Photo-Shoots
| Photo-shoot 1 | For my first photoshoot, I decided to use my idea of comparing old photos to new photos of Jersey. So I picked some older pictures from different websites and then when to the same places trying to get the same angle so that I could try and show how the island has changed over the years and how it’s been modernised. |
| Photo-shoot 2 | For my second photoshoot, I wanted to use different coloured lighting and different for of disposable waste that could be found on the island, mainly on beaches, this includes masks, water bottles and empty medicine containers. |
I chose to do my first photoshoot because I liked the idea of showing how our island has changed over the years and to see how it’s been modernised and affected by the increase in population. For the older photos, I used Francis Firth’s website and his collection of old jersey images.
Old Photos of Jersey – Francis Frith
I chose to do my second photoshoot because I liked how Troy Paiva used LEDs to light up his photos. Still, I also took inspiration from Steven Gallagher and Naomi White and their photos/collections on plastic bags, so I decided to base my photoshoots on different plastic items that are commonly found on beaches and discarded in forests and woods, most of them being single-use plastic which causes a lot of damage to the environment.
Contact Sheets
This is one of my contact sheets for my first photoshoot, it includes an overlook of town, the Royal Yacht and Mont Orgueil castle. For the photo of St Helier, I went up to the top of Fort Regent car park as it gave me the leverage to get a similar angle and a clear photo that included a lot of the new builds and even buildings that are being built this year. The photo of the royal yacht I took photos with and without the new extension, as the older photo only has the original building.
These are the four older images I am using to create my sequences to show how the island has changed and been adapted for the population, also how it has been modernised and built up.
These are my contact sheets for my second photoshoot which consists of different plastics and waste commonly found on beaches and around the islands as they have not been disposed of properly or recycled. To create these images I used two different lighting techniques, for the first one I used tissue paper and a torch which gave me a bright colour and washed into a more faded version depending on where the light was placed. For the second technique, I used different coloured glow sticks which helped me get more vibrant colours which could easily be put together so that one side of the object was different to the other. I preferred using the glow sticks as I was able to be more creative with the colours and positions of the objects which gives me a more diverse range of photos.