Photoshoot 9: Identity Anonymity: Work Diary Evaluation -

Photoshoot 9: Work Diary Evaluation - 

Equipment Used: 
Canon EOS 450D, standard lens, tripod. 

Settings: 
1/60, F/5.6, ISO 400. 

Lighting: 
N/A. 

Theory: 
How identity is strongly linked with our spatial context and appearances. 

Favourite(s):

 

This is one of my favourites from within this series due to the composition and the decisive choice to remove certain subjects from the photograph which resulted in an aesthetically pleasing, balanced, final outcome. The process requiring the use of a scalpel worked well and resulted in a final image which was created through physical experimentation despite the fact that it could have also been created using Photoshop.

 

Although, this image could be improved through using a more advanced scanning system as the final image lost its bold black and white aesthetic and now appears more sepia through the reflective surface picking up on the yellow hues and tones. As such, however, this could be easily fixed as it is only a minor post-production flaw.

 

This image is again another of my favourites from photoshoot 10 as a result of the composition and consideration of which subjects to remove from the photograph to create a more dynamic final outcome. The use of various subjects meant that scale could be emphasised within the image despite the use of a singular hue colour paper.

 

However, the same sepia yellowing occurred to this image as it did to all the others during the scanning process and has changed the desired outcome. Moreover, I would also reconsider one of the subjects that I chose to remove from the initial layer of the photograph as there appears to be a pattern occurring instead of the spontaneous effect which was the initial aim.

 

 

This image is one of my favourites despite the slight subject change as it also strongly links with the themes of this photoshoot but also shows another layer of experimentation. For instance, the minor choices to keep sections of the image such as the window provide an intriguing surrealist perspective on the subject of identity but also on the style of landscape photography.

 

Once again, the sepia effect caused by the reflective photographic paper in the scanner reduced the exaggerated effect that was desired by increasing the contrasts in Photoshop after having applied a black and white filter.

 

Finally in relation to my favourites, the above photograph epitomises the simplicity yet effectiveness of the technique used for all of the images within shoot 10. The clean lines between the original image and the secondary layer composed of the primary colour red allow for a cohesive body of work that is formed through a contrasting style.

 

Furthermore, as outlined above, this photograph could again be improved if scanned in using a superior scanner to what was available. This would result in an even more exaggerated contrast between layers and form a more interesting and demanding final piece.

 
Least Favourite(s):

 

This is my least favourite of the series due to the failed composition and lacking focus on a specific area that I chose to address with the other images in the series. For example the image is neither focusing on the idea of portraiture or landscape but is instead somewhere in between. Due to the timing of the shot the number of subjects that I could remove from the image successfully was reduced dramatically which encourages me to pay closer attention to Henri Cartier-Bresson's ideology of the decisive moment.  

 

Evaluation and Development -

 

As a collective series this is one of the more successful in its exact and replicated stylisation that demonstrates the focus that most photographers use when finding a skill that they enjoy and depicts their style. The physical experimentation is a skill that I have used before in another photoshoot and is one that I wanted to extend further and show my development as a photographer but also as a conceptual artist.

 

I enjoy physical experimentation and as such I may use this technique and expand the skill even further in the remaining aspects of this project such as later experiments.