StockersBlahBlah's photostream on Flickr.
A collection of photos from 2011/2012.
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Wednesday, 4 April 2012
Tribute And Love
My 18 year old cousin from Littlehampton was diagnosed with Diabetes yesterday (03/04/2012) and has spent some of her Easter Holiday in hospital.
She never did anything to deserve this illness, and is the nicest, funniest person I have ever met. I took this picture of her right before her prom and I am posting it, edited to draw focus to her, as a sign of my respect for her strength.
She never did anything to deserve this illness, and is the nicest, funniest person I have ever met. I took this picture of her right before her prom and I am posting it, edited to draw focus to her, as a sign of my respect for her strength.
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Avondale45 "Live At The Hub" Shoot Photos
Here is a poster to promote the gig and as a DVD cover.
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Monday, 19 March 2012
Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
Monday, 9 January 2012
In Solitude
Below is the set of pictures I took on Saturday the 7th of January for my In Solitude assignment.
Here is a link to the complete set on Flickr.
Wednesday, 2 November 2011
Assignment 2 Task 1.2 Treatment Unit 1:P1 Week 8 home work Final Planning
Treatment Photography
1. Type of production and brief details on Subject/Concept:
In Solitude
2. Facilities: What facilities do you need for this project list all including software and hardware for the whole project
Outside environments, especially for certain objects by themselves whilst some may involve indoor shots, possibly in a studio or a more natural/laid back environment.
3. Finance: If you produced this project outside of the college you need to show how much would it cost to hire the equipment that you intend to use.
Canon EOS 450D Digital SLR - £873
Canon EOS 450D Digital SLR - £873
Canon EOS 500D Digital SLR - £400
Studio re-sources - http://www.excelsiorstudios.co.uk/kithire.htm
HP Pavilion PC + monitor - £400
Studio re-sources - http://www.excelsiorstudios.co.uk/kithire.htm
HP Pavilion PC + monitor - £400
4. Contributors: Who do you need to help this for you project? This includes talent and crew.
I dont think I'll need any contributions.
5. Presentation: How will you present the pictures? Will you include a soundtrack, think about copy write issues etc.
I will present the pictures in either a slideshow or a presentation format.
Wednesday, 19 October 2011
Fashion Photography
Fashion has changed a lot over the years, but the way it is photographed remains the same. The processes are still the same; setting up the studio, getting the right equipment for the job, making sure the model(s) are comfortable in the studio, with what they're wearing or how they have to pose.
However, no matter how made-up the models are, how their natural beauty may shine through, the models are always subjected to "alterations", "modifications" or "manipulations" in the post-shoot. These are more common in fashion shoots, or to promote something, such as a perfume, or an music album/film production.
Notable occurances are film actors, both male and female, models who appear on the cover of magazines, including both male and female exclusive, as well as unisex magazines.
While some magazines (fashion) use the manipulation process to hide unsightly skin marks (spots, wrinkles, scars etc), some magazines (gossip mags) will avoid this. For example, if a fashion magazine was promoting a new Britney Spears album, or her latest perfume, these photos would go through the manipulation process, picking out all the spots and ugly marks on her skin, and "airbrush" over them, creating the appearance of smooth untouched skin.
While the gossip magazines would leave all this in, coming up with slogans and phrases which highlight this.
We see pictures, fashion or otherwise, of "perfect" women every day. Smooth airbrushed skin, make up, hair styled perfectly. This is most likely all a lie. It is creating an image that women all over the world feel they must adhere to, to be this "perfect" woman. It leads to illnesses such as anorexia and bulemia.
Men's health magazines such as FHM, and Men's Heath, often have images of ripped guys on the front, promoting the image that all men must look like Gods.
These kinds of images promote being super-skinny or being super-ripped to the point of illness, and while some people's bodies may be able to cope with this, due to metabolism and/or dietary requirements or choices
However, no matter how made-up the models are, how their natural beauty may shine through, the models are always subjected to "alterations", "modifications" or "manipulations" in the post-shoot. These are more common in fashion shoots, or to promote something, such as a perfume, or an music album/film production.
