw more focus to the photograph of my Grandad. The composition of the image as a whole enhances my grandparents relationship through how her wedding ring is projected forward in the image.
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The depth of field in this image enhances the viewers focus on my Nan yet still shows her considering my Grandad. The use of not having my Nan's face in it through capturing from behind her brings more of a focus on the blurred picture of my Grandad and the poem which she is holding in her hand. The hand which she is holding the poem in also displays a glimpse of her wedding band which is another symbol of her connection to my Grandad.
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This image which focuses purely on my Nan's wedding band is a simple but effective image. It presents to the viewer many different interpretations like someone's wedding day, anniversary or a widow. Therefore this image alongside my other in a diptych or triptych would add further meaning to an image which may not display the wedding ring so intensely. The ring, which used to have a piece of engraving on it now shows its wear as the pattern which was chosen by my Grandparents has now worn off in some areas. When editing this image, I believe it needs to be cropped. I will use the rule of thirds composition to ensure my composition only enhances the display of the wedding band.
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more darker tones than lighter tones. The composition of the image has been enhanced by light, making the things and person in the foreground much lighter than those which are darker in the background. This dramatic use of lighting which reflects that of Glen Erler is something I want to achieve in my own set of images. This will present my original inspiration from Glen Erler and an interpretation that reflect elements of Goldberg's style. All his photographs are very casual and evoke the naturalness that Depoorter captures in her images as well. This neutral setting elicits a common ground between photographer and subject and ensures the photograph is easy to interpret for the viewer by providing them with a clear insight into the subjects life.
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Goldberg, who shoots with film cameras, uses both medium format and 35 mm. I am going to take inspiration from him and use a medium format camera on my next shoot. I decided on the Mamiya RB67 as it is a medium format camera which does not produce images in a square format as Goldberg's images are not square. I am going to shoot with black and white film similar to how Goldberg has done in his project. I feel this will portray the inspiration I have taken from Goldberg. The camera has the aperture and shutter controls around the lens. But no built in light meter, meaning I will have to manually meter the lighting of my images. Focussing is also manually done so I will have to draw on my experience with the Yashica I have used earlier on in the project. The 'RB' in its name means rotating back. This will mean that when I want to change from shooting portrait to landscape I only have to push a button and the film back rotates
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I am happy with this outcome especially how I have positioned the images from shoot seven in the background. Although I took inspiration from Michelle Caplan, I wanted my outcome to be less busier hence why I did not edit collage style aspects in the foreground of the image. I wanted the focus point of my edit to be my Nan and I feel I successfully achieved this by keeping my Nan in the center of the image and only applying burning layers to the background. I think that my technique of warping the images around the background especially on the houses was successful as it created the illusion they
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This image of Friend's is one of my favourites, the use of only removing detail from the background and leaving all the people draws more focus to the people in the images. This makes the viewer consider who the people are and why they are so relevant to the image. Personally, I believe that the main focus of the image is the lady in the middle of the foreground of the image. The way in which the light dots are clustered closer around her and fade away in a sort of gradient illustrates to the viewer that the woman has lost someone. An alternative interpretation could be that Friend was presenting to the viewer that the woman has passed away and that therefore the dots of light symbolise her sole rather than what she is losing. The way in which the holes have only been pierced in the background pushes the woman in the foreground forward and makes her the focus of the image. instantly the viewer is drawn to her face and to see her smiling happily evokes a positive yet sympathetic atmosphere about the image.
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This piece, although it is created by the same artist, has a completely different ambience. On this image the dots of light are focused more around covering someone which, in my opinion, focuses more on presenting that the person in the middle has passed away. The dots of light suggest that the memory of that person is fading away through the use of focusing the light on the persons silhouette and spreading the light out through a gradient.
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In this example of how a letraset can be used by Lars Harmsen. Harmsen expresses the use of how text can enhance a story an image tells. Although this editing style combines the words with a portraits and so would be fitting with what I am trying to present, I find this style messy and so am not over keen on it. I prefer the style I have already been making, keeping the text aligned to the framing of the image. The letraset also would limit how much of the poem I can display over the image and so I will not be using this stye as it limits the amount of context I can give to the image.
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This is one of Anderson’s images I have chosen. I was drawn to this image most due to the strong contrast between light and dark. The overall focus of the image is the strip of light across the subjects face. Ultimately this focus is brought to the eye of the subject where the blue of the eye stands out against the black background.I believe that the lighting used in the image could be natural for example the person could be stood in a window and the photographer has framed the image to get the contrast of light and shadow. The light also seems too bright that either it could be a studio light rather than sunlight. The setting of the image being unknown to the viewer creates a sense of mystery and interests the viewer into looking further into this image and consider the subjects characteristics more so. The perspective of the image has allowed a proportional amount of
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This is another of Anderson’s images that I was drawn to. I personally really like the idea of the image. The way that the shadows of people have been photographed in order to create a silhouette effect over a natural setting seems like it would have a contrast but the tones in the image come together and compliment each other in order to produce this successful image. I believe that this image was captured with natural light and of an evening time. I believe this because of the warm tones that seem to be projected on the face of the rock. The space used in the image seems fragmented due to the texture of the rock face being quite rigid and uneven. This has caused the image to portray a sense of brokenness through the disjointedness of the image. The subtle colour balance of the image allows the viewer to purely focus on the shadows of the people and
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This is the final image of Andreson’s that had the greatest impression on me. The way in which Anderson has used editing techniques to layer the same image twice in different sizes has created an intertwined effect. The inclusion of the silhouette in the image not only makes the image a portrait but takes away any understanding that the viewer could gain about the person. The colours used in the image are monochromatic which portray alternative
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In this image I really like how light has been used to enhance what the viewer can see in the image. The way that bright light has been used in the foreground of the image draws focus onto the pinks the woman is wearing and injects that pop of colour into what would have been a dark photograph. Using the dodge and burn tools in Photoshop I will be able to manipulate the image to make certain areas brighter or darker than others. I will also look at lighting effects that I can do in Photoshop using filters.
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Similar to the image above, this image presents a strong contrast between light and dark. To get such a big difference in my images, I could use the quick selection tool to highlight areas and make them separate layers. This will allow me to work on each part of the image individually without affecting the other parts. I will then use the levels and curves to adjust the brightness and darkness of the parts. I may look at the vibrancy tool as that will allow me to adjust the intensity of the colours. Taking inspiration from Sultan I will want to increase the intensity of the colours in my portraits.
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In this image, I really like the contrast of a dark blurred area and a bright focused area. I feel like this portrays a greater impact as it focuses on the woman. It makes the viewer question what is so important about the woman and consider why the person in the foreground is blurred out. Typically, the background is the area that is blurred as the foreground tends to hold the detail, however with this image it is the other way around. As I experimented with depth of field in my shoot I plan on enhancing my images so they have a greater impact. I will use tools when editing my
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