This whole photo shoot is about photographing empty spaces, which are also normally filled. For example an arm chair where your Father might normally sit, or a coffee table where some of your family gather.
This helps create the sense of emptiness which is the aim of this shoot.
These are some examples of such photographs
For my take of this I have decided I will focus on changing the room during the photo shoot. For example, I will photograph an empty bed when it is nice and tidy, the photograph it from the same angle, except I will make it rough and messy the second time around. This will create a contrast but still without including any people. I might also experiment with overlaying the two photos over each other.
I will also try to maintain a theme throughout the shoot. I have not yet decided on the exact theme, but possibilities include maintaining a colour theme which could be done by having an object of a certain colour in every photo, or possibly having the same exact object in every photo. I have also considered including the same form in every photo (e.g. the same strong horizontal or vertical lines in the photos).
This is a series of screenshots showing the editing process of a photo I took of Bob. I didn’t include this image in my final selection as it doesn’t fit the theme I ended up implementing to the images I did choose.
This is the original photo I started out with.First I used the Levels filter and applied the ‘midtones darker’ preset. This helps make Bob stand out from the background more.This is an alternative edit I came across when messing around with the Curves filter. This is achieved by applying the cross process preset.Focusing back on the editing process; I have applied the exposure filter. Here I have changed three aspects of the image; I have very slightly lowered the exposure of the image and slightly increased the Offset. I have also decreased the Gama correction in order to blend the shadows in the image more.Here I have selected the brush tool and selected the setting shown above in order to apply some layering to make the shadows in the image darker. The brush size is relatively small with a very low hardness at 11%, this helps blend in the areas I make darker with the rest of the image. I also ended up using a much lower opacity; I used a very low opacity at just 10%.Here is a side-by-side of a close-up of Bob’s face before and after I touched the image up. There isn’t a massive difference, however the image on the right does stand out a bit more which was the aim.Here is the Final image after it has been edited. It stands out from the background much more than the original, and the colour palette has been managed in a way so that the image is much more aesthetically appealing now.This is the alternative edit I came up with along the way in full size.
These are the four final images I have produced from a photoshoot with Bob Le Sueur. Three of them are portraits and one is a more abstract photo of his footwear.
I decided to take this photo as although he is 99 years old his footwear matches up with what people my age would wear. After some conversation with Bob he gave an impression of still having a youthful mind, which I think this photo represents rather well. That is also why this is the only colour image I have chosen to use. It is split up into three separate photos; the furthest right having high offset and low saturation, which helps achieve a worn out aesthetic which can relate back to Bob’s physical appearance, of worn out skin and so on. The middle photo being much more vibrant with a colour balance changed to lean towards blue. I have also added colourful visual noise to the image to help bring out as much colour as possible. Finally, the furthest left image is the middle image with the right image overlayed ontop of it, at 40% opacity and moved slightly out of line. I couldn’t decide which one of these three photos to use so I decided to just use all of them instead.
The following photos are all half body-shot portraits which have been made black & white in order to help capture the seriousness of the moment.
For this photo I asked Bob to have a serious and angry look on his face. This is as no one else had asked for such thing and I wanted to show a different side to Bob which we may not have seen on that day. There is resilience visible in his eyes, and he looks almost as if he’s ready to fight, which makes me think of possibly relating back to the occupation.
This is a much happier portrait, of Bob sat and slightly propped up on his walking stick, witha slight smile on his face.
For this photo I wanted Bob to look down in reflection, thinking back to the occupation. I also wanted him to look to his left as everyone else got him to look right. Although looking the other direction would give a better highlight to his jaw and face in general, looking to his left shows quite literally a different side to him, but also helps show little hidden secrets, such as any scars or other marks collected over the years or during the occupation.
This is a series of edited images I have produced as part of the war tunnels visit. They are all images of soldier mannequins with their heads out of frame in order to create mysterious feel.
I have applied a variety of black and white filters (Red, Green, and Yellow) in order to achieve a noisy and slightly distorted effect. This helps make the images more eerie and adds to the mystery of not being able to see their faces. The filters also help make the images look more worn out and give an effect of the camera equipment which was used at the time.
This is the photo before any editing.First I applied the Vibrance filter where I increased the vibrance and lowered the saturation.Next I changed the colour balance, I changed the balance more towards cyan than red, and more blue than yellow; leaving the magenta-green balance untouched.Here I have selected a circle using the eliptical marquee tool.Then I copied the selected area and created a new layer. I kept it in the same place, only moved it for this screenshot in order to help visualize the selected area.In these two screenshots I have flipped the selected area horizontally, then vertically.It was important to flip the area in both planes in order to keep the strong lines of the shelf going in the same direction as in the rest of the image.Next I applied the Curves filter and selected the ‘Cross Process’ preset. This gives the photo a sinister effect which I am looking for.Next I merged the filter and the layer of the selected area in order to only apply the filter to that area.Here is the effect once the layers were merged.Next I applied the Curves filter and selected ‘Cross process’ again, but this time set it to a low opacity (at 15%) and applied it to the whole image.Finally I applied a cool (blue) photofilter to the image, which helps set a serious tone to the image.This is the final image after I finished editing it.
There are too many photos in this shoot to display then as a photo sheet. So instead I have shown my selection process of images I will go forwards with and edit.
All photos – 434 photosFlagged photos – 285 photosPhotos rated 4* and above – 128 photosRated 5* , then selected the best ones as green – 17 photos
Ernest Baudoux was Born in France (1828-1897) and worked in Jersey from 1869. In 1885 he was joined in business by his son, but two years later they sold out to John Stroud. There are 1385 photographs by Baudoux available online from the Jersaise Societe archive, they are mainly portraits, which were his speciality. Baudoux also undertook photographic commissions of clients’ houses and, working with his sons, he photographed views of the island.
Here are some examples of his work
This is my favourite of his photos. This is due to the relaxed nature of the person being photographed, which creates a feeling of ease when looking at it. Along with the lighting focusing heavily on him aswell. For example, the edges around the left side of the photo are pitch-black, and the rest of the background is composed of dark shades, whereas the foreground is very bright and well-lit. The photo also includes a lot of strong shapes, such as the strong lines of the sofa the person is lying on, which match up with the shape of the person themselves lying down, as well as the table and the wall behind him.
Michelle Sankwas born in Cape Town, South Africa. She left there in 1978 and has been living in England since 1987. Her photography focuses on the human condition and more specifically issues about social and cultural diversity, and therefore can be considered as social documentary.
These are some examples of her work
I would like to incorporate some things Michelle Sank uses in my own work. Things such as repetition, how a large amount of her photos focus on more than a single item. Such as this one, there are two dogs and two men in the center, as oppose to having just a man with a dog, or a man.
Analysing the above Photo:
The techniques used in this photo would of included a relatively low exposure as the photo has been taken in daylight and features darker tones despite the sunny weather. There are also strong shadows which further support this. The bottom half of the imagine is also darker and much more colour-filled than the top half. Features browns, greens and various shades of gray, whereas the top half is mainly light-blue sky with the white shirts of the two men. The two halves of the image are quite nicely seperated by the skyline in the background, which also lines up nearly perfectly with the belts the men are wearing. Having both men and dogs looking into the camera helps establish a connection between the viewer and the photo, and makes it feel much more personal.
I have moved around and added/deleted a substantial amount of photos within my Zene, so here is a display of all the pages I have decided to include in my finished Zene:
