Favourite edited images
Evaluation
When taking these photos I focused heavily on images in the style of Larry Clark. I found that the black and white film really allowed me to capture the vintage, documentary feel to it as the images are seen to be quite grainy and consist of a strong contrast throughout. Using black and white film allowed for me to use a monochrome palette which created heavy shadows to give a fairly raw, gritty look to the images. I aimed to produce a set of images that represented the skateboarding lifestyle in a straight forward, traditional documentary style. By using a more documentary approach to these images it allowed for me to fray away from the sport itself and show more of an insight into the subjects without a skateboard as I believe that it creates a more interesting story behind the images and also allows for stronger final outcomes.
Oscar…as discussed this morning you should be aiming to
1. add more in-depth and detailed image analysis based on contextual understanding of the kind of photography you are exploring. This includes expanding on the examples you have mentioned and cross-referencing documentary approaches to subcultures, fringe-groups, gangs etc. (Danny Lyon etc)There is an element of “lifestyle” to this too…but keep that to a minimum.
2. Explore and experiment with adding blended overlays to add character, drama and even a sense of motif throughout your images to help bind them together as a group. You should also crop some images and create more that show abstract observations too…look for subtleties and tell-tale signs of the sub-culture you are documenting.