I have chosen these three final images as I believe they best represent the stimulus of Anthropocene, and reflect the type of photographs I had drawn inspiration from and was aiming to recreate. I have chosen all of my final images from my first photoshoot inspired by Jeremy Carrol and Darian Mederos, as I think that they are my best work and the best representation of my abilities and competency. Additionally, I wasn’t very happy with the images I produced in my second photoshoot, which was inspired by Naomi White and Barry Rosenthal. After I had completed each of my photoshoots, I decided to edit my images using Photoshop and experimented with different tools, such as the hue/saturation, brightness/contrast, and vibrance. I explored various different results and altered them until I was happy with the outcomes above.
FINAL EVALUATION
One of my aims for this project was to take photographs which I believed captured the essence of Anthropocene and present them in a way which was impactful and thought-provoking. I chose Jeremy Carrol as my main inspiration as his images are extremely poignant and shocking, which was the type of reaction I wanted to give my audience when the viewed my photographs. I think that one of my strengths during this project was my ability to think on my feet in terms of creativity when I became stuck for ideas. For example, as I went to conduct my first photoshoot, I only had small pieces of plastic which were not big enough to go over my subject’s head. I was forced to use whatever I could find as well as my own pieces, and the images turned out better than I had anticipated. I think that one of my weaknesses during this project was my editing skills on Photoshop. I think that I struggled with this aspect of my process because I had never used the programme before starting this course, and I don’t think that I am that confident yet in my ability to use some of the certain tools, for example, cutting and pasting. Overall, I think I produced some good images which related well to the stimulus of Anthropocene, and I believe I showed some competency when using Photoshop. One of my targets for next time will be to ensure that all of my photoshoots are up to the same standard, and that I am happy with all of the images I am producing.