Lens. Week 2.

Lens

Week 2 (Monday 7^th October 2013)

From the work from the previous week I experimented slightly with what I could do with the image. I took photographs of peoples hands in a fist shape, I wanted the same shape so that the audience could compare, find the similarities and differences. Myself and peers think that if the background was to be darker and the hand standout more similar to the previous photograph I did of my hand the images would be more appealing as your eyes go straight to the hand and starts examining it. 

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We looked at time, what it can do and how to show it, either with one image or a series of images. We looked at the artist Eadweard Muybridge; you did a series on time and movement. What I find fascinating about his work is the fact that it was a new idea; nobody had managed to show that a horse had all four legs off the ground when galloping. Also that it tells a story, you can follow it along and understand it, the fact that it’s in black and white lets the view focus on the motion.       

Eadweard Muybridge, Man/Horse (Vehicle)

There are many aspects when think about time, the changes in society and trends to start. We were given a project to produce a photo that represents time, the photography that I took was of abandon buildings that have graffiti on them and just left, forgotten. This shows what time can do on buildings as well. What works best in the photograph is the fact that the bridge is the first thing that you notice as it connects one side to the other, allowing it to flow. The water giving the reflection is want interested people have they have stated that it gives it depth and it feels as if you are actually there. What I could do to improve is introduce a bit of colour, not too much as the image is quite busy as it is.  

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Another part to this was to create a series of images both inside and out of time. For my outside, I went for a walk down the river and took a photo with every step I took as I wanted the viewer to feel as if they are walking with me.

For the inside photos, I focused on my flat and flatmates during tea time in the kitchen. I took the photographs randomly so some of the images are similar. What would have been interesting is if I went somewhere busy such as the supermarket, or if I took photos at a party as there would be something that has changed in every image. However I need to be careful that the images don’t get overcrowded. I decided to produce the series in black and white and it worked well for Eadweard Mulbridge and I felt like it could for me and it did to some extent.

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