Henry Cartier captures the movements of people through the world. He is a humanist photographer, who is considered a master of candid photography. He waits for the decisive moment, by looking with his heart, looking at things that connect to humanity and waiting and watching for the decisive moment. The decisive moment is a second when all elements of reality align perfectly and the goal is to notice and capture that moment. He often compared this waiting and watching to hunting, as it was similar to predator waiting and watching their prey, also trying to capture it. A good example of Henri Cartier capturing the decisive moment is this image:
This captures the decisive moment, as he captures a man, who is passing by leaping of the puddle and captures his action in this image.
About him?
Henri grew up in a wealthy family in France, and was introduced to the arts early. He was initially drawn to painting, but his passion was sparked when he discovered photography, which he saw as an extension of drawing and an extension of his eye. With a camera, Henri found a tool he could use to interact with the world. In his early years, he travelled extensively, from Europe to Africa, and absorbed varied cultures. These experiences helped to shape his outlook on life and hone his philosophy.
“Photography isn’t just about images; its about capturing the essence of existence.”
This philosophy matured into what we call “The decisive moment”.
Inspired in the 17th centaury Cardinal de Retz’s quote,
“There is nothing in this world that does not have a decisive moment.”
Henri internalised this notion, making it the cornerstone of his work. It wasn’t just about pushing the shutter at the right moment. It was about intuition, anticipation, and connection with the subject and environment.
The Camera and Lens
Henri Cartier Bresson was known for using a Leica rangefinder with a 50mm lens. The Leica rangefinder were a revolutionary piece of equipment in the world of photography, especially during Henri Cartier Bresson’s time. These cameras were compact, reliable, and their design was more discreet than the large and conspicuous cameras of the era. This allowed him to use a quick and unobtrusive shooting style, which is essential for street photography.
Another main reason Cartier-Bresson favoured the Leica rangefinder was its stealthy nature. Its quiet shutter let him capture moments without drawing attention to himself, letting life unfold naturally before his lens. The silent operation was crucial for someone who believed in capturing authentic, unstaged moments.
Henri also preferred the 50mm lens, because it offers a field of view close to the human eye, ensuring he captured images that felt natural and immersive to the viewer.
Behind the Saint-Lazare
Henri Cartier-Bresson’s most famous and well known image was taken in Paris in 1930. The image was taken behind the Saint-Lazare train station, an ordinary scene was about to unfold. An unsuspecting man, perhaps in a rush, decided to leap over a puddle. Henri, always observant, saw this not just as a jump, but as a symphony of shapes, shadows ad reflections.
He captured it, turning a mundane act into a timeless masterpiece. I wasn’t just a photo; it was a testament of his philosophy. The leaping man, frozen in time, epitomized the essence of ‘The Decisive Moment.’ A split second earlier or later, the magic would have been lost.
Analysis
The composition of this image is a man jumping over a puddle at first glance, but the message this photo displays is that there is always thing waiting to be seen and captured.
This image has leading lines, which direct the viewers eyes to the heart of the action, which in this case is the man jumping over the puddle. These leading lines also help frame the subject, so the viewers eyes are drawn to the subject even more.
The reflection in this image also helps to create a balance in the image. There is also lots of negative space at the sky and the reflection. However, the reflection eats into that negative space, as well as the chimney, so both these create a balance in the image. They are almost symmetrical, as they are opposite end of the image, but they are different items.
The image also has outer and inner frames. The outer frames have negative space, so the inner frame is more apparent, so the eyes are drawn to the inner frames more, which is the man etc.
This image also contains the rules of thirds, as there is negative space at the top and the bottom of the image. The man also isn’t in the middle of the image, but it is in the middle right third, so the man is at the end of his leap, we have followed his journey in this image.
The aim for this theme is to observe people going about their every day life, while trying to capture the decisive moment.
Decisive Moment-Photographers must be able to anticipate an important moment within the constant flow of life, and capture it in a fraction of a second.This is the decisive moment.
I think my final images came out well and they have been edited well. However, I prefer the St saviours hospital photos more, because they have better lighting. Next time, I would visit Bouley Bay again, but when its lighter, so that the images come out less dark. However, I did edit the images well, to increase the exposure. This was the lighting in the images before the editing:
I also like have I have sets of images that go together with both the St Saviour’s hospital and Bouley Bay.
Greenhouse
Analysis
I love the images of the smaller greenhouse, because it presents what’s inside the greenhouse very well and has a good composition. It also has good contrast between the green of the grass and the dull dirt on the greenhouse walls and the colour of the greenhouse.
The image at Trinity is a good photo, but it was quite dark when the photos were taken, so if I were to do this again I would visit Trinity again, but when it is lighter, so the lighting is better. However, I edited the image well, so it had more exposure.
The images of the larger greenhouse are very vibrant and there is lots of green colours, which pop and make the image much more eye appealing. These images also have good lighting and composition.
If I were to ever photograph greenhouses again, I would love to experiment with flash lights and different coloured gels more, when the sun is starting to set, because I think the images would turn out very good, but when I tried it this time it was very difficult to make it work, so I will have to be more prepared with a plan and bigger, more powerful flashlight.
Discarded Plastic
Analysis
I liked the discarded plastic photoshoot and thought the rubbish looked good against the black background and really stood out. However, if I were to do this again I’d want to collect more rubbish and place the camera further away so I can make larger patterns with my colour coordinated litter.
The single item images came out well, as it made them stand out lots and be more eye appealing, especially against the black background.
