creative photography

what is tableau photography:

Tableau photograhy comes from Tableau vivant, it is French for ‘living picture’, is a style of artistic presentation, often shortened to simply tableau. It most often describes a group of suitably costumed actors, carefully posed.it is seen to be somewhat romantic and symbolic.It is meant to be short and dramatic.It is all about his the environment reprints a whotle sotry and as to how everything is put in a. place for a reason and everything has a symbolic purpose altogether.it is highly creative and can be used to present a scenario of more surrealistic ideas or even in order to create a historically famous artwork,into a Modern day photographic presents the Modern struggles presented  throughout the work. The key characteristics of the contemporary photographic tableau according to Chevrier are, firstly:

“They are designed and produced for the wall. summoning a confrontational experience on the part of the spectator that sharply contrasts with the habitual processes of appropriation and projection whereby photographic images are normally received and “consumed”

creative photography ideas :

For creative photography I wanted to focus more upon interesting concepts rather than  artists themselves. I want to portray many aspects of illusions that can be achieved through composition and further editing.Lots of ideas that I have seen that inspire me,are images surrounding water,and the development of color and the dripping of lighting and also reflections within the water. This can be seen within the following:The second Idea I have would be surrounding a movement of slow shutter speed,this allows a sense of movement that is create and allows a sense of duplication of faces which is effective.  There is also an additional sense of illusion within the work that allows further experimentation within reelections and editing to the images themselves.furthermore the third creative idea I have is using mirrors,in order to show repetition within the face and also to show illusions of lack of body or interesting angles to capture a hand holing a mirror which clearly shows a face.these were all inspire by my artists seen below.

first artist Aaron Nace:

Aaron Face is a photographer  who uses tableau photography very much in his work.His images resume surrealistic and used in order to show a more imaginative world and more expression shown continually throughout. is a self taught artists,who specializes his work by using Photoshop and using many levels in order to create an almost abstract feel. He said he enjoys using Photoshop in order to act much like a paint brush,this creates a free flowing feel to his images.

lots of the images from below are from an exhibition called ‘visions of whimsy’ This is used  to demonstrate a world in which there standards and expectation  revolved and also highly creative and surreal imagination and also highly creative altogether

I chose this image because of the light and how it enhances all the elements of the photo itself, furthermore it also presents ways in which magic can be repressed in a more realistic circumstance and also masculine standards presented and who he is and his contextual beliefs too.

I think this artists will help in benefiting my work because it has many abilities of imagination creative  aspects too enhance people and how their conceptual thoughts are shown throughout themes like their personality.The attachment within this identity is less to do with a lack of identity but more to be finding their identity in a surrealistic way in how represents them as a whole.I want to continue to show they are diverse  but within a more surrealistic way and perhaps less stereotypical and sad.

Second artist Cristina Otero:

she is a Spanish photographer and  a well known artists best known for her individuality within exhibited portraiture.she is the youngest of three and founder love and passion for photography  at just the age 13,this was due to the fashion photography  show Americas next top model, this was due to her being intrigued within makeup and styling and ways inward which lighting had such a large impact .she further specializes within close up portraits,she was exhibited at just the young age of 15 and this is what started off her very creative  sense of style.all her work varies very much, making no piece quite exactly other,but she does always have a strong continuation of a sense of abstract and creativity within makeup,composition and the coloring used thought out.throughout her work you can Clearly see a more gruesome and perhaps  more vulnerable she to herself throughout her photography. Although these pieces are not my favorite I can see how a sense of hardship has inspired her throughout all of her work.I have chosen work from three of her exhibitions in which I feel I could further use these creative ideas and as to what was inspired by them;

I like this image due t the interposing sense of medium on her face,which creates a sense and molding depth of field and a sense of interest and substance to the piece itself,furthermore the color gradually darkening successfully compliments the background and creates a mysterious and possibly sinister tone to the piece itself.the red under the eyes creates a color contrasting also draws a directness of attention also emphasized with the direction as to where her eyes face, the string itself allows the conceptual concept that she herself is stuck and show the artists cretaive ideas to symbolize a more dark meaningful representation to people.

In addition I was also inspired by this piece, due to the juxtaposing sense of textures and create a scorched sense of movement within the case itself, it creates an interesting tone of effect too as it is see throughout so from a way of exaggerating colour. This look was  a inspired by her conceptual concept of beauty standards and was in order to show a sense of everyday clown effect, and how it is a hunoures matter in which people worry about their representation within society today.i think her expression is quite powerful and it furthers the kind of the almost ragged sharp plastic covering hermit shows  strength and I find this intriguing within her work.

I chose this image lastly due to it being unlike any of her previously seen workout shows a sense of natural meaty within her work but while also having really deep tones that create a larger sense of persona to the piece itself. the composition  of a very strong close up on hr hand is changed within how her hand shows a sense of delicacy but also obstruction from within the rest of her face,again creating an interposing composition to the piece.

From her work ideas that I will use: I want to show a large divertsity of color ideas and interesting concepts that she includes in her work, such as power and also a sense of sinister toning.inspiration for shoots: I would like to do a shoot using light and string in order to create an exaggerate persona and connote a struggle while also showing an interposing conceptual concept and visual aspects. ,furthermore I would to focus on direct close ups on portraiture aspects, and also use this to enhance a tone and persona to the image itself.

