Green is often associated with nature. I thought it would be an interesting angle to complete a photo shoot based around solely the colour green. Photographing in the field, I have looked at a range of sceneries, all linking back to my theme of diverse nature. In order to capture a variety of images, I had to complete my photo shoot over the space of multiple days and a number of locations. I have increased the contrast and saturation slightly on the majority of my photographs, in order to emphasize the vibrant colours and shades of green. I am very happy with my outcomes of shoot 7 as I have a variety of photographs that differ in terms of subject focus and visuals but are interconnected by the colour green.
Salon, official exhibition of art sponsored by the French government. It originated in 1667 when Louis XIV sponsored an exhibit of the works of the members of the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture.
RA Summer Show
Running continuously for 250 years, the Summer Exhibition is the world’s oldest open submission exhibition – which means that anyone can enter their work to be considered for inclusion. The works in the Summer Exhibition are selected and hung by Royal Academicians – who also exhibit works in the exhibition, creating an eclectic mix of work by established artists alongside emerging talent and first-time exhibitors. In previous years, nearly two thirds of the exhibits were by non-Academicians, £50,000 worth of prices was awarded and over 5,000 works were sold.
The expeditions included lots of frames because there were so many people who wanted to show their work off and this was the best way to fill the walls with art works.
I am going to be looking at movement photography for my exam. Specifically looking at tidal movements and how the landscape changes and contrasts between low and high tide.
My photographs and photo shoot ideas are inspired by the work of the photographer, Michael Marten, his series of images that look at the differences between the high and low tides and looking at the ebbs and flows of the sea.
Michael Marten Bedruthan Steps, Cornwall. 25 and 31 August 2007. High water 4.30pm, low water 2pm
Another photographer that has inspired my idea is Eadward Muybridge, and his work where he looks at the movement on the galloping horse and other animals and I plan to present my work in a similar way. I am hoping to present my images in a grid format and then on the blog I am hoping to present my images in a gif as well.
Sow photograph Eadweard Muybridge
For my photoshoots I am going to want to plan around the low tides and the high tides, I want to ensure that the photographs are clear and that the subject that they are focused on is clearly the tide. In order to ensure that my photographs are clear, I am going to try and avoid photographing at sun set, because I will end up with a glare from the sun. I will also try to avoid clutter within my images such as signs, cars or large groups of people which may draw away from the subject of the photographs. To avoid people I am going to try and photograph landscapes that may be more isolated to the public and therefore will have less cars and people within shot. I will also need to make sure that I use a tripod in order to have the horizon level in all my images.
Within this shoot I will be focusing on Larry Clark and I will focus on the skateboarders outside of the skatepark as I believe focusing on their lifestyle as well creates more of story behind the subjects I will be capturing. I believe that Larry Clarks images relate to the idea I want to capture in the sense that he also focuses on peoples lifestyles and I believe that the relation between my images and Larry’s with have significant similarities. I will be shooting in black and white on digital and on film. I will be using film as I believe creates a vintage feel to the images because of the grainy effect it creates.
This Image is from Larry Clarks collection and is an image I want to recreate as I believe that there are multiple stories behind each subject within the image which makes this image in particular more interesting to look at.
Shoot 2
Within the second shoot I will be focusing on Larry Clark and I will again have the main focus on the skateboarders however within the skatepark and still focusing on their lifestyle. I will produce this shoot in colour as I want to capture the colours that can be seen ranging from the outfits to the gravitated walls which I believe will create a strong contrast with the black and white images. I will be shooting in colour film and on digital. I will be using film as I believe it will create a more raw feeling to each image which I believe will relate to the documentary side of this shoot.
Shoot 3
I will be focusing on trying to replicate images in the style of Craig Stecyk as I believe I can incorporate the skateboarding movement with portraiture in a strong way and I think I can come out with outcomes that will heavily juxtapose images from previous shoots. Craigs images are all taken in black and white and have a very raw feeling to them which I believe has connotations of documentary photography which I want to heavily focus on. Craigs images consists highly of both portrait and group images which I want to include throughout as I think creates a sense of variation throughout and it will have a contrast effect throughout. I will take these images on a digital camera in both black/ white and colour as It will able me to alter my final images in multiple different ways.