Litter
Analysis
I liked the photoshoot of litter found on the beach, because it really presented how much litter there is in these natural environments, which habitat animals. However, if I were to do this next time I would remember to put a card in my camera, so that the images had better quality. I would also experiment more, so there were no shadows of my phone or camera.
Industrialisation
Analysis
I really liked this industrialisation photoshoot, because it allowed me to explore different places, and it allowed me to explore how industrialisation has changed and developed over time. It also showed me how many built up places there are in Jersey, never mind the rest of the world. It also gave me an idea of how the world is developing and what it is going to be like in the future.
Fly Tipping
Analysis
My images showed fly tipping very well, as there were lots of furniture items that were just discarded. I also enjoyed this photoshoot, because I didn’t think that fly tipping happened that often in Jersey, but this photoshoot really opened my eyes.
Minimalistic Approach
Analysis
I really enjoyed this photoshoot, because these images show how there are smaller pieces of litter, such as cigarettes, which do effect the earth, because there are so many of them, but people do not really notice this, or worry about it, when it does actually have a huge impact and I think this photoshoot presents this. If I were to do this photoshoot again, I would use a camera instead of my phone, so that the quality is better.
I used AI in photoshop to edit images of the abandoned hotel at Bouley Bay, so that I could give it a more rustic look, so that it looks much older and more destroyed. I did this by selecting the image I wanted to use and dragging it to photoshop. The image I used was;
I used this photo, because it captured both the abandoned building, as well as the natural environment surrounding it. It also captured the graffiti, which is often left on abandoned buildings.
Next, I went to filter and selected neutral filters. Then, I downloaded the landscape tab and selected a colour theme that would be suitable. Lastly, I adjusted the strength and saved the image.
Then, I experimented with some different colour themes.
Greenhouses
I used AI to experiment with my greenhouse images, because I wanted to display how greenhouses should be used, and how they used to be used very often. I did this by using AI to add more greenery, bushes, flowers etc. to my greenhouse. The prompts I have used are below.
The original picture is a sad greenhouse, which has nearly no green in it, because it was rarely used. It also has quite a few dead plants.
The image with AI shows how greenhouses used to look and how they should look today.
I used AI to go into the past here, by adding more greenery, more alive plants and bushes.
Industrialisation
For Industrialisation, I decided to go into the future, to see what our town would look like in a few years. I used AI in the same way to do this, by adding different prompts:
These are examples of the prompts I have used to edit this image.
This is the original image of a popular recognisable place in St Helier.
I wanted to edit the picture to show what this place will look like eventually, if things do not change and people continue to damage the earth.
There are many more buildings, because of industrialisation, as well as over population, which is also why there is more cars. There is smoke to represent air pollution, as well as the water in the bottom left harbour to represent rising tides and how much they will rise due to global warming and ice bergs melting. The changes are very subtle, but they present of huge message.
Cropping
Cropping images can be important for many different reasons. You may want to crop something or someone out of an image, or you may want to zoom in closer on the main view point of the image. Cropping also allows us to explore the negative space in an image, by cropping it out.
There are also many different ways you can crop images;
Portrait Format
Landscape Format
panoramic crop (vertical or horizontal)
square crop
circle crop
polygon crop
etc
Portrait Format
Firstly, I am going to experiment with portrait format. I am going to be using Lightroom to crop these images.
This is the image I have decided to crop, so that I can crop out the negative space around the greenhouse, so that I zoom in on the greenhouse more, which is my main viewpoint.
This is how my final image came out after that first crop.
Next, I decided to crop out the negative space at the grass a bit more, so that I could zoom in on the greenhouse even more so.
I also experimented using a portrait format for a few other images.
This is the next image I used.
I used the cropping tool on Lightroom to do this.
I wanted to crop the image in this way, so that I could really zoom in on the abandoned building, so all the damage was more visible.
I cropped the negative space on the left out of this image, so that I could zoom in on the damaged section of the green house more, as that is my main viewpoint for this topic.
Next, I wanted to try and experiment with a person in one of my images.
I cropped out the negative space either side of the main viewpoint and also a little bit of negative space below the viewpoint, so that is was more in balance with the negative space above the viewpoint.
Final Portrait Format Images
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Analysis
I think portrait format images work best for when you want to remove negative space from either the right or the left of the main viewpoint, as it allows the image to zoom in more on the main view point. I think the portrait format worked well on my images, but I do think it worked best on the image with a person, so I do think it could be better used for people.
Landscape Format
Landscape cropping will be useful for cropping out negative space that is either above or below the main focus of the image. I also think landscape format cropping will work better for my images as they are landscape images.
This is the image I have chosen to crop in Lightroom in landscape format, because it is a beautiful landscape shot and I think this format would work best for it.
I wanted to zoom in on the tower more, as that is the main viewpoint and the main part of my topic. I also wanted to crop out some of the negative space below and around the tower, so that there was less distractions.
Next, I experimented with other images.
Next, I experimented with a more busy landscape image.
I wanted to zoom in on the 5 building in a line, as they were the main view point of the image.
Next, I wanted to experiment with complimentary colours, while cropping.
These green and red colours compliment each other, as they are opposite sides of the colour wheel, I wanted to zoom in on the colours so I could get a closer up.
Final Landscape Format Images
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Analysis
I think the landscape format images worked well for my landscape images as it allowed me to crop out the negative space and zoom in on my main view point. Using complimentary colours ad cropping to zoom in on them worked very well, as they complimented each other and created some harmony in the image.
Square Crop
I think square cropping will be useful to crop out all the negative space in an image, so it is only the main viewpoint that is in the image. It will also be useful to create an equal amount of negative space all around the main view point, so that it is centre.
