For the presentation of each of my final outcomes, I displayed them in a way that would show reference to both of my case studies and their way of presenting their work through grids and sets, especially for my first photoshoot – the use of both a black and white filter and set of three shows close attention to Hilla and Bernd Becher.
For my second photoshoot, I put my photos in sets of four or three, sorting them by colour or texture whilst experimenting with other photos to see how they would fit together.
FINAL PIECE #1 – CHAOS
This is my final outcome for photoshoot one named CHAOS. I based my first shoot on industrial architecture inspired by my case studies. These set of photos are presented in black and white to show the damage power stations are causing to the environment, the lack of colours representing the pollutions in the sky. These photos were taken around La Collette and the harbour, two hotspots for harmful gases and lack of nature. I presented my photos from two different viewpoints; one taken head on and two looking upwards to symbollize how society looks down on nature to take over and build what they please, essentially destroying ecosystems. I put my photos in black and white to showcase an ominous atmosphere, but to make sure the viewer knows exactly what they are looking at, the dark colours used to exaggerate the message i want to spread about anthropocene through photography.
FINAL PIECE #2 – DOORS
I named this set of photo DOORS because each photo showcases a different type of door, for this set I wanted to take a different apporach and showcase my photos in a more abstract way, so I decided to display them according to shape. My goal for this set of photos was to make the viewer feel curious as to what’s behind the door, which relates back to my interest in abandoned buildings and wanting to know what’s inside. This set of photos I feel are the closest to my case study on Paul Talling because he has similar ones on his website; sets of conceptual photos that don’t have a correlation unless you read between the lines, which was my idea behind these images. Before grouping these photos together, I had to make sure the lighting matched, and was all natural light without any flash.
FINAL PIECE #3 – DECAY
This set is one of my favourites of the four that i’ve produced because to me it evokes the most emotion. When editing on Lightroom i set the temperature to blue to show a sad, lonely atmosphere which is what most people think of when they see abandoned places. I lowered the saturation to make the photos appear faded as i wanted to show the disrepair and state the hotel had fallen into since being derelict and taken over by nature. These images were taken at all different locations around the hotel which i think helps show a wider representation of what the atmosphere in there is like.
FINAL PIECE #4 – DESTRUCTION
As i mentioned in a previous blog post, i took these photos to replicate some of Talling’s work as many of his photoshoots are of graffiti and street art, but i also wanted to capture the vandalism caused not just by nature but also by trespassers and perhaps show another aspect of anthropocene where humans are their own worse enemy, representing destructive behaviours through the smashed objects and graffiti i found whilst exploring the hotel. I was originally reluctant to switch these photos to black and white as i felt it would clash with my other sets but I am satisfied with the outcome as i feel it really highlights the graffiti and makes it stand out whilst still having multiple other focal points.