In previous years studying photography, I have been inspired by many other photographers. Due to my focus on color it has reminded me of my previous study of James Welling. James welling takes photos of landscapes using different colored filters to change the image (as shown on the left).  Below is a photo that I did a year ago trying to emulate that same effect (one on the right). I filtered the image digitally unlike James Welling who did it manually using real filters. I’d like to explore the idea of filtering and using different colors to convey certain moods in a photo.

One of my largest strengths in photography, I would say is photographing people and faces. I’d like to do this but use filters just as my chosen artist has. Welling has never tackled portraiture but I think with these effects and good portraits would make a good photo. Overall I am exploring color and it’s link with faith and spirituality. When I hear the word spirituality it is hard to image that without people. The belief I have in God massively involves people. It is completely focused on the relationship with God and people. For me personally, if I am going to take photos that correspond with spirituality it needs to include the people. I have studied other artists in this project and focused mainly on the art movement Abstraction. Abstract Expressionism focused on giving the viewer a sense of transcendence just using color and shapes.  I would like to focus on close-ups of a persons face turning there face into shapes and shadows, turning them into a figure that you can barely recognize or not recognize at all. This is similar to the experimentation shoots I did early in the project as shown below. Instead I will use colored filters to add another aspect to the photo.

I have found this blog post on lomography.com that shows you how to make your own color filters. I will use this to make my own and test this. If this does not work I will either buy some filters or do it digitally. The link to the blog post is below.

https://www.lomography.com/magazine/181536-make-your-own-color-filter