Christmas/New Year Break Shoot Plan

Shoot 1 – Google Map

  • For this shoot i’d like to recreate images from google maps.
  • Firstly, I’ll use the Google Maps; street view service to find already existing images around St. Helier aiming to find more interesting settings. I will either recreate exact settings or if that’s not possible, I’ll take images heavily inspired.
  • The purpose of this shoot is to showcase how invading the google street view service can be, and linking it to the whole theme of surveillance and stalking.
  • I’ll edit my photographs to make them look like they were screenshots taken from the Google Street View Service; using the logo, map and arrows from the original site.

Shoot 2 – Camera Surveillance

  • Similarly to the images I have already produced, I plan to take much more photographs that mimic surveillance cameras; ranging from photographs taken in the day, night and over multiple days to collect a collection of ever changing images.
  • Heavily inspired by the work of Hayahisa Tomiyasu and Yevgeniy Kotenko. Link to research/more information.
  • Exploring surveillance camera formats – using disposal cameras.
  • High ISO, black and white filters, date and time stamps and high contrast.

Shoot 3 – Land Surveillance

  • Inspired by the work of Sophie Calle, photographer of bypassers taken at the same land level as them – not from above like camera surveillance.
  • Similar to photographs I have already produced but without the camera effects.
  • Blurred effects – create a sense of rush and secrecy – disturbing the audience.
  • Photos taken from the same angle, same level and same distance from the subject.