What: I will be photographing my parents work in greenhouses and the landscape of it
When: I will take my images throughout the next month including Easter holiday; during the day and after school, and at any changes for example seed germination and sewing.
Why: I hope to show their hard work and commitment whilst telling a story of their work life
Who: I will be photographing the site: plants and my parents
How: I will take photos with my personal camera using the natural daylight as a source of lighting.
Location: I will be taking photographs inside the greenhouses and I will be walking outside to other sites in which my parents used to work at.
Framing: I will be typically taking large frames as I will be taking pictures of the main aspects of the greenhouse; however I plan to take a couple close ups
Overall Feeling: I want to show an insight of my parents day to day work whilst still tying in tiny elements of myself and my memories in the greenhouse as well.
‘the absence of or release from ties, obligations, etc… ease or facility of movement or action: to enjoy the freedom of living in the country... frankness of manner or speech… the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint… exemption from external control, interference, regulation, etc… the power to determine action without restraint… political or national independence.’
LIMITATION : noun –
‘a limiting condition; restrictive weakness; lack of capacity; inability or handicap… something that limits; a limit or bound; restriction… the act of limiting…the state of being limited.’
”Archibald MacLeish wrote ‘Freedom is the right to choose’. Originally expressed in a political context, this phrase could also sum up many of the fundamental ideas that have inspired artists. For the Fauves it was the right to paint in whatever colours they chose. For the Cubists, the choice was how to depict form and space. In Marcel Duchamp’s ‘Ready-mades’ he chose ordinary objects to be transformed into pieces of artwork. Artists and designers relish the freedom to explore ideas and express their own personality in their work. ”
Things that have/create freedom and have limitations:
”The shutter and aperture controls of a camera limit the exposure time and depth of field of a photographic image. The compositional limits of the picture frame seen through the viewfinder are also a great source of creative potential. For instance, Alex Webb plays creatively with composition, colour, space and scale. Lee Friedlander used devices such as mirrors to create pictures within pictures in his photographs, simultaneously expanding and limiting our view of the scene. This echoed his wider sense of America as a disjointed place made up of individual and disconnected parts. Henri Cartier-Bresson, Francesca Woodman, and Kate Steciw all use framing in original and expressive ways. The photographer Richard Avedon wrote ‘Start with a style and you are in chains – start with an idea and you are free’.”
types of freedom:
sexual freedom
political freedom
religious freedom
Freedom of speech
Freedom of education
social freedom
ALEX WEBB:
“I only know how to approach a place by walking. For what does a street photographer do but walk and watch and wait and talk, and then watch and wait some more, trying to remain confident that the unexpected, the unknown, or the secret heart of the known awaits just around the corner”
LEE FREIDLANDER:
GRADE SOLOMON:
“Grade Solomon is a Korean-American, fine art photographer currently based in Richmond, Virginia. His work explores the emotions tied to color through conceptual landscapes and dreamlike portraits. Often his images feature mundane but captivating subject matter found throughout suburban & industrial America placed at night. Through his images, Grade creates his own depiction of reality rather than attempting to represent it. Taking inspiration from recurring dreams, distant memories, and emotional experiences such as love, loss, and discomfort.”
I personally really enjoy Solomon’s work. It shows the freedom that light and colour can have on a landscape. He talks about creating dream like images and how dreams have so much freedom to be whatever they want. His images are surreal and full of bright and aesthetic colours.
– finding colour in the dark :
POLITICAL FREEDOM:
Zhang Huan wanted to show how it felt to be caged in a country with few political freedoms. In 2005 he staged a performance where he remained caged in a metal box with only a narrow, keyhole-like slot to receive air and food. The photographer Rong Rong took memorable photographs of this and other performances by Zhang Huan. In The Urge to See Josef Koudelka recorded the exact moment that the short-lived freedom of the Prague Spring uprising came to an end, raising his arm to photograph his watch as Russian tanks rumbled into the city along the street below his apartment. In contrast, Raymond Depardon captured the drama of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Zhang Huan and Rong Rong:
FREEDOM OF IDENTITY
Lisette Model’s photograph of a woman on the beach at Coney Island in New York demonstrated an early and resolute intention to show people comfortable and free as themselves rather than conforming to preconceived stereotypes. John Coplans, Jo Spence, Diane Arbus, Claude Cahun and Hellen van Meene take photographs that attempt to escape limiting notions of identity. some photographers include:
Claude Cahun
Jo Spence
Lisette
John Coplans
Jo Spence
Jo Spence
Claude Cahun
claude Cahun
Self-Portrait (Back with Arms Above) 1984 John Coplans
John Coplans
Lisette’s model photography
Lisette’s model photography
Lisette’s model photography
TRANSITION: noun:
“movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another; change: the transition from adolescence to adulthood. a passage from one scene to another by sound effects, music, etc., as in a television program, theatrical production, or the like.”
I am going to photograph peoples hobbies, showing the freedom and limitations they come with. I will have two contrasting images with one showing the freedom it gives (the enjoyment) and the other showing the limitation (the pain and hard work/ stress). I will also incorporate a portrait of each person. I want to use black and white images with hint of colour, highlighting the main aspect of the image to try new skills and create an engaging image for the viewer. The hobbies I am going to photograph are: dance, roller skating, music (piano), makeup, dog showing, etc. I would like to create a book, having a section for each hobby with a portrait of the person at the beginning.
“allowing the participants, the users and/or the performers to shape them and create content through their own responses, behaviours or opinions.”
Alicja Rogalska is a polish female photographer which is Uk based and has done a photoshoot/film based around agricultural workers and their working conditions.
Her work specialises in working alongside local specialists such as farmers; here she uses her platform to allow the workers voices to be heard which sparks talks and helps start change to create better conditions for workers.
“Some of the most significant improvements to working conditions can only be made through legislative changes. Ensuring safe, non-exploitative and attractive working conditions for migrant labour is something that will be welcomed by farmers and worker alike."
Labour of migrant workers have been an essential part of this island for over 150 years; however this has been hardly documented which is why Rogalska started this project.
