Portrait Research Terry Richardson

Now i do like Terry Richardsons work i like the poses he puts them into and he brings across there personality really well.But i do find his photos over exposed and has red eye on them. But looking through all of his photos they all seam to have these type of brightness on them even the black and white ones.

The photo above is what i was saying about it looking over exposed and the red eye and because of the place the picture has been took just makes it look like one of them shots your boyfriend would take of you. But I dont know why he wanted to take the photo in this way and what he was trying to show by doing this.

Again with this photo the brightness seams to make her fingers meld into one and there is no detail, but saying that maybe he wanted that as they are not really important to the pose.

Again this picture is bright and i think it makes her features disapear but he may have wanted the hair, lips and eyelashes to stand out.

Portrait Research

Well ive started doing the portraits and i must admit, im finding it hard not to turn the pictures into fashion shots or not be to creative in the poses that i do, as there is such a great atmosphere in the group and the studio its hard to keep the face serious. Soon as i started to get the hang of a more serious way of doing portraits i decided i wanted a close up image of the face where the top of their head may be clipped, But i am now figering out if these pictures i am are doing are still classed as portraiture. They are starting to look like this photo below of Zombie boy by Terry Richardson.

Potrait research- Hasselblad

Well Friday was my first time working  in the studio  and i found it great fun, But what made the experiance even better i got to use an Hasselblad camera which made me very nervous as i am very accident prone. We were introduced to the capture one programme that is what I need to complete my project breif. So the whole group was involved in experimenting and getting to use the Hassleblad camera and model infront of it. Which consisted of getting the camera to the right hiht and looking into the camera from above it which i loved it then had a circle on the middle one half was black which i assumed i had to turn the focus part of the lens till the black half of the circle became see through. Then the botton to take the picture was located right near the lens. Once pushed  the picture appeared on the computer screen on the capture one program and to check to see if we truly had the subject n focus the eye was magnified and if it was in focus you could dee every tiny piece of detail in the eye and it was fabulous. I have now find myself obsessed with haveing a camera myself that has the clarity and sharpness but unless i remorgage my hoouse i dont think it will be a hasselblad unfortunitly. So after Friday i find myself truly looking forward to this project.

Portrait Reseach

Rembrandt lighting is a lighting technique that is used in studio portrait photography. It can be achieved using one light and a reflector, or two lights, and is popular because it is capable of producing images which appear both natural and compelling with a minimum of equipment. Rembrandt lighting is characterized by an illuminated triangle under the eye of the subject, on the less illuminated side of the face. It is named for the Dutch painter Rembrandt, who often used this type of lighting.
Normally, the key light is placed high and to one side at the front, and the fill light or a reflector is placed half-height and on the other side at the front, set to about half the power of the key light, with the subject, if facing at an angle to the camera, with the key light illuminating the far side of the face.
The key in Rembrandt lighting is creating the triangle or diamond shape of light underneath the eye. One side of the face is lit well from the main light source while the other side of the face uses the interaction of shadows and light, also known as chiaroscuro, to create this geometric form on the face.
The triangle should be no longer than the nose and no wider than the eye. This technique may be achieved subtly or very dramatically by altering the distance between subject and lights and relative strengths of main and fill lights.

Portrait Research- David Bailey

  David Bailey is an English photographer, regarded as one of the nation's best.
He became a photographic assistant at the John French studio, then photographer for John Cole's Studio Five before being contracted as a fashion photographer for British Vogue magazine in 1960. Along with Terence Donovan and Brian Duffy, he captured and helped create the 'Swinging London' of the 1960s. In 2012, the BBC made a film of the story of his 1962 New York photoshoot with Jean Shrimpton.

 

 I really like how he has done these celebraity portraits.I love them in black and white and the texture on them. I feel the way he has done these he has caught there personalitys and has given a fun element to the way he has taken the pictures.  I will be looking in on how he uses the light to get the shadows on the side of there faces as i really like it.

This is a beautiful picture but i do seam to be drawn to pictures that are clear and sharp but i like the way the gold changes when i first saw this picture i thought the gold lips had another clear amber substance to them, before i relised it was the light and reflections.