I used this same Image for my square crop, because I wanted to zoom in on the greenhouse even more, and present how one image can look entirely different, just by the way it is being cropped.
I used the cropping tool on Lightroom to do this.
I used the square cropping tool to zoom in on my main view point.
Final Square Crop Images
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Analysis
The square cropping worked well for removing all negative space from my images, so I could create close up images.
Panoramic crop
I cut the jagged edges off this image previously and now I have cropped out the negative space, so I can zoom in on the tower.
I cropped off the jagged edges to this previously and now I have decided to really zoom in on the busiest section on this panorama.
Analysis
These cropping work well, but I do not see the full point of them after making a panorama from a series of images, which will look like the ones I am cropping.
Black and White Images
I edited these images:
I did this by creating virtual copies of each image and making them black and white in Lightroom. Then, I experimented with contrast, whites, blacks, highlights etc. until I was happy with the images.
Analysis
I think making these images black and white worked very well, especially with the abandoned building images, because it gave it almost an eerie vibe. I also prefer black and white images to ones with colour, so I prefer these images.
Virtual Gallery
Industrialisation
I used ArtSteps to create my virtual gallery. I first chose the gallery I wanted and then imported all the images I wanted to use into the gallery. Then, I positioned them where I wanted the images and then finally added the dark brown frames to them.
Abandoned Buildings
I used ArtSteps to create this virtual gallery and added black frames, because I thought they went with the images the best.
Greenhouses
I used ArtSteps to create this virtual Gallery and added a dark brown colour, similar to a tree trunk, because I thought it fit with the theme well.
Discarded Plastics
I used ArtSteps to make this virtual gallery and I added black frames, because I thought they looked best with the black background.
Fly Tipping
I used ArtSteps to create my virtual gallery and I added dark brown frames to each image, because I thought it was the most aesthetically pleasing.
Litter
I used ArtSteps to create this virtual gallery and I used white frames, because I thought it looked better with the sand colour and made the colour of the litter pop more against it, as it didn’t take any attention way from the litter.
MinimalisticApproach
I used ArtSteps to create this virtual gallery. I added black frames to the darker images and white frames to the sand images, because they blended in more and looked better. They also didn’t take the focus off the image, even though the items in the images were smaller and less noticeable.
I used Edward Burtynsky’s photos of Industrialisation and litter for inspiration when I was doing my photoshoot. He used a birds eye view mainly especially when taking images of industrialisation, so I also experimented with birds eye images.
Litter Images
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In this image Burtynsky took an image from birds eye view of lots of litter. I tried to recreate this image, but in a different way, because I did not have access to a big dump site like this, so I used the seaweed to give off the same feel, as they had the same brown colours. However, I only took a photo of one piece of litter, rather than a large amount, that I had found on the beach from a birds eye angle, just like he did. As I didn’t have the resources to take a photo of large amounts of litter, I searched the beach for litter and took individual photos of litter from a birds eye angle, like Burtynsky used.
Industrialisation Images
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Edward Burtynsky took images of all different industrialisation sites. In my inspiration image I thought that this industrialisation looked like it has been there a while and was quite old, so I explored some of the older industrialisation sites at La Hougbie.
He also had people in my inspiration shot, so I had Katie stand in front of one of the older industrialisation sites, so that I could also capture a person in my image.
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He also took images of newer industrialisation sites, so I did that too, as I wanted a range of images for my contact sheet and was interested in the differences between the newer and older industrialisation sites.
Birds eye view experiments
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Edward Burtynsky usually uses a birds eye view for most of his industrialisation images, so I experimented with getting higher up views for my images. Burtynsky often used helicopters, so he could achieve his birds eye view shots, but I obviously didn’t have access to this, so I attempted to to get to higher up places so I could take shots from as high as possible. First, I visited Fort Regent as seen above. I took images of town down below from the top of Fort Regent Hill to achieve these images.
Next, I visited La Hougbie.
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I stood on top of the hill where the church is at La Hougbie and I shot my images of the café and cars below to achieve a higher up, almost birds eye view angle.
Analysis
For my industrial images, I like that I have taken the time to explore both new and old industrialisation, so that now my images can present different stories, just like Edward Burtynsky’s. I also found it quite interesting.
I also like how I experimented with getting higher up angles like Burtynsky does, because I think that produced some of my better images.
For my litter photoshoot, I would like to next time try and not capture the shadow of my phone or camera, when taking the photos, but also experimented with taking images of a few pieces of rubbish, instead of just singular shots.
John Divola
John Divola took images of abandoned buildings, especially abandoned buildings on beaches.
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As I was exploring Bouley bay’s abandoned hotel and taking images, I wanted to make sure I got a shot of the beach and the building, so my work would be similar to John Divola’s, as he took many picture of abandoned buildings near beaches.
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I also wanted to capture the damage of the building and all the rubble, just like John Divola captures in his images, because I really wanted to highlight the impact that it has on the earth.
I also took images of abandoned buildings, which were not near a beach, such as St Saviours Hospital, because there are not many abandoned buildings to choose from in Jersey and because I thought this building would photograph well.
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This image of Divola’s above really highlights how damaged these buildings are, so I made sure to capture all the different types of damage I foundl.
Analysis
I am pleased with this photoshoot, as I think I was able to capture just what John Divola captures. I was able to capture the scale of these abandoned buildings, as well as there whereabouts and the damage that they have. I think my images relate to John Divola very well, as they both show the impact that these abandoned building are having.
