Exam Research and Ideas

Out of the five options given, I think I would like to chose option one or four. Option one is Personal Opinions and four is mood and atmosphere. I have the same but varied ideas for both.

Personal Opinions.

This is aimed to convey feelings, opinions and ideas to an observer. A few examples of this topic are photographer such as Henri Cartier-Bresson who documented social change.

Henri Cartier-Bresson was born in 1908 in Chanteloup, France. Throughout his childhood, Cartier-Bresson was interested in the arts. He was influenced by his father, a respected and wealthy textile merchant and his uncle, an accomplished painter. As a young boy Cartier-Bresson read the literature of the day by authors such as Dostoyevsky, Rimbaud, Proust, and Joyce. In addition to literature, he intensely studied painting. mera and was practically consumed by the new art form. He made the conscious decision to pursue photography as a career.With his newfound interest, he began traveling the world. Africa, Eastern Europe and Mexico were the places where one of the twentieth centuries’ most traveled photographers journeyed. The majority of his work was commissioned and sent to magazines for publication, but Cartier-Bresson was dedicated to the art of photography and was also exhibited in several galleries, the first being the Julian Levy Gallery in New York. he began a new photographic series of portraiture. Over the years, Cartier-Bresson’s portraiture has been re-examined and is now considered one of his most successful portfolios. Tete a Tete is a publication of Cartier-Bresson’s portraiture

Here are example of two of his photos:

Another example photographer is Martin Parr.

Martin Parr is a chronicler of our age. In the face of the constantly growing flood of images released by the media, his photographs offer us the opportunity to see the world from his unique perspective.

At first glance, his photographs seem exaggerated or even grotesque. The motifs he chooses are strange, the colours are garish and the perspectives are unusual. Parr’s term for the overwhelming power of published images is “propaganda”. He counters this propaganda with his own chosen weapons: criticism, seduction and humour. As a result, his photographs are original and entertaining, accessible and understandable. But at the same time they show us in a penetrating way how we live, how we present ourselves to others, and what we valueLeisure, consumption and communication are the concepts that this British photographer has been researching for several decades now on his worldwide travels. In the process, he examines national characteristics and international phenomena to find out how valid they are as symbols that will help future generations to understand our cultural peculiarities.

Here are some of his works:

Lastly, Fay Godwin championed the need to protect the environment. Fay Godwin was a British photographer known for her black-and-white landscapes of the British countryside and coast. She was introduced to the London literary scene.She produced portraits of dozens of well-known writers, photographing almost every significant literary figure in 1970s and 1980s England, as well as numerous visiting foreign authors.

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From all three photographers you can see the concepts behind the way of life; environment, change and traditions/ social norms. The reason my idea would be relevant to tho topic is because I want to do nude body form photography, the way they would relate is more of the subheading feelings. How the photo is represented, how it can make someone feel. What am I trying to portray with these photo? vulnerability? confidence?

Mood and Atmosphere

Mood and atmosphere is to create dramatic and provoking photographs, experimenting with lighting, location and setting. Arranging props and models will generate the general aura of the photo.

An example photographer is Lucinda Chua, As a creative consultant at The Future Laboratory, Lucinda brings the work of the Consultancy division to life across a range of platforms – from film and photography to music and experience. She has delivered projects for brands including Pernod Ricard, Sony and L’Oréal.

Like her role at The Future Laboratory, Lucinda’s background is creative and dynamic. After graduating with a degree in photography from Nottingham Trent University in 2007, Lucinda worked as a creative practitioner for a range of clients including the BBC, Channel 4 and Wallpaper* magazine, and she also received Arts Council England funding to exhibit and undertake artist residencies abroad. Outside of The Future Laboratory, you’ll find Lucinda writing and recording music in her little home studio in east London.

Here are some of her works:

The reason Mood and Atmosphere could be a strong subject to do for me is because nudity is an intimate topic. Mostly, it represents some type of meaning; vulnerability , innocence, love, confidence. Though these are all feelings, they are also moods. It depends on how I want the observer to feel. What I want them to take away from my photograph. Is the atmosphere dangerous, does it the anonymous persons body scream anything. What aura can you gather? 

I researched some ways on how to create mood in a photo. I found a website that helped me in thinking of ideas greatly. http://www.lightstalking.com/a-guide-to-creating-mood-in-your-images/

'The dictionary defines it as “Inducing or suggestive of a particular feeling or state of mind” which would suggest that a moody photo is one that creates a feeling in the viewer.

However, as I previously mentioned, It may be hard for me to do this as nudity is not widely accepted. Especially since I am under the age of 18 and it would be difficult to fill out non disclosure forms ect..

In the case that I am not allowed to do Nudity, I would like to express Vulnerability, Isolation and happiness in a  different form. I would do this is the form of facial and body expression. Editing photos to have the right lighting and using props when I can.

I would also like to try and get some shoots with just objects and some with happiness.
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