Notable occurances are film actors, both male and female, models who appear on the cover of magazines, including both male and female exclusive, as well as unisex magazines.
While some magazines (fashion) use the manipulation process to hide unsightly skin marks (spots, wrinkles, scars etc), some magazines (gossip mags) will avoid this. For example, if a fashion magazine was promoting a new Britney Spears album, or her latest perfume, these photos would go through the manipulation process, picking out all the spots and ugly marks on her skin, and "airbrush" over them, creating the appearance of smooth untouched skin.
We see pictures, fashion or otherwise, of "perfect" women every day. Smooth airbrushed skin, make up, hair styled perfectly. This is most likely all a lie. It is creating an image that women all over the world feel they must adhere to, to be this "perfect" woman. It leads to illnesses such as anorexia and bulemia.
Men's health magazines such as FHM, and Men's Heath, often have images of ripped guys on the front, promoting the image that all men must look like Gods.
These kinds of images promote being super-skinny or being super-ripped to the point of illness, and while some people's bodies may be able to cope with this, due to metabolism and/or dietary requirements or choices
Portraiture Photography
Portraiture was originally a form of fine art. A painting. This kind of art was only accessible to very rich and powerful people, usually royalty, and you had to be very rich to have one of these taken of you.
The portrait of Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci was painted between 1503 and 1519 is one of the most famous and recognised pieces of painted portraiture in the world. The subject in the portrait is suspected to be Lisa del Giocondo, though this hasn't been proven. One of the most discussed topics of the portrait is the reason of the small smile that da Vinci captured.
Over the years photography lead to portraiture; while most portraiture is usually a stage/posed model, though some are more along the lines of street photography, but still partly posed.
One of the photographers that did this in the style of street photography was Diane Arbus. Her photographs feel like a mix between social documentation and portraiture. The models in Diane Arbus photos are staged, they were told where to stand, how to stand, but she was able to capture an insight into these people's lives. However there is a sort of intimacy between Arbus and her subjects, and her models reflected upon this by remedying the way that Arbus would whisper to those around her, forcing them to lean in to hear her.
Above is a picture of Marcella Matthaei, the eldest daughter of the Matthaei family, that Arbus photographed in the late 60's. This photo shows eleven year old Marcellain 1969, the little girl is growing up, and the face of Marcella shows the rebellious teenager that is coming out in the future.
Another Diane Arbus photograph is Child With Toy Hand Grenade in Central Park. I find this is in direct relation to a comment made about Arbus by Norman Mailer in '71, "Giving a camera to Diane Arbus is like putting a live grenade in the hands of a child." The connection between the photograph and the comment were 9 years apart, maybe, after 9 further years of photography, Mailer felt that this photo, taken in '62, was the perfect image to sum up Arbus' career.
Over the years photography lead to portraiture; while most portraiture is usually a stage/posed model, though some are more along the lines of street photography, but still partly posed.
One of the photographers that did this in the style of street photography was Diane Arbus. Her photographs feel like a mix between social documentation and portraiture. The models in Diane Arbus photos are staged, they were told where to stand, how to stand, but she was able to capture an insight into these people's lives. However there is a sort of intimacy between Arbus and her subjects, and her models reflected upon this by remedying the way that Arbus would whisper to those around her, forcing them to lean in to hear her.
Above is a picture of Marcella Matthaei, the eldest daughter of the Matthaei family, that Arbus photographed in the late 60's. This photo shows eleven year old Marcellain 1969, the little girl is growing up, and the face of Marcella shows the rebellious teenager that is coming out in the future.
Another Diane Arbus photograph is Child With Toy Hand Grenade in Central Park. I find this is in direct relation to a comment made about Arbus by Norman Mailer in '71, "Giving a camera to Diane Arbus is like putting a live grenade in the hands of a child." The connection between the photograph and the comment were 9 years apart, maybe, after 9 further years of photography, Mailer felt that this photo, taken in '62, was the perfect image to sum up Arbus' career.
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