I really like the pictures of the abandoned hotel next to the beach, because it really helps to present the impact that these buildings will be having on the wild life near by.
Barry Rosenthal
Barry Rosenthal collected litter off the beach and turned it into a piece of art work. I was inspired massively by this, because she was able to make something ugly and bad for the earth look very beautiful.
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Rosenthal often colour coordinated her litter for each of her images as well, so I decided to experiment with colour coordinating mine.
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Barry Rosenthal also collected all this discarded litter herself, so I also wanted to do this. Katie and I went walking along the beach with a bag and collected all the litter we could find.
We put all our rubbish in a co op for life bag and brought it to the studio, so that we could use a black background and an above shot angle, just like how Rosenthal does.
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As you can see here, I used the same sort of angle and the same black background as Barry Rosenthal.
Analysis
I think this photoshoot went well, and that I took inspiration from my artist very well. I am pleased I got the experiment in the studio with this and create something beautiful out of rubbish.
I think my images came out well, as they had good lighting and a good black background from the studio. I also like the images, which I have colour coordinated, like Barry Rosenthal does, because I feel like it creates a harmony in the image.
These images do not relate to any of my chosen artists, but I spotted these things, while out on my photoshoot and thought they related very well to the theme of Anthropocene.
Contact Sheet
The images which are highlighted green are the images I have chosen to edit, because I think they display Anthropocene in the best way. They also do not relate to any of my artists, but I feel like they are a really important aspect of Anthropocene, because they are not looked at a lot, but cause massive negative effects to the earth. These images also have the best lighting and composition.
Fly Tipping
I took these images at a construction site near St John, as well as Trinity, near the Trinity Arms. Fly tipping relates to the theme of Anthropocene, because many of the most common items that are fly tipped have a high plastic content, so they are non-biodegradable. This means that they will remain there for hundreds of years. These parts of plastic will over time sink into the earth and pollute the soil.
The plastic from these items is also dangerous for animals, that may be living in this area, especially if they eat it.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, saturation and vibrancy, while decreasing the highlights and blacks, so that the image would have greater exposure and be brighter. Also so the coke can was more prominent and the white drawer it was sat on was more of a true white colour, rather than a greyer white.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, saturation and vibrancy, while decreasing the highlights and blacks, so that the image would have better lighting.
These next images were taken in Trinity near the Charity shop.
I edited these images by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, saturation and vibrancy, while decreasing the highlights and blacks, so the images would have better lighting, as it was quite dark at this point.
I edited these images by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks, so the image would have more exposure, and therefore be brighter, as it had gotten really dark by the time me and Katie were taking these images.
These next images were taken at St Saviours abandoned hospital. These were things from the hospital that were left and abandoned along with the hospital.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks, so that the lighting was better.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites and vibrancy, while decreasing the highlights and blacks, so that the green tarp was more vibrant.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites and vibrancy, while decreasing the highlights and blacks, so that the blue and yellow colours were more vibrant, as well as the greenery around them.
Top 9 Final Images
Greenhouses
I took these images at a construction site near St John and the hospice charity shop in Trinity. Greenhouses relate to the theme of Anthropocene, because derelict greenhouses around Jersey was used for tomato and potato farming around the island. However, due to mechanical and chemical-based farming, they are no longer in use as human development has leaned more towards using synthetic fertilizer. This is a technique that relies heavily on synthetic fertilizers and pesticides to boost yields and control pests, which can have negative impacts on the environment and human health but produces higher yields in the short-term due to greed. This leaves the greenhouses vacant to catch dirt and sit there, not allowing the environment to thrive, instead forcing it to decay. On the 20th of January 2023, the Chief Minister stated:
“When glasshouses are redundant to the horticultural industry or are derelict, they should be removed, and the land restored to agricultural use.”
The current Bridging Island Plan, which covers 2022 to 2025, has a distinct policy on derelict and redundant glasshouses, which states that their redevelopment for non-agricultural use will not be supported. This means that the construction of more properties will be denied in order to salvage these spaces if they are truly redundant derelict greenhouses.
I edited these images by increasing the contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks, so that the lighting was better, so the sky was less white and bright, but also so the greenery was more vibrant.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks, so that the lighting was better, so that the viewer can see the contents inside the greenhouse better.
I edited this image by increasing the contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks, so that the lighting was better, so the contents inside the greenhouse could be seen better, as well as making all the greenery more vibrant.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks, so the dirt on these greenhouses could be seen better. I want the dirt on these glass walls to be seen better, to really stress how uncared for and used these greenhouses now are.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks, so the image would be brighter, as it had gotten very dark by the time these photos were taken. I also wanted the greenery surrounding this green house to be more vibrant.
I edited this image by increasing the contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks, to make the image more vibrant.
I edited this image by increasing the contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks, so the image had more contrast and was more eye capturing.
I edited these images by increasing the contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks, so the image had better lighting and more vibrancy.
I edited this image by increasing the contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks, so the lighting was better and the greens more vibrant.
I edited this image by increasing the contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks, so the greens were more vibrant, so it created more of a contrast between the greenery, green house walls, and the brown dead floor.
I edited this image by increasing the contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks, there was more contrast between the more vibrant greenery and the damaged white tarps that are blowing in the wind.
I prefer these last few images of greenhouses, because they really show how uncared for these green houses are and how they are no longer used. These greenhouses were extremely damaged and were not even used as greenhouses anymore, but used for storage instead, as can be seen below.
