Hannah Burgess Photography Module 2017

Weak images: This image has no planned or working composition. It is clear that this image was a mistake as there is no proof of emotion or empathy and does not link to my theme. If the perspective was at a low angle, looking up, the image may have looked completely different. To improve in future photoshoot's i should take time with each shot, rather than taking them quickly. This image was also taken too quickly, the model was not ready and therefore could not get the full composition and shot that i wanted. There is also other pieces of material in the image which would also distract the viewers attention away from my main subject. However, i'm intrigued by the texture that the photograph produced and could be enhanced or altered with photoshop, or even using what we learned about the programme, audacity. Best images: This image is very strong, It shows the subject looking down at the water. It could convey the model contemplating her decisions, or almost bei...

For this photoshoot, i borrowed a compact digital camera that can be used underwater. For this shoot i was not able to control the shutter speed or aperture, so i tried to express my learnt techniques through composition and perspective. Trying to incorporate feelings of suffocation, i enjoyed this photoshoot as it was something very new and different.

When researching for ideas and inspiration, i came across the music video: Runnin' (Lose it all), by Beyonce. The song's main theme is about love between two people, however i was captivated by the music video. When being under water, it can look very tranquil and peaceful however the negative connotations include suffering and suffocation. These emotions link to the limitations and consuming yourself which i have tried to portray in my previous shoots.I don't want my work to be as explicit, but i would love to try and incorporate some of these emotions in a possible shoot.

Weak images: This image is hiding the model, although her body is in an unusual position, you can't really see the background of paint and goes against what i was trying to convey. Despite this, the paint makes her look battered and bruised and the subject looks almost defeated from the paint consuming her. If the background and the rest of her lower body (hands and arms) had been in the shot, it may have been one of my strongest. This images is also quite weak like the image above as her body is in a distraught position, yet the background is lifeless and doesn't contribute anything to the image. To improve, if i changed the perspective to a low, looking up angle, i could have created much more raw and depth to my photograph. Best Images: This brings together the ideas from all the photographer i have researched over the past few weeks. The model is consumed and overwhelmed by paint, she shows emotions of worry and fear, she is clinging onto her bo...

Data Bending is the technique that alters the data in an image. All digital photographs are made up of digital data. Using the Audacity programme in our workshop, we learnt how to manipulate this information within a media file, using software created to edit files of a different format. This caused our images to become distorted, glitched and completely unnatural. This form of data bending changed the colour and composition of each photograph and below are some of my own glitched images: I found this process very frustrating and the end result did not really satisfy me that much either. It took me a long time to get to grips with the process and instructions and the different edits i used did not change the images as much as i had expected or compared to others. I constantly wanted more control over what i was doing, but i knew i would need a lot more experience and knowledge. From this workshop i have confirmed that these style of editing techniques are not for me. I p...

For this shoot i wanted to incorporate all the inspiration from work such as Ben Heine, Jackson Pollock and Stephen Daschen. Much like my smoke shoot, I decided to create a photoshoot in which the model was being consumed and taken over by the paint, a symbol for fears and anxiety, an authority, stereotypes-anything that would stop the subject from being to truly express and find their identity. I made a backdrop in my garden and used different coloured paint to cover the model. I created shots and portraits to blend the model into the backdrop. Instead of keeping her emotionless, i asked her to express feelings of rage, worry and upset.  

Abstract Expressionism grew in New York in the 1940s and 1950s. It was meant to incorporate not only the work of painters who filled their canvases with colour and abstract forms. Yet Abstract Expressionism has become the most accepted term for a group of artists ho did hold much in common. Most were shaped by the legacy of Surrealism, a movement that they translated into a new style. They were inspired by the surrealist idea that art should come from the unconscious mind. Most Abstract Expressionist's include non-objective imagery, lack a clear focal point and show a visible sign of the artist's working process. All artists were absorbed with the emotional process rather than the outcome. One Abstract Expressionist, Jackson Pollock was a huge contribution to the movement. Pollock's work lies in the truth of the unconscious mind. Pollock further refined his content with the technical innovation of pouring or dripping his paint. In addition he broke the traditio...