Response 1:

I liked the concept of multiple people in one photo, where the viewer has the freedom to hone in on any subject. Each person in the photo is telling their own story and could be considered the subject if the image. In response I captured head shot photos of friends stood together but each with their own character.

Response 2:

I enjoyed the humour of this image, yet the genuine nature of it. This candid shot embodies a sense of fun and a less serious side to photography, which I recreated by taking candid shots of the subject in a situation where humour and fun was inevitably going to arise and be able to be captured in an image.

Response 3:

This image in another that shows multiple subjects in the frame but the differentiating factor in this image is the fact that the subjects appear at different heights. As well as conveying the activities of the subjects, having this structure helps to bring the image together in a new way. In response I incorporated myself and a friend in the portrait image, showing us both at differing heights, separate in stature, but visibly both important to the image.

Response 4:

This image is relatively busy. People’s legs can be seen in the background making the only fully visible person in the photograph the focal point of the composition. It is here that a story is being told. The image captures the man’s inebriated state, emphasised through the blurry nature of the image to show the subject’s perspective of the situation. To recreate this I lowered the shutter speed to create a double exposure effect of a moving figure, similarly to Gilden’s piece.

Response 5:

I enjoy the candid nature of this image and fact that the subject is in the middle of an action when the photograph is captured. The photograph is framed by the man cupping the lighter to spark the cigarette in his hands. In response I took candid photographs of the subject as he was drinking from a water bottle, which allowed me to capture the hand holding the bottle clear bottle which almost gives the illusion of reflecting Gilden’s image..