Over the past year and a half we have studied different photography topics, I enjoyed the abstract and landscape photography the most.
Abstract Project
I studied the works of Jaromnir Funke, Ray Metzker, Keld Helmer-Petersen and Albert Renger-Patzsch.
These were the two main photographers I studied and created responses to. These two photographers work have got strong geometric shapes in them.
To create my final outcomes I used photoshop to layer images over each other and edit the lighting to black and white. I also edited the pictures to have a high contrast to get the shapes stronger.
Landscape Project
Rural landscapes
Started this project looking at different artists and learned a lot about compositions. Like the Golden Ratio and Rule of Thirds which helped me develop my photography skills and create interesting images which were more appealing to the eye and told more of a story in some situations.
These three artists caught my attention by the colours and shapes they had in their images specifically Charlie Waite and Lisa Wood.
Some of my outcomes:
Identity Project
We were given the theme of Identity to start a new project. I chose to look at the word identity it self and to not focus on my own identity to start with.
I looked at the different approaches from each photographer looking at Identity as a topic and took Alec Soth’s and Raina Matar’s styles to create my own outcomes focusing on my identity but also the way that outside influences have on our identity.
Some of my outcomes:
Industrial + Urban Landscapes
After researching many photographers like Alexander Apstol, Ed Rushca, Rut Blees and Lewis Baltz I chose to focus on The New Topographics which is a theme about landscapes which have now been man-altered like urban areas being turned into parking lots, suburban housing and warehouses. I also focused on old urban landscapes and was inspired by the works of Eugene Atget who took images of the constantly changing Paris architecture and streets.
Lewis Baltz:
Eugene Agtet:
Identity + Community
This project helped me with selection of my images and understanding more about why certain images go together or contrast and why photographers choose to sequence images together.
In this project I also used Lightroom for the first time and have found this helpful in my current work.
In all my work I have enjoyed looking at compositions and shapes within different landscapes and objects.