Connecting Essay 4

My photograph is of flowers that are all growing in front of a building. The side of the building is bright yellow and the flowers have a hint of yellow in them which makes them match. The flowers are spread across the wall and are differnt levels which is why I took this photograph as I could imagine what it would look like when I came to edit it. I exspecially like the bright colours and how it expresses a summers day which makes my photograph very postive. I also like the theme of nature and how by capturing this creates the photograph to look very beautiful. I also like how the ratio of background to flower is that there is more colours then flower. This makes the photograph look not overly clutterd which is why it looks very eye catching. I also like how the flowers are rising from the bottom of the building this symbolises how the flowers represent people and how when genral people could be feeling low they must not doubt themsleves as postive things will come and make them rise to the top. To improve this photograph I could of taken the photograph closer to get more detail of the flowers. But overall I like this picture and how it has turned out.

This photograph is of flowers that have been taken so they are growing upwards to the sky as the sky is the background. I like the anlge that this photograph is taken as its very different and shows a different perspective of the flowers. I also like the bright colours and how the sun is shining in the sky to make it contain different shades of blue. I also like how there is a lot of flowers that all cover the photograph but the centre is left empty this could show how the centre could be the main goal and the flowers represent the amount of people who share the same goal for example a certain job. This photograph reflects a summers day and the bright colours are very warming and make me as a viewer feel very postive and happy.

These two photographs connect this is through both of them using flowers in there photographs. But mainly because of the colours they both use very strong bright colours that make there pictures very capitivating. The use of colours in both photographs also represent a summers day and how the brightness of the photographs bring happiness to the viewer. There composition is very different however there lay outs are both very creative and arent boring they are something that someone could see as very interesting.

Connecting Essay 3

My photograph is of Demi and is taken in the studio. This photograph was taken with a black back drop this was created by using two white blocks to block the shadows so that the background was completly one shade of black. My aim in this photograph was to use Demi as she was wearing a dark coloured jumper which would not show against the black background. Therefore my outcome was showing Demi's face and as if it was the only thing in the photograph. I like the way the photograph came out as it looks very different then a full body or shoulder to head portrait. I have decided not to take the colours out of the photograph but not to have her face to bright as it will distract and not fit the look of it being ghostly. By just having Demi's head in the photograph makes the photograph look very simple and this is what makes it look eye catching in my view. I also instructed Demi to keep a serious face this was to take the emotion out of the photograph and allow the viewer to interperate what they think of her personality by the way she looks. To improve this photograph I could of experimented with using a prop that looked like it was floating where her arm would blend in with the background. Or I could of put suttle tones of colours in her face to change the emotion.

This photograph is taken by the photographer Robert Mapple thorpe. He was exspecially known for his portraits and this is one of them. I like the way this women blends in with the black background and it only shows her face as the main  focus as its lighter then her body. I also like the way her face is very white and her face has a serious expression to it which creates this photograph to look very haunting but capitivating at the same time. This photograph shows the contrast of light and dark and is very simplistic which creates this photograph to have no distractions which will make the viewer just focus on the women. Overall I think that this photograph has been very well presented and layed out and is somethin that I have inspired by.



Both of these photograph connect through there style as my photograph and Robert Mapple thorpe's photograph both use the black background and portrait that looks like the face is just in the photograph. The format is the same as they both are in the centre and there expresson are both very serious. In addition they both also use a light and dark tone however my photograph has colours where as Robert Mapple thorpe's photograph is black and white. Overall I am happy that mine links to this as it was the photograph that inspired me with mine.

Connectin Essay 2

My photograph that I took is of the sky and is presented in a grid. I exspecially like the colours and tones in this photograph because the colours vary from bright to very dark this shows the tones in the sky as the clouds could be shadowing the light in some but revealing the light in others. This photograph shows how big the sky is and the metaphor of the sky could be illustrating how big society is. In this photograph I chose the lay out to be the four similar photographs to not be postioned on the corners or centre and the centre and corner photographs to be the different looking ones. I chose this lay out to make the photograph look presentable and make sense instead of it being in a random order. To improve this photograph I could of changed the adjustments of the levels and curves to make the photographs look more natural as the photographs look more like the sea then the sky.


This photograph is using the grid technique and is of someone diving into the ocean. In this photograph I like the tones of light and dark and how they are in contrast with eachother. As the splash from the dive is very light and the ocean water itself is very dark. The colours in this photograph are very bright and create this photograph to stand out. I also like how each individual photograph isnt the same which shows an adventure that this diver went on. Furthermore this photograph is presented very well and looks very professional as the grid has 16 sqaures which must of been difficult to create. Overall I think that this photograph is very eye catching and unique as I havnt seen this before.

