I thought I hated taking pics of people!- Learning Highlights
Am just about to start part three of Identity and Place. I really thought I was going to hate the whole unit, being that it deals mainly with self portraiture and portraiture. I don’t like and never have like photos of myself (and never take any) I also hate taking photos of other people. I…
Identity and Place – Part Two: Assignment Two – Planning
I am decided to start the planning process for the assignment before completing all the exercises. I am very surprised that I enjoyed certain aspects of this unit in light of the fact that the subject matter (portraits) is my least favourite! I enjoyed the covert work. I guess partly because I was able to…
Identity and Place – Part Two Exercise 4: Same background, different model
Brief This exercise is essentially the same as the previous one, but instead of taking photographs of the same person, here you must make portraits of three different subjects, but keep the background to the image consistent (see Irving Penn and Clare Strand, above). There are many ways of exploring this exercise. You could either…
Identity and Place – Part Two Exercise 2: Covert
Brief Approach this exercise with care and a diligent awareness of health and safety both for yourself and others. Closely consider the work of the practitioners discussed above, then try to shoot a series of five portraits of subjects who are unaware of the fact they are being photographed. As you’ve seen, there are many…
Identity and Place – Part Two Exercise 3: Same model, different background
Brief Consider the work of both Callahan and Germain, then select a subject for a series of five portraits, varying the locations and backgrounds. The one consistent picture element must be the subject you have chosen, who must appear in all five images. Think carefully about where you choose to photograph them, either using a…
Identity and Place – Part Two Exercise 1: Individual Spaces
Brief In this exercise, you’ll build on your ‘Background as context’ exercise in Part One by taking the relationship between your subject and their surroundings a step further. The objective here is to try to create a link between the two components of your image, i.e. the subject and their surroundings. Make three different portraits…
Identity and Place – Part Two: Assignment Two
Brief The objective of this assignment is to provide you with an opportunity to explore the themes covered in Part Two with regard to the use of both studio and location for the creation of portraits. This assignment is about taking what has worked from the above exercises and then trying to develop this further…
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