This photoshoot was to document my family in Poland during an event and my Gran’s house. The process of selecting is done on Adobe Lightroom Classic.
RED: BELOW AVERAGE
YELLOW: AVERAGE
GREEN: *BEST* IMAGES/ABOVE AVERAGE
Most of my images are highlighted yellow. Those highlighted in red are below average images due to me trying to figure out which setting works best. Because I did outdoor and indoor images, I needed to change the settings in order to create the best images I could. When taking these images I had the ‘FLASH’ turned on to create this aesthetic of ‘documentary’ photography. The images highlighted in green are my strongest images, most of the images are portraits of my family members either together or behind the scenes of my grandparents cooking. These images bring me a sense of nostalgia seeing 3 different generations in the same room, while also having my Polish family there which allows me to project my Polish heritage and traditions through the photography.
Matt Emmett is a photographer who’s goal it is to rediscover the forgotten worlds all around us, he won the first historic photographer of the year award in 2017. Emmett started his abandoned photo carrier in 2012 at the national gas turbine establishment the site was a design and testing environment for military jets engines until it closed in 2001. after Emmett went to the national gas turbine company he started traveling the world exploring abandoned building and places. Emmett’s photos have surreal effect they look very eerie and mysterious some of them have a very big spacious feeling and others have tunnel effect I believe his favourite effect is the tunnel effect seen through the majority of his photos I believe it gives a quiet claustrophobic effect giving it a quiet a unique feel to the photos that he uses the tunnel method with.
the first day of the trip was mostly just traveling to the Paris and getting to the hotel however when we got to the hotel and had dinner we went out sight seeing and exploring we saw
theses are all the photos I took in Paris on my camera I did take more on my phone.
I’ve decided to take more visceral images in the style of Rinko Kawauchi because I’m aiming to create a nostalgic emotion through my photobook, rather than an image.
What
Why
How
When
Where
I want to find objects and places that create the sense of nostalgia and draw the emotions that bring back my childhood memories.
I will do this to create the feelings I want to portray through my photobook as a whole
I’m going to make sure I bring my camera around with me and capture the things that create this visceral and surreal effect.
I want to make sure there is good lighting such as sunset or sunrise because they give a natural orange tint that I can then adapt when editing
I will plan some shoots at places that are nostalgic for me such as St Ouens beach/ woods, the sand dunes, old school areas, Les Quennevais precinct etc.
Planned shoots over the holiday break:
St Ouens woods – trees, shells, swings, the sea, full landscapes, close up/ macro lense
Sand Dunes& woods – Capturing the light through the trees, Judy Kurland style in the trees, footprints/ my dogs pawprints
Rinko Kawauchi
Rinko Kawauchi
St Ouens bay – capturing the motion of the sea and creating hidden meanings through it, the movement with slow shutter speed.
take images of my bedrooms (parents house, grandma’s house, etc.)
work spaces (desks, tables)
Photoshoot 2: Streets
empty streets late at night or early morning (golden hour)
staged shot of someone’s silhouette at an ATM
staged shot of someone walking with a large backpack
shots of streetlamps illuminating road
Photoshoot 3: Abandoned / Empty Locations
exterior shots of abandoned/run-down buildings
(maybe) inside of abandoned buildings
car parks late at night
I want to combine these photoshoots with past images that I took during my experiences, and to write my own notes and explanations around each image, much like in the style of Jim Goldberg.
In this photoshoot I will take inspiration from the Bernd typology work. By taking repeated images of the same subject I will be creating my own typology. During my time away in Poland I will aim to take a few portraits of my family members and places which hold significance with my family and time away. During this shoot I will be also be creating typologies through the stereotypical ‘documentary’ photography. However, with the return back to Jersey I will juxtapose and contrast my life in Poland vs Jersey, therefore I will also take images of my family here.
WHERE?
LOCATIONS FOR PHOTOSHOOT:
POLAND
HOUSE AND FAMILY IN POLAND
SIGNIFICANT PLACES (PARKS, CENTRES)
WHEN?
This images will be taken as I go away to Poland for the weekend for a family event. Hopefully I will be able to go back to take another shoot, however it’s uncertain.
HOW?
I will be using a camera from school so I am able to create higher quality images. I will be using the flash in order to create that ‘documentary’ style photography and create a slightly more authentic images, showing the events of the night and the function of the event.
WHY?
This photoshoot is designed to show my duel nationality, my life in Jersey and my life in Poland. By doing this photoshoot I am creating my own typology of my own personal nostalgia. By creating these images in my photobook I will be able to shows the difference within my life with my two families.
