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Isabella Madrid: Photo Shoot 2

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MY RESPONSE

To respond to Isabella Madrid’s photography work, I will take inspiration from some of her images and try to recreate them in my own style. I chose this photographer since she conveys ‘loss of identity’ through many of her edited images. She does this by concealing a part of her face through photo manipulation or using paint/textures to hide herself away from the frame. I will take several self portraits of myself using a tripod to replicate her style of photography which is very personal and aimed for self discovery. I will be taking these self portraits in my room and bathroom, a place which is intimate and personal. After selecting the best images from the photo shoot, I will edit them all in different ways to create an effect which will further express the theme ‘loss of identity’. Just like the photographer, I will experiment with textures, colours, light and the black and white filter on photoshop.

FINAL OUTCOMES

To capture this image, I ran the shower with hot water to steam up the glass pane of the shower and to create a raindrop effect. The water drops created a nice effect to the image because water is a very compelling element. Once in the shower, I placed the palm of my hand onto the glass pane. The palm is the main aspect in this image since it’s in the foreground and is much brighter than anything else in the frame. This aspect helps to create an eerie and dark atmosphere to my image since it looks like the subject is calling out for help. The black and white filter also helped to convey the theme ‘loss of identity’ since it generates a mysterious effect. The subject has been darkened by increasing the contrast on photoshop and experimenting with the curve image adjustment. The subject is slightly blurred on the left side because the water drops and steam conceal a part of her face. This helps to further emphasise ‘loss of identity’ since part of the subjects face is hidden.

I have joined two images for this outcome since they are both similar but the subject is in a different position. Like the previous image, I have used a glass mirror that has been steamed up to capture images for my theme ‘loss of identity’. To create texture, I ran my fingers across the mirror to create streaks. These streaks will reveal a part of my face. The two images are blurry which shows ‘loss of identity’ since the subject’s facial features have been hidden. In the first image I am positioned further away from the mirror, whereas in the second image I am a lot closer and my eyes are looking towards the floor to convey an emotion of sadness. When taking these images, I made sure that it was the time of day where sunlight would be streaming in through the bathroom window. I wanted there to be highlights and shadows on the subject since Isabella Madrid is always experimented with light in her photography work. I placed these two images side by side to show the different hand marks I created on the mirror and to make it more visually interesting. I have replicated her style in this outcome by capturing simple images that convey a sense of being lost and confused with ones own identity.

Before capturing images, I used red face paint to draw a cross over my lips. I did this to replicate one of Isabella Madrid’s image because It relates to ‘gender identity’ since most women in the past were silenced to keep their opinions to themselves. This also relates to ‘loss of identity’ since opinions make up a part of our identity and if one is made to be silenced, one is loosing a part of it. I took images by placing my camera on a tripod and using the flash settings to illuminate myself through the mirror. I took this image through the mirror to show the subject looking into it and conveying an emotion of sadness as they feel that they cannot express their identity. Since the photographer conveys ‘loss of identity’ through her edited images I decided to edit on photoshop. I opened up the same image twice and made the front image black and white while keeping the background image the same colour. With the eraser tool I erased the areas of paint so the colour red would be revealed. Afterwards I adjusted the saturation so the colour red would pop in the image and capture the viewers attention.

I took this image in my bedroom and used flash to illuminate the subject. I kept the red x over my lips and was looking towards the ground when capturing the image. On photoshop I opened up a page and inserted 3 of the same image on top of one another. Since there was a lot of empty space because of the blank white wall, I opened up a solid black image and placed it the left side. I was inspired to do this edit by an error that occurred in my photo album. Afterwards, I adjusted the saturation by increasing it so the subject would be vibrant and bold

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IDENTITY AND PLACE MOCK EXAM FINAL IMAGES AND PRESENTATION:

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MY FINAL IMAGES:
After manipulating my images, these are the images that I want to send off to be printed. I will then rework them when they're printed off. I will rework the images by writing text on them, my idea is to ask the subjects what they think about that moment of time an write it on the image. I was inspired by Jim Goldberg's work, so I thought I would also re-work my images by adding both text and drawings into my work.
THE PRESENTATION:
To present my images I will be placing them on foam board because the crop of the images makes them different sizes, which wouldn't look very aesthetically pleasing on a mount. I will also be reworking into the images by hand-writing text onto them. I will also be hand-drawing outlines that i think will also make the images look more interesting. 
Another reason why I think having my photographs on foam board is a good idea is that I will have flexibility on how and which order I can arrange my images in. I can have them up as individual images in multiple locations or I can have them set out as a series. As the originals are printed out photographs, in real life photos are arranged in various orders, such as photo albums or in photo frames around the house/premises. Therefore, by having the flexibility of having the images on foam board replicates the flexibility you have when you have your photos printed out.

