Claude Cahun was a French surrealist photographer and sculptor born in 1894 she was best known for her self portraits which play around with the theme of her gender identity. Her work is described as political and personal she worked in jersey during her life and produced many unsettling yet eye catching photos.
is different aspects that make a person who they are and what makes them different to everyone else for example religion, culture, objects, hobbies, job, personality or even an environment.
environment: can influence a persons mood or even personality most cultures exert influence on their surroundings such as land forms and climate.
belongings: personal possessions can help others to understand a persons identity for the elderly belongings could show aspects of their past identity.
upbringing: can influence a persons identity as the relationships children are raised around can shape their views on their own identity later on in life. The way family members relate to each other and operate together can shape a child’s ability to perceive themselves later on.
identity can be shown through many different physical attributes such as clothing, jewellery and even facial characteristics.
You can get an insight into a persons status, culture and favourite pass times through what articles of clothing they have on and how they look when photos are taken if the subject isn’t comfortable in their clothes they could lose their perception of them selves due to it being un-natural to them.
jewellery can show identity due to a similar reason however jewellery can show signs of ageing it can also have cultural and family meaning it could be an air loom that’s been passed down through generations or a one of a kind piece in someone’s collection.
facial characteristics show a persons identity as it gives an insight to a persons heritage and how they emote facial expressions can show how they see their own identity.
A double exposure is a combination of two exposures in one image to produce evocative results. You could use two portraits or a portrait and a landscape to create these images.
I edited these images on photoshop by copying multiple layers and changing how opaque they would be to create a sense of depth in these images I liked how they contrasted each other as one is dark and the other has a lighter and colourful look.
What is it ? a diamond cameo is a series of 4 oval portraits of one subject one straight on, both side profiles of the face and a higher or lower angle.
Juxtaposition in photography happens when two or more people or objects are compared side by side, creating an interesting contrast in colours, shapes, lines. It’s a very significant way to describe two contrasting effects of objects, ideas, people, images, and animals in a single photo or a sequence of images.
Photomontage is the process and the result of making a composite photograph by cutting, gluing, rearranging and overlapping two or more photographs into a new image.
Was a French artist photographer who invented the daguerreotype which was one of the first practical processes of photography named after Louis himself.
the daguerreotype is a direct positive process that creates a highly detailed image on a sheet of copper plated with a thin coat of silver without the use of a negative.
Was an English scientist, inventor and photography pioneer who invented the salted paper and calotype processes. The Calotype was a photographic technique that involved using a sheet of paper coated in silver chloride and then exposed to the light of the camera obscura. the areas hit by light become dark in tone which creates a negative image.
A British photographer best known for taking soft-focus images close up of famous Victorian men. These images often had a dream like constructed quality to them.
Rankin is a British photographer and director who’s a cofounder of Dazed and confused magazine. He’s known for photographing models such as Kate Moss and Heidi Klum and many celebrities such as David Bowie and Madonna.
Oliver Doran is a Jersey based photographer who has travelled the world he specialises in shooting portraits and fashion photographs he has photographed many famous personnel such as Robert De Niro.
Rembrandt lighting is a standard lighting technique that is used in studio portrait photography and cinematography. It can be achieved using one light and a reflector, or two lights, and is popular because it is capable of producing images which appear both natural and compelling with a minimum of equipment. You can tell that an image has been taken in Rembrandt lighting as there should be a triangle under the models eye and next to the nose.
butterfly light is when the key light is placed directly in front and slightly angled down onto the model this creates a shadow under the nose and chin which looks like a butterfly.
side lighting /chiaroscuro is where half of the face is half illuminated by a side on light which creates a crisp definition due to the shadows from the subjects prominent facial features.
I selected my 9 best images from my heritage project after careful consideration and selecting through all my images to ensure the best work was selected.
I selected this portrait as I think the posing and the angle really helps to display the models environment and it conveys emotion through her facial expression which gives an insight into how she was feeling that day. I adjusted the WB to improve clarity of the image and used the cropping tool to frame the image. I also played around with the pre-sets and selected the B&W split tone as I liked the tones it created and the blue tint it adds to the image.
I selected this image as I like the composition of the objects and how the blue bottle and the roses have such opposing contrast this pulls focus to the centre of the image as the shadows around the edges allow for a brighter central focal point.
The third image was taken at the Hamptonne country life museum it shows a classic 17th century building entrance through a cantered angle. The lady in the background pulls focus as she is dressed in white and I captured her running out of the gardens. Overall I like this image as the tones of the ladies surroundings have a true rustic feel and she is perfectly positioned in the horizon of the image.
This is one of my best images because it portrays emotion through the tones of black and white and how the depth of detail on the grand piano is highlighted I also think the angle almost acts as if you are watching someone play and the set up of the cord sheets gives the image the feel that someone had been playing recently. However this image also has a more earie feel to it as vintage pianos hold connotations of the supernatural.
I picked this image as one of my final pictures as I really like the detail captured in the glass centre piece i also like that the image has an almost vintage feel to it due to the composition of the objects.
I selected these images because I liked the depth and story that they created as each image has a subtle change to lighting and tone.
first I uploaded a portrait and one of my final object shoot images to photoshop in order to create a collage.
first I uploaded my portraits to the media drive
then I imported them to light room and selected them using p and x and refined this using the staring system.
then I selected the images that were 4 or more stars and switched to develop mode in order to begin editing them. I adjusted the WB and the exposure to give the image more depth. To make my images feel like they were taken in the style of Ralph Morse.
finally I cropped the image and adjusted the horizon.
Although Ralph Morse manages to capture the job of his subject in the image I think I managed to give my portrait a similar feel through the angle and pose of the model. However the lighting in my image adds more of a dark feel unlike Morse’s where Eartha stands out compared to the dark background.
Walker Evans was an American photographer who mainly focused on documenting the effects of the great depression however he also produced some still life images using tools which he published in a portfolio named ‘Beauties of the common tool’. in 1955.
Darren Harvey-Ragen was another still life photographer who was known for taking more abstract images of sculptures positioned on a solid white background while both Walker and Darren photograph still life Walkers images are very consistent as the objects are always centred and taken from an above angle without shadows, while Darren uses a landscape approach and plays with angles and shadows in his images.
I selected my best images through using the p and x method to flag them then I made sure to select the best possible images using the staring system.
I then went into develop mode and adjusted the WB and the exposure and contrast till I was happy with the images. I exported the final images into the media drive in a blog friendly size.
First I selected my images using p and x and then used a staring system to select the best images in more depth.
Then I went into develop mode and began the editing process by adjusting the white balance and the shadows and highlights to give a feel of the heritage that the interior of the buildings have.
I repeated this process 2 more times for the other images until I was happy with the final composition.
