Being Photographed, Week Three

Photos taken and edited by Charlotte Hall.

I think I've commented before about feeling awkward when having my photograph taken. So at first, this task didn't exactly fill me with excitement, I'd probably even go as far as to say that I was dreading it.We'd been told that holding a conversation and interacting with someone else would "make you forget you were being photographed." It didn't. The huge camera pointing straight at you and the massive flash made forgetting impossible! 

I have to say though that I do quite like the end result and, although the photographs are certainly not the most flattering I've ever seen I do think that they reflect my personality, maybe.

Charlotte, Week Three

After looking at Corrine Day's sequence of nine of photographs of Kate Moss we had the chance to have a go at creating a similar piece ourselves! Using Charlotte as my model I took a series of photos of her while she was having a conversation. This meant that i could capture her many different facial expressions and hand movements without her being overly conscious that she was being photographed. I chose to use the photos that I think show the widest variety of her expressions. For me, this has been one of the best exercises so far and I absolutely love the end product! 

Photography, Week Two

Chestefield Market

Chesterfield Market

High Street, Chesterfield

Gregg's Bakery, High Street

When asked to take photographs that capture the spirit of Chesterfield I initially thought of the market and the hive of activity that surrounds it, then of the less obvious qualities of the town that are just as much part of its every day life. For me the horse and cart standing outside M&S is something that I will always associate with the town, I especially like this photo and the contrast between the left over carrot pieces and the grey cobbles.

Martin Parr

Martin Parr

I think I was drawn to this particular photograph by Parr purely because of its unflattering nature. None of the people in the image are shown in a complimentary way, the idea that they are dressed in their beach wear/swimming costumes and have so much flesh on display makes the photo quite awkward. I guess I connect with this image because that's how I feel when I'm being photographed- awkward.

Joel Meyerowitz

Joel Mereyowitz- Morning Mist, Tuscany

The way the colours fade from being bright to being quite subtle and the way the detail slowly disappears into the mist is what first attracted me to this photograph by Mereyowitz. I like the fact that the eye naturally follows the path to the centre of the photograph where the tree stands mostly hidden by the mist.

William Eggleston

William Eggleston - Untitled

The lighting in this photograph is what makes the image particularly eye-catching as it warms the boy's skintone and casts interesting shadows on the wall in the background. I like how the photograph doesn't seem posed but more spur of the moment and I am also fond of how the focus is sharper around the young man and softer around the figure in the background.

Photography, Week One

 What I like most about this particular photograph is how the wood has several deep scratches and chunks mussing fro its surface yet, to me, it still doesn't look damaged. The way the light reflects on the areas where polish has been applied creates beautiful highlights 

 

What I find most attractive about this photograph are the warm tones of the bricks and the way the rich colours harmonize. However, I dislike the angle that the bricks are shown at and think that I should have thought about the composition more and lined them up straighter.

Although these logs have been cut and piled up by man I still think that there is a more natural feel to this image than the others as the subject is not man made. The colours are quite earthy and neutral and the patterns made by the wood and also by the leaves are raw.

I was originally going to discard this photograph because of its mundane nature and drab tones but the more i looked at it, the more I started to like it. I think the lines and curve of the brickwork are quite pleasing to the eye.

The peeling paint and the rusting metal of the bench create a worn effect when captured on camera. The way the light filters through the holes forms a pattern which could almost be mistaken for fabric or material.