Top 8 Final Images
A minimalistic approach
For this approach I took pictures of smaller pieces of rubbish that people don’t usually think about, such as cigarette butts and bottle caps etc. but make a huge impact on our environment, because they build up a lot. These are also very harmful for animals, because these things are small enough for animals to eat, but they are not the right source of food for protein, and they are nearly impossible to digest.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the whites and blacks. I did this, so that the cigarette butts would stand out more against the dark mud and in the dark lighting.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, vibrancy and whites, while decreasing the highlights. I did this, so that the cigarette butts and bottle cap would stand out more against the dark mud and in the dark lighting.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the cigarette butts would stand out more and be more vibrant.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the cigarette butts would stand out more and be more vibrant.
I edited this image by increasing the contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the cigarette butts would stand out more and be more vibrant against the beige sand.
How Do these Images Relate to the Theme of Anthropocene?
These images relate to the theme of Anthropocene, because they show that even the smallest bits of rubbish, that rarely anyone thinks about does still make a massive different, especially cigarette butts, because so many people smoke them, so they are on such a large scale being littered.
For this photoshoot, I used all the discarded plastic that I had collected from my response to Edward Burtynsky at Harve de Pas beach and Green Street Cemetery. I used the schools studio for these images and I displayed my discarded plastics out on a black sheet in a pattern, with different colours.
Edits
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so the black background was more of a solid black, instead of having greyer tones. I increased the vibrancy, so that the blue litter would be more vibrant and stand out more against the black background.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights, whites and blacks. I did this, so the black background was more of a solid black, instead of having greyer tones. I also wanted to make the purple litter pop more and be more vibrant against the black background.
I edited these images in the same way, but I experimented with the placement of the discarded litter, so that I could find the most aesthetic pattern.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, white and vibrancy,, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so the black background was more of a solid black, instead of having greyer tones. I also wanted to make the blue litter stand out more and be more vibrant and eye catching.
I then experimented with the way I presented the litter, so I could find the most appealing pattern.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so the black background was more of a solid black, instead of having greyer tones. I wanted the white and clear colours to stand out more especially against the black background. I especially wanted the clear rubbish to stand out more, as it can be very hard to be seen.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the whites, highlights and blacks. I did this, so the black background was more of a solid black, instead of having greyer tones. I also wanted the red colours to stand out more and be more vibrant.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so the black background was more of a solid black, instead of having greyer tones. I also wanted the beige tones to stand out more, as they are not as eye capturing or vibrant.
Next, I experimented with single object photos, which Barry Rosenthal did not really do.
I edited these images by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so the black background was more of a solid black, instead of having greyer tones. I wanted the metallic silver to stand out more and look more metallic and shiny.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so the black background was more of a solid black, instead of having greyer tones. I wanted the blue and orange colours in the bottle to be more vibrant and stand out more against the black background.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the whites, highlights and blacks. I did this, so the black background was more of a solid black, instead of having greyer tones. I wanted this beige/ orange colour to stand out more, as it is not very vibrant.
Then, I experimented with different angles of this.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so the black background was more of a solid black, instead of having greyer tones. I also wanted the green and orange colours to stand out more.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so the black background was more of a solid black, instead of having greyer tones. I also wanted to make the bag much more vibrant and more of a darker green.
I edited these images in the same way, but experimented with different angles.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the whites, highlights and blacks. I did this, so the black background was more of a solid black, instead of having greyer tones. I wanted the colours to be much more vibrant as well, as there is many colours on there.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so colours would be much more vibrant, as there is so many colours displayed.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so the black background was more of a solid black, instead of having greyer tones. I wanted the different range of blues and colours to be more vibrant.
I edited these in the same way, but experimented with the placement of the rubbish.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so the black background was more of a solid black, instead of having greyer tones. I also wanted the white sections of the cling film to be more of a purer white, rather than more grey.
Experimenting
Me and Katie then experimented with the litter by trying to create a natural environment artificially by using the litter. We tried creating a beach scenery using cling film, yellow rubbish and blue gels.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this so the white would be a purer white and the blue more vibrant, like the ocean.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this so the white would be a purer white and the blue more vibrant, like the ocean. I also wanted to gold/yellow rubbish to be more vibrant and more yellow.
I edited these two images the same, but experimented with my placement of the ‘sand.’
Process
I collected this plastic from Harve Des Pas Beach with Katie.
We collected all the rubbish into a plastic bag and brought it into school. We then arranged the rubbish into patterns and colours on a black card and took photos from a birds eye angle. We also took single shots of the rubbish.
How does this relate to the Theme of Anthropocene
These images relate to the theme of Anthropocene, because it shows the amount of discarded plastic that is littered along our beaches. It also somehow creates beauty out of the discarded plastic, by creating patterns and colour coordinating them. I think the message behind this is that most people do not recognise the effect it is having on the environment, just as they do not recognise the pictures are of discarded plastic at first glance.
How this photoshoot relates to Barry Rosenthal
This photoshoot relates to Barry Rosenthal, because she took photos of discarded plastics that she had found and colour coordinated it and created visually pleasing patterns out of them. She also used a birds eye view as well as a black background in most of her images. However, I also wanted to try create something of my own. Barry Rosenthal created beauty out of this plastic, so me and Katie tried to create a beach setting out of our litter, as we find the beach beautiful as well. I also took single shots of the discarded plastic, which Barry Rosenthal didn’t really do.
Contact Sheet of Industrialisation and Litter photos
The images that are highlighted green and blue are the images I have chosen to edit, because they display the theme of Anthropocene in the best way, and they relate to my chosen artists in the best way. They also have the best composition and lighting. The images that I have highlighted purple are the images I have chosen to use for my panorama, because I have panned across the landscape taking photos.
