To respond to Luke Fowler’s photography work, I have exposed two images on one frame. I have them side by side to explore the relationship between two juxtaposed images. The images that I paired will seem unrelated in terms of subject and viewpoint, but there is a link that connects them together. I also included a black frame that surrounds the two images to replicate his two-frame films. Like Luke Fowler, I wanted to create a story between two still images so viewers can explore the visual dialogue between them. 

I went to Plémont Beach to capture images that link to my theme journeys and pathways. Once I had taken several images on my camera, I downloaded them onto my phone so I could edit them with VSCO. I used this editing app to create a film effect on my images to replicate Luke Fowler’s photography style. I did this by altering the exposure, contrast, saturation and grain as well as applying the same filter to each pair. Once all the images had been edited, I joined the pairs on Photoshop with a black background which created a frame around the images.

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This pair shows juxtaposition through calm vs dramatic. The image to the left depicts a calm scenery since the cave at low tide has a pool of still water. A cave is an enclosed area and creates a sense of security. However, the image to the right shows a view facing outwards towards the sea where you can see the dramatic waves crashing against the coastline.

These two images depict a bridge. However, the bridge on the left is natural since it has been made by cobbles whereas the bridge on the right is man made and resistant. The image on the left captured the bridge from above making it seems small and insignificant unlike the bridge on the right which has been captured facing upwards, emphasising the fact that it is more powerful.

This pair of images show the difference between natural and manmade pathways. The pathway on the left has been formed by people damaging the vegetation so water can erode the soil and create a rough footpath. The pathway on the right image has been constructed by man. They link together since they are both pathways but created in different ways. Both pathways are steep, heading upwards in the same direction and have been captured in a similar composition.

I decided to do another photo shoot where I capture pictures every hour, throughout the day, in the same location. I took pictures from a balcony in a villa adjacent to the beach. From this location I was able to obtain a clear view overlooking the mountains located behind the village of Mojacar. Before I began the photo shoot, I had to choose a position on the balcony so I knew where I would need take pictures from every hour. This allowed me to maintain the same view of the landscape throughout the photo shoot.

Like my previous photo shoot, I captured images throughout the day, however this time I decided to take pictures of the tide so the viewer can see the extreme change from low to high tide in Jersey. Jersey may be a small island, but it can boast some of the biggest tides in the world. When it recedes, the immense body of water seems to melt into the horizon, only to surge back onto shore with alarming speeds.

I planned this photo shoot by going on the website gov.je to know when there will be a high or low tide on Sunday the 24th of March. I found out that the tides will be high around 8:40 am and low at 3:20pm. This was a perfect day to take pictures of the tide changing since the difference from high to low would occur during daylight. I decided that I would take pictures every hour from 10am to 4pm. Taking pictures of the tide every hour meant that the viewer can see the gradual change from high to low tide.

I took pictures of the tide at Gorey beach since it’s only a 5 minute walk from my house. I made sure that the camera angle didn’t change drastically by having a fixed spot where I would take pictures from every hour. My spot was a bench on a hill overlooking the coast. Here I would be able to get some good shots of the tides.

Final Outcomes

To respond to journeys and pathways I decided to photograph the sky throughout the day every hour so I would be able to capture the different positions of the sun as well as the movement of the clouds and the colours of the sky. I set my camera onto a tripod and placed it near a window so I could capture several images of the sky from inside my house. The viewer can then see the gradual progression from day to night from one viewpoint.

This project relates to the theme since it’s the journey of the day from sunrise to sunset. I started taking images at 11:00 am and finished around 7:00pm. Once the time got closer to 5pm, I decided to capture more images frequently since this time of the day is when the sky changes the most in terms of colour.

I decided to create a gif with these images on the website GIPHY to show how the sky changes throughout the day in a quick video that continues in a loop. I decided to have each image show up for 0.2 seconds to create a slideshow. 

Times when an image was taken

• 11:20 am
• 11:40 am
• 12:00 pm
• 2:50 pm
• 3:30 pm
• 4:00 pm
• 4:30 pm
• 5:20 pm
• 6:00 pm
• 6:20 pm
• 6:40 pm
• 6:50 pm
• 7:00 pm
• 7:10 pm

Evaluation

Creating a gif to present these images was a good idea since the viewer can rapidly see the movement of the sun and the clouds. The gif also turned out smooth when played since the images were all taken from one angle. Taking images through the window helped to frame the sky.

Future Photo Shoot Idea

An idea for a future photo shoot is to take several images throughout the day of the tides so the viewer can see the extreme change from low tide to high tide in Jersey. Jersey may be a small island, but it can boast some of the biggest tides in the world. When it recedes, the immense body of water seems to melt into the horizon, only to surge back to shore with alarming speed.

The photography work of the Boyle Family that I’m responding to typically examines the surface of the earth, road markings and manhole covers.

I walked around the urban area of St. Helier. I wanted my images to have the same style as the Boyle’s photographs by capturing pictures of the ground from my viewpoint. This displays the view that everyone sees on a day to day basis but never looks at twice.

When taking pictures, I made sure to show the various different qualities on the ground. Like the Boyle family, I wanted to capture images of street corners, roads with yellow markings, different textures of tarmac and cobbles.

Once I had enough photos, I made a contact sheet to help me select the best images. There is no editing on their images so I kept it minimalistic by slightly adjusting the contrast, brightness etc. I also cropped the images into a square since they had unwanted space around them.

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