Work record 3

Plans for shoot

My plan for this shoot is to capture a few models doing different facial expressions and bodily gestures. With these images, I will print out the best images, use a marker pen to edit them, then scan the developed images into the computer. I will then review them and possibly further edit the images using Photoshop. 

Research influence 

My influence for this shoot was from photographer Alana Dee Haynes. This photographer takes photographs of people, animals, buildings and objects and 'doodles' on them. In this shoot, I have taken inspiration from this photographer to capture people and draw on the print outs. 

Contact sheet 

Image bank

My best images

Images that require improvement

AO3: Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress.

With reference to best images:

The first image shows a story car park with a bright yellow sign. There is a light shining just above the sign which makes the sign more difficult to read. The image also shows grass which is covered with snow. I captured this scene with the intention to capture the exact same scene without the snow and at different times of the day, so as this image was taken in the dark, I intended to capture it again in daylight. I didn't use a tripod for this shoot as I did not have one at the time.

The second image shows the same location but a different perspective. I took this image because I wanted to have an image of this scene showing more of the snow on the grass. Again, I intended to capture the same image without snow and in daylight. 

AO2: Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops.

I used a Nikon D3300 to take my images for these shoots. I didn't have a use for the zoom lens in any of the images as I was already close enough to the scene. As I didn't have a tripod for the shoots, I stood holding the camera just below my head height. The camera settings were different for both shoots. For the first shoot, I set my camera to aperture f/5.6, shutter speed 8'' and ISO 1600. 

AO1: Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding.

In preparation for this shoot, I researched photographer Frank Gohlke. The work by Gohlke that I inspired from was called "aftermath series", where the photographer would capture a location before and after changes have happened. I found images within the research which really helped me to visualise what I intended to be doing. Knowing I wouldn't have time to capture a location before and after changes have happened (as this might be weeks or months), I decided to capture night and day. Thankfully, at the time of capturing the locations, the weather noticeably differed as I was able to capture one shoot with snow and another without, which added another case of juxtaposition. 

I found the research helpful towards my own work as I was able to take inspiration from the photographs that I found.

AO4: Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements. 

Progression

Work record 2

Plans for shoot

My plan for this shoot is the same as the previous shoots, which is to capture the snow in a different outdoor location. I will capture one location from two or more perspectives. I will capture the location with snow and with our snow. I will also capture the location when it is dark for one shoot and light for the other. For example, I might be capturing the snow scene whilst it's night time so that it will be dark, then the clear (no snow) scene when it's daytime.

Research influence 

My influence for this shoot was from the aftermath series by Frank Gohlke. 

Contact sheet 

I have outlined the images that I think are my best images for this shoot. The images that I have crossed out are the images that are not my best, with which I will choose two of them to further discuss in 'Images that require improvement'. 

Image bank

My best images

1 + 2

Images that require improvement

AO3: Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress.

AO2: Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops.

The first thing I did using Photoshop was open the two pictures up separately. I then cropped them so that they looked slightly more accurate in terms of how the scene looks. Next, I selected the crop tool on one of the images and dragged outwards so that I had blank space which is the same size as one of the images. I then copied and pasted the other image so that the images would be touching. 

I added lines to the images to align them correctly. I did this by selecting 'cmd'+'r' and dragging the lines from the left and from above the images. I added one line to the middle, and one line to each of the edges. I did this to help me to see the images better as separate images but also as one image. 

Next, I selected the layer with the image on the right (no snow image), and I adjusted the saturation. I decreased the saturation from 0 to -27. I had experimented with the levels until the image looked what I thought was best. I also increased the lightness from 0 to 5. Again, I experimented with different levels until it the image was best. 

AO1: Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding.

AO4: Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements. 

Progression

Work record 1

Plans for shoot

My plan for this shoot is to capture the snow again in a different outdoor location. I want to capture this location when it is dark and then do the same shoot when it is light and there is no snow. I will capture the location at slightly different perspectives so that I have a variety of photographs of the same place. My thoughts for this location would be somewhere in town that shows that there is snow.

