Arena from Páraic Mc Gloughlin on Vimeo. |
Similar to the beginning of Paraic McGloughlin's, 'Arena' video, I screenshot using the road or path as the main focus or guide. In contrast, my piece actually moves destination whereas, McGloughlin's video flicks between images of the same subject (fields) in different parts of the world. The artist's work begins incorporating more subdued, beige and yellow tones which emphasise a dry and hot climate in a rural environment. On the other hand, my work features a lot of vibrant, green tones amongst the darker tones of the roads and roofs of houses. This may reinforces the fact these images were captured in the outskirts of an urban, city environment due to some of its more rural aspects. The difference in landscapes suggest how diverse our planet can be. I find these similarities and differences intriguing as links can be made between the two environments although they vary in biome.
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In this task, I used the techniques featured in Goudal's 'Soulvement' collection as inspiration for my own piece. Here, I took photographs of specific objects I thought would look intriguing if used as a material in a completely different image. I photographed radiators, brick walls, painted walls and cracks using fairly close up angles. Wider shots were not necessary as I aimed to focus on the appearance of the material and its texture rather than its larger environment.
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Valerie Kabis, a photographer living and operating in Moscow, Russia is interested where shape is created by the restriction of light. Her projects, 'Faces' and 'Abstract' consist of high contrast photography, experimenting with variations in lighting. She creates these dark and thought-provoking images intentionally to create a sense of mystery behind her collections.
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As a response to Kabis' work, I photographed my model against a backdrop. I experimented with the direction of light by adjusting the box lights in order to achieve a shadow. I used various angles ranging from face-on, side angle, slightly higher angles etc as well as the orientation of my images. The lighting prevented me from having to raise my ISO too much although, I used a fairly low f/stop to achieve a slightly shallow depth of field.
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Darek GrabusGrabus is a photographer, graphic designer and painter from Poland. The majority of his work focuses on architecture and the designs of buildings, however, in this series he explores the patterns and structure of cutlery. Grabus has mentioned ' I take inspiration from everything around me' which is evident here through his use of imagination and creativity, he makes an ordinary, every day item appear more interesting. The use of hard and harsh lighting accompanies the monochrome effect and the shadowing further emphasises the repetition of pattern. The shadows create an element of seriousness as well as the contrast levels.
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I edited my photos to give them a monochrome effect. This was because I wanted the pattern or particular texture to be the main focus rather than any colour distraction. I believe this also added a sense of simplicity as well as a raw element to it. Nevertheless, some of the patterns such as the microphone, may appear more complex and in my opinion more intriguing than others. I found this strand interesting to explore due to the infinite number of outcomes. I chose to capture images of a stone wall, the bark of a tree, cracks in the pavement and was able to compare and contrast patterns and textures. |
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I used a film called Boyhood, directed by Richard Linklater as inspiration. The film documents the life of a family (specifically the protagonist, Mason) over the span of 12 years. They did not use special effects or in fact change the actor, they cleverly filmed every year for 12 years, filming the actor from around 12 to 20+ years old. I find this documentation of a life extremely interesting and used this as inspiration for my own work above.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6f593X6rv8 I used music similar to Eurythmics (popular band of the 80s), Love is a Stranger in order to replicate that 80's feel to the audio as well as the visual.
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