Friday, May 15, 2015

Continuing pattern


There is evidently a continuing pattern that has filtered through from my minor project into my major and has similarities that are evidently seen.The difference between the desired is that context of colour , being i used black and white medium format using studio lighting for my minor.Moving on to major i began to experiment with using Polaroid film which is colour .I thinks the image shows a subconscious cycle of how my thoughts are processed.

Artists Research






This image is relevant to research because it consists of the same or similar techniques in which i use to experiment with my Polaroid film .Not entirely sure how this was executed but the red tones shows contrasting similarities.




















   luciano franchi de alfaro III - Polaroid book

American apparel archive influential input



examples from american apparel that are relevant to my final images because the structure and format it which this display.For example the element of place a model in a random pose to create a sense of diverse abstract form which they have purposely been placed.










http://i.americanapparel.net/flash/src/auto/372/4686.jpg
http://i.americanapparel.net/flash/src/auto/372/4690.jpg

Primary research

    This another image i first shot for my major work with digital which again reflects on past work i       have created using film for my minor.

Similarities





Using American apparel as a source of influence with above being an image from american apparel above top and my own Polaroid image above have a very diverse connection it works in juxtaposition.They both explore the body frame leaving the subject matter identity anonymous.Which i personal believe fuels the audience to question and view the image in more detail without the subject matter being subjected to objectification.  

http://i.americanapparel.net/flash/src/auto/374/4703.jpg

continued work from minor


 The image was created with concept in mind of following up from my minor project.My minor project was based around capturing intimate body structure and form and i think this image relays this from a wider angle.You can still see bone structure in the arch of the model back.I am also intrigued in experimented shooting from a wider angle which included more detail of the subject matter yet not revealing the identity of the subject matter which really  put emphasis on the subjects frame.This is was also shot using a digital camera which evidently different from my minor project in which shooting with film gave exceeding positive outcomes.The setting for this shoot was again like my other digital images vie experimented with in this series images for my major using natural as a main source to created shadowing and enchantment in terms of contrast.

Defining the lines between porn and fine art photography



Its more often than not asked whether nudity images in  fine art photography are considered of a pornographic nature.This post will consist of my views on why i feel like these two genres are very much worlds apart in terms of how you view the image and its composition and how you portray the model and meaning behind the photograph.Above are two images taken from Terry Richardson  book Terry's world,They consist of a vast about of explicit images in a explicit manner. While interesting to look at from a photography aspect, defining the meaning of what category this actually filters into , for me i feel is easier to categorize.The two images below are from the current series of images I've shot with Polaroid which also display nudity but in a manner which is more of a fine art aspect.Its obvious statement to make that the thing they both have in common is nudity but the way a photographer shoots and frames an image.The structure of whats been shown and how the photographer proposes to show the model structure and body frame with pose.Reasons why i think they are considerably different is sense that i think Terry  Richardson objectifies his subject in and explicit manner with the view  to be seen as a arousing and pleasing image.Using intense light to highlight the subject matter in a prerogative manner where as i think my images are fine art images with a combined fashion element with the thought process being to explore the subject it a more delicate manner and  emphasis bone structure and body form rather than sexual preference .