With Plymouth only a couple of weeks away i have been conducting some research into the city and some of the things around it. So far my ideas for the 5 images are very limited as research is one area in which i need to improve and become more proficient.
While studying this town which i have never been to or known anything about iv'e noticed there is quite a long coastline.There is an island just off this coast and as expected there is a ferry which runs between the island and the city this could be part of one of my ideas. i could contact the ferry and see if they would be interested in having capture some images of exactly what they do and the narrative that lays within their work. This could work for a 5 image story about Plymouth as this ferry is important for the tourism within Plymouth.
I also found that there is an old lighthouse on the coastline of Plymouth. this probably doesn't have enough potential content to work for a 5 picture story however it is just a thought ive had while conducting my research.
Iv'e considered looking into getting access to the coastguard and spending time capturing their work however i do not feel that this is really a piece that would highlight Plymouth therefore i am unlikely to pursue this direction.
I am certain that there are many more ideas that will come to me over these next few weeks as i continue my search for content and so i shall produce another blog post regarding any more ideas which may come to me.
Monday, 30 January 2017
Wednesday, 18 January 2017
The relationship Idea generation
The relationship
Since researching countless photographers and art works centered around relationship i have a few ideas on how i might go about shooting this assignment.
My first idea is to create a set of 5 images which follow a pair of brothers hrough " a day in the life" this would create a set theme and a sense of consistency throughout my images while still providing me with the opportunity to capture 5 different relationship that the brothers may come across throughout a day.
for example my images my be something like this:
Since researching countless photographers and art works centered around relationship i have a few ideas on how i might go about shooting this assignment.
My first idea is to create a set of 5 images which follow a pair of brothers hrough " a day in the life" this would create a set theme and a sense of consistency throughout my images while still providing me with the opportunity to capture 5 different relationship that the brothers may come across throughout a day.
for example my images my be something like this:
- brotherhood
- one of the bothers with his girlfriend
- brothers spending time with friends
- one of the brothers conversing with a shop owner they see regularly
- spending time with a pet
For this idea i already have permission from my friends which are twins and so i will be shooting this within the up coming weeks.
My second idea is more simple and would simply comprise of 5 images which capture the relationship that people have with their pets. taking inspiration fro john liot's dogs of Falmouth i would be capturing not only the dogs but also the owners and the connection which they share.
for this idea i would have to take to the streets and push my self out of my comfort zone.
Tuesday, 17 January 2017
To sea again: Faraz PJ
So recently i was conducting research into relationships and the different types of relationships that can be found all around us which make for an interesting photo essay.
I stumbled across a piece that was captured in my home town Grimsby. To sea again by Faraz PJ takes a peak at the lives of the fisherman who once prospered in the worlds largest fishing port that i myself call home. The piece delves deep into the east marsh estate in an area of grimsby many will avoid for fear of the own safety and damage to their propery however what Faraz has found in this area is the part charity run building named "the square" where the ex-fisherman live out the rest of their lives with very little money. However it is not the back story that i find most intriguing about this piece of work but the relationships that can be seen depicted on each image.
The age old friendships captured bring character to the images and add a sense of humor and life to an image that would otherwise be quite dark and serious when a viewer understands the narrative behind the image.
the images and full story can be found in the link below :
http://www.boomson.com/grimsby/xtm89e45hqmrm5r18ho38bp3lvzemm
I stumbled across a piece that was captured in my home town Grimsby. To sea again by Faraz PJ takes a peak at the lives of the fisherman who once prospered in the worlds largest fishing port that i myself call home. The piece delves deep into the east marsh estate in an area of grimsby many will avoid for fear of the own safety and damage to their propery however what Faraz has found in this area is the part charity run building named "the square" where the ex-fisherman live out the rest of their lives with very little money. However it is not the back story that i find most intriguing about this piece of work but the relationships that can be seen depicted on each image.
The age old friendships captured bring character to the images and add a sense of humor and life to an image that would otherwise be quite dark and serious when a viewer understands the narrative behind the image.
the images and full story can be found in the link below :
http://www.boomson.com/grimsby/xtm89e45hqmrm5r18ho38bp3lvzemm
Wednesday, 11 January 2017
Seacole: Chris Killip
Between 1983 and 1984 Chris Killip visited a small community several times in order to document their activities. When Killip arrived at Lynemouth in the north east side of the UK he discovered a close knit, hardworking community that was making a living from collecting the coal found along the coastline and selling it.
Killips images focus not only on the manual labor but also the families, the children and the life style that they had built for them selves.The images depict relationships and just how reliant the community is on one another. The depictions in Seacole portray the relationship the workers have with their horses and the roles that they each play as they carry out the miserable and laboring work.
Some of the images which i felt were interesting where the ones which looked away from the action and focused back onto the families with depictions of the workers spending time with their children along with the establishing images of hovels and caravans in which they lived. As poor as they may have been the images of the children are all very positive showing the children performing for the camera and laughing as they do so.
The diverse range of relationships within this photo book are what bind it all together and the story of the seacole has been clearly demonstrated.
Further more i find this work to be of great inspiration for my own project that is to be based around relationships. If i were not to focus on workers then their are still some fantastic aspects of the work that i could translate into almost any documentary piece.
Killips images focus not only on the manual labor but also the families, the children and the life style that they had built for them selves.The images depict relationships and just how reliant the community is on one another. The depictions in Seacole portray the relationship the workers have with their horses and the roles that they each play as they carry out the miserable and laboring work.
