“Explore the Dichotomies of the Characteristics Between Day and Night”

Introduction (250 – 500 Words)

• Opening quote, a opening quote which will grab the reader`s attention and make the reader question.
• I can use a quote from Susan Sontag’s writing.

• I will commence the introduction with a condensed explanation, mainly writing about how photography can show the hidden areas of normal locations, preparing the theme for the rest of the essay which is the dichotomies between the day and night.
• In this Introductory paragraph I will introduce how natural and artificial lighting during the night and day alter settings, bringing out contrasting emotions, I also will write about the contrast of emotions, for example, daytime: clarity, life and energy and for nighttime: Mystery, emptiness and loneliness.

• The second section within the introduction will introduce the artists and how they link with my project / theme.
• William Eggleston : Known for his use of colour and capturing ordinary life in extraordinary ways.
• Pierre Putman : His strong compositions showing off the blend of light and shadows in city settings, he creates a unreal, dreamlike mood with his images.
• Todd Hido : Links with his thought provoking night photography, he also explores theme of isolation and mystery.

• During this introduction, I will also explain why I have chosen this theme and my own personal attachment to this theme.
• I will higlight my main goal of showcasing images during the day and night in my photobook to show the changes.

• I will finalize my essay with my essay`s overall focus, which is to analise the work of these artists and how they link to my theme of the dichotomies between the day and the night.

Paragraph 1 – Historical & Theoretical Contexts (500 words)

• The main focus for this initial paragraph is, the use of colour in photography and how it has changed and developed overtime, especially since the 1970s. I have specifically chosen the 1970s as this was when artists like William Eggleston changed how colour in photography was used and seen.
• I will mention the history of colour photography and how in the past it was seen as less “artistic” in comparison to monochrome images.
• I will mention how in the 1970s colour photography made a change and became an understood and appreciated art form, mainly influenced by the work of William Eggleston.

• I will also discuss New Topographics and how that changed how viewers interpreted ordinary landscape images.
• I may also carry on using Sontag`s extracts and other sources to support my statements and writing about how photography can change someones way of viewing and emotion.

Paragraph 2 – William Eggleston (500 Words)

• For this second paragraph I will focus on my artist of choice, William Eggleston. I will do an overview of his work, specifically focusing on his excellent use of colour.
• I will also explore his development as an artist, looking at every piece of work from every time period and I will also discuss and explore his impact on the world of art.
  • A section of this paragraph will involve choosing an image from William Eggleston`s to analise, specifically from his first ever publish: William Eggleston`s Guide as that is what I have already been researching.
  • When analysing an image of his I will discuss technical, contextual, visual and conceptual aspects of the image. As well as this I will also explain how he relates to my theme / project.
  • In this second paragraph I will also be stating how my work connects to his work, and how he has influenced my day time photography.

Paragraph 3 – Todd Hido (500 Words)

• For this third paragraph, I will follow a similar structure to the second paragraph commencing the paragraph with an overview of Todd Hido`s work, specifically highlighting the way he captures isolation, mystery and the surreal, film like quality of his images.
• I will write about Todd Hido`s focus, which is suburban settings and artificial light in a suburban low light landscape.
• Todd Hido`s images are great and I want to find out his influence behind his images.
• Similarly to the second paragraph I will also analyse an image of his which includes artificial lighting in a dark setting.
• Once again I will relate this to my Night time photography images, and explain how he inspired me to experiment / play around with artificial light, weather to turn a ordinary landscape into a emotional composition.

Conclusion (250 – 500 Words)

• Finally to conclude essay, I will Summarise the main parts of my essay, repeat the focus of my essay and what i am exploring.
• I will also recap how each artist had a part in my theme and helped me gain a better understanding and inspiration for this project.
• I will mention any problems or anything i struggled with during the process of making the photobook
• Finally I will compare and contrast photographers work to my own work and highlight any differences between my work work and the photographers work.

Essay Requirements

Key Words to Include Within The Essay:

• Aesthetic
• Formalism
• Indexicality
• Representation
• Narrative

Literary sources: Go to this blog post here: Theory: Literary Sources and copy relevant key texts relating to the subject of your essay and list in alphabetical order in your bibliography. In addition, find your own key texts in relation to artists selected for in-depth analysis in your essay and list these too. These texts could be interviews with the artist, or reviews/ critique’s written by others. See useful online sites/ sources here .

• Research and identify 3-5 literary sources from a variety of media such as books, journal/magazines, internet, Youtube/video that relates to your personal study and artists references .
• Begin to read essay, texts and interviews with your chosen artists as well as commentary from critics, historians and others.
• It’s important that you show evidence of reading and draw upon different pints of view – not only your own.
• Take notes when you’re reading…key words, concepts, passages, page number to be used for in-text referencing etc.

