What you want to explore?

Next I would like to work more in depth on landscape (seascape) as the ocean really inspires me to take images whenever there is a storm or big swell. Jersey coasts are a great area to capture this sort of imagery as the stormy seas cross over from the Atlantic ocean. I would like to explore taking images from different perspectives, angles, day light, and quality. I feel as if seascapes is a good theme to focus my future projects on as living in jersey its easy access to coasts.

Why it matters to you?

I would like to photograph the ocean as its a major part of Jerseys identity. This is because not only is the island shaped by erosion caused by rising sea levels over thousands of years, But the beauty that is found with the stunning scenery on beaches is all thanks to the huge tidal ranges we have every day. In fact Jerseys tidal ranges are known to be so significantly big that they are recorded to be in the top 10 biggest tides in the world.

How you wish to develop your project?

Firstly with looking at local seascape photographers work I will manage blog posts with artist references, mood boards, analysis etc. I want to gather together a load of contact sheets of different areas in jersey that receive the most swell from either a big tide or storm. I also want to capture erosion in action, such as sets of waves smashing into cliff faces or walls. I feel as if doing this will make it an easy link to jerseys identity physically.

When and where you intend to begin your study?

I intend to begin my study in the west side of the island where most swell is built up. Examples of areas I wish to visit to photograph are… st.ouens bay, plemont, grev, corbiere, stinky bay… After a few photoshoots and more research about Jerseys seas, I would like to put together a photo book relevant to whatever inspires me the most when physically taking the images.

With jersey being in the top 5 worlds biggest tidal ranges, Jerseys seas have history and passion. Whether its the historical intake for visitors such as Elisabeth Castle, Rocco Tower, The Lighthouse, or the natural beauty of the bays, or the power within swells and storms, theirs a variety of choice to photograph, view and visit when living on a rock. Jersey is surrounded by quickly rising tides all year round with erosion taking place frequently slowly over time. In my opinion Jersey Is surrounded by the ocean which makes the sea a very important aspect within its identity.

Throughout my past two years of being a A level Photography student I have covered many topics and learnt different photography skills such as learning the features of using a camera, using the school studio, light equipment, using adobe (Photoshop, Lightroom etc.) I especially enjoyed the abstract topic in year 12 as well as our project on focusing on plastic wastage as it interests me the most. Throughout the blog posts I have created I have felt as if the research and analysis has been my strong point and for the next few months I will be focusing on taking more photos than I did and to focus on being more creative with my final outcomes within projects. Here are some examples of my previous work..

“I have placed a pineapple among yellow watermelons for a strong contrast between the colours of yellow and cyan/green. To have the focal point on the pineapple I erased some black obvious specs on the watermelons and cropped the image to be more central. Finally I heightened the contrast levels and darkened the shadow level slightly as well as making a more vibrant appeal to the image.“

“This image above in red clearly relates to the theme of Anthropocene as it is describing the destruction of plastic and how damaging it can be. The red gloomy look makes the plastic looks as if it is deadly and is ready to do damage. The crisp edges seem to be sharp and aggressive.”

Currently I am focusing on an NFT film with my partner Chantal, here are some examples of what we are doing on adobe premier…

We are currently putting together a short film and learning how to use the features in adobe premier such as audio content, transformations between each scene, quality of video content etc.

Artist that intrigued me the most…. Mandy Barker

Mandy Barker is a British photographer. She is mostly known for work with marine plastic debris. Mandy inspired me the most out of many Photographers throughout the last year as her work expresses clear issues within the plastic wastage across out oceans. This image in particular I analysed and produced my own work on as I found it intriguing to find a solution in a way to photograph this type of photography

Camera Obscura

Photography began in the late 1830s in France. This started off with the camera obscura in the year 1021. A camera obscura is a darkened room with a small hole or lens at one side through which an image is projected onto a wall or table opposite the hole.

Nicephore Niepce

Nicephore Niepce, a French inventor who was the first to make a permanent photographic image. To make the heliograph, Niépce dissolved light-sensitive bitumen in oil of lavender and added a thin coating over a polished pewter plate. He put the plate into a camera obscura and positioned it near a window.

Louis Daguerre

In 1839, Louis Daguerre, the inventor of the daguerreotypes, are a highly detailed photographic image on a polished copper plate coated with silver. It was introduced in 1839 and became the first popular photographic medium.

