Stephen Gill has a variety of works some of which really break the “rules of photography”. The work I was mostly interested in was his photos using film and how he manipulated them. This would be something I would be willing to explore. Stephen Gill has a real sense of Freedom when taking photos, to be able to explore and think of original ideas then produce them. Instead of manipulating the image after it was taken Gill manipulates the camera or the film making these interesting photos.

This photo is from the book “Best Before End”. In this book Gill develops his photos in energy drinks. His aim was to show how bad these drinks are and how they contain so many chemicals that they actually destroy images. Stephen Gill does this in such a creative way that the destruction of these images is almost beautiful, giving these photos a new refreshing pattern.

The photo above is from the book “Talking to Ants”. In this book Gills photos featured objects and creatures sourced from the local surroundings of East London between 2009 and 2013. He achieved this effect by placing the objects he found in the body of the camera. He wanted to evoke the feeling of the area as the subject was both in front and behind the camera lens at the same moment. I like these photos because they have a sense of creative freedom. This is very rare, as many photographers limit themselves with unwritten rules  that do not necessarily need to be followed. In this photo we a portion of the photo a different color to the rest of the photo. I like this effect and would be interested in using this in my own photography. The color lens highlights the buildings that would be able to be seen without the filter due to the mist. I think it is a very clever and different way of making a photo more interesting. It is also another way of incorporating color into photography. As I could have one image where the background is one color and the part inside the circle is a different one.