Portrait research- Andres serrano

is an American photographer and artist who has become notorious through his photos of corpses and his use of feces and bodily fluids in his work, notably his controversial work "Piss Christ", a red-tinged photograph of a crucifix submerged in a glass container of what was purported to be the artist's own urine.

I really do not like his work. I find it horrifying and disgusting. I have no idea why some one would want to take pictures of dead, cut, mutilated bodies, or to take pictures of poo and wee. What purpose did he feel these photographs needed to be taking. To be honest his work scares me a little but i feel that is to do with the disrecpectful way the poor people are displayed in the photos.

I really do not like this photo. This photo affects me emotionally and makes me Pysically angry. I know a photographer has done his job if he manages to stir up emotions, but in this case i think thats wrong. I thought photos where suppose to bring beauty and awareness how is taking  photos of babys feet art how can this photo be put in a gallery.  Im at a point in my research that im not even sure this can be classed as portrait. But i will not be influenced by him in any of my photography in this next project by this man.

Again this is another photo i find horrific and dont understand why he thought this was art and worth documenting in this manner.

Well........all i can say is im really not impressed..........at all.


This is my opinion and views on this photographer no one elses.

Portrait Research Malick Sidibe'

In 1955, he undertook an apprenticeship at Gerard Guillat-Guignard's Photo Service Boutique, also known as Gege la pellicule. In 1958, he opened his own studio (Studio Malick) in Bamako and specialized in documentary photography, focusing particularly on the youth culture of the Malian capital. Sidibé took photographs at sport events, the beach, nightclubs, concerts, and even tagged along while the young men seduced girls. Sidibé became noted for his black-and-white studies of popular culture inthe 1960s in Bamako.
In the 1970s, he turned towards the making of studio portraits. His background in drawing became useful in a way that he was able to position people so they still appeared alive in photos rather than mummie like. People enjoyed the studio, it was different than others and had electricity which was a luxury at the time. Sidibe' was able to increase his reputation through the first meetings on African photography in Mali in 1994.

 I do find that i like his work and ideas and that the pictures remind me of the exabition we seen in sunderland where they had back drops similar wher you can see the edges, and type of materials. I like how he wanted to capture what the "trends" where in this time period. I also feel it is showing us between model and traditional and how we move with the times.

The picture above to me shows the traditional culture which has has taking.

The picture above is again showing the difference in the fashions which he has documented. But this picture i have choice because of the backgrounds. In all of these pictures the backgrounds, backdrops to me feel very important as they compliment the mode and their clothingl he is capturing. for eg In the picture above she is wearing a dress with squares on and he has put a dotty floor in. and the picture above thatis one that is traditional they are wearing strips but he has but a striped backdrop in that goes the other way. Which i think makes his subjects stand out.

Portraits- Research

Well i have given my next project brief, which is studio portraits which i do like the sound off as i enjoy photographing people as i like to bring out there personalitys. But my problem started when we were told that we will be taking photos of each other in our group, now i am very unphotogenic and personally am worried im gonna wreck someones project. So i am feeling very apprehensive and would just rather take the photos than be in them. But with that said i have heard that, that is how you know your a photographer because you would rather take the photo than to be in it. So just before i start the project i want to appolaguise  to the poor person in my group that is going to get me as a model for them.......but i will try not to brake the camera lol

