Work Record 8

Preparation:

In this shoot I wanted to focus on rubbish and east of food etc. I decided to add in pieces of waste food that had gone off in order to add a realistic look. I wanted to produce this shoot in the studio in a dark setting to make the message I wanted to portray git the audience in a harsher way.

Artist Research: 

Laurie Frankel & Diane Gatterdam:

The duo said “These photos highlight the extraordinary amount of disposable items we use for an instant but then live on for years, while nature renews itself in a seamless continual rhythm”

Laurie Frankel is a san Francisco based,award-winning photographer. She began her career as an retail graphic designer and creative director, where she got experience of communicating a message gracefully, clearly, and efficiently. However, one day, looking at her two young sons, she decided life was too precious to deny one's passions and switched to photography. Her style is contemporary and intimate, making the audience feel strongly about the topic photographed. 

Contact Sheet:

My Best Images:

Images that need Improving:

When taking my photos I struggled at first with finding the right settings. This meant that the top photo became fuzzy and orange-toned. The second picture needed improving because the angle and the set up of the rubbish meant that you could see the white paper underneath.

Editing &AO2:

I found that I dint need to edit my pictures much, as I liked the original dark look they presented. However I did decide the change the curves and brightness of certain parts of the images. I then went on to experiment with my editing, by putting the image of the rubbish overlapping on pretty setting like Buckingham palace. To do this I quick selected the rubbish and pasted it onto the image. I then went onto blurring around the image slightly to make in blend in a bit more.

A03:Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress.

I think my shoot went well and reflected my idea of a dustructive world through environmental damage. My Research of Laurie Frankel & Diane Gatterdam was helpful in my work as it gave me the technique of a dark setting with a blue table and little light. The images came out as I expected, however I wish I had used rubbish I found in the street rather than my own in order to create a more realistic effect. I wanted my photos to show a miserable world, I think my images have portrayed this in many ways.

AO1: Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other

 sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding.

I believe that my artist research is really shown throughout my images. I think my images are very similar however they are more bright and saturated. I think my research of other waste photographers have also helped, as it inspired me to how i wanted my photos to turn out. 

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

I believe that I have produced a strong series of images inspired by my research of environmental damage and the images of Laurie Frankel & Diane Gatterdam. The final images I have edited present a destructive world in different ways. The use of rubbish highlights the simple actions of leaving rubbish left around can affect the world but also make a place that should be pretty, look unpleasant.