Sunday, 16 January 2011
Saturday, 15 January 2011
Vivian Maier
Vivian Maier was an unknown photographer until she died, leaving 100,000 negatives behind. She is now seen as one of the greatest street photographers of the 20th century.
These are three self portraits.
Check her out - look at this article in the Guardian website for a start...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2011/jan/16/vivian-maier-chicago-street-photography
Michael Mann
Look at this website: http://www.michaelmann.info/#serien
Michael Mann shoots mainly fashion & portraiture, but he also has some inspiring abstract images. The above colour images are of car lights, shot using movement. The b/w images are of trees.
Bill Brandt
Another great 'classic' black & white photographer to look at. Remember his low key portraits of artists like Magritte? He is also famous for his stylised portraiture (above left) and abstract imagery using various parts of the body!
Cindy Sherman
Don't forget this 'master' of self portraiture when choosing photographers to study and respond to...
Check out this interview with her on the Guardian website:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2011/jan/15/cindy-sherman-interview
Photograms and other camera-less photography
Look at the V&A museum website. There is an exhibition called 'Shadow Catchers' showing examples of camera-less Photography, with work from Pierre Cordier, Floris Neususs, Susan Derges etc. Have a look at their work and read the captions explaining how they create their imagery, then have a go yourselves!
Thursday, 23 December 2010
Monday, 20 December 2010
Sunday, 19 December 2010
Photographers to look at...
Shirin Neshat
An Iranian Artist / Photographer who uses text in her self portraits.
Find out more about her methods and motivation and think about how you might respond to this using digital and / or traditional techniques. You might think about combining the two: eg making digital negatives to create photograms.
An Iranian Artist / Photographer who uses text in her self portraits.
Find out more about her methods and motivation and think about how you might respond to this using digital and / or traditional techniques. You might think about combining the two: eg making digital negatives to create photograms.
Thursday, 2 December 2010
Identity - Task 2
This week I would like you to work with the idea of making 'portraits' without the inclusion of the people themselves.
This could be taken in a variety of ways: personal spaces, work spaces, personal belongings (contents of bags, contents of pockets, shoes, most prized possessions etc).
Think carefully about how you will style these images - or will you be aiming for a more random look like Wolfgang Tillmans?
Remember the photographer Sophie Calle, who followed a man for 2 weeks on a journey to Venice, taking images of the places he had inhabited: hotel room, train compartment, bathroom etc. She also took a job in a hotel as a chamber maid, photographing the rooms as people left them during the day along with the traces of their existence.
There are many solutions to this brief and you should explore more than one - I want to see your experimentation, plus a final set of 5 prints. You may shoot in colour and / or B/W, film and / or digital. Remember your complete Unit 1 must contain a minimum of 3 rolls of film.
Film cameras will be available to borrow on Monday.
Good luck!
This could be taken in a variety of ways: personal spaces, work spaces, personal belongings (contents of bags, contents of pockets, shoes, most prized possessions etc).
Think carefully about how you will style these images - or will you be aiming for a more random look like Wolfgang Tillmans?
Remember the photographer Sophie Calle, who followed a man for 2 weeks on a journey to Venice, taking images of the places he had inhabited: hotel room, train compartment, bathroom etc. She also took a job in a hotel as a chamber maid, photographing the rooms as people left them during the day along with the traces of their existence.
There are many solutions to this brief and you should explore more than one - I want to see your experimentation, plus a final set of 5 prints. You may shoot in colour and / or B/W, film and / or digital. Remember your complete Unit 1 must contain a minimum of 3 rolls of film.
Film cameras will be available to borrow on Monday.
Good luck!
Sunday, 28 November 2010
Identity - Unit 1
Week 1
In your journals, mindmap some ideas on the theme of Identity. We looked at a powerpoint that demonstrated the diversity of existing responses to this broad topic. It would be a good idea to research some of these photographers to help inspire you: Gillian Wearing, Sophie Calle, Duane Michals, Martin Parr, Juergen Teller, Wolfgang Tillmans, Cindy Sherman, Diane Arbus, Sally Mann, Yinka Shonibare, Jeff Wall, Henri Cartier Bresson, David Goldblatt, Tina Barney, Nick Dawe & Bill Brandt.
There are obviously many more... the handout I gave you will help you find other examples.
Start to collect inspiring imagery and pack those journals full of ideas!
Task 1
Create a set of 5 portraits.
Look at how other photographers create 'sets' of images. The images will need to have something that makes them work together: this could be in the styling, the lighting, the backgrounds / locations, the format, the use of depth of field etc.
You will shoot digitally using colour or black & white.
You will probably need to shoot way more than 5 images to achieve your set of final prints. You may even need to do a test shoot. The prints need to be printed out ready to present to the group.
In your journals, mindmap some ideas on the theme of Identity. We looked at a powerpoint that demonstrated the diversity of existing responses to this broad topic. It would be a good idea to research some of these photographers to help inspire you: Gillian Wearing, Sophie Calle, Duane Michals, Martin Parr, Juergen Teller, Wolfgang Tillmans, Cindy Sherman, Diane Arbus, Sally Mann, Yinka Shonibare, Jeff Wall, Henri Cartier Bresson, David Goldblatt, Tina Barney, Nick Dawe & Bill Brandt.
There are obviously many more... the handout I gave you will help you find other examples.
Start to collect inspiring imagery and pack those journals full of ideas!
Task 1
Create a set of 5 portraits.
Look at how other photographers create 'sets' of images. The images will need to have something that makes them work together: this could be in the styling, the lighting, the backgrounds / locations, the format, the use of depth of field etc.
You will shoot digitally using colour or black & white.
You will probably need to shoot way more than 5 images to achieve your set of final prints. You may even need to do a test shoot. The prints need to be printed out ready to present to the group.
Hi Everyone!
Welcome to our new blog...
This is a place where you can post images and information that you want to share with the rest of the group, plus any other invited guests. You can submit your own images and any found images that have inspired you, plus any relevant ramblings or words of wisdom. I will be updating the blog each week (more often if possible!).
I will also be using this space to post important info about the course, including material that I think may be of use to you in your projects - this saves me copying pages and pages of stuff, and it also means that you can't lose it! Ha!
Your submissions should be digital ie sent by email, or on a usb stick.
Let's make it look fab!
The more good stuff you add, the less likely you are to 'be a slug!'
This is a place where you can post images and information that you want to share with the rest of the group, plus any other invited guests. You can submit your own images and any found images that have inspired you, plus any relevant ramblings or words of wisdom. I will be updating the blog each week (more often if possible!).
I will also be using this space to post important info about the course, including material that I think may be of use to you in your projects - this saves me copying pages and pages of stuff, and it also means that you can't lose it! Ha!
Your submissions should be digital ie sent by email, or on a usb stick.
Let's make it look fab!
The more good stuff you add, the less likely you are to 'be a slug!'
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