Jersey mariners and Canadian cod fishers made a fortune by trading their goods and employing people in their country. By 1763, Jersey was trading more Newfoundland cod than any other British port. Another reason why the Jersey Merchants were so successful was because they were able to speak French and English. They conducted a language called Jerriais, Jersey French this enabled them to communicate in a sense of code.

Jersey Merchants exchanged various goods for codfish. During the 17th and 18th centuries Jersey traded items such as salt because they needed it for the fish. They also traded textiles, alcohol and other local goods.

Jersey cod-merchants also exported cod-fish to British colonies in the West Indies and later Brazil too in exchange for plantation goods, such as sugar, molasses, rum, cotton, coffee and tobacco which it brought to markets in America, Europe and the UK. Within that context Jersey benefitted from the profits made in the British Empire build on a capitalist model of a slave-based economy. Jersey ships frequently sailed to ports in France particularly Normandy. they also traded with parts of the British Isles, such as England and Ireland.

Jerseys ship building businesses became serious in the 18th century with the aim to build larger ships than the fishing boats. this enabled Jersey merchants to trade to different countries. Between 1760 and 1815 Britain was at war which affected the trading between Jersey and other countries. During World War 1 and World War 2, iron ships, steam ships and oil powered ships were built. Wooden ships which were built on island were becoming more popular and opening ports in places such as South America, Hong Kong and Australia.

I was inspired by these photos because I like how the colour in the background is used to make the buildings stand out and is clear that they are the main subject in the photo. However, though the main subject of the image is the buildings, it could also be interpreted that these images are focussed on the sky. He may have created these images to portray that the sky is polluted and he has shown this with colour in attempt to create a happy image even though it is showing us the disasters that are happening in the world in terms of pollution.

These images were inspired by Nick Frank who focussed on the idea of creating images where the focus is on the buildings and not the foreground or the background. He made the background of the images a different colour which I have done here.

On photoshop, I started by levelling my image to ensure that the buildings stood out and weren’t white washed. I then took the quick selection tool to select the background. I had to zoom into some parts of the picture and make the quick selection tool brush smaller to be more precise especially in the trees. After I did this, I right clicked and selected layer via copy to create a layer on top of the background layer. Before I did anything else I made sure I was on the layer that I had copied. I then took selected the colour picker and chose what colour I wanted, I then proceeded to select the paint bucket tool to colour in the background by selecting the sky.

I like how my images turned out because I like the bright colours which make the images stand out. I have done my own twist on these images related to Anthropocene to show that the air is polluted with all the toxic fumes that are being released on human’s terms. I have made the colours stand out where the sky was because it infers that the sky is being hidden by something pleasant and aesthetically pleasing and shows that as humans, we are oblivious to the things we do in our day-to-day life that is polluting our air.

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.

ANTHROPOCENE

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.

Henri Cartier was known for his candid pictures. He quoted “its like hunting without killing”, this means that when he is taking photographs he has to wait for the right moment and use his intuition to take the photo at the right time. He was also a humanist photographer. He brought his camera everywhere with him, and used his camera like an extension of the eye. He brought his camera everywhere to capture the reality of life and an everyday image. He claimed that his camera was like an extra limb and he never went anywhere without it. This way he could capture many moments in everyday life.

Background of Henri-Cartier Bisson

Henri-Cartier Bisson grew up in a wealthy French family. He was first fascinated by paintings until photography really opened his eyes. Photography inspired Henri to travel to different countries to capture candid’s of everyday life. He ended up travelling to Africa and other places in Europe. He discovered that photography wasn’t about taking photos but about the essence of existence. He was inspired by the quote “there was never not a decisive moment” and he decided photography was about intuition, anticipation and connection with the subject of the environment.

In this image Henri Cartier-Bresson uses lines as a border of the subject who is walking in the background of this image. This creates the idea that not only is this image about the man that is jumping but also about the man in the back. He also uses negative space, this

When Cartier Bresson was taking these photos, he only had a camera that produced black and white images because of the limitations in the 1930’s, he called this monochromatic magic. Even though there is no colour the monochromatic shows a sense of timeless qualities. By having no colour the viewers can thoroughly focus on what’s in this image and what’s going on instead of being distracted by the different colours.

In this image Cartier-Bresson uses a fast shutter speed, this meant that he was able to capture the subject jumping in mid air without being too blurry. With the limitations of the camera quality in 1930, though the subject is still slightly blurry, he was able to capture the perfect moment which enabled him to create this image with as little blurriness as possible. Henri Cartier-Bresson also uses a low aperture to allow him to have the camera focussed on the foreground and the background slightly blurred. This is to allow the viewer to focus on the main subjects in the image instead of the irrelevant background.