These photographs both connect because they both use the grid method to present the photographs. They both also use light and dark tones in each individual photograph. As well as each photographs being different to eachother. Even though my photograph has less squares they both used the same technique. Lastly they both use a similar theme of the natural world as the sea and sky are not man made and both include the same colour of different shades of blues.

Connecting Essay 1

This photograph that I took is of the college libary. In this photograph I exspecially like how the individual photographs form one huge photograph. Even though this photograph doesnt look in the correct order that it is seen by the eye this is what makes it eye catching.There is a lot of colours in this photograph and by adjusting the levels and curves I have brought out the brightness and colours very well. In addition the technique I have used in this photograph is photojoiner this is inspired by the photographer David Hockney. The format of this photograph is in landscape and by having it spread across the page creates it to stand out and look different from other similar styled photographs. Another thing I like about this photograph is that the individual photo's are not in line with eachother this is what makes the photograph interesting to look at. By myself looking back at this photograph I can see that by making all the individual photographs the same size makes it very neat and presentable. However to improve this photograph I think that I could of made the photograph look more 3D as I have attmepted to experiment with the photograph and make it look rounder by the sides. Unfortantly this hasnt worked out so by myself taking the photographs and taking more on the sides of the libary would of achieved this affect better. Overall I feel that this photograph was very well taken and created using adobe photoshop.


This photograph is taken by David Hockney and is using the technique of photojoiner. This photograph is of a street in a town as the photograph is very clever at drawing the eyes in the centre of the photograph and leading them through the street. The main focus of this photograph I feel is the tree's this could be because nature is a beautiful thing to capture. The colours in this photographs are very suttle and natural and all complement eachother very well. This photograph is photojoiner as David Hockney as taken a certain scenary and taken loads of indivdual photographs that can all come together to make one photo. I like the way the seperate pictures overlap eachother and this is what makes the photograph captivating.

The connection between these photographs are that they both use the same technique of photojoiner as they both contain individual photographs that form a large photograph which is overlapping and disorderd. They both also are presented landscape and have a 3D affect to them which makes them both stand out. The colours that they both contain arent extremely bright and fit there themes very well. This is because my one is of a libary which is very warm and welcoming to students and David Hockneys photograph uses nature so the colours are very natural. Overall Im very happy that my photograph connects to David Hockneys because this is who inpsired me when I was taking mine.

Robert Maypole Thorpe Notes

Robert Mapple thorpe

 

Robert Mapple thorpe was born in a suburd of New York in 946. He was bought up as a catholic. When he was sixteen years old he went to the pratt insitute (art college) this is when he discoverd photography and his friend Batti Smith. Robert Mapple thorpe was America's most contraversual photographer. This is through his well known portraits, flower photographs and his sexually explicet photographs of Man Haten's gay community. Robert Mapple thorpe's sexuality was gay and unfortanly died of aids in 1989.

 

His portraits were of the rich and famouse and this extremly changed the look of fashion photography. However his protraits showed the contrast of high fashion to drug life.In his work it involved sex,violence and race this caused him to be excused of being a pawnographer.

Robert Mapple thorpe's work was his attempt to express himself as in them days it was wrong to be a gay catholic. His mum knew but his dad didnt which was because he feared telling him.

 

He worked extensivly with portraits and expecially with black men who he thought of as sex objects. This was thought of as being racist. However his work was known to be very influential and powerful. Robert Mapple thorpe was a very commited man and was an artist who wanted to make money. He would go up to famouse people and simply say to them can I take a portrait of you. They would say yes as he was doing it for free. The outcome of his photographs amazed and stunned people because he believed that by capturing a photograph that was showing a moment was important as that moment could never be recreated to the detail and its way. He would then charge them a lot of money for the prints. This is how he moved forward in the industry. In my opion this is very intelliegent thing to do.

 

Robert Mapple thorpe moved away from his home town. He said it was a safe enviroment and a good place to come from and leave. This was because he want wanted to adventure out to somewhere more exciting as his home town was very calm.

 

He then lived with his best friend Patti Smith.She said that he was an extremly postive man and alsways brought confidence to his work. He began photographing Patti and these were the first sexuality ones. They were used for practise and were a success. He then established his talent and included the contrast of good and evil in his work. As well as working with the idea of opposites.

 

Robert went to church every sunday and was bought up in the church enviroment. His work reflects this enviroment through the simplicity, perfect balance and no disharmoney as his work wasnt clutterd but very stylish. Robert Mapple thorpe had a charm to his modles and always made friends with them.

