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During our visit to Hamptonne we got the chance to explore around the farm to look at all the buildings and the animals that they kept. There are a range of photos from around that farm like the apple orchard and cider house. It was interesting to walk around and photography different parts of nature and wildlife.

Editing

I have edited my photos in Lightroom and I have split the screen so that I can see the before and aft6er of my photos which helps to edit and adjust them. It allows me to see if I should decrease the exposure of change the contrast levels. In some of my edits I have made the photo darker to give them a more rustic look. Some of the exterior photos were to bright so I have lowered the exposure so that the houses can be seen more clearly.

Final Photos

I have chosen these as my final photos because they each show apart of Hamptonne and its history. I have tried to make each of the photos have a vintage and rustic look to them, I have also had to lower the exposure because they had come out too bright due to the sun. My favourite photo would be the first one because the warmer tones of the wood stand out more due to the sun hitting it.

In 1767, people protested about the export of grain from the Island. Anonymous threats were made against shipowners and a law was passed the following year to keep corn in Jersey. In August 1769 the States of Jersey repealed this law, claiming that crops in the Island were plentiful. There was suspicion that this was a ploy to raise the price of wheat, which would be beneficial to the rich, many had rents owed to them on properties that were payable in wheat. As major landowners, the Lemprière family stood to profit hugely.

When residents and farmers began to protest and forced their way into the royal court they developed a list of demands:

 That the price of wheat be lowered and set at 20 sols per cabot.

• That foreigners be ejected from the Island.

• That his Majesty’s tithes be reduced to 20 sols per vergée.

• That the value of the liard coin be set to 4 per sol.

• That there should be a limit on the sales tax.

• That seigneurs stop enjoying the practice of champart (the right to every twelfth sheaf of corn or bundle of flax).

• That seigneurs end the right of ‘Jouir des Successions’(the right to enjoy anyone’s estate for a year and a day if they die without heirs).

• That branchage fines could no longer be imposed.

• That Rectors could no longer charge tithes except on apples.

• That charges against Captain Nicholas Fiott be dropped and that he be allowed to return to the Island without an inquiry.

• That the Customs’ House officers be ejected.

Photos from Hamptonne that I have improved using Lightroom

I have used a flagging system in Lightroom to arrange my photos to choose which photos are good to use and which photos aren’t good

Exteriors

Interiors

Objects

Who am I photographing?

I am photographing my friend ingrid

What am I photographing?

I will be taking a series of images of ingrid in her garden, as she spends a lot of her time here.

when am I conducting the shoot?

sunday 17th oct

where am i working/ location?

i am working in her back garden, it is filled with plants and her general space

how am i going to produce the images (lighting / equipment etc)?

I am going to conduct the photoshoot by firstly check the weather to see when the lighting/weather will be suitable, i will set up my tripod and direct Ingrid where to sit/stand

I am conducting my indoor photoshoot in the style of Arnold Newman.

Who am I photographing?

for my photoshoot I will be taking pictures of my friend Ruby.

What am I photographing?

I will be doing an environmental photoshoot regarding Ruby’s interests and everyday life, which is clearly displayed within her bedroom.

when am I conducting the shoot?

I will be conducting my shoot on Sunday 17th October

where am i working/ location?

I am working in Ruby’s house in St Lawrence, in particular, her bedroom.

why am i designing the shoot in this way?

I am designing the shoot in this way as her bedroom is filled with her interests, her walls are covered head to toe with posters, pictures, magazine pages and music. Her interests are portrayed through her walls including, her favourite musicians, movies, models and friends.

how am i going to produce the images (lighting / equipment etc)?

• camera
• day time light from window
• tripod from home
• lamps/lights from home

August Sander was a German portrait and documentary photographer. Sander’s first book Face of our Time was published in 1929. Sander has been described as “the most important German portrait photographer of the early twentieth century”.

I will be basing a few of my photos in August Sandlers technique.

Mary Ellen Mark was an American photographer known for her photojournalism, documentary photography, portraiture, and advertising photography. She photographed people who were “away from mainstream society and toward its more interesting, often troubled fringes”. 

I will also be basing some of my photos in her technique.

Arnold Newman (1918-2006) was an American photographer, remembered for his environmental photography. Newman studied painting and drawing at The University Of Miami. Due to a high costing tuition, Newman had to leave the university and started working at a studio in Philadelphia.

Arnold Newman gained his love for photography through the empathy he felt for artists and their work. Newman is often credited with being the photographer who articulated and who consistently employed the genre of environmental portraiture, “The surroundings had to add to the composition and the understanding of the person. No matter who the subject was, it had to be an interesting photograph. Just to simply do a portrait of a famous person doesn’t mean a thing.”

Newman’s Career in photography was very successful, he photographed icons such as Marlene Dietrich, John F. Kennedy, Harry S. Truman, Piet Mondrian, Pablo Picasso, Arthur Miller, Marilyn Monroe, Ronald Reagan, Mickey Mantle, and Audrey Hepburn. Most of his portraits were shot on large format view cameras however, some photographs were captured on a 35mm SLR camera, where the additional freedom is an advantage.

I have chosen to photograph Newman because i love the style of his images, they are minimalistic in black and white, but, paint a whole new picture through, objects, art and expression.

I have also chosen Newman as his photography links closely with the style I am hoping to create within my environmental portraits.

what is a corn riot holiday?

Its a celebration of our modern day democracy which started in 1769 when the Jersey corn riots took place.

History of the corn riots

in 1769 landowners where exporting wheat from Jersey to England where a bad harvest had increased the prices. Frustrated with the food shortages, increase in pricing, unfair taxation and the power structure in Jersey 500 islanders stormed the Royal Court with 13 demands on September 28th 1769.These demands included:

1. Lowering the price of wheat
2. Ejecting foreigners off the island
3. Sales tax should have a limit
4. The Customs’ House officers be ejected

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