Some of the images which i felt were interesting where the ones which looked away from the action and focused back onto the families with depictions of the workers spending time with their children along with the establishing images of hovels and caravans in which they lived. As poor as they may have been the images of the children are all very positive showing the children performing for the camera and laughing as they do so.
The diverse range of relationships within this photo book are what bind it all together and the story of the seacole has been clearly demonstrated.
Further more i find this work to be of great inspiration for my own project that is to be based around relationships. If i were not to focus on workers then their are still some fantastic aspects of the work that i could translate into almost any documentary piece.
Tuesday, 10 January 2017
Party Zone
On the 20th January 2017 "Party Zone" Falmouth's only fancy dress shop is closing its doors for the final time. After 8 years Lawrence Fenton has made the decision to close the store as it is no longer deemed profitable.
For the past 8 years Party Zone has had steady business supported by the booming student presence that has only increased in recent years. Mr Fenton told me that it wasn't the lack of customers that forced this decision but instead the drastic fluctuation in business rates put in place by the Cornwall council
.With a steady increase in previous years the rates took a massive step forward for 2017 increasing the costs from £27,000 to £31,000 meaning that the business would be paying almost £1000 per week just to simply keep its doors open.
With court cases being cancelled left right and center Mr Fenton concluded that the closure of the store is the best option at this time and has a sale on all through the week up until its closure date on the 20th
.Mr Fenton said "With the massive hikes in business rates it wont be long before shops on the high street will be a thing of the past especially in small towns such as Falmouth where the revenue is reliant on the students which in recent times haven't been staying during the holiday months"
For the past 8 years Party Zone has had steady business supported by the booming student presence that has only increased in recent years. Mr Fenton told me that it wasn't the lack of customers that forced this decision but instead the drastic fluctuation in business rates put in place by the Cornwall council
.With a steady increase in previous years the rates took a massive step forward for 2017 increasing the costs from £27,000 to £31,000 meaning that the business would be paying almost £1000 per week just to simply keep its doors open.
With court cases being cancelled left right and center Mr Fenton concluded that the closure of the store is the best option at this time and has a sale on all through the week up until its closure date on the 20th
.Mr Fenton said "With the massive hikes in business rates it wont be long before shops on the high street will be a thing of the past especially in small towns such as Falmouth where the revenue is reliant on the students which in recent times haven't been staying during the holiday months"
Thursday, 8 December 2016
PEP 110 summer task
The thing i love most about the place i live...
Having spent the past 3 months 400 miles away from home being bombarded with photography, new ideas, concepts and perspectives on the things i shoot, and how i go about that, i have felt my self evolve as a photographer. The photo i shot for my summer task still to me represents one of the things i love most about living in Grimsby. The image represents not only something i enjoyed back home when i was a marshal at Cadwell Park but also the child hood dream that still sits with me today, that one day i want to be riding a sports bike round a track at ludicrous speeds.
The image was captured using a slow shutter speed and using a technique called panning, when i combined this with my 140mm lens and continuous focusing mode it allowed me to produce an image that i am proud of, an image that captures the action but with clean aesthetics that make it an appealing photograph.
I'm not sure that even after the past 3 months of learning and honing my skills as a photographer that i would be able to replicate this image again easily. However what i could do with my broadening knowledge of narrative image making and photographic essays is to follow up on the story. i might consider finding out who the rider on the bike is and capturing the full story from portraits of the rider to observed portraits of the maintenance and the travelling around the country as well as interviews and multimedia content. I feel that this could be an interesting subject to capture as i could look not only from my perspective but from his and also the family around him and how this dangerous sport affects them.
When i captured this image i was at a stage where i was certain that sport photography is the direction i definitely wanted to go however i am beginning to evolve that idea as long form photographic and multi media essays have sparked an interest which is something i will be experimenting with in the coming year.
Having spent the past 3 months 400 miles away from home being bombarded with photography, new ideas, concepts and perspectives on the things i shoot, and how i go about that, i have felt my self evolve as a photographer. The photo i shot for my summer task still to me represents one of the things i love most about living in Grimsby. The image represents not only something i enjoyed back home when i was a marshal at Cadwell Park but also the child hood dream that still sits with me today, that one day i want to be riding a sports bike round a track at ludicrous speeds.
The image was captured using a slow shutter speed and using a technique called panning, when i combined this with my 140mm lens and continuous focusing mode it allowed me to produce an image that i am proud of, an image that captures the action but with clean aesthetics that make it an appealing photograph.
I'm not sure that even after the past 3 months of learning and honing my skills as a photographer that i would be able to replicate this image again easily. However what i could do with my broadening knowledge of narrative image making and photographic essays is to follow up on the story. i might consider finding out who the rider on the bike is and capturing the full story from portraits of the rider to observed portraits of the maintenance and the travelling around the country as well as interviews and multimedia content. I feel that this could be an interesting subject to capture as i could look not only from my perspective but from his and also the family around him and how this dangerous sport affects them.
When i captured this image i was at a stage where i was certain that sport photography is the direction i definitely wanted to go however i am beginning to evolve that idea as long form photographic and multi media essays have sparked an interest which is something i will be experimenting with in the coming year.
Monday, 5 December 2016
Male portrait shoot
As i come closer to the deadline for this assignment i decided that my original images weren't stong enough and that they lack any interesting subject or aesthetics. This morning i went out with a new model and a new location. My intent for this shoot was to create a sophisticated masculine aesthetic with simple colour pallet and subtle use of flash to lighten up some of the shadows.
I am happy with the way in which these images turned out and the use of flash was subtle so that it almost looks like ambient light. The images all follow a clear theme and i feel that the boots make a good subject for the detail shot
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