Latest Shoot- David Carson

These photos are what I've taken using the idea of human presence implied, using movement and playing with focus, trying to mimic David Carson's techniques, and also Duane Michals. Im going to further edit these, and overlap the photos to make them look more like David Carson's style of presenting them. 

Latest Plan for Next Shoot

Latest Shoot for Panel 3

I decided to start playing with focus in my panel 3. I find it really hard because I am such a perfectionist, but Im getting there. 

New Plan for Panel 3

Identifying Each Series of Work - Panel 1

This is identifying each series of work, and working out there relevance in my folio.

1. For the first circled group this uses apeture and focus to show the fight of the depression. The shaking of the face shows how the mind can go crazy from depression.

2. The next series of photos are close ups of the face. These pictures show expression of how one can act with a crazy mind. The strong shadows show darkness. The awkwardness of the face represents the mind. 

3. The next 4 photos shows the black blanket as symbolism of the pain and depression, and how its waying him down. 

4. The last photos show clenched fists which represent the punching, and the feeling of blood pumping (veins) and feeling under pressure. 

Worksheet

1. My work is about the struggle of being in a dark state of mind. The blanket represents the pain and pressure from society to be the best. I want to develop this further with Logan breaking about of the blanket, and showing him as an individual, with the blanket standing next to him, side by side they work, but one cannot try and take over another.

2. Duane Michals, Eileen Cowan, Bill Brandt, Walead Beshty.

3. Sequences for Duane Michals. Eileen Cowan for the strong black and white contrast. Bill Brandt with the close up of hands and face. Walead Beshty is for the photos that I have taken but not yet added to my blog.

4. Panel 1 - FINISHED.

5. Dont have enough photos to have extra, I will work on taking some more over the next week or two.

Plan for Next Shoot

This is the plan for my next shoot, using Duane Michals and Kelly Nipper as artist models. I want to use sequences and series as a techinique in the photographs. I want this to be at the bottom of my panel 1. I've tried to take these before and it was becoming to hard to edit in photo shop, so I'm trying again. This was my first attempt, but I've struggled to take away the harsh lines.

New Photos + New Concept

I was talking with Mrs Clemence and we came up with the concept of depression and anxiety shown through pictures. So i'm thinking of using a model in a crowd of people and showing how they are feeling lonely, and maybe by the end of my folio having the model overcome their anxiety and fears. Im thinking maybe starting with black and white then moving to full bright colours by the end of the folio, which would symbolize overcoming the depression and anxiety. I still want to use sequences and street photography in with this concept.

I edited these to make Logan look dirty and high contrast.


What I have so far :

First Shoot-Sequences

As I have been looking at artist models that use sequences. I want to develop this idea further, with street photography. But for now I am just practicing the technique and using photoshop more in-depth.

This is what I have so far:

I had issues with the layering of photos as the shadows would overlap and make the photo look messy and blurry in places but I think with more practice I will be able to fix this and make the photos look correct. 

I like these so far and I think I can develop this idea further and work it in with street photography, possibly by going into town or maybe in the botanical gardens. Hopefully this will help me come up with a concept. 

Research: Cinematography

Cinematography is the art of camerawork, moving picture and photography in filmmaking. A cinematographer is the directer of photography and film. This role is used to make movies, documentrys, tv programmes etc.

The main cinematographer or sometimes called the director of photography, works with the film's direction to capture the story in a way that will captivate the movie audience and make people want to watch the movie. Cinematographer will work with the director decide which lighting, camera angles and other film techniques to use that will portray the right effect in which the movie viewers will be interested and also, they choose which of these techniques match the mood of the scene or film.  

Conrad L. Hall has been a cinematographer for many movies including American Beauty 1999 and Road to Perdition 2002. He has won many awards such as an Academy Award for Best Cinematography and has been recognised as one of the only known cinematographers around.

He has been the director of film for the following movies:

American Beauty 1999

A Civil Action 1998

Road to Perdition 2002

Source : http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/cinematographer1.htm