I build in reflection to my creative practice throughout the process. My development points from my third assignment, have informed my responses to the points to consider in this exercises
Points to consider
- Areas to develop
- Continue to develop my knowledge of the work of other photographers
- Look at how other art forms influence photography
- Create more regular learning log posts to consolidate my learning and research (approximately 500 words per post).
- Research the use of flash.
- Plan how I will communicate my ideas to models I am working with.
- Ambiguity can be good, the photos should be able to speak for themselves without being over reliant on descriptive titles or text.
- To continue to get feedback on my work from a range of people including my tutor, fellow students, and other people (including photographers and non photographers).
My tutor recommended the book, Light, Science & Magic, an Introduction to Photographic Lighting, as lighting is a recurring point.
In addition, I am also reading, Langford’s Basic Photography.
Both of these books are more technical than my previous reading, explaining why things work in a certain way. For example how light is reflected in different ways depending on the surface. They are a useful next step in developing my knowledge.
2. What type of photographs do I want to take
A difficult question, I am drawn to many different types of photography, but as I progress through the course I am interested in images that have pattern and shape, with creative use of light and shadow. This could be still life, architecture, landscape. Fine art photography, mixed media, and abstract are other interests.
3. Photographers who interest me
- André Kertész
- Henri Cartier-Bresson
- Rui Veiga
- Valda Bailey
- Matthieu Venot
- Ola Kolehmainen
4. Key elements
- Creative use of light
- Patterns and shapes
- Light and Shadow
- An exploration of colour
- Intentional Camera Movement
- Contrast
5. One key photo to use in Exercise 4.8
Research into the photographers mentioned above will be ongoing and posted in my learning log.
There are many images to choose from. I chose this image for its simplicity and a starting point to explore further some of the techniques used by Kertész in the next exercise. This also supports my aim to learn more about different techniques of lighting.
References
HUXLEY-PARLOUR.(n.d) Fork, Paris, 1928 [Online]. Available: https://huxleyparlour.com/works/fork-paris-1928/
Karen Gourlay: Foundations in Photography 