Art Room (Hautlieu)

I took my environmental photoshoot in the art department at my school. I chose to take the photos in this particular spot as the large windows allowed a lot of good lighting to shine through into the. room and directly on to the models work and faces. I set the ISO at a lower setting to make the image less grainy to make the photo look as sharp as Anthony Kurtz’s images. In the foreground of the phots I made sure I was taking photos of the models working environment as clearly as possible as it allows the observer to interoperate what the models natural environment is like.I changed the aperture as wells  depth of field in the photos are quite shallow to make the most sharpened part of the image is the model, again like Anthony Kurtz’s photography.

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Best Photos

I have carefully selected my best photos out of my photoshoots. The photos I have picked are the ones I think are most related to the photographer Anthony Kurtz as they have a variety off colour and have their environment telling the observer what job they may have. Each photo has something that the eye is automatically drawn to and they each have a main focus which is the individual in the photograph as this is meant to be portraiture photography.

Best Photos

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Editing My Best Photo

On photoshop I adjusted the brightness to allow you to see the mode more clearly as the image came out quite lighter than I wanted it to. Although I lowered the brightness in the photo I still tried to have a good contrast of the the darker and lighter tones to get the final image I wanted. As well as this I changed the intensity of the shadows and highlights to ensure certain points were more exposed to the viewer as well as drawing their attention to it particular parts of the photo. I also cropped this image on photoshop to allow the model to be in the centre of the photo. I tried to enhance the colours and the vibrancy in the photo to look. more like Anthony Kurtz’s work as his photos seem to be highly saturated/more vibrant.

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Final Outcome

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FINAL SELECTION-

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First, I edited the colour saturation of the image, specifically of the red and green shades, in order to make the grass stand out more as well as making the red t-shirt more prominent. I also subtly changed the black and white levels to add more contrast and definition, additionally making the image brighter in order to make it more similar to the original painting.

Then, I also added a photo filter in the orange shade, also to increase its similarity to the original painting, which has quite an orange tint. This also had the effect of drawing more attention to the pink jumper, as well as making the sunset behind the wall more saturated.

Finally, I used the spot healing tool to fill in the patches in the grass and bush behind, remove some of the marks on the wall, and smooth out the pink jumper, which was a little wrinkled. I did this with the intention of making the image seem more “perfect,” like the painting, which would have been edited in many little ways whilst being painting, whereas I had to turn to digital editing.

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First, I use the spot healing tool to fill in the patches in the grass while still keeping it as natural looking as possible. I also added a green filter in order to increase the saturation of the grass, which was not as green in the image as it was in real life, and also to make it reflect the painting more as well.

I then adjusted the saturation and vibrancy of the main colours in the image, namely red and green. I also made the image brighter and increased the saturation of the pink hoodie in the foreground.

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I added a filter, increased the saturation of the green grass and the red t-shirt to make them the focus of the image, as well as making the image brighter and increasing the contrast. I also used the spot healing tool to patch up the grass and smooth out the irregularities in the wall, to make the image more cohesive.

I took this image from a canted angle, which I decided not to change as it adds a little drama to the image and makes it more interesting. I also used the spot healing tool a little on the subject’s face, as well as to smooth out some of the wrinkles on the shirt.

TOP IMAGES-

I really like how this image turned out as the composition is very similar to the original painting, and the the colours are saturated but still lifelike and not too over-edited. I feel like gender-swapping the roles made it more modern and relevant to today’s world, while also keeping with the tone of the painting, and replacing the pond with a phone also modernised the photo, reflecting how technology and social media can make people narcissistic and vain. The image has a fairly medium ISO and uses natural lighting, as it was taken outside during the sunset.

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A candid portrait is a photo that is not staged. The subject(s) are often oblivious to the camera and do not consent to the taking of the image.

Some examples of famous work:

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who will i be photograph?

i am going to photograph my friends, mum and sister.

when am i going to take the photographs?

i am going to take photographs during school, during a shopping trip and while my mum is cleaning the house.

where will i take my photographs?

i am going take photographs in town, at school and in my house.

why am i designing my photo shoot in this way?

i am designing my photo shoot in this way because i want to capture how women are perceived to act in these areas, similar to HANNAH STARKEY.

how am i going to take my photographs?

i am going to use my panasonic camera.

who is HANNAH STARKEY and what do they do?

HANNAH STARKEY is an english photographer who delves into the stereotypes of women and captures them in the city environment. STARKEY was born in Belfast and studied film and photography at Napier University. STARKEY’s images show suggestive narratives through their appropriation of cultural templates: issues of class, race, gender, and identity are implied through the physical appearance of her models or places.

mood board of HANNAH STARKEY’s photographs

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analysis of HANNAH STARKEY’s piece

The lighting in this photograph, taken by HANNAH STARKEY, is natural, as there is no particular area that is illuminated for effect. The faces however are clearly lit, but this may be just because of a window near the area where the photograph was taken. The white balance of the photograph is accurate as the colours are normal and don’t have a tint to them, which would indicate that the image is not taken with the correct white balance. The colours in this photograph are plain and dull, however there are pops of colour, which can be seen in the red plate and the banana skin. This pop of colour is placed in a good area, to draw in the viewers eye. The background is very textured and is eye catching. STARKEY clearly picked this background on purpose as it is eye catching and the light hits it nicely and reflects beauty. STARKEY composed this photograph carefully, placing the women on the left, leaving lots of negative space, to draw the viewers eye to the women. The notion that women are perfect and like to be seen as being perfect is clearly shown in this photograph capture by STARKEY. This photograph also portrays the stereotypical acts that women do while out and about, here taking a selfie. It is interesting to look at the composition of the photograph, and to think how the women are picture alone, with no other people and how it could relate to emotional disconnection. It also shows how women are segregated from society and must be separate. STARKEY titles her work vaguely, calling them ‘untitled‘, which also may relate to how women are seen to be worthless and unworthy of a name too.

how am i going to relate to HANNAH STARKEY in my own photographs?

I am going to look at gender roles and how women are perceived to act at home, school and town.