Martin Parr and Francis Foot are quite different in the ways they both took images in the wars, for example Francis foot took images in the first world war, whereas Martin Parr to images in jersey of the celebration of the liberation of jersey.

Theses two artists have different techniques they use to take images, for example, Martin Parr used very close ups and theses shots were in detail and uses colour however Francis Foot took images in black and white, but also his images were more of portraiture and landscapes.

Martin Parr techniques used are that he chooses bright colours within his images but also as you look at the images you can see the detail at the front of the image which is then blurred out by the back of the image.

Francis foots photographs are all in black and white therefore different to Martins Parr, All of Francis Foots images are all in the same distance and are not close up, the detail is all the same.

There are two ways for photographing still life:

Photographing Objects:

This set up has 3 lights, you have fill lights, the key light and u have a light at the back of the screen

Photographing books and flat items:

You have 2 flash heads which is then set off by the flash on the camera. By doing this you can get a perfectly lit image

This time in the studio I decided to photograph objects from the occupation of jersey, I photographed a German Helmet, Ration Box, A Crystal radio Set and a Bike Lamp.

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My grandfathers Story of how he got evacuated at the start of World War 2:

• In 1940, My granddad was evacuated to Bolton at the age of just 5 years old, along with his sister, mother, father, and other family members.
• His was exported to the South of England on a coal boat, from here they went on various trains to Bolton.
• When they arrived they were bulleted in a warehouse with other families which had also been evacuated, a couple months later my grandfather family were put in a mansion with again other families – the other families included people from Guernsey, and Jersey.
• Later on, Other family members (relations) joined them, these included his grandmother, Auntie, Uncle and Cousins. However In 1941, Jeans my Granddads sister died of pneumonia and was buried in Bolton
• My Grandfathers Father worked as a fireman in Manchester, Whereas his mother worked in an aircraft factory. This meant my grandad was looked after by his grandmother.
• He went to school in Horwitch, where he stayed until 1945, however when he returned he went to New Street school (St Pauls)
• At the end of the war in 1945, Mr granddad and his family returned to jersey minus his father, who remained in England.
• My Granddad also served in the army from 1951-75.
• My Uncle Cyril was award the MC Which stood for the Military Cross for clearing a pathway through a minefield, he was a Captain in the Army.

Evacuation Meaning:

Evacuation means leaving a place. During the Second World War, many children living in big cities and towns were moved temporarily from their homes to places considered safer, usually out in the countryside. The British evacuation began on Friday 1 September 1939. It was called ‘Operation Pied Piper’.

History of Evacuation:

• The first official evacuation was at the start of the Second World War, this was deemed to be necessary and the experience has lived through the people were the centre of the evacuation.
• The people only packed what they need for example in the Second World War this is what they could take: Gas Mask in case, a change of Underclothes, Night Clothes, Plimsolls, spare Stockings or Socks, Toothbrush, Comb, Towel, Soap, Face Cloth, Handkerchiefs and a Warm Coat.

Most Successful Evacuations in the world are:

• 14 million – 1998 Yangtze River floods, China. …
• 3 million – 1940s evacuation of children during WWII, Germany. …
• 3.5 million – 1939 Operation Pied Piper, U.K. …
• 3 million – 2005 Hurricane Rita, U.S. …
• 3 million – 1999 Hurricane Floyd, U.S. …
• 2.5 million – 1945 evacuation of East Prussia. …
• 2.5 million – 2016 Hurricane Matthew, U.S.

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Ori Gersht thought on Still Life Photography:

Ori Gersht goes beyond the thought of Still Life its self, he takes it further by videoing live explosions of plants and fruits. his most famous work was a pomegranate exploding by a bullet, therefore symbolizes the brutality, which has happened throughout history. Ori said “One cannot exist without the other. This circle of existence is comprised of the two. Consider the bloody history of Europe: there was a great aspiration for high culture, yet this very same culture was shaped by brutality and barbarism.” Meaning that his images are showing reality against the unknown in society.

History of Ori Gersht:

• Ori was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 1967. 
• In 1992 Ori received a BFA at the University of Westminster, London for his works in film, photography and video.
• In 1995, Ori got his MFA in Photography at the Royal College of Arts, London.
• Ori explores how technology mediates and transform our perception of nature and history.
• Gersht’s work often probes the ways in which landscape can stand witness to tragedy.
• Ori Gersht has photographed traumatic events such as Auschwitz, Bosnia, Hiroshima, and Ukraine, and his images present haunting and subdued transformations of these sites of human atrocity. 
• In the White Noise(1999) he photographed a series of photographs when he was travelling on a train from Krakow to Auschwitz, a process echoing the forced migration of Jews by train during World War II. This therefore alludes to the “blinding’ process of historical amnesia.”

What is an Environmental Portrait:

An environmental portrait is a portrait executed in the subject’s usual environment, such as in their home or workplace, and typically illuminates the subject’s life and surroundings. The term is most frequently used of a genre of photography.

For the Photo shoot I decided to capture my mum and my dog in their natural environment

Information about People im Photographing:

• Mum:
• Is 65, who does work however at the moment is looking after my dad.
• She also has several hobbies which includes knitting, watching movies, reading, watching the TV.

Dog: My dog is a 1 year old doberman

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When was Auto-Chrome first invented:

On the 10th of June 1907, An audience of 600 was invited to watch brothers Louis and August Lumière, develop their newest invention which was a combined system which was an additive colour screen process. However the Lumière brothers first patented the Auto-Chrome in 1903 and presented the discovery to Académie des Sciences in 1904.

The first Auto-Chrome colour image in Jersey was done in 1904 by Emile Guiton, was of Fruit.

History of Auto-Chrome:

In 1907, the invention of Auto-Chrome was reaching worldwide audiences in different areas, such as photographically, scientific and culturally. A chemist called Fritz Wentze wrote of the ‘tremendous enthusiasm’ for the first colour plate, and spoke “this was an experience of which only someone who was living at the time can have a very clear idea”.

Autochrome plates are covered in microscopic red, green and blue coloured potato starch grains. When the photograph is taken, light passes through these colour filters to the photographic emulsion. The plate is processed to produce a positive transparency. Light, passing through the coloured starch grains, combines to recreate a full colour image of the original subject.

Do an Autochrome photo didn’t require any special equipment, the photographers could use their existing cameras. However they did have to remember to put the Autochrome plate in the camera, with the glass side nearest the lens.

Cost of Autochrome:

Due to the manufacturing process for the Autochrome, it became more expensive than monochrome, therefore, the Autochrome plates were sold in a box of 4 rather than the usual 12. In 1910, a box of 4 quarter plates cost 3 Shillings (15p), whereas if you wanted a dozen monochrome plates it was 2 Shillings (10p).