Below are my two final images from tableau vivant shoot. I have chosen these images because they portray the notion of how women stereotypically act in the public eye.

final image one

I have chosen this to be one of my final images because it portrays how women shop, by being very thoughtful and making the time an experience. Women are supposed to enjoy shopping and have a good time while out in the shops. I enjoy to candidness of the photograph and how natural it looks for the viewer. I like the warmth of the colours in the image and how they relate to the happy feeling a shopper has while shopping. If i were to take this photograph again, I would try to get more of the body in and position myself in a better place, so that the shelf would not be in the shot, because it does distract from the individual in the photograph.

final image two

I have chosen this to be one of my final images because I also think it relates to stereotypical things women enjoy, eg shopping, clothes and shoes. In the media women are portrayed to enjoy girly things and this photograph definitely epitomises this notion. I enjoy how staged this image is and it truly shows how the individual feels about the shoe. The background of the image really links to the stereotypical shoe shop, with lots of shoes that are very high end and expensive. If i were to take this photograph again I would try to get more of the background of the shoe shop in the photograph, as i feel it would improve the overall feel of the photograph. I would also try to centre the individual to improve the overall aesthetics of the image.

whole shoot evaluation

Overall I think this shoot had a few strong images that relate to my predetermined idea for the shoot. However I did feel that i truly was passionate about the images I was taking as the tableau vivant project didnt really inspire me to be creative. If i were to do this whole shoot again, I would try not to rush the image taking process and take photographs that really are interesting to me and inspire me to take more of these sorts of images.

Following the work of Cidney Sherman, im looking at how makeup and your appearance can change peoples perspective on you, from day to day or however you choose. This moodboard collects fashion and styles from past periods such as the 1920s, 1950s, and the 1980s, and then a few current styles among teens which shows further change, including styles like ‘egirls’, ‘softgirls/vsco’ and a general evening or going out look.

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These fashions, hairstyles, and makeup looks all come together to create a character of yourself which can be seen as an expression of each persons identity and individuality, which can grow and change over time.

Mads Perch is a London based photographer who works mainly within music, editorial and advertising photography. 

Over the last ten years his photography has been centered around projections, double exposures and other creative techniques which all helps him create his unique style. 

Mads Perch’s photography has allowed him to work with a wide range of advertising agencies. Over the last few years he has been lucky enough to work exclusively with artists such as MIA, Robert plant, Alt J, and many other great bands and photographing them in this unique way.

I think that his use of photography is very unique and is inspiring for the kind of photo shoots that I want to do e.g. colourful in contrast a dull background to make the portrait stand out more.

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Photo Analysis

Technical

Lighting – Lighting from the studio with a projector to get the high contrast of colour of the models face. In the foreground there seems a lot of shaded areas that look under exposed in comparison to the light on the model. The lighting reflects off the models skin which allows there to be some tonal range and the lighting also brightens the back drop behind him.

Aperture – The depth of field in this image seems to be quite shallow as the most sharpened part of the image is the model.

ISO – The light sensitivity is fairly low on this photo because the image doesn’t look grainy.

White Balance – There is a variety of cold and warm tones in this photograph.

Visual

There are some very vibrant and saturated colours in this photo. There are also a lot of different tones in this photo which contrast with each other, especially because the darker tones are right next to the bright vibrant colours being projected onto the subjects face. There doesn’t to seem to be much texture in this photo other than on the models face and especially in the background as the photo is set in the studio. In this photo the background may be considered as 2D which makes the models look more 3D and makes the viewer focus on the model more.

Contextual/Conceptual

This photo is meant to represent the model embracing their colour and they have no shirt on to show that they are fully absorbing the colour with nothing getting in their way.

A candid photograph is a photograph captured without creating a posed appearance. The candid nature of a photograph is unrelated to the subject’s knowledge about or consent to the fact that photographs are being taken, and unrelated to the subject’s permission for further usage and distribution.

Taking photos of people when they have no idea that you’re doing it is considered candid photography. One of the beauties of photography is being able to catch someone in the act. It adds life to your pictures.

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.

By photographing a person in their natural surroundings, it is thought that you will be able to better illuminate their character, and therefore portray the essence of their personality, rather than merely a likeness of their physical features.

It is also thought that by photographing a person in their natural surroundings, the subject will be more at ease, and so be more conducive to expressing themselves, as opposed to in a studio, which can be a rather intimidating and artificial experience.

The surroundings or background is a key element in environmental portraiture, and is used to convey further information about the person being photographed.

Where it is common in studio portraiture and even in location candid photography to shoot using a shallow depth of field, thereby throwing the background out of focus, the background in environmental portraiture is an integral part of the image. Small apertures and great depth of field are commonly used in this type of photography.

Examples of some photographers

Anthony Kurtz

Born in California, USA in 1979, there is a rich,cinematic and painterly quality to Anthony´s photography which not only drew the attention of the advertising industry but has also been honored with some of the world’s top photography awards. Anthony Kurtz currently lives in Berlin, Germany

This image is of a model standing in front of a famous Berlin monument called the ‘Brandenburg Gate’which was located in no-man’s land between East and West Germany during the Cold War, this famous monument, built during the 18th-century this monument has long been a defining symbol of Berlin and both the city’s division and unification. The name of the photograph is ‘Bundestag’. Definition of Bundestag : an assembly of representatives of a bund (such as the assembly of the German Confederacy of 1815 or the lower house of parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany)

Identity is defined as what a person or thing is, and can be separated into several different categories. It can be influenced by where you were born, where you grew up, how you identify as a gender, your past experiences, the political history of where you live or simply how society expects you to act.

Gender Identity is a person’s perception of their gender, possibly different to their birth sex, which can be influenced by the societal roles of their gender in whichever country they come from or are living in. This can be explored through the study of drag queens or the traditional gender roles in other countries, such as in the Middle East.

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Cultural Identity is defined as the feeling of belonging to a particular nationality or ethnicity, but it can also relate to groups defined by language, religion or generation.

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Geographical Identity is the attachment and belonging one feels with their country, region, city of birth, or where they are living at the moment. Often this type of photography involves people wearing their traditional dress, emphasising their geographical roots.

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Loss of Identity is also a prominent feature when discussing identity photography, as it is becoming more and more prevalent in today’s modern world, for many reasons. One may be the freedom that technology gives us to explore different ways of life, changing them from our original ones, or perhaps mass immigration has given people a sense of lost identity, as their connection to their place of birth has been severed, or maybe even age and diseases like dementia and Alzheimer’s can cause elderly people to feel as though they have lost their identity.

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Final Photos