The theme I enjoyed most over the course of this unit was probably portraiture as it was always varied and we covered a lot of different ways of approaching portraits. For example I did some research on contemporary photographer OLGAÇ BOZALP along with historic photographer Ernest Badoux. Despite being from two very different time periods, Baudoux and Bozalp still photograph their subjects in a similar way. Both photographers incorporate the subject’s home/background in their photos, this can be seen more in the Bozalps however it is still evident in Badoux’s photos as you can decide what class the person/person is in through looking at the background and their gestures in the photos. I also enjoyed taking photos of Bob Le Sueur and hearing about his experiences. It was a good way to experiment with trigger flashes and photographic equipment in the studio.
Another historic photographic technique that I found interesting what the use of Autochrome in the 20th century. The first practicable method of colour photography was the autochrome process, invented in France by Auguste and Louis Lumière. Best known for their invention of the Cinématographe in 1895, the Lumières began commercial manufacture of autochrome plates in the early 20th century. This was especially interesting as Jersey Photographer Emile Guiton began experimenting with it early on, and it is strange to recognise the landscapes in some of his photos. Such as the image below which was taken well over a hundred years ago in a forest near where I live.
Occupation vs. Liberation. Overview of what we have been doing and working on in this unit:
LANDSCAPE | ||
| Research 1: SJ Photographic Archive | ||
| Research 2: Artists references | ||
| Essay 1: Whose Arcvive is it anyway? | ||
| HW 1: Family archives/ photo-albums | ||
| Photo-shoot 1: Bunkers – school trip | ||
| Photo-shoot 2 & 3: Bunkers – independent | ||
| Experiment 1: Crop / Colour / B&W | ||
| Experiment 2: Photo-montage / composite | ||
| Zine: Research and Planning | ||
| Zine: Design and Layout | ||
| Zine: Printing and Bound | ||
| Feedback: – | ||
| PORTRAITURE | ||
| Research 1: Artists References – Historical | ||
| Research 2: Artists References – Contemporary | ||
| Research 3: Jersey Archive | ||
| Research 4: Family History | ||
| Photo-shoot 1: Jersey War Tunnels | ||
| HW-Assignment 1: Environmental and Candid portraits | ||
| HW-Assignment 2: Establishing and Detail Shots | ||
| Research: Occupation babe | ||
| Studio-shoot 2: Occupation babes | ||
| Experimentation: 3 variations of 3 images | ||
| Feedback: – | ||
| Overall attainment for this set of assessments based on the sum of all assessments | ||
| OBJECTS | ||
| Research 1: Historical context: Still-life | ||
| Research 2: Analysis: Still-life painting | ||
| Research 3: Emile F. Guiton and Autochromes | ||
| Research 4: Contemporary practice: Still-life | ||
| Studio-shoots: Objects/ Still-life | ||
| Experimentation: Objects/ Still-life | ||
| Extension: Food Substitutes | ||
| HW-Assignment 3: Exterior and Interior | ||
| Zine: Research & Planning | ||
| Zine: Design & Layout | ||
| Zine: Printing and Bound |