Theme change to Gran - Final idea
18/6/24
226 images
Ideas: Street art, portraiture, art gallery (Post shop), colours, vibrancy, books, Grans personality
Location: Hamilton central
Artist model inspiration: Jitka Hanzlova
Jitka Hanzlova
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Artist model: Georges Rousse
My work:
Evaluation:
What worked? This shoot was a vast improvement on the last five, there are some great photos, especially the close ups, that showed exactly what I wanted them too. There is also a wide range of ideas and the colours are super prominant.
What didnt, and how could this be improved? There were still some light issues, at the beginning mostly, and some DOF's that aren't quite right.
What are you going to do next time to extend your idea? Continue with the colour investigation and come back to the books
21/6/24
305 images
Ideas: Highlight Gran's vibe, set the scene for who she is, her bike, hobbies, living area, little details, everyday life, other interests
Location: Gran's flat
Artist model inspiration: Sophie Calle, Jude Ray
Sophie Calle
Jude Ray
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Evaluation:
What worked? I liked the close-up details and the portraiture of Gran on the bike. There's an interesting idea with the cello and also with her knitting that could be extended. I really like the depth of field in the
What didn't, and how could this be improved? A lot of the photos are really busy and full of so much stuff that putting them next to eachother on a board isn't going to work. Also some of the lighting is overexposed. Later I need to shoot less busy images.
What are you going to do next time to extend your idea? Get more photos of the whole flat to set the scene more, explore the details more, and the knitting and her hands.
1/8/24
318 images
Ideas: Old photos, red wool, letters, words, Grans bike with movement, close details, jewelery, outside the house
Location: Gran's flat, school
Artist model inspiration: John Stezaker, Jeffery Wolin,
John Stezaker
Jefferey Wolin
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Evaluation:
What worked? I liked the beginning to extend ideas and there are some of my favorite images in this shoot
What didn't, and how could this be improved? I didn't like the movement photos of her riding her bike, I still like the idea but I don't like them as they are in this shoot so when I reshoot I want to find something different to do to them.
What are you going to do next time to extend your idea? New time, to extend the idea I am going to physically write on photographs, try knitting wool into a book page, retake my Jerry Takigawa shoot 4 with my new theme, and try to incorporate the Banangrams letters in again. I also want to do something different using the bike that is not what I did in this shoot, but I'm unsure of what that's going to be.
16/8/24
202 images
Ideas: Reshoot Gran in front of sign & playing cello, Welcome sign, red wool with photos, red wool in kitchen, knitting, texture photos, colour?
Location: Grans flat
Artist model inspiration: Annette Messanger,
Annette Messanger
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Evaluation:
What worked? I like some of the up close photos of her hands and of texture, the doormat, and the photos of Gran lying on the book pages.
What didn't, and how could this be improved? The Annette Messanger artist model photos could have been better, the lighting wasn't quite right and something was off about them. I was also a bit disappointed by the red wool everywhere in the kitchen idea since it didn't quite work because the wool was kind of lost in the photo.
What are you going to do next time to extend your idea? Brainstorm about new ways to show Grans flat.
17/8/24
129 images
Ideas: Scan objects and hands, write on images, letters, book pages, red wool, mini bike, number plate
Location: Home
Artist model inspiration: Jerry Takigawa, Jim Goldberg, Jefferey Wolin, John Stezaker, Stewart Nelson
John Stezaker
Jefferey Wolin
Stewart Nelson
Jim Goldberg
Jerry Takigawa
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Evaluation:
What worked? This shoot really worked and I love the scanning photos, especially of her hands, and the writing on the photos.
What didn't, and how could this be improved? I don't really think anything went wrong with this shoot.
What are you going to do next time to extend your idea? Next I want to try weaving the red wool with book pages.