Photoshoot 1/2:

I will do my first photoshoots at St Ouen’s beach as this is very near to my house and I cannot begin to take portraits just yet because my dad is currently away. I will try to capture the details, especially those seen by a surfer, as well as a wider view of the bay. I think that this will be important in order for me to set the scene for other images. I will do this in two (+) shoots to allow me to capture the effects of different weathers on the beach and the sea. These images will be most similar to Michael Marten‘s work, which will allow for a documentary style photographing of the subject.

Photoshoot 3/4:

Later, I will follow my dad on a few trips to the sea and photograph his movements on the way. I will also capture aspects such as water texture here and go for a documentary style series of portraits. This may be at St Ouen’s, but may also be in other places where my dad surfs, such as St Brelade, Greve de Lecq, and Plemont bay. Perhaps if my dad surfs/swims on Christmas Day this would be a good shoot as well. These will be more similar to the work of artists such as Thomas Lodin and also W. Eugene Smith.

Photoshoot 5:

I will photograph my dad in the house in a more environmental style, either in the garage alongside all the surfboards and wetsuits or in the main house, perhaps looking out of the windows at the surf in the distance as he often does. This will be an important part of the study because it will show how he lives his life at home. These images will be linked to the work of environmental portrait artist Arnold Newman.

BEFORE AND AFTER:

In these images I decided to change them into black and white. This is so they could have more of an older aesthetic of documentary photography. Black and white images are usually associated with older generations which further reinforces my nostalgic part of my project. Furthermore by the use of black and white images further fits with my images as most of the photographs I’ve taking is my family from the older generation. During the editing process I decided to keep all the editing settings the same, in order to keep my photobook clean and have a structured look. As well as keeping the editing settings the same, I decided to add a slight black vignette to create this ‘older’ look in my images.

EDITING SETTINGS:

EXPOSURE: -0.40

CONTRAST: -35

HIGHLIGHTS: +35

SHADOWS: -30

WHITES: -10

BLACKS: -15

VIGNETTE: -30

Photoshoot 1:

To start off my project, I would like to take images of the main bakehouse during non-working and working hours, showing the contrast between these two times of the day.

When? Non-working hours at the bakery are limited but between 1pm and 7pm there is usually nobody in the bakery, so in between these times will be best. As for working hours, I’m hoping to get a mixture of busy times and quiet times so I will need a chance to go in early in the morning (5-7 am) and later on in the morning (10 am-12 pm). I’m hoping to be able to show how the bakery works all through the day.

What? The main Vienna Bakery bakehouse, this is an area I have easy access to so this will be the first place I photograph.

Who? As much as possible, I will be aiming to take landscape-style images without anybody in the images, the main focus will be the building and the objects, not the people, within the building, however if some of the images have the workers in them, it won’t bother me.

Photoshoot 2:

As, this weekend, I will be working both days, I will take the chance to do a photoshoot of the staff in the shop, popular products in the shop and the shop.

When? Over a weekend. On Saturday, it’s a busier day so I won’t get much time to do a photoshoot but I will take the opportunity after 7:30 once the shop is set up to take images of different products coming into the shop at different times. On Sunday, not a lot of people will be expecting us to be open so it shouldn’t be too busy so this will be more of an opportunity to do a photoshoot of anything I don’t manage to capture on Saturday.

What? Objects-wise, I will be photographing different popular products that are made mainly in the shop but my main aim is to photograph products that people would recognise as Vienna Bakery products. I will also be photographing the actual bakery shop, whether that’s inside the shop or just the façade.

Who? Different staff members of the shop, I am hoping to photograph all the staff members in the shop, especially the more long-term and key workers i.e the bakers, the manager and staff members who may have been there for longer periods of time.

Photoshoot 3:

Even though it may not be an actual photoshoot, I am hoping to interview the director and maybe even the owner of the company, documenting the interview in a similar manner to Mitch Epstein in his book Family Business, picking stills from parts of the interview where we discuss specific topics about the business like why the creators chose the name or what makes the bakery different to others.

Interview questions:

What is the history of Vienna Bakery?

What made Bob Dodge decide to found Vienna?

How has the company kept going over all these years?

Are all the same traditional techniques used within the process of making products?

How did Covid-19 affect the company?

What is the difference, in your opinion, between Vienna and other bakeries in the island?

About

These are photographs of different locations that I have key memories of from my childhood. I plan to make these images edited to the emotion I feel towards the location, for example making some in black and white while others in colour.

Images

Edits