Evaluation

In the project I started with the idea of time and light photography, however this idea has developed over each shoot and has evolved into more abstract photography. Experimenting with the shutter speed made the subject distorted which created effects that made the shots barely recognisable. Looking back I did lack direction but this did allow me to experiment and see what worked and what didn't. However for the Final Major Project I will create a plan of the shoots I hope to do but I will also keep it open so there is room to develop some new ideas that I may come up with after reviewing the previous shoot.

With the help of my tutor I found I had a wide range of artists and photographers to look at. I found all of them useful in their own way but some more than others. Liam Frankland, Jean-Marc Robin and Chris Friel I believe are my main influences.  Looking at the work of others has given me ideas and different techniques to try out. This has helped me develop my photography skills because I used equipment I haven't used before and also this project has made me become more creative and not just to look at the beauty of nature but to look at the strange aspects there in and so find shots that are different.

There are aspects of this project that I hope I could have developed further but my final major project allows me to do so. I have many ideas for the final project and I feel good that this project helped me come up with original ideas and helped me discover what I need to work on.

There are two main series of images which I will print and will present. I feel they work well in a series of images because the colours, tones and subject matter are all similar. I cropped them all the same size so it’s more of an indication that they are a series. I am really happy with the outcome of this project and I feel that it is my best work so far.

Final Pieces

Series 1

Series 2

Series 3

Photographers

Uta Barth

• Uta Barth was born in Berlin, Germany.
• She is a contemporary photographer.
• She lives and works in Los Angeles, California.

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Shoot 5

In this shoot I want to experiment with taking pictures through glass. The photographer Liam Frankland and Harry Callahan inspired me to do so. I found there work interesting and abstract and there style of work fits in with my project. I will go to the forest because I think the treetops will make an interesting shape and will create a spooky atmosphere. I will steam up the glass and take pictures through it and also I will try wiping parts so there clear. 

I hope to achieve a series of images which show some interesting abstract shots. 

Equipment needed:

·                     Camera

·                     Extra Battery Pack

·                     A sheet of glass. 

I'm really happy with the outcome from this shoot. I think the steamed up glass really worked because it makes the image look more abstract. Working with the glass was unpredictable but this made the outcomes more surprising.  A couple of the images above were done though a car window and this created a different effect because it was raining and this distorted the image further. I believe the weather added to the effect of these images because it was raining and dull and this added to the atmosphere of the images. 

I didn't edit the images that much because I liked the original images but I did crop a couple because I thought it would be more effective cropped. 

Overall I am really happy with the outcome of this shoot but I feel I should do the shoot again but with a different setting. 

The image to the left is my favorite because  

Photographers

Gerhard Richter

• Gerhard Richter was born 9 February 1932
• He a German visual artist and was one of the main pioneers of New European Painting.
• His work includes photo-realistic paintings, photography and glass pieces. 
• His main influence was Picasso and Jean Arp. 

Wolfgang Tillmans

• Wolfgang Tillmans was born in 1968.
• He is a German fine art photographer.
• He is based in both London and Berlin.
• He has a range of work which he derives from his surroundings. 
• In 2000 he was the first photographer and non-English person to be awarded the Tate annual Turner Prize. 

Photographers

Liam Frankland

Alfred Stieglitz 

• Alfred Stieglitz was born in 1864 and died in 1946.
• He was an American photographer and modern art promoter who was instrumental over his fifty-year career in making photography an accepted art form.
• He is also known for the New York art galleries. In the early 20th century he ran these galleries where he also introduced many avant-garde European artists to America. 
• He was married to painter Georgia O'Keeffe.
• I'm mainly interested in his lack and white sky images. 

Harry Callahan 

• Harry Callahan was born 22 October 1912 and he died 15 March 1999.
• He was an influential twentieth century American photographer.
• He was Based in America.

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