For this photoshoot, I used a dog and a snake to create a a sense of empathy. I used plastic to wrap the snake around to create the idea that a snake is surrounded with plastic all the time in their normal life. For the images of the dog, I

These are my final images that I have edited. For these images, I downloaded them on photoshop and started by cropping them to cut out any of the empty space around. I then levelled to achieve a good level of brightness and contrast.

I decided to expand on this photoshoot and so I edited one of the pictures of the snake. I started off by taking a picture that was already levelled and cropped and then proceeded to take the quick selection tool to select the plastic bag and the part of the snake which was inside the plastic bag. Once I had selected the part of the image I wanted, I then pressed shift, Ctrl, U which made the selected part of the image black and white. I did this to portray that the part of the snake that was inside the bag was suffocating and turning black.

This was my final edited image:

For these images, I went outside to an area with grass and brought bits of rubbish with me. I placed the rubbish in the grass and lay them out in a nice circle. I took the pictures from different angles to see which one I like best.

I like how these images turned out because I placed them in a circle to represent the earth which is circular. I tried to make a point that if we don’t stop using the amount of plastic that we do, then this is what the earth will eventually look like. The background of this image is green which links to nature and how this is what colour a healthy world would look like, however the main subject of these photos is white and pink which are not natural colours of our world.

I was inspired by these images which are taken by different artists and photographers. I was inspired by these images because they have a clear link to Anthropocene in terms of plastic. These images show that plastic is polluting our world and that we are being suffocated by the amount of plastic that is in our planet.

For this photoshoot, I went into the studio and used artificial lighting to create these images. For the props I used a black plastic bag and cling film. I used these to cover face of the model, I also made it seem as though the model was in pain to create an expression of distress. I did this photoshoot to portray the idea that plastic is a problem in the world and that plastic is polluting the world. In these photographs the model looks as though they are suffocating and shows that the plastic in the world is killing humans and animals.

This photographer has taken this image to show the dramatic problem of plastic. This image shows a bird who has ingested plastic and has unfortunately died. However, the photographer has added more plastic onto the dead bird to emphasise the idea that plastic is killing the animals. Photographers want to create awareness as to what dangers result from our waste products and that we should recycle and advise others too as well to save the animals.

This image shows all the plastic waste that has been collected. The photographer of this image has portrayed this image as happy and bright because of the different colours, however the back story of this image has a different meaning. If you think deeper about this image it actually shows us the amount of plastic we use and shows us that plastic is killing our planet. This plastic gets burned and the fumes will pollute the earth.

Anthropocene is the time in which humans had a substantial impact on the planet. Photographers have started to spread awareness on the dangers of climate change, over population, pollution, deforestation, global warming and many more. Photographers have started documenting different images of the issues on the planet for everyone to explore an in depth understanding of the reality of the world.

These are some images from photographers who have taken a interest in representing the disasters in the world. Something that most of these images have in common is that they are filled with bright colours. Bright colours are usually associated with happiness however this significantly contrasts with what the images are actually made for. Anthropocene is awareness of the dangers in our planet such as cars, plastic and toxic fumes that we pollute the air with. Anthropocene photographers take pictures of these disasters to warn people of the damage us, as humans are causing to our world. I really like the topic of Anthropocene because as young people we are the ones that have to try to help change the way we live.

I particularly like this image, this is because it shows the consequences of our actions when it comes to plastic. This image shows a bird that has unfortunately died and the body is full of plastic. The photographer who took this image wanted to show people how dangerous plastic is and if we don’t recycle or reduce our use of it, this is what will happen to all of us.

Editing Process

Anthropocene

Landscapes

Topographics

Storm Damage

Overall opinion

I picked all of these photos the way I did because I wanted each “room” to have a certain look to them so I didn’t really want any coloured photos in the same room as a black and white one so if I were to want just one of two in colour and the rest black and white I would create a whole new “room” for it otherwise it wouldn’t look cohesive and would just look quite messy.

For the photos I picked only some of the very best I wanted to make sure it was only my strongest photos in order to make it look so successful. I feel like even though the image look quite small because of the way they are laid out you can still see lots of the detail within the images I believe having them in black and white helps that because they colours contrast so well making it appear more dramatic and making it stand out.

I think my favourites would be the topographic images as I feel the AI photos tell a story so clearly and successfully them being right next to each other so you can clearly see the similarities and the differences works so well.

For these final pieces all I will be doing is taking these individual images and splitting them up and sticking them onto a larger piece of card so that they tell a story and look cohesive together.

For the mounting I will be using a large black sheet of card and the a slightly smaller white sheet on top of the to create that small boarder around both the white and black card. Then I will be sticking the images onto that top layer of white card with even spacing in-between.

I have chosen to use these three photos for one of the final pieces based on Anthropocene. I picked these three as I felt they showed off the main idea of anthropecne as you can see how the natural beach has now had lots of additions like the buildings because of us. You can see the structure that’s already been built on the left and then the middle is a close up of a section of that structure then the last image on the right is of construction machine which suggests that there will be more built on top of the beach.

I would also like to have my final piece of landscapes to look like this although it doesn’t tell a story I feel as if by having both of them together it helps it look more cohesive and less random I also think having both the black and white backing card works well with the images as there are in black and white so its monochromatic and also having just white makes the image a lot brighter and the sky from the photo can kind of blend in but by having the black behind it creates this contrast which really helps.

This will be my last final piece which is for Anthropocene for this is similar to the landscape final piece as I don’t feel as if its trying to tell a story however having those two images which are quite different locations and yet they look so similar works. It shows how built up and overcrowded it actually is in jersey.

My first photo I chose is this photo of a rather-old couple walking along a street with their dog on a leash

Selective Colour Splash

Here I will show the design process of how I made my page spreads of my images from St Malo.

Layout arrangement –

1st design –

After arranging out a design I liked, as well as adding the images I believed best suited with it, I left a gap for text to be included.

By adjusting the Images again I made some room for my page spread title, by also moving my text box higher up this made it closer to the top of the page and more easier for the eyes to be guided when looking at the work. Inside Its text, I wrote about my inspiration, Henri-Cartier Bresson.

Adding stroke borders, This help defines the image more on the page and matches to the text box, which also contains a bordered.

2nd design –

Designing the layout of the second design, I focused on the examples of male youth culture/hooliganism I saw within St Malo. Through selecting my edited images I have composed a similar aesthetic between these images inside this picture story page spread.

Whilst in St Malo I noticed that graffiti was quite common in the area, with masculine connotations being a quite common idea behind the idea of graffiti, I decided to include this in my work. Using a font that to me looked like it was created with a spray can, I used the pencil tool to add a rough level of detail of paint marks to further generate my impression of my title.

With the final text added, This came out quite well in my opinion and creates an interesting composition around the aesthetic I chose to present.

Final Outcome of Image:

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