 

The way Robert worked was that at the beginning of the shoot he would give his models time to relax and be them selves. This would then boost there confidence and he would never tell them there doing something wrong but be very precise with his directions to not cause them to stiffen up and look awful. His work was mainly black and white and was studio based. Roberts photographs were always the same light with a toned background. His patients were incredible and his shoots were always silent and calm this allowed him to focus and keep a nice atmosphere with him and his modle. He symphasies with anyone as he was a very nice person. Robert's work expresses emotions and his work was so stunning that he would capture the whole persons personality in just one shot.

 

Robert Mapple thorpe captured the life he lived but also the times America was living in. Eventually though Robert needed money as he was broke. This then stimulated the photography he captured of flowers. This was simply because he needed money and flowers were very popular and easy to make money from. At this point in his career he had a team of people working with him. Where a stylist would pick a flower, Robert would then beautifully photograph it and then a printer would print it. Robert captured a perfect structured flower which had a edge to it that had the meaning of not being sweet but a New York flower. This was shown through how the shadow fell.

 

Community was becoming less sexual however Robert was showing his work by his own feelings and ways. Robert Mapply thorpe captured a point in American society which has changed and is over now.

 

My opinion on Robert Mapple thorpe is that I admire his work and how he didnt worry about what anyone thought. His work reflected his view of soicety and even though he had trouble being ecused of being a pawnographer and being racist. He still carried on doing something that he loved and truley expressed himself. His simplicity and manner in the studio I loved and how his confidence helped him move forwward in his career but also helped other people become more confident in themseves through this portraits of them. His work has inspired me in my own photography that is part of my extension work. However his sexual theme isnt something I would capture and I do feel that his work that involved sexual objects is very strainge but this was something that made him well known and never forgotten through some peoples eyes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Work Diary Studio Free

In this studio shoot the theme was free this meant that we could experiement with different ideas. I was in the group with Demi and Beth. As a group we decided we wanted the black back drop as our first set of photographs. This meant that we had to put the white rectangle blocks and place them infront of the lights. This allowed the background to be completely black and not a dark grey shade. From this set up I had learnt how to set up for a black background and do the flash readings for the camera.

The first photograph Im going to evaluate is the photograph of demi. This photograph looks like Demi's head is floating this is because she is wearing a dark jumper which camoflaged with the background and her hair and face is light which was seen as it is contrast with the black background.This photograph was taken very seriouse and I have experimented in the editing process to see what the photograph would look like in a darker hue and saturation where the colours is very vague. This photograph is very similar to the photograph Robert Maypole Thorpe. I had taken this without realising however when I look back at it and can see a meaning behind it that society is so big that sometimes you can lose yourself.

The second photograph I took in this free studio shoot was on a white background. This photograph was a photograph of half of Demi's face. The aim of uisng a white background was to show the virsutility of my photographers of using a black and white background. This photograph shows the contrast of demis face and the white background. I feel that this photograph is simple but different. To improve this photograph I could of taken the photograph which captured her eye more and made it stand out.

If I would go back and add to this shoot I would of taken more photographs on the white background.

Studio Work diary, Form

This shoot was taken in the studio. The theme of the shoot was to take photographs of form using people. This was to be presented showing the shadows of lightness and darkness in the body. This was to show that human bodys are 3D and have shape to them which will be hilighted in the photographs. This was the 2nd time I was in the studio so from the mistakes I made in the first studio shoot I was then learning from them and aiming to improver my photographs.The lighting was set up so that one was dimmer then the other to show shadow and create silhouettes from the body.

The first photograph I am going to evaluate is the side view of Addy. This photograph used the prop of a flower which I placed in her fringe this was to symbolise how nature is beautiful and so are females. The photograph showed form through the silhouette of her face which identified the shape of her nose and mouth and how they are three diemensonal not flat. Form also was shown in her shoulder and top of her arm. This was shown through the shadow of the lightness and darkness which also showed that her arm wasnt flat but 3D. This photograph is one of my favorites and I feel is presented well. To improve this photograph I could of got less shadow in the background to show the white background
d more and edited the flower to make it brighter to stand out more.

The second photograph Im going to evaluate is the photograph of both Addy and Demi. This photograph showed form in there arms,faces, hair and clothes. The lightness and shadows in these areas establish that they have shape to there body and are three dimensioal. This photograph also I feel expresses happiness and friendship through there cheerful smiles and the way they are standing close to hilight closeness. To improve this photograph I could of used my time better to experiment with different levels.

If I would go back and add more to this shoot I would defiently experiement more with both Addy and Demi in the photograph and postioned them in different place, levels and angles.