Edits
Industrialisation
For this photoshoot I visited a construction site near St John, Fort Regent and La Hougbie.
I edited this image by increasing the contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks. I did this so the lighting would be better and the image more clear.
I edited this image by increasing the contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks. I did this so the colours would be more vibrant, especially the yellow and green.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks, so that the lighting is better.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks.
I edited this image by increasing the contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks. I did this, so the tower was more visible and the lighting and sky was better.
How do these Images Relate to the Theme of Anthropocene
These images relate to the theme of Anthropocene, because they are of larger buildings and things that are used to build these buildings. I wanted to include the items used to build these, so that I could present the different materials that need to be used to build these. The images of these buildings relate to the theme of Anthropocene, because they often result in deforestation, habitat loss, and the extraction of freshwater from the environment, which can decrease biodiversity and alter species ranges and interactions.
Fort Regent
I went up to Fort Regent, so that I could get a higher up (almost birds-eye view) for these photos, because Edward Burtynsky tended to take photos from higher up, or a birds-eye view.
I edited this image by increasing the contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks. I did this, so the lighting and landscape was more appealing.
I took these two images from further back, but then decided I needed a better view of the landscape, so I moved further forward and placed the lens of the camera between the gate openings.
I edited this image by increasing the contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks. I did this, so the lighting and landscape is more appealing.
Exploring Older Industrial sites
La Hougbie
I visited La Hougbie, because I was interested in the change in Industrialisation, because Industrialisation has grew and changed drastically.
Katie and me first looked noticed how much smaller different Industrialisation sites were. They also used less materials that are man-made and instead used resources they could find in their natural environment.
I edited this photo by increasing the contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks. I did this so the vibrancy of the colours were more vibrant.
We then decided to have a look inside, and realised just small it was, as it kept getting smaller and smaller.
I edited this photo by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this so the colours were more vibrant.
We explored this hut, which was made of naturally found resources in the environment, instead of man-made resources.
We then had a look at the more modern side of industrialisation. These modern buildings and cars present the theme of Anthropocene, because these buildings often result in deforestation, habitat loss, and the extraction of freshwater from the environment, which can decrease biodiversity and alter species ranges and interactions.
I edited these images by increasing the contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks, so that the landscape was more vibrant.
Panorama
I used these images to create a panorama photo. I scanned from right to left of the landscape taking photos. This image shows industrialisation within a natural landscape, because of the huge tower on the other side of the water.
I created this image, by selecting my chosen images on Lightroom and then clicking photo merge and then panorama. Finally, I cut all the jagged edges off.
I also decided to experiment with less of a natural landscape for my Panorama. I used the three photos below to create my panorama.
I then repeated the same process and cut off the jagged edges.
Final Panorama Image
How Industrialisation Relates to the theme of Anthropocene
Urbanisation often results in deforestation, habitat loss, and the extraction of freshwater from the environment, which can decrease biodiversity and alter species ranges and interactions. Urbanisation has also caused lots of air and water pollution, due to waste disposal problems, high energy consumption etc. as well as insufficient water availability.
How does this photo shoot relate to Edward Burtynsky?
This photoshoot relates to Edward Burtynsky, because he also took images of industrialisation, but mainly from a birdseye angle, which is why I wanted to experiment taking photos from fort regent, from above town, looking down onto it, so some of my images would compare to his.
Top 9 Final Industrialisation photos
Litter
For this photoshoot I visited Harve de Pas beach and searched for rubbish left on the beach. I took photos of it all and then picked it up and put it in my plastic bag, so I could help the environment, and so I could use the discarded plastic for my response to Barry Rosenthal.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks, so that the littered coke can stuck out more and so the white surface it was sat on was a truer white, rather than a very light grey colour.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks, so that the image was brighter and more visible for the viewer.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks, so that the red litter was much more vibrant, as well as the seaweed around it, which could be a habitat for many sea animals.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks, so that the blue litter was much more vibrant, as well as the seaweed around it, which could be a habitat for many sea animals.
I edited this image by increasing the contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks, so that the image has more colour and so there was less exposure, so the clear litter was much more visible.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks, so that the green litter stands out more against the seaweed, which could be a habitat for many sea life creatures, such as crabs etc.
I edited this image by increasing the contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks, so the coloured rope, which I think was discarded from fishing, would stand out more against the natural environment.
I edited this image by increasing the contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks, so the purple twirl wrappers are more prominent against the natural environment.
I edited this image by increasing the contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks, so the red litter is more vibrant against the natural environment.
I edited this image by increasing the contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks, so the clear bottle cap is more visible against the sand, because they are very similar colours.
I edited this image by increasing the contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks, so that the green plastic bag would be more vibrant.
I edited these images by increasing the contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks, so that the colours in the plastic bottle would be more vibrant and so the sand all inside the bottle could be seen more clearly.
I edited these images by increasing the contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks, so that the white colour is more vibrant against the sand colour.
How does littering relate to the theme of Anthropocene
Littering causes thing, such as water pollution, which depletes aquatic ecosystems and triggers unbridled proliferation of phytoplankton in lakes. It also causes many animals to die, which could cause extinction, which can decrease biodiversity and alter species ranges and interactions. Litter can also kill land animals, if they try to eat the litter and choke, or eat it successfully, because it is non bio-degradable, or if they get caught in the litter and cant escape.
How does this photoshoot relate to Edward Burtynsky?
