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Analysis, Editing, Experimentation, Record / Photoshoot, Research

St. Malo Outcomes

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Tom Pope - Whatcha Peeping Tommy?
Tom Pope – Whatcha Peeping Tommy?

Above is a photograph from Tom Pope’s series entitled ‘Weak Anarchy’. Pope is hiding behind a tree. All that can be seen is a glimpse of his face and body, however it’s very blurred and he looks unidentifiable. The picture seems to have been taken during the night as there is a lot of bright white light reflecting from the leaves. Also, the light looks artificial. There are many leading lines which are very opposite to each other. First of all, the bricks are horizontal and therefore my attention goes to the edges of the photograph. The leaves from the tree are pointed in all directions and direct me to look further up. Since the brightest place of the image is Pope’s head, that’s the first place that I’m drawn to.

For my response, I’ve emulated his picture in a very similar manner. Whilst in France, my group and I, spontaneously decided to recreate this image. A girl can be seen hiding behind a large tree. Amazingly, there was also a high wall under the girl, which was very similar to Pope’s one. In my responses I have edited by doing several processes and have kept one in colour and one in black and white.

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Above, is my first response to Tom’s Weak Anarchy image. I did some general edits to brighten and saturate it. I think that it has a very interesting rule of thirds. The shrubbery leaves the whole bottom third of the picture clear and occupies the top. Much like in his picture, my one exhibits very strong and bright sections of white light. The natural sunlight shining on the green leaves draw my eyes to those places and I think it adds intrigue to the photograph.

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As my second response, I have shown a very similar outcome. This one, however I cropped this one in a farther away fashion, to show the whole environment around it. I made this one black and white to vary my edits. I think it brings out the shadows better and shows the highlights and contrasts more clearly. At first it’s hard to spot the person, which is why I believe it’s more interesting to look at. I like how the spaces in the tree’s create pockets of light on the floor. It almost looks like fallen blossom. The rule of thirds is quite unbalanced. This is because the main focus isn’t placed on the key lines of the rule of thirds. Therefore this is even more interesting and for me, the ambiguity of not fitting into the perfect grids, is great.

Analysis, Editing, Record / Photoshoot

John Baldessari Responses: Spots

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Above is a photograph that i took whilst i was in Portugal. It shows a young man, alongside his grandma and a middle-aged woman. The old woman, who lives in a small shed has a very intriguing habitat. The poorly clothed, but richly wise lady is sitting the single wooden bench which she has outside. She is holding onto some wooden sticks which are used as walking sticks. In all, this photograph portrays a lot of meaning and has a vintage effect to it. I only placed a dot onto the boy’s face because he was smiling whilst showing his teeth. This displays less of his raw emotions. Also, i wanted it to be mysterious.

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Again, in the same location but further down, I found these sheds. Since Baldessari’s work includes portraiture and uses other people, i decided this one of a man would work well. The rustic and hand-built sheds add a country feel to this photograph. I used a white dot again to simply cover his face and hide his facial expression. All that can be seen is his head shape and hairline, whilst leaving the most important features to the imagination.

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This is the last picture that i have included from my trip to Portugal. I found that there was a very weird but interesting compositions in this one. Particularly because the dogs are on the edges of the photograph. They almost go out of the shot. I think that the depth is very good here because of the sizes of the dogs. In reality they’re very similar in size, however the way that they are positioned, one looks larger than the other. Thee one on the right is closer to the stone wall, and the black and gold one is more in the center. I covered both of these dogs faces to emulate Baldessari’s work.

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Above, is a picture which i took in France. Within it, there are five students from my photography class, which chose to disturb the normal conventions of society with a performance. They laid out a towel and crossed their legs. They then started to meditate. I like how the people in background seem astounded and astonished. I blocked out everyone’s faces to keep the theme of secrecy and disguise going through.