This work could be further linked to the idea of loss of unity throughout the struggle and hard pressure that  are seen to be under, such as the rope wrapping around the face preeners the idea of struggle and also thatch is contraindicated,this shows how they feel lost and toed up within their emotions not known how they themselves are and almost use the rope as a metaphorical device that they are and unable to continue.

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT // STUDIO LIGHTING

Planning

Task – Produce 100-200 images showing your understanding and control of studio lighting.

Models/props – White Backdrop for bright images, Black Backdrop for darker images, spotlight, reflectors, filters, models.

Camera settings – I intend to use an ISO value on 100 to ensure the quality is kept to a high standard and the shutter speed of about 1/125 however i will alter it to fit the lighting used at the time.

Lighting – I will be using red head lights, spotlights, natural light and flash to capture a wide range of images.

Location – School studio

Concept – To capture a range of studio photographs in the style of David Bailey whilst incorporating the style of chiaroscuro.

David Baily

David Bailey was born in Leytonstone East London to Herbert Bailey, a tailor’s cutter, and his wife, Sharon, a machinist. 

Bailey developed a love of natural history, and this led him into photography. Suffering from undiagnosed dyslexia, he experienced problems at school. He attended a private school, Calrk’s College in ilford, where he says they taught him less than the more basic council school. As well as dyslexia he also has the motor skill disorder dyspraxia.

In one school year, he claims he only attended 33 times. He left school on his fifteenth birthday, to become a copy boy at the Fleet Street offices of the Yorkshire post. He raced through a series of dead end jobs, before his call up for National Service in 1956, serving with the Royal Air Force in Singapore in 1957. The appropriation of his trumpet forced him to consider other creative outlets, and he bought a Rolleiflex camera.

He was demobbed in August 1958, and determined to pursue a career in photography, he bought a Canon rangefinder camera. Unable to obtain a place at the London COllage of Prinitng because of his school record, he became a second assistant to David Ollins, in Charlotte Mews. He earned £3.50 a week, and acted as studio dogsbody. He was delighted to be called to an interview with photographer John French.

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Photo Analysis

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I am inspired by this image due to the sheer simplicity of it, yet effectiveness it has. It has a large tonal range with strong contrast which helps to bring out certain and important elements of the photograph. There is a high contrast between the background which is completely white and the mans coat which he appears to be wearing which is all blackened. I think that a low ISO of about 100 or 200 would have been used due to the fact the image is of such high quality. The bright light upon his face has been implemented through the use of spotlights directed into the right side of his face (his left). This use of lighting has created a strong contrast on the opposing side of his face. This effect may have been deliberately used to create a sense of mystery or secrecy. The composition of this photo is effective in the way that we are drawn to look at the eyes of the model which helps the viewer to engage with the photo.

Contact Sheet

Edits

 

Final concept for photography:Loss of Identity

I chose loss of identity because it is such a complex and large subject in which many areas can be applied and touched upon.I want to represent a loss of personality and belonging seen throughout  how people are positioned and in how the images are further edited.

My first idea for the shoot would be using a mirror:

This is due to the effect that it is able to remove a body and emphasis the conceptual concept of a feeling of no belonging and having no self worth.It also allows an interesting sense of surrealism within the work.It presents an illusion of possibly other people seen within the mirror,or even a different angle or vision of herself,Furthermore it could be a simple reflection of the background which furthers the thought that she is nothing to how she is given to her scenario and ways in which she is not seen by others. Additionally the mirror could be used in order to show a repetition of the face through out a crack,this crack would also symbolize a sense of hate for her image and or how she is conditioned to look a certain idelaitic way and in her image she is not succeeding in this unrelatic standardized beauty ordeal.

I also will use the following editing ideas and techniques to further the ideas of loss of self worth.I might make a print and then remove the face as she is lacking an identity,I could then use this to be seen within the mirror and a reflection of her looking at herself not existing,and perhaps a reflection and to how others view her also working well within the mirror aspect These d editing idea would be a body image and her almost pulling apart her body,and showing a reflection of nothing.this was inspired by herself in order to try and discover who and as to what her identity  really is.

My second shoot idea would be a close up face shoot focusing on editing and tones:

For this I was really inspired by a sense of natural tonal beauty within black and white,and how this can highlight marks and tones within the face.The relationship enhancement of this shoot will be the following; stick paper over the eyes or gum, any substance that represents  a sense of insecurity and attraction from  seeing a reflection of who they are and what their identity really is. The next way in which I could edit my images is with a blur or an almost dissolving aspect to the images, this is done by how they themselves are seen melting away due to not knowing how they themselves are or what they mean.This could also further possible slow shutter speed photos done in order to show a face moving.the next idea is inspired by a more manual aspect,I would want to print my chosen photo and poke holes within  the image and allow the light to come trough, this allows a sense of persona and how the light presents who she is ,and is either dissolving or perhaps lost within all the gaps within finding herself.

My third and final shoot will be a projection of colours and lights all over the body and face.

