"Crime stoppers"
Analysing my work is a very important thing to do as it allows me to reflect and see things that have been successful and things that need improvement. From reflecting on my work i am starting to see a little bit of pattern of most of my pictures include portraiture. Most of my photographs in some way show a person wether its just their legs and hands or a full length body they each show people. When i started this blog my intention wasn't to photograph people as photographing people is something i try to keep away from due to the fear of being told off by the people i am capturing. From pushing into areas that have frightened me in the past i have now started to really enjoy the topic of portraiture and it has really made me interested in people's body language. I am so fascinated by people and how everyone is so different, the faces they pull, the way they stand, the movements they do, no person is the same and this is one thing i have learnt through capturing it.
"Breaking the rules" and "Brewing up" are two pictures that i am really pleased with and i believe that capture the motion of people in both very different ways. "Breaking the rules" was a photograph i shot on my Dslr camera i used this camera as i wanted the objects around the person in the photograph to be just as much in focus as the person in it and i wanted the end result to be in good quality. This photograph has a good sense of humour which is one of the reasons why i like it so much. I messed around with the contrast of this photograph as i wanted to create an edgy feel to it to go with the playful theme .
The photograph "brewing up" is similar to "breaking the rules" due to the same topic being portraiture, but different due to the way i took it. "Brewing up" was taken on my iphone and you can tell that the quality is not as clear but in this case i don't think this was important. The importance of this picture was to have the cup in focus and have the legs of the people out of focus. I wanted to explore into the use of depth of field as i think this looks really effective.
A photographer called Daniel Meadow's reminded me of my photograph of "breaking the rules". Daniel meadows was a portrait photographer who in the 1970's travelled Britain to capture a social snapshot of the country.
His photograph's seem a little staged as he asked permission to take photographs rather than secretly taking them. I really like this about his work as it portrays a sense of friendliness. This is why i feel his work relates to my photograph as this was a photograph i asked permission to take and it takes away the sense of secrecy.
The photographs he took were shot in black and white which is one thing that makes them different to mine.
http://www.redeye.org.uk/exhibition/daniel-meadows-early-photographic-works
The photograph "brewing up" is similar to "breaking the rules" due to the same topic being portraiture, but different due to the way i took it. "Brewing up" was taken on my iphone and you can tell that the quality is not as clear but in this case i don't think this was important. The importance of this picture was to have the cup in focus and have the legs of the people out of focus. I wanted to explore into the use of depth of field as i think this looks really effective.
A photographer called Daniel Meadow's reminded me of my photograph of "breaking the rules". Daniel meadows was a portrait photographer who in the 1970's travelled Britain to capture a social snapshot of the country.
His photograph's seem a little staged as he asked permission to take photographs rather than secretly taking them. I really like this about his work as it portrays a sense of friendliness. This is why i feel his work relates to my photograph as this was a photograph i asked permission to take and it takes away the sense of secrecy.
The photographs he took were shot in black and white which is one thing that makes them different to mine.
http://www.redeye.org.uk/exhibition/daniel-meadows-early-photographic-works
This week we have been reading the article "The street" by Georges Perec. The article talks about "the street' we see everyday in extremely precise detail, for example the buildings we see and the junctions that determine a road. I was really inspired after reading this article that something as everyday as the "the street" could be turned into something so interesting. When reading, it things were spoken about that had in away slipped my mind and been forgotten about in a way i didn't think they could especially with how everyday they are. I wanted to take this on board and take a photograph that related to this so i thought starting on a street would be the perfect place. I took the picture "spy cam" from Lancaster street and fortunately was able to capture a man who didn't know i was taking a picture of him. For this i used my phone as i thought this was the most discreet way of doing it. I changed the photo to black and white as in the first term we looked at a street photographer called Garry Winogrand. I really loved his work and thought the black and white photographs he produced gave a really classic feel which is why i wanted my work to do the same.
One of my favourite images that Garry Winogrand took was a photograph of a park bench that shows all different people engrossed in different conversations. I find this photograph so Aesthetic and it really makes me want to know what the people in the photograph are thinking. The fact that none of the people being photographed know they are being photographed is something i think is quite humorous and really encourages me that it is possible to get a successful photo without them knowing. This photograph is in black and white.
http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2012/08/10-things-garry-winogrand-can-teach-you-about-street-photography/
One of my favourite images that Garry Winogrand took was a photograph of a park bench that shows all different people engrossed in different conversations. I find this photograph so Aesthetic and it really makes me want to know what the people in the photograph are thinking. The fact that none of the people being photographed know they are being photographed is something i think is quite humorous and really encourages me that it is possible to get a successful photo without them knowing. This photograph is in black and white.
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