Research influence 

My influence for this shoot was from the aftermath series by Frank Gohlke. I wasn't able to capture the type of scenes that Gohlke captured as I didn't have the resources or the time, so I photographed scenes that use the same idea of showing a location before and after. I also improvised to make my work independent by capturing them at different times of the day. 

Contact sheet 

Image bank

My best images

Images that require improvement

AO3: Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress.

With reference to best images:

The first image shows a story car park with a bright yellow sign. There is a light shining just above the sign which makes the sign more difficult to read. The image also shows grass which is covered with snow. I captured this scene with the intention to capture the exact same scene without the snow and at different times of the day, so as this image was taken in the dark, I intended to capture it again in daylight. I didn't use a tripod for this shoot as I did not have one at the time.

The second image shows the same location but a different perspective. I took this image because I wanted to have an image of this scene showing more of the snow on the grass. Again, I intended to capture the same image without snow and in daylight. 

AO2: Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops.

I used a Nikon D3300 to take my images for these shoots. I didn't have a use for the zoom lens in any of the images as I was already close enough to the scene. As I didn't have a tripod for the shoots, I stood holding the camera just below my head height. The camera settings were different for both shoots. For the first shoot, I set my camera to aperture f/5.6, shutter speed 8'' and ISO 1600. 

AO1: Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding.

In preparation for this shoot, I researched photographer Frank Gohlke. The work by Gohlke that I inspired from was called "aftermath series", where the photographer would capture a location before and after changes have happened. I found images within the research which really helped me to visualise what I intended to be doing. Knowing I wouldn't have time to capture a location before and after changes have happened (as this might be weeks or months), I decided to capture night and day. Thankfully, at the time of capturing the locations, the weather noticeably differed as I was able to capture one shoot with snow and another without, which added another case of juxtaposition. 

I found the research helpful towards my own work as I was able to take inspiration from the photographs that I found.

AO4: Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements. 

Progression

Mind maps

Mind maps

I have created 2 mind maps to record my ideas for component 2. One of the mind maps is for juxtaposition and the other is for objects in space. I have chosen juxtaposition for my work but I created a mind map for objects in space so that I could understand what other questions are like and what kind of ideas I will need for it. I have developed the mind maps for juxtaposition more than the other one as this is the topic I will be photographing.

Objects in space

This mind map shows the basic ideas that I came up with for capturing objects in space. I had researched the suggested photographers to gather ideas and then added my ideas to the mind map. For example, the idea for capturing a glass of water was based on the research of a photographer where I found a similar picture and thought that I could interpret this in my own work.

Juxtaposition

This mind map shows more ideas that have been expanded compared to the first mind map. I researched the given photographers along with other juxtaposition photographers to get some ideas for the mind map which I listed separately. I then put them into four categories - things, time, people and food and drink. For each juxtaposition duo that I had, I would go into further detail to suggest how I might capture this. For example, for life and death (people), I wrote the ideas 'capture skeleton next to a person' and 'child standing next to a grave', given that I would be able to have access to these things. After creating this mind map, I have made the decision to focus on the category of people as a lot of juxtaposition photographers that I have researched portray this focus too.

Image bank

Photographer research

Photographer research

Linda Wisdom

Linda Wisdom is a London born, self-taught, street/lifestyle photographer. She specialises in social documentary, street photography and fine art urban city cityscapes. Her work has bern exhibited in gallery shows in the UK and worldwide.

This image captures a man walking past a wall which has the text 'look at this'. In terms of juxtaposition, this shows the man doing the opposite of what the writing is telling him to do. This image is in black and white and shows a lot of shadowing. The shadows show mystery and gain curiosity for the viewers. The image is very simple and doesn't have much going on. 

This image shows a sign that reads 'making people smile for over a century'. it also shows a man standing next to it who doesn't appear to be smiling. This might be because he was caught off guard, but that makes the photograph more realistic as this place was not actually making him smile. His facial expression provides negative connotations in the image because he isn't looking happy. 

