georgianoble38
AS Level Coursework Final Piece
My coursework was based on the theme ‘Places and Spaces’, I started by collecting ideas through mood boards and mind maps etc., then developed them by looking at the artists Martin Parr and Guy Bourdin. From Guy Bourdins work I started looking at the idea of people being confined in a small space. Although I was pleased with this shoot I decided to move on from that idea and focus instead more on Martin Parr because I liked the spontaneity of his work, I did a film shoot in Brick lane, trying to document the culture of the area and possibly find quirky things you wouldn’t see every day. I was pleased with how this turned out and so then decided to combine my two shoots in a way, looking at spaces within places and people within spaces, like my Martin Parr shoot I did not plan it out and instead looked for chance opportunities, which made my shoot more diverse and interesting. I then looked at Emmet Gowin, I used a fish eye camera to photograph parts of people and places, trying to create a sense of mystery because the viewer could only see part of the person and place and the fish eye camera meant that the edges of the photo were blocked out and distorted, limiting the context of each image. I then decided to develop the idea of blocking parts of the image out by looking at John Stezaker. For my final image/shoot I took inspiration from John Stezaker and took portraits of people in the style of Hollywood head shots from the 50’s, overlaying a photo of a place that was meant to be significant or meaningful from their past. I was interested in the idea that certain memories or places from peoples past could start to define that person in the future.
AS Level Coursework Final Piece
My coursework was based on the theme ‘Places and Spaces’, I started by collecting ideas through mood boards and mind maps etc., then developed them by looking at the artists Martin Parr and Guy Bourdin. From Guy Bourdins work I started looking at the idea of people being confined in a small space. Although I was pleased with this shoot I decided to move on from that idea and focus instead more on Martin Parr because I liked the spontaneity of his work, I did a film shoot in Brick lane, trying to document the culture of the area and possibly find quirky things you wouldn’t see every day. I was pleased with how this turned out and so then decided to combine my two shoots in a way, looking at spaces within places and people within spaces, like my Martin Parr shoot I did not plan it out and instead looked for chance opportunities, which made my shoot more diverse and interesting. I then looked at Emmet Gowin, I used a fish eye camera to photograph parts of people and places, trying to create a sense of mystery because the viewer could only see part of the person and place and the fish eye camera meant that the edges of the photo were blocked out and distorted, limiting the context of each image. I then decided to develop the idea of blocking parts of the image out by looking at John Stezaker. For my final image/shoot I took inspiration from John Stezaker and took portraits of people in the style of Hollywood head shots from the 50’s, overlaying a photo of a place that was meant to be significant or meaningful from their past. I was interested in the idea that certain memories or places from peoples past could start to define that person in the future.