Bibliography must be included – List all relevant sources used

Key Terminology – link to a glossary of key terms

Use of AI / Chat GPT MUST be referenced – go to this blog post here for guidelines.

Question: How is feminism and identity manipulated through the evolution of social media?

Literary sources: Go to this blog post here: Theory: Literary Sources and copy relevant key texts relating to the subject of your essay and list in alphabetical order in your bibliography. In addition, find your own key texts in relation to artists selected for in-depth analysis in your essay and list these too. These texts could be interviews with the artist, or reviews/ critique’s written by others. See useful online sites/ sources here .

• Research and identify 3-5 literary sources from a variety of media such as books, journal/magazines, internet, Youtube/video that relates to your personal study and artists references .
• Begin to read essay, texts and interviews with your chosen artists as well as commentary from critics, historians and others.
• It’s important that you show evidence of reading and draw upon different pints of view – not only your own.
• Take notes when you’re reading…key words, concepts, passages, page number to be used for in-text referencing etc.

Essay Plan
Make a plan that lists what you are going to write about in each paragraph – essay structure

Essay question: How is feminism and identity manipulated through the evolution of social media?:

Introduction (250-500 words): What is your area study? Which artists will you be analysing and why? How will you be responding to their work and essay question?

Pg 1 (500 words): Historical/ theoretical context within art, photography and visual culture relevant to your area of study. Make links to art movements/ isms and some of the methods employed by critics and historian. 

• Feminism waves

Pg 2 (500 words): Analyse first artist/photographer in relation to your essay question. Present and evaluate your own images and responses.

• Justine Kurland: how she has constructed her images in Girlhood:

• staging images using models/ runaways based on on her own girlhood experiences

• consider her own female gaze

• staging her staging of images taking inspiration from history painting, eg. Manet’s Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe

• female gaze on the female body

Pg 3 (500 words): Analyse second artist/photographer in relation to your essay question. Present and evaluate your own images and responses.

Conclusion (250-500 words): Draw parallels, explore differences/ similarities between artists/photographers and that of your own work that you have produced

Bibliography: List all relevant sources used

Literary sources:

Kotz, L. (1998) ‘”Aesthetics” of Intimacy’ in Bright, D. (1998) The Passionate Camera: Photography and bodies of desire. London: Routledge

van Zoomen, L. (2019). ‘Feminist Theory’ in Dixon, M. Media Theory for A-Level Students. London: Routledge.

Jansen, C. (2017). Girl on Girl: Art and Photography in the Age of the Female Gaze. London: Laurence King Publishing.

Healy, C. M. (2023) Girlhood, London: Tate Enterprises Ltd.

Part 1

Part 2

Sontag, S. (1977) ‘In Plato’s Cave’ in On Photography. London: Penguin Books.

Bibliography:

• ‘girl on girl’- Jansen, C. (2017). Girl on Girl: Art and Photography in the Age of the Female Gaze. London: Laurence King Publishing.
• Kotz, L. (1998) ‘”Aesthetics” of Intimacy’ in Bright, D. (1998) The Passionate Camera: Photography and bodies of desire. London: Routledge

Contact Sheet

This shoot is the final shoot of my project, summarising how my parents passion for motorsport has influenced my own.

Edit One

This photo was slightly too bright to fit with the rest, so the black and white is a better option. Allowing the focus to be on the bike rather than the jacket.

Edit Two

The lighting in this one is similar to a previous photoshoot for the project, using the large sections of soft lighting with shadows creates a low contrast black and white image that works with the rest of the shoot.

Edit Three

I don’t need many photos from this shoot as it is the final, conclusion of the project. I liked this one through as the grass is flicking off the back wheel adding a sense of movement to the photo. I liked the black and white more due to the way I set up the camera and positioned the photographer. It also removes the harshness of the yellow coat.

Final Photos

These are the best photos, I only chose to edit 3 photos (one with two versions) as I only needed a couple for the book and it was a small photoshoot so I didn’t have too many photos I wanted to edit. I chose shots that showed the movement of the bike, with the mud/grass flicking up or a side on shot showing the bike moving. I liked the lighting so the colour shots did look good, however to fit the rest of the book the black and white versions were better as in the colour shots the grass and yellow coat made for vibrant photos that didn’t fit with the rest of the book. I like how the lighting adds to photos making each image slightly more dynamic with sections of shadow and sections of soft sunlight. For the book I will choose two shots that work well, as I would like to place this shoot at the end adding the idea of how the story continues, from parents to daughter.