The definition of identity is who you are, the way you think about yourself, the way you are viewed by the world and the characteristics that define you.
definition in photography: A photograph resembles the likeness of what appeared before the lens. So, in the case of a profile picture, family album or mug shot, identity is based on the repetition of sameness that is evidenced by the image produced by the camera.
A headshot is a tightly cropped photo of the face. The subject is camera aware — typically looking right in the lens. Years ago, headshots were reserved for actors and models. For talent, these images are in some ways more important than a resume.
Steve McCurry (born April 23, 1950) is an American photographer, freelancer, and photojournalist. His photo Afghan Girl, of a girl with piercing green eyes, has appeared on the cover of National Geographic several times. McCurry has photographed many assignments for National Geographic and has been a member of Magnum Photos since 1986.
McCurry is the recipient of numerous awards, including Magazine Photographer of the Year, awarded by the National Press Photographers Association; the Royal Photographic Society’s Centenary Medal; and two first-place prizes in the World Press Photo contest (1985 and 1992).
Yousuf Karsh CC (December 23, 1908 – July 13, 2002) was an Armenian-Canadian photographer known for his portraits of notable individuals. He has been described as one of the greatest portrait photographers of the 20th century.
An Armenian genocide survivor, Karsh migrated to Canada as a refugee. By the 1930s he established himself as a significant photographer in Ottawa, where he lived most of his adult life, though he traveled extensively for work. His iconic 1941 photograph of Winston Churchill was a breakthrough point in his 60-year career, through which he took numerous photos of known political leaders, men and women of arts and sciences. Over 20 photos by Karsh appeared on the cover of Life magazine, until he retired in 1993.
Philippe Halsman was an American portrait photographer. He was born in Riga in the part of the Russian Empire which later became Latvia, and died in New York City.
Halsman had his first success in America when the cosmetics firm Elizabeth Arden used his image of model Constance Ford against the American flag in an advertising campaign for “Victory Red” lipstick. A year later, in 1942, he found work with Life magazine, photographing hat designs; a portrait of a model in a Lilly Daché hat was the first of his 101 covers for Life.
We used products given to us by Hamptonne which represented Jersey’s heritage in some way
Photomontage is often used as a means of expressing political dissent.
It was first used as a technique by the dadaists in 1915 in their protests against the First World War. It was later adopted by the surrealists who exploited the possibilities photomontage offered by using free association to bring together widely disparate images, to reflect the workings of the unconscious mind.
In 1923 the Russian constructivist Aleksander Rodchenko began experimenting with photomontage as a way of creating striking socially engaged imagery concerned with the placement and movement of objects in space.
Other key exponents of the medium are John Heartfield, the German artist who reconstructed images from the media to protest against Germany’s Fascist regime and Peter Kennard; whose photomontages explored issues such as economic inequality, police brutality and the nuclear arms race between the 1970s and the 1990s.
With this image I tried to depict the woman looking through the window into her house
This montage is inspired by Harvey Regan idea of using two photos and merging them into one.
Here is some of Harvey Regan’s work that inspired me to take these photos
This is the setup I used to take some of these photos
Here I am picturing the woman on the window sill.
Here I used a separate black and white image to show how the old fashion actor is standing in the present time
For my outside photoshoot I went to the La Crete Shellfish van that sells outside Homefields Farm Shop. The guy there was very friendly and was happy for me to take photos of him.
This is taken from their page on getfresh.je:
La Crete Shellfish is committed to creating a sustainable supply of seafood servicing both wholesale and retail customers. Our seafood trailer is located at Homefields Growers in St Clement.We pride ourselves on supplying quality seafood at affordable prices whilst supporting local fishermen and producers in these challenging times. Our range of products includes local shellfish (lobsters and crabs, cooked to order), oysters, fresh crab meat and hand dived scallops as well as a wide selection of fresh fish (mackerel, salmon, bass, seabream, brill and many more), smoked fish, prawns plus additional products such as seafood soups.
For my inside photos I photographed a worker at Reid’s Pharmacy. Unfortunately it was a small shop, with prescriptions behind the till that had peoples names on them, so I could only photograph from a certain angle to protect the patients confidentiality.
