Process of creating

During this project i spent a lot of time experimenting with collashing images and creating concepts with my photography, I began with a set images created in the studio using prop rubbish and lighting influenced with coloured gels.

using Photoshop I combined these images

using the eyes from a separate image I layered them on top and used the blur and smudge tools in photoshop to create a ‘dream like’ or ‘distorted’ appearance to the image.

Intentions

This photo is intended to challenge people about the destruction of the planet via plastic, litter and pollution, with the women in the background appearing incarcerated by different forms of plastic, this is suppose to demonstrate the debilitating effect plastic will have on people’s everyday lives and appeal to humans innate need for self preservation.

in every image in the background all eyes are covered, this was intentional- this is intended to represent how blind society has become to the harmful things we consider ‘social norms’
e.g, single use plastics and thoughtless littering

the eyes in the foreground are intentionally much brighter that the rest of the image, this is suppose to infer opening our eyes towards a brighter future and the need for people to become more aware of the effect they have on their surroundings.

Experimenting with AI

creating this image allowed me to experiment with and create with AI for the first time, i knew i wanted to use this original photo of the model in this particular image because it shows the model attempting to free herself from the materials and metaphorical blindness to the destruction around her.
with that in mind i wanted what she revealed to have significance and this is where AI became relavent

using the photo generating tool in photoshop i placed a selection of rubbish, dying wildlife and underwater imagery to the background of the image.

this was intended to create the effect she has freed herself from her ignorance and is consumed and surrounded by the effects of her actions on the world around her, i wanted to create a drowning analogy because of my belief that we as humanity are drowning in our past mistakes.

Brainstorming Presentation

I knew I wanted to create a presentation that would feel impactful, and threw inspiration from my peers and mentors i decided i would create a 3D sculpture with my images

this is my very fundamental plan for my 3D creation, with images placed on foam backing and with a mix of structural supports and masking/double sided tape i was able to create a sculptor in its likeness

project #2

for my second protect I wanted to focus on the beauty of nature in a less editorial style with inspiration drawn from Ansel Addams.

in order to create the images i had in mind i went for many walks carrying my camera with me and taking photos of all i found intriguing or beautiful.

I developed 4 images that i found most intriguing

and I arranged them at A3 size on a large piece of foam board

I printed this image at A5 and placed it in the center on a raised platform- i did this not only to keep the 3D element to my photography presentation but this image shows an entirely different size of beauty that can be captured, it contradicts the rawness of nature with the intensity of manmade infrastructure and sources pollution, i find placing this at the center of a representation of our natural world symbolic.