Street Photography Self Evaluation

                                                              Self Evaluation

My Project was Street Photography and I loved it. It was one of the most fun things I have done in a long time and not to mention how much I have learned. I’ve learnt how to develop photos in a darkroom, how to use the enlarger, what under and over exposure means and what contrast means visually. For my street Photography I originally wanted to take pictures of people up to no good shall we say, but when it comes down to I was too nervous and when I was brave enough to take a shot I was caught and stared at a very intimidating way and I ended up filling that film with pigeons. I did find I was naturally drawn to people who were in their own worlds. Who were thinking or just looked fed up. In a way I feel I just wanted to show that you’re not the only person with problems and if we take the time to look people all over are dealing with their own problems weather they are working or on their dinner and having some time to themselves. I do also find a lot of humour in people when I’m out and about and I wanted to put this across in the photos to. I do feel I have meet the requirements of the street photography brief which to me meant catching people natural and going about their daily business which I felt like I achieved and put across what I was seeing into a photo.  I think I could maybe learn more about the contrast on the photos as I don’t feel like I played enough with the exposure time, but I feel this has more to do with I already had an idea in my head on how I want things to look. I feel I was very lucky with this project as I haven’t in counted any problems with film developments, fogged films, unwound films, photo developments or anything else in the whole photo part of the project. I have however developed a possible allergic reaction to the developer in the darkroom as I can’t be a 100% sure what has set this reaction off  it has hindered me slightly as I have been advised not to come into contact with the chemicals while the reaction is still showing on my skin. So I had help developing my last films and had to wear bright rubber gloves in the dark room to finish off my contact sheets ready for handing it but that is the only real problem I have had. I found the information and advice the tutors give me very informative and felt led me to a successful project without any hiccups. With this brief I feel I have learned a lot about camera and how to use the light, and about the speed of films and I feel more confident about this than I did when I started. I also feel confident with the development of films and of the photographs.  I feel this project did challenge me but more in a personal way as I’m a very shy person and I found taking photos of people very scary and some of the photos that would have been brilliant in my eyes I was to frighten to take in case I was seen or something was said to me, But the more pictures I seem to let pass the more angry I became with myself and just pushed myself to take them and started to become more confident as I realised most people are too busy to notice…. Or they think I work for the benefits office. I really enjoyed this project and want to keep taking street photography in the future. I would not do anything differently apart from being braver at the start to take the photos I want. So for the hand in I struggled picking just 5 photos as I have printed out nearly 30 prints and  I have 7 images I feel are really strong and I just can’t choose between them so after speaking to Jill she suggested I hand in all 7 which is my problem now solved.

Street Photography research........final 7 prints

After much delibiration and still not being able to choose 5 prints out of the near 30 I have done and have a favirote 7, I have been adviced that i can hand in all 7 saying i cannot decide which has made me a very happy chappy. So please find below my final 7 prints which are to be handed in for marking.

Street Photography research Final prints and choices

 Well i have gotten to the time where i need to pick the final 5 pictures of my street photography to hand in......and im struggling i have had a favouite 3  which are below

I have choosen this one as it has so much feeling to it. He looks so sad and cold and looks like he has given up on humanity and life, He looks like he has accepted the way his life is, and maybe he is sitting there like that in a hope that someone sees him and helps. Which is why i think this photo is why it is in my final 5 .

The above picture is my 2nd choice. I have decided on this photo as it brings in the secret humor of life that sneaks up on you when you least expect it. This is the type of thing i mean when i say if you look there is a funny story and i feel this picture shows it. I do feel sorry for the lady that are sat under neith the sign for being the butt of the little joke but with out them i wouldnt have this picture so thank you ladies for making my photo.

The above picture is my 3rd choice. I do think everything works well in this picture including background and people. Its a little flee market that sells dated items in a part of the town that looks dated itself. The 2 ladys look like they have just shoved past each other. The lady facing forward looks very grumpy, But to me this represents that people are in there own worlds and are not aware of the people  around them. We just seam to get on with it.


Right so this is now where i cannot make me mind up on the last 2 as i have so many i really like so i will show you the ones I am thinking off.

The above photo i like as i feel this gentleman is full of charactor and looks like his job has been out on the streets for most of his life. He looks weather worn but still happy and i think he is in opinon he is a good example of street life.

This is another photo i really like as i feel this is another good example of street life as i have seen buskers in every town, but out of all the busker photos i have took i like this one due to the look of him and all his gear but i really like the mirrored collum behind him.

The above photo is another one i cant decide on. I like this one basically because he is sat on his own with his back to me and it makes me wonder if he is on his phone, eating his dinner or doing something else again i like the look of the reflection of the block that he is sitting on. But i do find when im looking at this photo i do crane my neck to see if i can see what he is doing.

The above photo is my last choice the scanner did not like this photo and only scaned half of it in. The reason im still humming and harring is i took this picture of my husband as he was walking round Middlesbrough with me and he was waiting for me to take a photo i found him hiding behind a this pole and took the photo. I like this because of my personal reasons but to everyone else looking at it would they see street photography??

