Virtual Gallery

I created a virtual gallery with my final images to see what they looked like presented in a gallery format before I printed them. By using a blank wall I presented them as a tryptic display, as each shot connects to the next and they are more impactful next to each other. I also used a mixed black and white frame to match the colour theme throughout the images, this helped add a border to the photos so they didn’t feel like the geometric elements blended into the grey wall taking away from the harsh lines.

Final Analysis of Photos

The photos are all edited in a the same way, all black and white with blocks of black and white colour. This links all the photos together nicely as each photos content is a little different to the next. I went about the black and white editing on an individual basis making sure I tailored the overall low toned black and white look to each photo. This also meant I had to look after the texture of each photo, sometime increasing the texture to emphasis the point of the photo, sometimes decreasing to reduce the noise and make the point of the photo clearer. All three photos have the geometric style in common, as I used the same blocks of black and white alternating colour on all three photos adding a new element to the composition of the shot. Using the curves of the bay or harsh lines of houses is something I have done in each shot to provide leading lines and structure as otherwise photos in this style can get quite messy.

Analysis of Presentation

I have presented the photos as a tryptic both in person and on the blog. The hard copies I printed out at A4 size to ensure the details in the photos weren’t missed from being too small but also A3 would have been too big and the details of each shot would have been overwhelming. I then backed each shot onto foam board without a boarder as the white foam board looked like an extension of the photo with the photos have large amounts of white near the edges. Saying this I did then back the mounted pieces onto black mount board to group them together. This meant the shots would be displayed together with a high contrast similar to the colour blocks with the white in the photo and the black of the mount board. I chose to display them vertically as it breaks up the landscape orientation of the shots themselves, encouraging the viewer to apricate how large the areas of effected land are and it’s not just one scene. This also helped show the differences between each shot but where the similarities tied them together both in the editing and composition of the shots.

Analysis of Links to Photographer

In my final presentation of my final three photos, there are obvious links to all the photographers I looked at both for editing style and actual photos. In my final editing process I made sure I was using what I had learn through not only my first set of editing but also what I had learnt from researching and analysing Nick Frank and Guy Catling’s work. Both make use of natural geometric shapes created in the photos, removing sections nd replacing with solid colour and patterns drawing the eye to the subject of each photo. Particularly in Nick Frank’s work he uses the colour blocks to remove distracting details, details of the background highlighting the important areas of his work. I used the colour blocks to show the varsity of the areas effected by humans, almost doing the opposite of Nick Frank and using the colour blocks to draw attention to the area of photo beneath the block layer that otherwise would be over looked.

Analysis of Links to Anthropocene

The final photos I have presented have taken an unusual approach when it comes to talking about Anthropocene and it’s effect on our planet, simply because I haven’t looked into plastic or pollution individually but an area of Anthropocene as a whole. Telling the untold story of how we as humans have impacted the world around us, without even noticing. Often we have had good reasons to change a natural landscape whether it be farming so we don’t have to import so much food or housing and roads so we can access the island as a whole and reduce any over population in St Helier. My photos have also taken a dramatic editing style as well often not seen in photos around the Anthropocene as they are often kept natural so people can see it truly as it is. However I used the fact many people know the area well and overlook the differences, to my advantage, by covering the human impacted areas with blocks of colour it doesn’t just give a visual impact for the viewer but separates what they normally see with what they normally see that is human creation.