THE JOURNEY OF LIFE: The idea that I have for my project is to find old photos of my family and friends and recreate those photos. I think that this will link to the exam title 'Journeys and Pathways' because it shows how their journey through life have changed them, through natural causes such as growth and age, and also experience as they will be reliving their experiences. I will also be recreating photos of myself through self portraiture to show how I have developed and grown and how my own pathway has changed me. CHRIS PORSZ: https://www.boredpanda.com/photographer-recreates-images-40-years-later-chris-porsz-reunions/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic Chris Porsz is a photographer who captured hundreds of images in the city of Peterborough in Cambridge in the 1970's, 80's and 90's. He is a street photographer, however, years later he tracked down the subjects of his photographs and recreated the photos in the same places with the same people.IMAGE ANALYSIS:
This image is called 'Sisters'. The first image was taken in 1980 and the second image was taken in 2013. In both of the images natural lighting is used, however, in both of the images there is also a reflection of the buildings opposite. The focal point of the images are the three sisters, however you could also argue that the dramatic change of both the girls and buildings is also a focal point of the photographs. Although the white balance of the first image incorporates the cool tone of the purple, it can be arguable that the main tone of the image is a warm tone due to the intensity of the sisters vibrant red jumpers and the warmth of the bricks of the building. However, the second image can be seen to have a more muted and controlled white balance. The first image has a clear contrast to the second image with its intense saturation compared to the second image with its casual almost under-saturation. The second image is a lot crisper than the first image with it focused and un-grainy quality. The first image is a lot more grainy and unfocused than the first. The contrast of the intensity and vibrancy of colour of both images can show multiple aspects such as the quality of the cameras, the concept of the images at the time and could also show how time has affected the girls approach to colour by the way they present themselves. The textures in both images are also contrasting, the first image is a lot more rough looking with the bricks and rough paintwork of the window, however the second image seems more smooth with the smooth wall and cleanly installed window. Line runs through both images from the lines in the windows, to the lines of the bricks, to the lines from the curtains in the first image.There are also lines from the building that are being reflected in the windows. The windows could represent the separation the girls have from the outside world. Also, in the second image the women have a more somber expression on their faces which could represent how aging and growing up can be viewed as a negative aspect, and how childhood lures the girls into a sense of security and happiness. It could also display the girls innocence and how adulthood transform them into women, and how their experiences have influenced their outlook on life. Their clothes in the second image can be viewed as "toned down". This could represent how society has shaped them and manipulated them into believing what is acceptable to wear and what is not as their clothes in the first image is a lot more colourful as children aren't as pressurized to wear certain things and dress a certain way. In the second image, the woman on the far left is wearing a hijab. She wasn't weaing a hijab in the first image and this could represent how as she has grown up, her religion has forced her to look a certain way, or it could represent how she has become more dedicated towards her religion. Left to right, Shehnaz Begum, her twin sister Rukhsana and their older sister Itrat were spotted sitting in the window of their house on Cromwell Road. 'We often used to perch in the window and watch what was going on in the road,' said Shehnaz. 'My twin sister and I were about seven and Itrat was nine. We loved riding our bikes with the other children in the street and were good friends with another set of twins. Mum said we were quite a handful'. The three sisters still live in Peterborough and see each other regularly. Shehnaz, who is divorced, has a daughter and looks after elderly and disabled people, together with her twin, who is re-married and has five children. Itrat works for the post office and is married with six children. https://www.boredpanda.com/photographer-recreates-images-40-years-later-chris-porsz-reunions/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic HOW THIS MAY INFLUENCE MY WORK: I am going to use Chris's concept of comparing images taken in the past with the current and recreating the scenes in the photographs. I am going to look through my family's photo albums and find images that I will recreate with my family members. I will then place them next to each other to display how they have developed and changed over time and how they've had to adapt to their experiences and environment.
