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Artists References, Independent Study, Practical Task, Preparation

Typology Study

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When searching for influence upon church typology, my teacher suggested assessing the work of Walker Evans. Evans photographs churches in a time before coloured image production, causing the photos to adopt this sepia sense, adding to the aged nature of his photographs.

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Walker Evans’s images of the churches from the 1930s are very much how I like structuring my images with direct and clear focus on the linear of the building against a blank yet idyllic background. Following my recent shoot, I compared my image to his set of images and although the angle of the church is different to how he pictured it, you can see a clear comparison between the two.

Experimentation, Personal Investigation

Lauren Marek inspired shoot//Pieces

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Lauren Marek inspired images // PIECES

Here are the final images from my shoot in response to Lauren Marek. I did the shoot at school during break time because I needed a few people to get images of. I choose three people who are all very different in terms of looks. I also made sure I used females as well as males to get a contrast. For the shoot I took close up images of the important features of the face and the body. For example, I made sure I had images of the eye, ear, mouth and also any scars that were unique to the subject.

I choose to focus on the most important features because they are unique to every person, and are what makes them who they are. When laying the images, I used photoshop because I could easily place the images were I wanted them to be.

EXPERIMENTATION

When editing the images I decided to edit them into black and white because it made the edits much more interesting and appealing. The colours and tones varied a lot, so making them into black and white also made it more appealing. I also found that the black and white versions also revealed much more of the details.

Artists References

LAUREN MAREK// PIECES

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LAUREN MAREK 

http://www.laurenmarek.com/pieces

https://vsco.co/laurenmarek/images/1

Lauren Marek is an American Photographer who was born in Texas. She bases her wok in Houston & Austin. According to Marek, she is inspired by ‘small towns, old friends and simple moments.’ She is a student who loves to experiment with different concepts in photography. She doesn’t focus on a particular area, instead she takes image of anything and everything that shes interested in. She’s done a series on portraits called ‘merge portraits’. She has also done a series called ‘memories of the everyday’, where she has photographed people in an environment where they remember a particular moment in their past.

The series which I am most interested in though, is the series called ‘Pieces’. In this series, Marek investigates part of the human body. She takes images of sections and small areas to capture certain details that make the human figure. Shes focusing on the main features like the eyes, mouth and ears.

I really like the idea of taking images of tiny details that make a person who they are. Marek has taken the concept of body image and has explored a different way expressing who we are. Instead of taking a simple portrait and relating it to body image, she has focused on the tiny, usually unimportant features that collectively symbolize our individuality.

I really like this idea and want to explore it further using my own photo shoot. I decided I wanted to explore this idea and way of shooting because It links with my project well. Since my project is based on body image, I wanted to incorporate the important features of the body into it, however in an unusual way.