I think this idea is highly creative and also quite subjective, it proposes the idea of an expression of themselves and colour and personality but Also venerability within the exposure of themselves.Not only this but the light and colours allow a sense of reflection of space.Otherwise I could use the projection in such means to blend their bodies and cover them,this proposes the idea that they are unseen and do not exist to people and blend in with everyone else. Finally these photos could be further enhanced throughout  a transparent sheet and paint over the stop, this would compliment the colours within the projection and also reflect a further sense of hidden identity,it also allows a sense of abstraction to the piece and a sense of movement ands struggle within the people. the pose would be very flexible and expressive, this is due to me wanting to create a story throughout the work itself.

Rankin

Technical: This image has been taken in a studio using studio lights  to make the image as bright as possible. we can see one light shadow which helps define the model from the background. A very white light for example LED’s would have been used to give the closest possible to true white. The white Balance would have also been adjusted to make sure there were no yellow or blue tones. Despite most of the image being in white it has a high contrast due to the dark areas in the hair. This image was taken on a hight aperture which has made the whole image sharp and in focus.

Visual:

Rankin

Rankin is a fashion and portrait photographer, mainly using celebrities in his portraits. Each of his celebrity portraits reflect the person with the make-up facial expression and any props used.

Rankin is mostly known for his fashion portraits. In this one he has used black and white make-up and clothes. The well-lit lighting used helps to exaggerate the contrast between the shades.
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During the studio photo shoot we played with lighting and created portraits with the same concept of light and dark using light - creating the effect of Chiaroscuro. 

Creative Portraits Homework-part 1

I first created a mind map of photographers that interested me and that I thought related to the concept of identity. The manipulation of paper and the way we perceive the photograph was also important when deciding which photographers I would take inspiration from when doing my photo shoots.

I tried to interpret his style by creating images by layering different sections from different cropped photos.I edited some of the photographs on photo shop and some by cutting the paper and physically sticking on the different angles of the face to experiment which way worked best. I found that the better effect was when i physically stuck on paper on the printed out face as the images edited on photo shop looked too artificial, whereas the stuck on photos looked developed and well experimented.

These are my two final selections that i have chosen to be printed and framed:

Some more examples of John Stezaker’s work:

John Stezaker’s work may, in several respects, be part of the continuity of the collage activities that marked 20th-century art, but they stand out in particular by the way they broach the construction of meaning.

Some experiments:  I tried to interpret John Stezakers work by editing photos onto images of my subject. I tried to select images that would make for an interesting photo and tried to connect lines in the attached photo to lines and sections on the original photos. For three of the images i edited my own photographs onto the image and the forth one i used a picture of an postcard I found online to interpret John Stezaker’s work the best i could as he used postcards in his photos, which i think is the most effective out of the four.

When experimenting with Brno Del Zou and John Stezaker’s work i found that my experiments did not have a clear meaning behind them and decided to explore more to find a different photographer more suited to my point of view.

Tableau, and Identity

Tableau Photography

Tableau is French for ‘living picture’ and is a style of artistic presentation. It most often describes a group of suitably costumed actors, carefully posed and often theatrically lit. By extension, it also applied to works of visual art including painting, photography and sculpture. The characters are arranged for picturesque or dramatic effect and appear absorbed and completely unaware of the existence of the viewer.

Sarah Jones, ‘The Dining Room (Francis Place) I’ 1997

The term was first used in the eighteenth century by French philosopher Denis Diderot to describe paintings with this type of composition. Tableau paintings were natural and true to life, and had the effect of walling off the observer from the drama taking place, transfixing the viewer like never before.

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Sir John Everett Millais, Bt, ‘Christ in the House of His Parents (‘The Carpenter’s Shop’)’ 1849–50

In the 1970s, a group of young artists began to make large format photographs that, like paintings, were designed to hang on a wall. As a result these photographers were compelled to engage with the very same issues revealing the continued relevance of the tableau in contemporary art.

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Identity

Identity is the way we perceive and express ourselves. Factors and conditions that an individual is born with—such as ethnic heritage, sex, or one’s body—often play a role in defining one’s identity. However, many aspects of a person’s identity change throughout his or her life. People’s experiences can alter how they see themselves or are perceived by others. Many artists use their work to express, explore, and question ideas about identity.

Homework 3- Studio

For my photo shoot in the studio I focused on experimenting with different lighting to create an atmosphere and the shadows which are created behind.

These are my final 4 images:
I edited the background on photoshop as the lighting produced in the studio was not as bright and colourful as i wanted it to be. I used the original image of my subject (with adjusted brightness and contrast) and only edited the background a different colour to make the subject stand out and to create separation from the two parts of the photograph. My subject has a neutral face in my final four images as i think they are most effective like this. I also selected images that were taken at different angles to create variation within the four and so the photos could be displayed individually or together. For example:

The photos could be shown in a set to show variation and the contrast between the background colours. For my final selection I chose the images where i used a soft box, reducing harsh shadows and where the light is even and soft on the face.

Overall my studio photography but does not have a concept behind it making these images seem less interesting. To develop my work i will explore different ideas and concepts to improve and create variety in my work.