Photography task - Given from teacher

Do you have a 3 - 4 sentence statement of what your work is about?

My work is about 'Change over time' and using my mother as an example of it. Since she used to be a model in her early years I thought of going from what she is like now, A mum who loves the outdoors that's shows a lot in panel one. Then transition to looking back at past photos and then on to her reinventing herself as young woman modeling again. 

What artist models have I looked at so far?

• Alec Soth
• Tina Barney
• David Hilliard
• Eadweard Muybridge
• Keith Carter

How have I made that visually obvious in my work?

Alec Soth - Haven't used him in my work YET! 

Tina Barney - Haven't used her in my work YET!

David Hilliard - Using white frames and white lines to separate photos also using long shots.

Eadweard Muybride - Black frames 

Keith Carter - Blurring out photos

Edited photos that I will not be using in my work: 

 This is a experimental photo that I did, at one stage I thought that this may be a good idea at least but no. I was thinking about going from a blue filter though to a orange filter but just didn't look right. I like this idea though of being behind the tree.

This photo was taken when I had the whole FAMILY VIOLENCE kind of thing going on, sad that I had to scrape the idea but I do like this photo and might use this idea later on in panel two where I am thinking of taking photos in the bedroom around loads of photos from when my mum modeled. Black and white photos I am IN LOVE with, and I didn't that last year in my work and didn't really want to continue it but it just looks to interesting. 

My photo planning...

A idea that I could use in panel 3

Yes, I know I shouldn't be planning panel 3 yet but I came up with a really good idea...

When I was looking though Alec Soth photos (one of my artist models for panel 2) I found these really interesting photos of woman holding signs I thought this idea would work wonders for panel 3. A long shot are used in these photos which gets a sense of where the model is. A snowy place with signs describing it. This also relates to one of the artist models I got rid of last term Barbara Kruger and the reason why I got rid of her was because captions didn't really work in the work at the time. So, in a way I could use her alongside Alec Soth!

Research - Alec Soth

Alec Soth is an American photographer, notable for "large-scale American projects" featuring the Midwestern United States.  His photography has a cinematic feel with elements of folklore that hint at a story behind the image.  

I find these photos out of most of his quite interesting because they all have a story behind them, Lighting doesn't play much of a part in these photos but the rule of thirds does. 

I was thinking of using these techniques in my work and I think it could work well. I could have my model sitting on the couch holding a picture of herself when she was modeling in her early ages as shown in the first picture. 

Source:  fraenkelgallery.com

Source: www.landscapestories.net

Source:  mspmag.com

Research - Tina Barney

Tina Barney is an American artist photographer best known for her large-scale, color portraits of her family and close friends, many of whom are well-to-do denizens of New York and New England. The images straddle the line between candid and tableau photography. Candid photography means taking a photo of a person, but making sure that the photographer doesn't disturb the person (its pretty much what a paparazzi or a photojournalist would do). Tableau photography means taking of photo of a creative scene with models posing theatrically. 

I choose this artist model because I like how she positions her models each of her shots. This is kinda what I would like to see in my work, where my model is standing there with interesting objects in the background. When looking at these photos I think of my home, where we have photos and antiques everywhere and I could use this later on in the work.

Source: bidwellprojects.com

Source: normajeanmarkus.com

Source: paddle8.com

This week...

It turns out that my last photo shot just doesn't work into panel one and I was afraid that that was going to happen. I have decided to put those photos to the side and may use them in panel two, just depends on how my research go's. I have done some edits of those photos too that are down below.

My next photo shot is this weekend and that should complete panel one :)

last half of panel one photo shot

Here are the photos that I took yesterday afternoon and they turned out pretty good! It was a bit of a mission but we got there in the end. 

I wanted to try and use a different location, but if these photos dont work with the rest of my work then ill take some more photos later on this week.

Planning on the last half of panel one

My deadline that I have created to get this panel done is: 31st May

So, Planning is still underway and I have been thinking about about what I should add into my photos. Seeing work to based on the mum I thought that I should look into her passions and one of them being the outdoors. In my last photo shot I used trees I really liked how that looked in my work but now I

What is happening this week...

Back from the holidays and planning is underway for my next photo shot that will be happening in the weekend. I am going to be focusing on combining Edweard Muybridge and David Hillard together in the last half of panel one. Ive already done some editing on a photo (which is down below) of my model at the park. I used Muybridge's framing and Hillards way of the layout. I really like this photo because the black frame makes the photo look more intense and easy to look at.