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. 

Where I'm At With Panel 3

I love the look of the bottom line of photos. Used David Carson as an artist model. I played with focus, having Logan and the background in and out of focus. Also the layout of the photos mimic how Carson presents his photos.  

Im still unsure of the second line of photos, and potentially I might take them out. 

I plan to look at installation art and incorporate the blanket and the pegs, as I have used them throughout my folio. I want to show human presence without Logan physically being in the shots, similar to the ones in the first line on my panel 3. 

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. 

Latest Shoots, Another Look At Duane Michals

These are my latest photos looking at Duane Michals, these are for my panel one, replacing photos on there that were boring, I LOVE these photos, and are my favourite so far. I found inspiration from Duane Michals ''Fallen Angel Shoot.'' I liked the idea of having something drape over Logan, like this angel is draping over the person. 

Arjan Benning Face and Ear Shots

These shots are the next line of my panel 2, meaning I just need to finish the last of my panel next, maybe with photos with an open space, going back to the Sequencing style of shooting. Also maybe using white clothing to show innocence, and freedom, to show contrast and difference to the other photos.

Recent Shoot-Arjan Benning

I took some photos using the ideas of Arjan Benning, where he used pegs to make letters. I thought I would just experiment with the pegs first, then see if I like the look of the letters next. I love how these turned out, especially the hand ones. So I'm thinking that I will do this again maybe on different parts of the body, like face, arms and back. I didn't love the face ones i've done so far, but I will take some more, maybe with bigger pegs and make them work. 

Latest Shoot - Kelly Nipper and Walead Beshty

I had another go at using Walead Beshty as an artist model but the photos just didn't turn out. So I started using Kelly Nipper and looking at her photos. I think I will return to looking at Walead Beshty and try again. I like how Kelly Nipper uses movement and posture to show still photos of dancers. In my next shoot I'm going to go deeper in looking at Kelly Nipper, and imitating her techniques to fit into my work. 

Walead Beshty - Research

Walead Beshty is an London born photographer but is based in Los Angeles.

Beshty earned a Bachelor of Arts from Bard College, then went on to get a Master of Fine Arts at Yale. His first solo exhibition was in New York in 2004 which was successful.

I am looking at his work, ''The Phenomenogy of Shopping and Dead Malls'' which is situated at Contemporary Art Centre, Long Island City, NY. 

I really like how these are so weird and unusual and I think the concept of putting the body in awkward situations kind of fits in with the rest of my work. I want to try this with Logan but put him under the blanket, to still keep the dark theme coming through. I tried to take some like on my latest post, but I didn't like the look if them, so I am going to try it again using different lighting and in a different setting. 

Latest Shoot

This is my latest proof sheet, I'm not using these on my folio because they we're unsuccessful and I dont really like them. #fail

Artist Model Drawing Task

 Focal Point

 - In these photos an my drawings the focal point is the move moving the rocks, because there is a white boarder, it draws the eye to the image. Also the pyramids along the back draw the eye to the middle of the photo

Eye Level View

- The eye level view is perfect because it shows everything that is necessary in the photo. If it was from a birds eye view, the focus would be taken away from the man and put on the pyramids because it is the biggest part of the picture. 

 Landscape Format

- Allows the Pyramids to be seen in the photos. If the photo was portrait it would make the background smaller, and less a part of the picture. Which would make the concept irrelevant.

 Symmetry

- The photo is quite symmetrical not in the way that its the same on both sides, but in the way that the subject matter is very evenly placed, apart from the man.

 Rule of thirds 

 - The landscape of the Pyramids is along the line of the rule of thirds, so it does apply here.

 

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.

Planning My Next Shoot - Walead Beshty

This is the plan for my next shoot. I'm looking at Walead Beshty who uses models with thier faces and bodies places sunkin in into objects. As I am using the blanket for a prop, I was thinking about trying this concept with Logan and the blanket.