This photoshoot relates to Edward Burtynsky, because he also took pictures of litter/ dumping grounds from a birds eye view, which is what I have tried to do while finding rubbish from the beach. However, he took images of lots of rubbish together together on a much larger scale, which was not possible for me to do.
St Saviour’s Hospital, formerly called the Jersey Lunatic Asylum, opened in July 1868. The States Assembly were extremely reluctant to spend money on a purpose-built lunatic asylum, and Sir Robert Percy Douglas Lieutenant Governor of Jersey was forced to intervene. The architect was Thomas Gallichan. Its name was changed to the Jersey Mental Hospital in 1952 and then again to St Saviour’s Hospital in 1963. The Criminal Justice (Insane Persons) (Jersey) Law of 1964 specifically authorises detention in St. Saviour’s Hospital. A new mental health clinic for older people was opened on the site in 2014, with two wards with a total of 28 acute assessment and treatment beds. There have been several proposals to sell the site, which is said to be worth as much as £15 million.
During this period of time mental health and disabilities was stigmatised and stereotyped into being clinically insane. Within this asylum, levels of care differed in copious amounts. For example, the less ‘severe’ patients would receive the relatively highest amount of care that could be offered in this undeveloped medical period whilst those who suffered with greater mental health issues were ‘treated like animals’, kept in outhouses on the perimeter in appalling and inhumane conditions. Those who did not reside on the premises were sent to asylums off island in France or England, however others were kept within the General Hospital of which practiced as a poor house and hospital at the time.
Edits
These images are in response to John Divola, because they are images of abandoned buildings, which is also what John Divola also took images of. I visited Bouley Bay, as well as St Saviour hospital to take my images of abandoned buildings.
I edited this image by increasing the contrast, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks. I did this so the building would look darker and more eerie.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so the signs and the greenery growing on this building would stand out more.
I edited this image by increasing the contrast, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks. I did this, so the greenery growing on this building would stand out more. I wanted to get the greenery in on these two images, so that I could present how this abandoned building is on a natural landscape, which inhabits lots of animals.
I edited these images of the front of the abandoned building, by increasing the contrast, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks. I did this, so the greenery in them would stand out more, so I could strongly present the animals that may live here. I also wanted the graffiti on the first image to stand out more, so that the negative effects of these abandoned buildings are shown, such as trespassing and vandalism.
I edited this image by increasing the contrast, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks. I did this, so the boarded up windows would be more visible and stand out more.
I edited these photos by by increasing the contrast, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks. However, on the first one I increased the exposure. I did this, so that the over grown greenery is more vibrant. This is the perfect place to inhabit animals, because of how overgrown it is and because its abandoned, so no humans are around. This is bad for the animals, because there are many things left damaged or just left at these places, which could harm these animals, especially if they eat anything.
I edited these photos by by increasing the contrast, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks. I did this, so the images would be more vibrant, especially the danger signs, so I can display how much of a hazard these buildings truly are. The lose wires are also a massive hazard, especially if any animals chew on these wires. These images all show the negative items/ things that are left behind at these abandoned buildings, which are harming the environment and the animals that live in this habitat.
I edited these photos by by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so the photo has better lighting and the boarded up windows are the main view point.
I edited these photos by by increasing the contrast, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks.
I edited these photos by by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks.
I edited these photos by by increasing the contrast, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks.
I edited these photos by by increasing the contrast, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks.
These last few images are to really represent how many other smaller buildings there are here as well of the massive hospital. This is to show how large of a scale this abandoned site is and must be so many abandoned materials and hazards.
How do these Images relate to the theme of Anthropocene?
Abandoned buildings relate to the theme of Anthropocene, because they can cause things, such as pollution, wastage of resources, which are left for animals to find and could cause hazards to them. Not only do abandoned buildings cause problems for the environment and animals living there it also causes health problems for humans, as well as the animals, due to things like asbestos. Abandoned buildings also cause crime, development control problems, dangerous reptiles, accidents, and vagrancy.
Top 9 Final Images
Bouley Bay Abandoned Hotel
The abandoned hotel in Bouley Bay, was the former Water’s Edge Hotel. This hotel catered for many tourists, until it went bankrupt and they were forced to sell the property. It was bought for £6.4 million by a family who will demolish it and build a stepped luxury home.
The redevelopment of the hotel was approved by the Planning Committee last October and now, six months later, the unnamed family behind it has acquired the property. The family who will live in the three-storey home said that planning approval ‘heralds an exciting new era’ for Bouley Bay when their plans were passed. Plans to convert the Water’s Edge into a home with guest accommodation, a pool, tennis courts and extensive landscaped gardens were first put forward in June 2021. They include building a new dive centre, in the same place where it is now, and a new café/restaurant, which is intended as a replacement for the Black Dog pub. Past Environment Minister John Young referred the application to a public inquiry, but this was overturned by the Royal Court, which said it failed to meet the required legal test. In parallel to the main application, the company behind the scheme also applied to build a temporary dive centre for the two to three years that the demolition and rebuild is expected to take. Its first attempt – to use the parking spaces by the bay’s bus stop was rejected by the Planning Committee, a group of politicians who decide on more controversial applications, but a second attempt building it on the German bunker which is now a viewing platform was approved in February. As part of a legally binding agreement with Planning, the owners of the site have pledged that the redevelopment won’t affect any hill climb events and the cliff path to and from White Rock will remain open. The owners have also agreed to limit movements of construction traffic during the summer months.