Daguerreotype

The daguerreotype was the first commercially successful photographic process (1839-1860) in the history of photography. Named after the inventor, Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre, each daguerreotype is a unique image on a silvered copper plate.

Henry Fox Talbot

Henry Fox Talbot was best known for his development of the calotype, an early photographic process that was an improvement over the daguerreotype of the French inventor Louis Daguerre.

Richard Maddox

Richard Maddox was an English photographer and physician who invented lightweight gelatin negative plates for photography in 1871. He invented the dry plate, also known as gelatin process, is an improved type of photographic plate. It was invented by Dr. Richard L. Maddox in 1871, and had become so widely adopted by 1879 that the first dry plate factory had been established.

George Eastman

George Eastman (1854-1932) changed the world through his spirit, bold leadership, and extraordinary vision. He will be remembered throughout history for founding the Eastman Kodak Company and revolutionizing the photography, film, and motion picture industries. He was an American entrepreneur and inventor whose introduction of the first Kodak camera helped to promote amateur photography on a large scale.

In 1888, The Eastman Kodak Company was founded and now is an American public company that produces various products related to its historic basis in analogue photography. The company is headquartered in Rochester, New York, and is incorporated in New Jersey.

Mike Winkelmann

Michael Joseph Winkelmann, known professionally as Beeple, is an American digital artist, graphic designer, and animator.  Working under the name Beeple, his long-running project “Everydays,” a series of digital compositions that he makes and shares daily. In recent years, the “Everydays” have slowly turned to the theme of garish cartoon sensibility. Here are some examples of what Mikes “Everydays” work looks like…

Greg Mike

Populated by gleefully twisted characters, his world is unsettling, mischievous and uniquely captivating. Currently based in Atlanta, Greg Mike is a multi-platform studio specializing in branding, apparel design and visual production. His work is based around the unique colour world with cartoons that intrigue all age ranges.

The Bayeux Tapestry

The Bayeux Tapestry is an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres long and 50 centimetres tall that expresses the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England concerning William, Duke of Normandy, and Harold, Earl of Wessex, later King of England, and culminating in the Battle of Hastings.

The Bayeux Tapestry was commissioned by Bishop Odo to embellish his newly-built cathedral in Bayeux in 1077. Although the end of the embroidery is missing, the story ends with the Anglo-Saxons fleeing at the end of the Battle of Hastings in October 1066

Creating these Tapestries around this era is a start, a new begining so called photography as it captures and expresses the storys and events that took place.

The Occupation Tapestry

The Occupation Tapestry was the biggest community art project ever in Jersey, and made by Islanders for Islanders. There were more than one tapestry created. Almost every parish was in on the idea of these tapestries to become famous in order to tell the story of what life was like during the five years of German occupation.

 9th May 1995, the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the Island from 5 years of occupation. The tapestry was made from a single panel to the twelve panels, each of which depicted a scene of local life during the German Occupation. Each of these panels was designed by Wayne who gave guidelines on colours to be used on the key elements of the panels to make the tapestry enlightening.

What Are NFTS?

Collectors and speculators have spent more than £200 million on an array of NFT-based artwork, memes and GIFs in the past month alone (March 2021). NFTs are best understood as computer files combined with proof of ownership and authenticity. NFTs have unique valuations set by the highest bidder.  Artists who want to sell their work as NFTs have to sign up with a marketplace.

Examples Of Famous NFTS…

Mind map

Street Photography is a good technique to capture communities as they are in the moment. Its a way to photograph the natural social human life with not purpose or before hand set up. Capturing different cultures, race, and age all socialising together is what Jersey wants to be. Welcoming and friendly to all, photographing these moments in time will give a visual look on how life is in Jersey.

Jersey Farming

Jersey is known for its highly ethical ways of farming over the years. Fair trade has been introduced into the island since the 80s and has been a great way of farming not only for the workers but for marketing and other food businesses’.

Statement of intent

For our NFT group project, we are focusing on Jersey as an environmentally friendly community. We are going to use a model who will travel around Jersey on an Evie Bike and buy locally and ethically sourced food. This will show Jersey as environmentally friendly as a lot of Jersey produce is grown or found locally, which reduces a lot of pollution from shipping food in from abroad. We will us music in the background of our video to create an upbeat mood and take shots at a high/low angle to create interest for the viewer.