Client work.. 104

For our 104 work at Plymouth College of Art we had to find client work. I based my work around the incinerator that was being built in Devonport, Plymouth. The locals have been protesting against it as it will have 120 lorries visiting their everyday but on the other hand will create 22.5MW of energy - enough to power 37000 homes.

I had my final images ready and found a client by emailing websites that deals with littering or would like a better environment. I got a reply from World Green stating that he would put up an article. These are the images I sent over including a few that are situation in Devonport. These photographs are of litter that I picked up in and around Devonport and then brought it to a studio to photograph similarly to Andy Hughes who has been a real inspiration though out this assignment and the previous assignment. 

Andy Hughes takes photographs on a beach (seascape) and makes rubbish or certain objects look alot bigger than intended also filling the whole mise en scene.

An example of Andy Hughes' work:

My client work (final):

Ross Halfin... portrait musicians

I have wrote a section about Ross Halfin's band photography and I also love his portrait studio work for the celebrities so I thought I would make another section on his portrait work with the musicians!

Ross Halfin's portrait work:

I love the style of his photographs as they are highly contrasted against a white background (mostly). I find them very appealing and would love to base my portrait photography on this photographer.

Jamie Nelson... advertising photography

Advertising photography has always seemed interesting and appeals to me when I see it around towns or in magazines. This area is sometimes just the photograph but also can involve other people to edit and photoshop manipulate the photograph.


Jamie Nelson takes photographs in many different genres, one of them being advertising photography.

Tim Hill & Michael Ray... Food photography

I have always had an interest in food photography but am unsure how to go about it and also before coming to Plymouth College of Art, I didn't have a vast knowledge on lighting which is key to food photography.


I discovered a food photographer called Tim Hill. His images are clear and colourful and I also like that he has made his photographs unique by sometimes cropping on just the food.


Here are a few of Tim Hill's images:

Also Michael Ray does some very nice food photography that is extremely influential and I would love to take some photographs of food in the style of these two photographers. Michael Hill's images seem to be more macro whereas Tim Hill's photographs seem to be more stylish and rustic.

Difference?

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY, COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, AND EDITORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY?

Commercial Photography sells a product.

Fashion Photography sells a lifestyle.

Editorial Photography sells a story.

"If the client wants to sell a lifestyle associated with his product rather than the product itself, you will have to deliver fashion photography.

If the client on the other hand just wants to show off his products (such as a catalog shoot), you will have to deliver commercial photography.

If the client already has a story or a script and just wants the photos to support the story, it's your turn to get the mood of the story and deliver an editorial piece on it."

5 year plan..

In a five year span I would like to be a photographer working in England and hopefully abroad to vast my knowledge of photography and different cultures. Next year I hope to get work experience with photographers to understand how the business side of it works and to gain personal experience on a shoot. I will be entering photography competitions regularly to get my images out there and also to get a sense of the other photographers out there. I am starting build up a portfolio of my best work and will continue this throughout the years. I also aim to build up my list of contacts so that I can create opportunities in the future.




A list of things I would like to do (A summary)

• Enter competitions regularly

• Make business cards

• Create a professional website (My choice of complementary studies was Website Design which will help me along the photographic industry)

• Work experience with photographers

• Finish my photography degree

• Build up a professional portfolio

• Put my work onto an online library

• Start to assist photographers to gain knowledge (either friends or professional)

• Build contacts

Tony Cobley

We recently had the pleasure of looking at some of Tony Cobley's work which I found very interesting. He told us about different areas that he has worked in the photographic industry which includes commercial, landscape, portrait, property, weddings and documentary. I have noticed that Tony Cobley is a fan of the 'dutch tilt' technique which I never considered up until now and have took a few photographs recently testing this technique out which I rather like as it fits more in the frame.


Here is some of Tony Cobley's work:

I have included a photograph from each of his areas he specifies in. His images are really interesting and very eye catching and it has shown me new techniques in this industry. I also love the shallow depth of field which is mostly consistent throughout his work along with macro work.

Business Cards..

In the near future I hope to have my own business cards but would like to experiment and find a good design that will be eye catching and informative. I like the simplicity of these designs and also that there is room for a few of my images for people to get a feel for my photography. I will look at different designs of other photographers to get a feel of how they design theirs. I like the design of Tony Cobley's which is a basic white business card with a line of images running through the middle with contact details.

Front view

Back view

Ross Halfin... band / gig photography

I have become quite interested in Band and Gig photography recently, also because I have seen many photos that look creative and use a shallow depth of field. 
Ross Halfin is a band photographer who has photographed some of the best artists in the music industry. He originally wanted to be a painter and was an avid fan of gigs, he began sneaking in his camera and sent it off to many magazines and they started using his work and he built his career from there.
Talking to Meg Hope has made me more interested in this area.


Ross Halfin's images:


 Arctic Monkeys

 Bob Marley

 Prodigy

He also photographs the bands in a studio environment or in a portrait style which seems like a very interesting area of photography.

Daniel Kennedy... fashion photography

I found a photographer called Daniel Kennedy who's photographs are unique and  extremely interesting with each photo being individual. Fashion photography has always appealed to me with the beautiful clothes and it is the kind of area in photography that interests me and that you can take a portrait picture and it can be unusual and individual style.


Some examples of Daniel Kennedy's work:










I love his images as they are so interesting and I also love how he has a normal landscape and portrait image on one side and then a close up portrait on the other side. I am really fascinated with this photographer as he is so interesting. He also has celebrity photography too which is similar to the fashion shoots where he combines two images.


I love his images so much that I will show you some of his other work... celebrities:

'Wish You Were Here' competition

Recently, I entered the Wish You Were Here competition. Here is what it says about the competition on the website..

"THIS week, we’re launching our seventh annual Wish You Were Here? Photo competition in association with Old Pulteney Single Malt Whisky.We are looking for the best nautical images which celebrate Britain’s costal landscape and our relationship with the sea, which last year’s winning photo, North Gare, by Derek Bates from Billingham, County Durham, does perfectly.
If your entry is chosen as the winner, you will receive £2,500, plus a trip for two to the Pulteney Distillery in Wick, Scotland’s northernmost distillery. Your photo will also be featured in the Sunday Express."

The competition sounds very interesting and so i decided to enter.
I entered this photograph because I love the colour and it shows the sunny Plymouth Barbican which is beautiful and portrays the nautical side to Britain. It is also different to other photographs as it includes reflection as the main image with vibrant colours.

Yousuf Karsh.. portrait photography

I'm going to explore certain areas in the photographic industry that I am interested in and that I would consider an area of photography that I would love to continue as a career.


Throughout A-level Yousuf Karsh was a massive influence on my 2nd year. I looked at his work and loved his environmental portraits which is what I aimed for in my A-level exam. Environmental portraits is a portrait that involves the subject in their environment or a specific place that will make them feel more comfortable. For environmental portraits you can even have a studio and photograph them with a certain object (such as a paintbrush) to show the viewer what the subject does.


Examples of Yousuf Karsh's work:

My work (in a similar to this style)