The variation of patterns within nature on plants, flowers, tree bark, and forming on water are diverse and show the fascinating visual details of the natural world. One artist who looks at patterns of nature in a compelling way is Adrienne Adam, a fine art photographer. Her up-close photographs of plants, flowers, trees, sand and the ground explore the varied colours, forms, shapes, thicknesses and sizes of the subjects she photographs, furthermore fulfilling the idea of natural beauty that surrounds these natural forms.
Adrienne Adam
Adrienne writes on her website that the art of seeing for her is a spiritual practice by which she empties her mind of the business of life in order to be fully present and available to her surroundings. Most of the images she makes are intimate landscapes showing the subtle and unique patterns and textures… the magic found in nature. When making images her intention is to show the Spirit of nature. The degree to which she is successful at capturing the essence and energy of the subject on film is directly proportionate to the degree to which she is fully present with the subject that catches her eye. Adrienne considers herself a “student of light“– always standing on the edge of confidence in her exposures. “Light is as subtle and ever-changing as the wind. It is tangible and yet illusive.” For this reason, the images she makes are all exposed in available light so they are a study of how this element shifts and dances on the surface of a tree, of the water, of our lives. The images Adam’s presents are made with either the medium format 500CM Hasselblad or digital Nikon D300 cameras. Regardless of which camera or lens she uses. her intention is to isolate a small part of a scene in a way that tells the entire story of the big picture. During the selection process she chooses images that best represent the spirit of the original subject or scene in terms of color, contrast and mood. When Adams uses film, the “selects” are scanned and guide prints are made. The guides are returned to her to determine accuracy of the scan as-well-as for cropping purposes. In the case of images made with the D300, she makes the color and size adjustments herself. Once this process is complete the images are ready for print on a variety of papers and alternative media.
“AS I SEE IT, THE CREATION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ART HAS TWO PRIMARY ELEMENTS – THE ART OF “SEEING” AND THE ART OF “CAPTURING” WHAT IS SEEN ON FILM.”
When seeing and technical knowing are aligned I am fortunate enough to “capture” the Spirit of Nature on film and share it with others. More importantly, I have become a better person and my life is filled with the understanding of what photography and nature teaches me… “Be conscious and notice the abundance and magic of life in every moment.”
The sea levels are continuously rising and lowering. A tide is a cycle of the sea level changing. The maximum water level is called the high tide, and the minimum water level is called the low tide. The tide between high and low tide is called the ebb or falling tide. The time between low and high tide is called the flow, flood or rising tide. The tide, similar to many things on Earth is impacted by the external gravatational forces. If we were to ignore the external fordes, the gravatiational force is directed towards the centre of the Earth, we would have no net lateral forces and therefore there would be no flow of water. The external forces that impacts the Earth, are the gravatational pulls of massive external bodies such as the moon or the sun. The primary changing gravatational field is the Moon. The secondary is the Sun. The sea level rises to the spot where the Moon is closest, and the sea level decreases on spots which are further away from the Moon. However, the Earth itself is also subject to the gravatational pull of the Moon. – (http://www.deltawerken.com )
“…the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun affect the Earth’s tides on a monthly basis. When the sun, moon, and Earth are in alignment (at the time of the new or full moon), the solar tide has an additive effect on the lunar tide, creating extra-high high tides, and very low, low tides — both commonly called spring tides. One week later, when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other, the solar tide partially cancels out the lunar tide and produces moderate tides known as neap tides. During each lunar month, two sets of spring and two sets of neap tides occur (Sumich, J.L., 1996).”
My photoshoot at Noirmont consisted of ground based photography as well as from the air with the Phantom. Below is the contact sheet for all images collected on the day, both land and air. All of the unusable or poor shots had already been removed prior to this screenshot as part of the first stage of selection.
Flying the drone on the shoot
I now plan to edit the images and produce a set of land based and air based final outcomes from this shoot. Focusing on circles in different environments and angles.