This image shows a man standing in front of what looks like a shop window for underwear. There are 2 printouts of male models in the window wearing nothing but underwear. The man that stands in front of the window is covered head to toe in clothing (excluding his hands and face). The case of juxtaposition in this photograph shows the difference between being dressed and underdressed. 

This image shows a man walking past street art of an animal. The image is showing the difference between human and animal. The art looks as though it is a giant rabid ferret and looks rather dirty. This gives the image negative connotations and makes the viewer feel uneasy by the sight of it. 

Katie Hall

This image portrays the difference in age/generation but the beauty of the photograph is that the two people of the two generations are happily doing an activity together. The likeliness is that they are grandmother and and granddaughter and are in a family home for christmas as there is a christmas tree in the background. 

This image shows a girl holding hands with what looks like a man's hand, presumably her father. The juxtaposition in this picture is similar to that of the previous image. It shows the difference in generations and shows the happiness in being together. 

Again, this image is similar to the previous images with it showing the different generations, but this image also shows the juxtaposition between man and woman, mother and child, father and child and family and dog. There are many different relationships shown in this picture that puts them altogether to portray a family. The man and woman seem to be happily staring at their sleeping child in the mother's arms, which might suggest that the baby is a newborn. The gender of the baby is unknown, but the viewer could make the assumption that it is a boy because of the blanket wrapped around it, which is coloured blue and is commonly associated with being the colour for boys. 

This image shows a couple being wedded and portrays the juxtaposition of not just man and woman, but husband and wife. The image only captures their body, not their faces. The person on the left seems to be wearing a white dress and holding a bunch of white flowers. The person on the right is wearing a grey suit. Based on what they are wearing and their posture, you can assume that the person on the left is female and the bride and the person on the right is male and the husband. They are also wearing rings on the 'ring finger' which adds to the viewers interpretation that they are a couple getting married. 

Eric Kim

Eric Kim was born in San Fransisco in 1988. He lived with his parents and sister with having a poor background. His mother worked 12 hours a day, 6-7 days a week doing menial labour jobs such as cleaning and waitressing. The family had to file for bankruptcy once. 

"I grew up not knowing whether we could pay the rent at the end of each month. I didn't grow up in dire poverty (I still had stuff), but I grew up knowing that nothing in life could be handed to me. I had to work hard to get what I wanted."

He bought his first car when he was 16 for $1,200 with money that he had saved up himself working as a busboy, and through tutoring/teaching. He played football and tennis in high school along with working hard to try to get into UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles), which he did eventually get into. 

This image shows a couple standing on a bridge having their photograph taken. The man is looking at the camera whereas the woman is facing away. This suggests that the woman might be camera-shy. The juxtaposition in this image is the difference between man and woman, girlfriend and boyfriend, but most importantly the difference between confidence and shyness. 

This image shows a woman looking into a mirror. I selected this image as it shows the woman in the corner as well as in the mirror, so the juxtaposition difference is the woman and her reflection. The reflection is the main focus of the image. Her facial expression in the mirror looks rather sad which could suggest she is worried or frightened. This can't be seem from the woman herself, only in her reflection. 

This image is similar to one of the previous images as it shows a couple in what looks like wedding outfits. The woman is wearing a white laced dress, also holding a bouquet of flowers. The man is wearing a black tuxedo and holding the camera. The image is being taken by the man who is holding the camera up to a mirror and only capturing the reflection with the flash on. This image could be before or after the wedding has taken place as it is hard to tell if they are wearing rings because of where there hands are and the light blinding the area where the man's hand is. 

This image is of a burial at a funeral with which there are many people gathered. The juxtaposition difference in this photograph is between life and death. There is one person being buried who is representing the dead in this (juxtaposition) and there are many people surrounding the burial who represent the living. Everybody in the photograph seems to be wearing black clothing as this is the traditional colour to wear at funerals because it is the colour of mourning. Everyone's facial expressions show to be sad and their hands are brought together in front of them as they bow their heads. This shows their sorrow and grief.