STILL LIFE FINAL IMAGE

My final photo was going to be this one:

But then i edned up taking more photoshoots in the studio and these are what i came up wtih:

first one is the normal image and the second one it the edited one. I also decided to edit them a bit more after and this was how it came out:

more photoshoots and edits:

normal image:

edited images:

For my final image i picked this edit:

I chose the above edit as my final picture because i love how its set and they all just fit in so well together in the photo. Also like the brightness and the texture of it.

SINGLE OBJECT PHOTOSHOOT & EDIT

for my photoshoot i used loads of different toots and edited them all in different ways. These are the best photoshoots and edits out of all of them, in my opinion.

Normal image:

Edited images:

For all of these photoshoots the texture has decreased and i tried to make as different to each other as possible. I was playing around with the colours and the brightness and the highlights and i ended up liking them like it’s show above.

This is a image of how i edited the first image of them all above.

I then decided to take photos of more than one obejcts and edit them and this is how it turned out.

Normal image:

Edited images:

For the second photoshoot in the above i decided to make it a bit more different to the others and change the background of it, i’m not quite sure i like it, i like how its set and the shadows of the objects but all together i dont think its that good. Out of those three the one i liked the most of the first one because i like how the texture is nice and smooth and i like how its nice and bright in the middle then goed dark on the outside.

Arnold Newman – 1918-2006

Arnold Newman, one of the most accomplished portrait photographers of the twentieth century. Arnold Newman has been credited with popularising the ‘environmental portrait,’ which places the sitter in surroundings that suit their profession or skill. Newman said of his sitters, “it is what they are, not who they are, that fascinates me,” and he made his reputation photographing a wide range of highly influential cultural and political figures of the twentieth century, often in their most telling environments, be it home or work. He became known for his ability to thoughtfully capture the personalities of his subjects through their expressions and surroundings. While commonplace today, this technique was not widely used in the 1930s when Newman was learning his craft, pathing the new era of portrait photography.

Newman spent a lot of time refining the background and the subject to work together well and to present stories and emotion. He would designing floor plans, equipment, schedules, and possible poses before the actual shoot even took place. This highlights how important he considered his work to be.

He managed to take photos of many influential figures like:

John F. Kennedy by Arnold Newman

Explaining the portraits of famous people

In The Picasso portrait, Picasso looks directly at the camera with a hand resting on his forehead, looking more serious than in many other photographs of him. He tried to highlight his facial expressions and face blemishes, hardly focusing on the background.

In the john F. Kennedy environmental portrait, Arnold Newman focused heavily on the background (the white house) with the 35th presidents youthful and elegant appearance making him seem very powerful, looking over the country.

The Marilyn Monroe portrait (one of the most celebrated actresses of all time), has a deep impact on the views. The photograph is notable for its composition, showing an intimate glance between the two subjects. The piece also shows the contrast between Monroe’s glamorous public persona and Sandburg’s more serious and scholarly image.

Other works

Introduction to ‘Environmental Portraits’

What is environmental portraits?

Environmental portraits are typically images that show a subject in their workplace, usually undertaking their profession. They don’t always have to be in a workplace, they can also be images where the subject is linked to the background and shows the subject’s life and surroundings. The environment behind the subject helps tell the story about who they are, what they do, or what their passion is. Photographers like taking environmental images because they are visual storytellers and they like to tell stories with out the use of words. These images reveal the story behind a stranger, and makes the viewer feel closer to them in a way.

Mood board:

This style of photography makes me feel inspired because I can learn about different work environments and how they have changed over the years. I also like how each photo has a different feeling to it from the subject’s body language and their facial expression.

What is typology?:

Typology in photography is a single photograph or a body of photographic work, that shares a high level of consistency usually of similar objects.

As we can see here, there are 9 photographs all including trees of similarity. This is called typology because it is a suite of images in relation to the same subject. In this case, the tree is the main subject of the image.

Environmental Portraits Photo-shoot action plan – George Blake

For my Environmental Portraits, I will photograph indoor and outdoor locations of people at:

  • Work (Elizabeth castle).
  • Home.
  • Bunkers (Noirmont).
  • Horse stables.

I will be photographing my:

  • Friends.
  • Family.
  • Work colleagues.

I will take my photos:

  • Over the weekend.
  • During a walk.
  • Whilst on a break at work.
  • Hanging out with friends.

How I will take my photos will be:

  • With a Camera.
  • In a place I am familiar with.

why I will take them is because:

  • It captures my family in a natural environment.
  • Depicts the day-to-day running’s of My Job.
  • Shows the type of environment me and my friends hang out in and what we do.