I chose this as one of my favourites because I like the mixture of the colours used and how there is a person in the view who seems mysterious.
I like this one because of the intense lighting but also the composition and how it wonders off to the left whilst showing the urban buildings.
This one was nice to take because to get to this place it look some climbing and angles, and at the end the image came out well, with the street lights and the car park building it reminds me of some of Rut Blees’ work.
This one in my opinion looks cool because of the water droplet effect it has on the camera, but where it isn’t so intense you cannot see anything but it is to a point in which you can make up what the image is, and creates a nice aesthetic.
I like this ominous look of the image, and how it seems like there is something wrong or something will appear.
This one I chose to be my favourite because of the architecture and angles, but the lighting works in its favour creating something very nice.
For the beginning of my book I wanted to use a skyline of the main area of what I was going to be mainly taking pictures in, but that it linked into the subject of Urban nightlife.
The title “Memento Mori” Means “remember you must die”, which is a very philosophical phrase that has been used a lot and I think suits the context of my images, as it creates a mindset for the audience of mystery and loneliness, but contrasts it with some of my warm images.
for the first phew pages i’ve started off with some almost scary images, which hold a lot of confusion in them where you might have a think of what it is or even where it goes. But then I wanted it to transition into a context of people in it who you might draw your attention to and also think about who they are.
I wanted to be bold when creating the layout for my images because of how warm they are and how if they where small it would be hard to recognise them. And I’ve also wanted to create a layout which follows your eyes for example the first images here work well because of the panorama effect.
these last images I wanted to have a personal mixture of good and less good images as a way of mixing up the emotion of the person looking at the images, whilst keeping the consistency of an ominous look. But overall I think the layout works well with these images and how I’ve kept the cold images with each other and warm with each other which is more pleasant to look at, whilst having an aim of putting the viewer through confusion but also having them appreciate the images.
Regarding my final product I believe it was a successful project however I am not 100% happy with how it turned out as I would have liked some better shots using better lighting and longer rushes but with the limited time I had I just had to make do with what I could get due to track opening times and limited lighting with the flood lights.
I believe my inspirations from both case studies merged together well using informative interview style mixed with the nostalgic artistic feel from the archive footage and choice of music paired with the darker lighting and heavy vignette.
Overall I believe the idea was good and personal to me so I enjoyed the whole process however I think I was let down due to the lack of practical footage which was mainly down to lack of availability and organisation of ideas which I can focus more on in future projects.
My first shoot with Jamie was down at the track and we did our interview questions, where i gave Jamie free range on his answers allowing him to dive deep.
For Shoot two we went into the gym and got a few rushes of him doing a weight training session to use as dynamic shots in the the film.
Then for the final shoot we went down to the track and filmed him doing a training session and interacting with his coach, i believe this shoot was where i could gather the best shots.
I used archive images I found from my childhood in Scotland; In response to the work of Carolle Benitah I used a needle and thick embroidery thread to add designs to the photos. I chose to use a thicker thread as too stand out more.
I tried to keep the following motifs present throughout the entire project : Birds, rabbits, and the ocean. I tried to keep the red and blue colour coding consistent throughout as I wanted red to represent distance both physical and within relationships.
Carolle Benitah A La Plage ,At the BeachStitched waves
For my first final piece, I printed out one of my images on A3 glossy photo paper. I then used a piece of thick black card and began measuring the size of my images and of he card to be bale to cut out a ‘window’ in the card. Once I had cut the card out, I placed my image facing down on the back of the card and use masking tape to hold it in place. Overall I am very happy with how this piece turned out at it is very monochrome and the window mount makes the image become a final piece.
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For my second final piece, I did the exact same process as my first final print. However, this time my image on A3 glossy photo paper, had a white boarder which I decided to keep on as it separates the image from the black window mount. Again, I am very happy with how this piece turned out and this the whit boarder make my piece stand out.
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With my third final piece, I decided to do something different. Once I had my image printed out on A4 glossy photo paper, I stuck it to white foam board with spray mount and then trimmed it to the right size. I decided to leave a white boarder on this one as the image is in black and white meaning the boarder breaks it up more. After this, I used double sided tape to mount it onto a piece of black card to complete my final piece. I like how this piece turned out, however I think it is quite simple which it less bold.
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For my fourth final piece, I printed out two of my images on A4 glossy photo paper. I mounted these two images with spray mount onto white foam board however, as these images were in colour, when I trimmed them, I did not leave any boarder. After this, I used double sided tape again to mount them onto black card. I am very pleased with how this piece turned out as I think the colours in my two images contrast nicely with the black card, making my images engaging.
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For my fifth and final print, I printed out three of my images on A5 glossy photo paper. I then took another piece of black card and measured my images as well as the card to make the cut outs perfectly spaced and even. Once I had the areas to cut out measured I used the knife and ruler to cut the windows out. Finally, I used masking tape to places my images in the windows. Overall, I think this is my favourite final piece. I think the window mount works very will with my images and the colours that the three images contain go well together. As a whole, I am very pleased with all of my final prints and think they turned out well.
I’ve created a virtual gallery to show how I’d display the outcomes from the ‘Nostalgia’ project.
EVALUATION
MY APPROACH TO IMAGE MAKING:
I captured a combination of photo types; objects, landscapes, and portraits. My approach when making my images was to aim to capture a part of my identity. I did this by creating documentary style images of my family homes in both Madeira and in Jersey. In Madeira, my focus was around things that were familiar to me to show the nostalgic element of what I remember from when I last visited when I was younger. In Jersey, I wanted to capture some portraits of my family which I believe added to my portrayal of myself and identity.
HOW DID I PLAN THIS PROJECT?
As I knew I would be visiting Madeira over the Christmas holiday, I planned on using the opportunity to base the majority of my project on this. I wrote up photoshoot plans in order to help my organise some of the material I wanted to capture.
PHOTOSHOOT AND EDITING:
I planned numerous photoshoots, a combination for both Madeira and Jersey. Upon return to Jersey, I then imported all my images into Adobe Lightroom and began my selection process. Then editing my selected images for outcomes to present in my photobook.
WHAT WENT WELL IN THIS PROJECT?
I’ve created successful outcomes for the project theme ‘Nostalgia’ and created a photobook to display these photographs in a physical form.
WHAT COULD HAVE USED IMPROVEMENT?
To improve this project, I could have captured some more portraits of my family in Madeira. Some more formal portraits where I get them to face the camera could have improved the strength of the portrait aspect of my photographs. Some additional landscape or object photographs in Jersey could have balanced out the book slightly, as I felt it was slightly sparse on that end when organising the photobook.
I have selected some of my final images to be printed so that I can frame them. This gives me another physical outcome to provide evidence from this project. These are the photos I have selected:
I have used photoshop to help me plan mock ups of how I want to present my images when framing them. I have organised this into a total of 2 mock ups as I didn’t send many photographs for printing.
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I liked the idea of this photograph being a stand alone image. So I had it printed in A3, and will be framing it as a window mount. I think this is a strong image which beautifully captures the pools of Porto Muniz, as well as my dad and brother admiring the view. I think the black with perfectly contrast the colours of the photograph and make the blues even more vibrant, opposed to a white foam board.
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For this sequence, I’m combining two A5 prints (top) and one A4 print (bottom). I think these images compliment each other well, all being black and white and of similar subject matter. The bottom image is one I captured of my grandparents’ living room, and the top two images are those I captured in other family homes. I will put each photo on an individual piece of foam board, and then use an additional piece of black card to combine them.
