Major Project Second Shoot

Here are some more recent images from my major project. These images are from the shoot with my second subject, to be included in a book for my exhibition. I am currently working on my third shoot images so I will be sharing these with you shortly, hope you enjoy!

Influential Photographers

I wanted to take the opportunity to share some work by photographers who have influenced my current project 'An Intimate Distance', the title refers to the uncomfortable tension between me and the subject, and the delicacy of the matter when working with a real subject. I am shooting still's in the homes of my subjects so I have looked to other photographers to help me form a motif of my own. I hope you enjoy the work!

Peter Fraser

I like Fraser's observed and considered shots of the everyday and his ability to make them interesting to the viewer

Uta Barth

Uta Barth has been a huge influence on my work, she uses so little within her frame yet her images are beautiful, gentle and interesting, I like the pale muted colours and I also like her use of focus, or lack of focus should I say!

Mikael Kennedy

Mikael Kennedy uses Polaroid creatively and embraces its true characteristics like colour

William Eggleston

I have been greatly influenced by William Eggleston 'The godfather of colour', I have tried to take on his style when framing shots and tried not to photograph the same thing more than once so it becomes more loose and organic.

Stephen Shore

I recently came across the work of American photographer Stephen Shore, I like the sense of repetition in his work, he photographs the same things everywhere he goes; tv's, fridges, lamps, beds and other things found in the domestic home. He embraces colour and he uses a lot of flash in his work to do this. He cares little about framing and composition and the emphasis is on the subject.

Rinko Kawauchi

Kawauchi is one of Japan's most influential and prolific photographers. She photographs the moments which we usually miss in life and almost never photograph; most of these are scenes which occur everyday, her images are gentle and graceful but tell a whole different story too.

Hope you liked the work!

First Major Project Images

I've finally had a chance to scan some of my polaroids from my final year major project and i wanted to share these with you; these are from the first of several shoots which will contribute to my final exhibition images. The theme of my project is post natal depression, by working with real subjects i hope to inform the viewer of the emotions that some mothers experience; my work explores the home and personal possessions which will act as portraits of the subject and their story will be told with text that will accompany the images. With my first subject i studied the area and looked out for moments that could conjure feelings of sadness and isolation from the viewer. My motif is space and colour so i began to think about the 'less is more' theory with these images using blank spaces as narratives for the state of mind of the sufferer; i wanted people to relate with the images so i tried to photograph everyday moments, still lonely scenes which we walk past everyday but never really absorb into our minds. These are things like an empty washing line against a blue cloudy sky, a the sun casting shadows across a blank wall or a light switch swinging across an aqua blue wall.

I decided to shoot my project using polaroid (or Fuji FP100c Instant film as i prefer the format of the image and the honest colours) I have always been a huge fan of polaroid, i love the fact that each shot is a one off, this had me thinking about objects, i felt that a polaroid shot is more like an object, something to be treasured; this ties in with the nature of my project and i feel polaroid lends itself to it really. I have imagined this project being shot on polaroid from the beginning, so it was great to see that its working well for me!

Here is a selection of my favorite images, these are the ones which best communicate the theme within my work and they summarize my experience with my subject. Hope you enjoy looking at them; i will have more to post soon!

A Spot of Food Photography

My first payed job, wahey!

I was recently approached by a fantastic little local restaurant to produce some images for their new updated website. St. Theresa's is located in the center of the seaside town of Tenby and they offer fine cuisine sourced from local suppliers. As well as the restaurant, St. Theresa's offer three star accommodation and have a busy tearoom in the basement for afternoon refreshments. Hope you enjoy the images!

A quail starter

Tasty risotto

Local crab with homemade mayo

Sea bass on a bed of squid ink linguini

Welsh fillet steak served in a stack with king tiger prawns and a potato cake and a pink peppercorn sauce... Yummy!

Venison main course

Local cheeses served with a glass of port

Chocolate and pumpkin torte

A table setting

St. Theresa's offer a selection of fine wines

The restaurant exterior at night

A four poster bedroom at St. Theresa's

I would recommend doing small jobs like this to any student or photographer in the early stages of their career. Raising your profile (even if it is just locally) will not only give you experience working with clients, but if you do a good job your name will be passed on to other potential clients. Below is the link to the website, so if your in Tenby do pop in!

http://www.saintteresas.co.uk/

Thanks for looking guys!