Street Photography Reseach

Its took me a couple of weeks to see what my style is with the street photography as i have done my research on different photographers and have tryed to incorporate there influance on to my take on the street photograpy. I tryed looking at getting patterns, lines, people shopping, people I thought that looked up to no good but after looking at the photos i have took there seams to be more and more of people who look like they are sad, thinking or just having a moment to them selves and even when i was choosen which photos i wanted to put in as prints i was still drawn to these photos. To me these people draw me to them and make me wonder why they fell like they do or how they got themselves into this position and they fascinate me more than what i orginally thought i wanted to take for this project.

The above Picture is by Markus hartel.

I like this picture as i feel this would be something i would take as it leaves you thinking what the boy is doing/drawing where his parents are and why is he out in the city on his own.

The above photo is by Rosanne Dubbeld  and I love this photo, I love the way the light shines through and how beautiful the girl is you get the sence that she is worn out in her travels and is waiting for her next adventure to begin. This photo to me feels like she is in the train station. I just love everything about this photo it gives me the feeling of serenity.

              
The above picture is by Fred Wilkinson and this is deffinatly a photo i would have took as is to me what Street photography is all about catching people and their lives weather they are homeless or not. I must admit even tho i would think this great for a photograph it leaves me feeling guilty that im happy over someone who is down on there luck so i try and think that me taking these types of photos is letting people know about their lives and that they are there.

My Street Photography

I have done loads of prints of my street photography some of them are my interpurtation of some of the street photographers I have researched but I find I tend to do my own thing when it comes down to taking my own photos.

The photo above is mine and was takin in Middlesbrough it was very dark and the photo didnt need to be exposed for long but the appature was very difficult to get right. The problem with this photo is the lens i put in the machine to expose the photos had gone in wonkey and i thought it was how i took the photo untill i took the lens out. I must admit i kinda like the way it looks.

The above picture is mine and again took and Middlesbrough. I took this photo as i liked the look of the man waiting to cross the road, but now it has been developed im a little disapointed as i think it would of been better if i was a little closer to take the picture. this picture only needed 5 seconds exposure.

This photo again was takin in Middlesbrough. I did like the fact that someone was biking past me and i was hoping that it would blur. This was one of the photos i took taking inspiration from one of the street photographers i researched.

This photo again was in Middlesbrough I also took inspiration from street photographers I researched the photo was very light and it need 28 seconds of exposure. I thought this might be a good photo due to the lines on the ledge and it looking down onto the town center.

This photowas taking in stockton and i thought this man just looked intresting and he was very happy to get his photo taking. In a way i do find my self looking for the "intresting looking people" this photo only needed 5 seconds of exposure.

This photo was taking in Stockton market. I took this photo as i saw the lady sitting there in amongst all her flowers and i thought it would make such a lovely photo .....mind you i had to convince her to let me take thee photo. I think i could of done a little longer for the exposure though.

The photo above was taking again in Stockton market again. I really liked the look of the stall and i when i asked for a photo he didnt say anything but posed like this which i thought was great.

this photo was taking in Stockton market. I was trying to get the man in the pub doorway as he was wearing a yellow flower in his button hole and wearing a hat and I was wondering what his story was. But seeing this photo i  wish id gotten a bit closer.

This photo was in stockton. I took this photo when i started doing the project and took a photo of what i thought was street photography and then i started to aim for the photos i wanted to do.

This photo was taking in Thornaby. I was aiming for the 2 gentlemen sitting on the bench. I hadnt relised there was so much going on in the background so Im pleased it.

This photo was taking in Middlesbrough. I saw this man sitting on his own and this is my type of photo. Someone who looked like he was thinking. so i quickly took the shot i am happy with this photo.

This photo was taking in Middlesbrough and its my husband hiding behind the pole. I took him with me to be my body gaurd as i went round Middlesbrough looking for the undeserables. So while i was taking a photo i turned around to find him looking like this so I took his photo. This is only have the photo as the scanner thought the pole was the end of the picture for some reason.