	

	
	




	
	

				

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Mock Exam Final outcome

		

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Final Images


I have decided upon my final outcome for my mock exam on Identity and place.  I have been studying and developing ideas based upon removal and concealment of identity and I have drawn inspiration from both Lucas Simoes and Michael Maku, Both of whom have work that truly represents the obscuring of identity.


I personally prefer Maku’s approach of editing and manipulating images by hand rather than Simoes digital editing techniques, as I find that by editing by hand, I have more freedom and fine control over certain elements and I am able to give my work a much more authentic look and feel. I have decided that rather than chose one approach, I will attempt to use both methods and sometimes combine these methods together.


Below are the final, Edited Images I have selected. The ones that havent been edited will be altered by physical methods which I will demonstrate after this section. I will also physically manipulate some edited images to combine the two methods together


 


Image 1


This is a good image due to the presence of neutral colours such as the gray lichen on the wall, The concrete pier and the rusting in the hatch in comparison to the subjects black jeans and khaki jacket.


Image 2


This image is composed mainly of blue and green with a bit of red and I like the overall boldness of the image yet it also being quite calm and consisting of pale colors, This image will be scratched and torn as well as having features of tape incorporated into it




Image 3


This image is good due to the subject being in the foreground and consisting of brighter colors than that of the background. I will tape over this image and scratch it in order to give it a distressed effect.




 


Image 4


In this image, I have decided to completely desaturate the background and isolate the subject in a separate layer and applied a motion blur. The subject has also had the vibrance altered to fit in with the background and give a sense of brightness that fits in with the background and doesn’t harshly stand out




 


Image 5


In this image I have applied a Box blur to the subject. I will tear and scratch this piece and incorporate elements of tape




Image 6


In this image I have applied a Box blur. I will also Scratch it and apply taping and tearing purely for aesthetic



	

	
	




	
	

				

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Tableaux Vivants

		

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What are they?


A tableau vivant (often shortened to tableau, plural: tableaux vivants), French for ‘living picture’, is a static scene containing one or more actors or models. They are stationary and silent, usually in costume, carefully posed, with props and/or scenery, and may be theatrically lit. Tableau Photography is dependent on a defined NARRATIVE, theme or storyline.


Examples


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Plan


    

  • take photos conveying gender roles or gender differences
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  • have a male standing over a female just to suggest stereotypical/common ideology
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  • maybe have a woman cleaning and a man in the background?
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  • low lighting to suggest a dark and ominous setting
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  • mans head out of shot
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  • hard lighting from ring light
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  • woman in focus
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  • head height
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Final Outcomes

		

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Final Outcome Options


showers of screams


dontsmileatme


sleepparalysis


familyfeud


blackout


clowningaround


fridafeeling


staring


Each one of my final outcome options in my opinion reflects my wanted message. I wanted to put across, within this stimuli, how that you can have a family support system around yet still feel like you don’t fit in. These images all together work together in my opinion because it all correlates to the same ideas.


Actual Final Outcomes


    



	

	
	




	
	

				

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Identity 1; Final images, Editing&Evaluation (Jan 2019 Mock)

		

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SELECTING FINAL IMAGES 


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EDITING


 I will repeat this process for every photo, using the healing brush will allow me to even out her skin tone and remove any blemishes within the photo. Certain photos may require me to use more tools, I will show how I used them and what the effect it had on my image;


   


This sequence of photos bellow, show me editing this specific image as I wanted this one to stand out more and be more dramatic, this is because it was a close up of her face, so features needed to pop more and be brighter. I firstly used the sharpen tool, this allowed me to make her features more dramatic, I then used the healing brush to hide the mascara that she got on her face and cover up some redness, I then went in with the dodge tool, this allowed me to make parts of her face brighter, I highlighted the features that needed to be brighter, such as under the eyes and straight down the nose, I then when back in with the sharpen tool to go back over the eyes to make sure they stand out and are capturing. These three images show the changes and what they did to her face;


  


These screenshots show how I made her eyes brighter and more dramatic, it shows the steps and results of me using certain types of tools. I decided to brighten up the eyes and make them the most dramatic part of this image, as I want to show the change from going from having no make up to then applying it,. This is to make the ‘transformation’ from going from her self to society norms more dramatic, as did Leigh Bowery, he made the makeup on his models so dramatic, so I have decided to dramatize certain features to really show the change. This is what I have done;


    


MY FINAL EDITS


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PRESENTATION


I will be presenting my 9 images in a typology and the images size will be 14cm x 14cm;






This is a smart way to present my work and it will be easy to show the images in order from start to finish. I am going to mount my images onto individual squares of foam board, and then mount the individual squares onto another piece of foam board, this will make the presentation of my images more interesting.


