For this shoot I wanted to really focus in on the sublime environment and exaggerate it to seem truly special and create an appreciation for it. I tried to capture a softness of the water with a strong juxtaposition from the rocks being hard. This creates a conflict of pain and beauty that creates the sublime environment. To achieve this I have decided to complete a photo shoot where I take long exposure photos using the sea and other water feature’s to create a tranquil atmosphere as the water will come across as misty and cloudy. This will portray the sublime as even more calm and beautiful than it originally is which will stem my audience into appreciation for the natural environment. For this shoot, I have mainly been inspired by Darren Almound but I will incorporate aspects of the research that i completed on Fernando Maselli too. I will take a similar approach to Darren Almound and try to plan my shoot in relation to the full moon to allow me to get successful photos at nighttime to produce a surreal mood that is different at nighttime than daytime.
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For my next shoot i want to carry on the exploration of the coastal area as a sublime environment due to the intense emotions it can create with the beauty and danger it entails. To achieve better photographs i intend to capture images on a still evening to ensure there is no wind to disturb the camera whilst taking a long exposure picture. To create a shoot that will slightly differ from this one, i will create pictures at sea level yet still incorporate the contrast of the soft water and sharp rocks.
Analysis
The above image is my favorite image from this shoot, mainly due to the composition and overall moody tone within the landscape. Following Darren Almound’s ‘full moon’ project, I too took this picture under a full moon. Although the outcome does come across as it being day-time, I feel as if there is a more tranquil and almost sinister vibe that is subtle within the image. Compared with the first image at the top of this post which were shot in broad day light, this image is a lot softer and calmer which helps to exaggerate the sublime. The biggest challenge when capturing this image was focusing the subject due to it being very dark. To achieve an adequate focus I directed my assistant to walk down the cliff face and shine a spot light onto the nearest rock faces whilst I focused the the camera. I used a 30 second exposure with an ISO of 650 and my aperture at F/4. Overall I believe this image and the shoot has been successful in portraying the natural environment as sublime and as an accurate response to Darren Almound. Following on from this shoot I intend to create another possible shoot similar to this one however in a different location and also introduce a model into the sublime environment and use the figure to reflect emotion towards nature. The key emotions i intend to reflect are the feelings of freedom and peace.