Shoot one (project proposal)

Shoot 1

Plan

I plan to do my shoot between 6th-9th of September. the general idea of my project proposal is to shoot portraiture that shows the insecurities of the people being photographed, the idea of this particular shoot is to show fear of growing old/getting wrinkles. my idea is to mix together an older and younger person in slits like this

Photographer research

Kerry Nourice

The photographer I researched was Kerry Nourice who is an A-Level student at Lampton School. The particular series I took inspiration from is her "distortion-glitch art". Nourice took inspiration from Picasso from a previous shoot and used this experience to help her with these shoots.

Contact Sheet

Best Images

These are my best images, They are of two different models one of which is 19 years old and one who is 53 years old. They are related which means the resemblance is within the photos as well. I chose these particular photos as they are diverse but still work well together. I took similar pictures of both models so I could edit them together and have more a diverse range to choose from.
The first picture is a diagonally facing photo of the younger man, I will use this to make the photos more diverse and eye-catching.
I chose the front facing picture of the younger man as it was a more aesthetically pleasing image than that of the older man.
I chose the photos of them looking opposite directions to edit them together into one image, where I can make it look like their heads are connected at the back.
The last picture is a diagonally facing photo of the older man, I chose this as it was more interactive than just having him looking into the camera, which I thought would make a more "flat", less interesting image.

Edited Images

Editing Process
To edit these images I first layered one photo on top of a different photo.

I then cut away strips of the top image to let the bottom photo be seen.

AO1 - Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding. 
These images are from a simple portraiture shoot inspired by Kerry Nourrices 

AO2 - Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques, and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops. 

AO3 - Record ideas, observations, and insights relevant to intentions; reflecting critically on work and progress. 

AO4 - Present a personal and meaningful response that realizes intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements. 

 

Future Progression

Location Portraiture

Location Portraiture

Definition

A lens allowing a camera to change smoothly from a long shot to a close-up or vice versa by varying the focal length.

Most entry level digital SLR cameras are supplied with a zoom lens allowing the user to switch from wide angle shots through to telephoto.   Zoom lens’ are highly flexible, however certain photographers will purchase specific lens for dedicated purposes.

Image bank

My images

ISO2500, F4.5, 1/60                                                                ISO6400, F5.6, 1/60

ISO3200, F5, 1/60                                                                   ISO2500, F5, 1/50

My images were of a man in front of multiple locations. The background is blurred while he is in focus, I think I should've asked him to come further away from the background though to get more of a blur on it as it is more in the midground. 

Project Proposal

Unconventional portraiture

Dismorfobina by Natalia Pereira

Environmental Portraiture 

Surreal Portraiture

Illustrated Project Proposal

Concept Idea and Issue

I want to do surreal and unconventional portraiture to display peoples insecurities to do with body image, and the idea of "body dysmorphia", either turning people into what they want to be or how they think they are. It can also show different attitudes to things such as gender identity. 

Background

I have decided to focus on body image within portraiture, using surrealism, physical and digital editing to change the way the people in the photographs look. I want to do this concept as it is an interesting look into unconventional portraiture photography. I can also find out about other peoples insecurities and it can help people to feel less alone and trapped about what they perceive to be wrong with them. I would like to first take a picture of them normally and then take the second picture with the physical distortions which I can then edit to show the differences between reality and fiction.

Photographers Research

I knew I wanted to do portraiture but I was inspired specifically by the project "Dismorfobina" by Natalia Pereira. Where she had taken rubber bands and used them to distort the face. She did this to explore the standard of beauty set out by the mainstream media and how that affects people's self-esteem. This is very similar to what I'm doing about peoples insecurities. Another photographer I researched is Giuseppe Mastromatteo who does surrealistic photography, specifically "Indepensense", I looked at him because of the way it seems like the models are hiding in his photos. The last artist I looked at was Justine Kharmara, she did the photos where the man's face is swirled around. Nicolas Bruno is another photographer that has inspired me for this project, he does photography based on what he sees during sleep paralysis, this kind of photography would require lots of editing to do.

Illustrations

These images have influenced me, the first because its like the woman is wearing a mask to hide her true identity, and the second as you cannot see the mans face because of the way it is edited into a swirl.

This image by Guiseppe Mastramattto shows the woman wearing a mask to hide who she really is, this may have connotations to women putting on a "mask" of makeup before leaving as a shield against personal insecurities about the flaws within their face. This also has connotations to hiding your real identity behind a fake persona both online and in reality.













This image shows a man whose face is obscured by a swirl, the swirl covers the eyes and the mouth which could connotate lying as you can tell from the eyes and mouth if someone is lying, as a smile is the best way to tell if someone is lying.

This image shows multiple pictures of the same man overlayed with slits cut out so you can see the other layers. This creates a distorted effect on the photos.

Techniques

The techniques i hope to explore during this project are sequencing and wide angle and close up and slow sync. My photos will also include a lot of physical and computer editing including layering multiple pictures within photoshop.

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Zoom Technique

Zoom

Definition

A lens allowing a camera to change smoothly from a long shot to a close-up or vice versa by varying the focal length.

Most entry level digital SLR cameras are supplied with a zoom lens allowing the user to switch from wide angle shots through to telephoto.   Zoom lens’ are highly flexible, however certain photographers will purchase specific lens for dedicated purposes.

Image bank

My images

My images were of Jade, I was sitting away from her at first and then zoomed in towards her and took two photos which showed this, there is slight distortion on the face which is what is supposed to happen as the middle of her face, around the nose area seems blown out compared to the first picture.

Macro Technique

Macro

Definition

a macro photograph is one in which the size of the subject on the negative or image sensor is life size or greater, although most of the time we will end up looking at a large size image of a really small insect or flower, for example.

Image bank

My images

My first pictures are of flowers, one with a bug inside which is what I was trying to focus on. The pictures are very close to the subject which makes it a macro image. The second pictures are macro pictures of Jade's eye and ear, I like the ear picture the best as you can see the small hairs that are hard to see with the human eye.