These images are in response to John Divola, because they are images of abandoned buildings, which is also what John Divola also took images of. I visited Bouley Bay, as well as St Saviour hospital to take my images of abandoned buildings.
Edits
I edited these images by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I have done this, so that the image would be brighter, as it had started to get dark as me and Katie were taking these photos. These images were taken at Bouley Bay, the old hotel. These images are in response to John Divola, as he also took photos of abandoned buildings. He mainly took photos of abandoned buildings by beaches, or on beaches, so that he could really stress the impact it would have on the wildlife. I purposely went to Bouley Bay, as it is also near a beach, similarly to John Divola.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights, whites and blacks. I did this so the sign on the front of the hotel, that is very worn down is more visible, so I can show the state these abandoned buildings are really in. I wanted to show this, so I could present how much rubble and damage there is, that is harming the habitat and wildlife around it, or within it.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so the image would be brighter and more vibrant, so not only the building could be seen better, but also the beach in the background. This image shows how the abandoned buildings is just above from Bouley Bay beach, like John Divola’s photos. This causes it to have a larger effect on the viewer, because it is close to a natural habitat that inhabits lots of wildlife, that the rubble may negatively impact.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so the already existing graffiti that was on this abandoned building and Katie would be more visible and have greater contrast between them.
I took inspiration from John Divola’s photo, but in my own way, with what was available to me. In his image he had a black man figure behind him, but I had found a spray painted dog, which I thought would work nicely.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights, whites and blacks. I did this so the images would be brighter, as it had started to get very dark at this time. These images show the abandoned building as a whole and show the state this building is in. This building is a very large one, as it was a hotel and this photo presents how much rubble and resources were abandoned here, right next to a large animal habitat (the beach).
This image was edited by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the building would be a bit brighter and the greenery around it more vibrant. I wanted to make the greenery more vibrant and visible, so the viewer would recognise it and realise that this is a habitat for animals, with an abandoned building effecting it. This image is of a small abandoned building near St John.
I am going to look into litter that I have found and Industrial sites for my photographs, because that is what Burkynsky focussed on. I am also going to try and achieve a birds eye view for the litter and a higher up view for the industrialisation, because that is what Burkynsky did a lot and was best known for doing. He also took images above cities of houses and buildings, which I think could also be interpreted as over population, so I am going to look into that a little bit.
Pollution/ Litter
For my photoshoots I am going to focus on the huge impact that litter has on our environment, especially at beaches, as this causes lots of sea pollution and harm to many animals. I am also going to focus on smaller bits of litter that isn’t really thought about, because it is so small, such as chewing gum and cigarette butts. However, this has a massive impact on the planet, because these small amounts of litter build up massively. I am going to do this, by going to the beach (Harve de pas) and search for different bits of litter on the sand, buried in the sand and in the sea, or litter that has been washed up from the sea. I will then take images of all of this rubbish from a birds eye angle. Then, I will collect the rubbish for a different project, and to help the planet.
I am also going to visit town and take pictures and collect the litter I found, and then bin/ recycle it all. I am also going to look at a minimalistic view of litter and takes pictures of things that are small and usually go unnoticed, such as cigarette butts, but do have a big impact on the earth.
I am going to study air pollution, by going to industrial places, such as La Collette and take images of the smoke that is produced by some of these. I may also try to make a small bonfire to show the smoke admitted off from it. I may also go to the avenue at a busy time, such as 5 o’clock (rush hour), so that I can take pictures of all the cars to also present all the air pollution they are letting off.
Over population
For this photoshoot I am going to visit town during a busy time, such as lunch hour at 1 o’clock, on a sunny day, so that town is very busy and I can present over population. I am going to take pictures of all the people walking through town and I am going to try and take the picture from higher up, so that the vast amount of people are seen more clearly. I am also going to do this in relation to Edward Burkynsky, because he was very well known for his birds eye view images taken from above, or higher up.
I may also go to the avenue at a busy time, such as 5 o’clock (rush hour), so that I can take pictures of all the cars to also present over population. I am going to do this by standing along the walk way and taking the image directing down towards town, so more cars can be seen.
Industrialisation
For this photoshoot, I am going to visit places, such as town and La collette, because they have lots of buildings, so I can present Industrialisation. I have taken images like this for my New Topographics theme, so I am going to try and take more of these images in the same way. I am going to try get to higher ground when taking these images in response to Edward Burkynsky.
In Response to Barry Rosenthal
With the litter I have picked up from Harve de Pas beach and the cemetery near my house, I am going to collect it all and use it to create artistic images, just like Barry Rosenthal. I am going to colour coordinate all my discarded plastics and lay them out in my decided pattern on a black sheet of paper in the studio and take birds eye view images of this colourful plastic in different patterns.
In response to John Divola
For this photoshoot, I am going to visit different abandoned sites all over Jersey, such as;
Bouley bay cafe and hotel
Building next to Mayfair
St John state owned building
St Martin state owned building
St Saviour state owned building
I will then explore these places, while taking many different photographs of the rumble and ruins and materials that have been left behind.
I would also like to try and recreate this image, as well as a few others. I would recreate this image, by having Katie stand in front of a wall and using lights to try and cast a shadow, as I am unable to spray paint this figure on the walls, because its vandalism.
Photoshoot to prevent negative impacts on earth
For my final photoshoot, I am going to take pictures of myself and Katie cleaning up and collecting the litter at Harve de pas beach and the Green Street cemetery. I am going to do this not only to show the process of how my photographs were made, but also to present how many people do different things to try and positively impact the earth and stop Anthropocene, like cleaning up litter, as well as using public transport to help prevent air pollution etc.