EVALUATION


Overall during this project I have researched about identity. I chose Leigh Bowery as the artist I would take inspiration from. Bowery’s images where exaggerated to mock the changes people make to themselves to fit into the ‘norms’. I mainly focused on how women change themselves, by showing some of the steps but also wanted to show the drastic changes they make to themselves and how it makes them look like a completely different person.


This project allowed me to go back into the studio to take  images for this section, along with using my knew skills learnt to put towards this project, such as changing settings on the camera to fit the type of image I wanted, along with figuring out what type of lighting would be best, such as the angle it is coming from so I would highlight specific facial features and finally cop-orating with my model, by encouraging them and giving them feedback on what they should do next and what was good during the shoot. As I had more knowledge, my shoot in the studio went a lot smoother than previous experiences. It helps that I had already planned ideas (on previous blog) as that allowed me to focus in on what I needed to be doing instead of taking longer, it meant I could get more photos on certain things I needed instead of having a couple of random photos, instead I had catches of images for specific reasons.


When editing my photos to get my final images, in the first few photos I really focused in on exaggerating her natural skin, so I sharpened up her freckles to make the bolder and stand out more, also making her eyes more green, this presents a more natural look. As the images go on I edit them more and more, such as the last image I have edited her skin to make to look flawless and her eyes big and bold as this is representing what women feel like they need to look like and what other people think women should look like, with the flawless skin and perfect features.


Some of the images I took needed to be improved by adjusting the focus, to make sure the image was sharp. My first image before it was edited wasn’t that clear, it almost looked hazy, but by adjusting it on Photoshop I was able to make the image look stronger. The silhouette around my images add an extra part of interest to my image and I did this by using a white background so shadows could be projected onto them as I was shinning a light directly towards my model, the middle of the the ring light was in line with her eyes, this made her eyes pop as you could really see the color that was spread throughout her eyes.

	

	
	




	
	

				

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IDENTITY AND PLACE MOCK EXAM EDIT/SELECT

		

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SELECTION AND EDITING:
After already making a selection of the images, I looked at them much closer on Abobe Lightroom. I then selected which images were the clearest/most suited to be edited. Throughout my whole editing process I used Adobe Lightroom. The first thing I did to the images was crop them to what I thought was fit. I wanted to remove any negative/uninteresting space. I then increased the contrast in most of the images to make the subjects more prominent. I also adjusted the highlights, shadows, whites and blacks until I though that the image was aesthetically pleasing. I also adjusted the tint on some of the images where I thought that the white balance was a little off. I then increased the vibrancy and saturation of many photos to make the subjects a little more eye-catching. To many of the images I also slightly increased the sharpness and noise reduction to make the image clearer. The images on the computer are actually a picture of the photograph seeming as it was all taken on film and printed out. During the process of me photographing the images the reflection showed the lights of the room i was in, my phone and my hands. Therefore I used the healing tool in Lightroom to try to remove as much of it as possible to try and stay true to the original image. 

After editing the images I then made a selection of what I thought would be the best to be used for my final images and to printed to then be further worked on. Here is a screenshot of my edited photos in Adobe Lightroom:





 

	

	
	






	
	

				

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Identity: Photo-montage of Archival Images

		

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As well as producing original images, I also decided to use images from my own childhood and the childhood of members of my family. I feel that by using real images from the past, the documentary style of photography that Murtha exhibited in her own work, will show through more genuinely in mine.


The below images are the ones I selected to use as part of my identity project:




(all subjects in the above photographs gave consent for their images to be used)


In order to convey the message that different factors can influence how the identity of children develops, I have developed a range of photo-montages in order to split each image into 2; one side conveying the identity of the child, and the second showing the factors that influenced the child (such as parents, environment e.t.c). The final results can be seen below:


 








 


For the above images, I took a bit of inspiration from the photo-montage artist Peter Kennard, yet the style of photography remains documentary, and so inspiration is also taken from Murtha.


I used archival images, as they provide more opportunity to use photographs including children as subject, which is required for my project. Using these images also allows for me to focus on the editing process, which, for the archival images, I have decided is the p[process that I will use to make reference to how external factors influence child’s development of identity. The above images explore the idea of loss, imitation, and the idea that children copy what they see their role models act out.