Experimentation

This week I have been focusing on my work for my body parts assignment. I have stuck with my idea of writing on the human body and tried to create meaningful words and phrases to work along side the body part that I am photographing.

I was really happy with my outcome in the end as they have tone and meaning about them; rather than the images just looking plain and as though I had purely taken them to meet my brief.

These are not my final edited images; but the start of the finished project. I need to make a few slight changes to some of the photographs to make sure that the phrases and the beauty of the body is the only thing attracting the viewers attention.

I think looking at the work of Tyler Shields and Tasya Van Ree have meant that I could push my work in a direction that I wouldn't have originally thought of. I am looking forward to printing them 58x58 cm big and allowing them to fill the gallery space with everyones work combined as one whole project.

A New Angle

So this weekend; I need to crack on with my body part assignment. I find this topic of photography very hard to work with as I struggle to work with lighting, when I am not completely in control of it. Maybe this is why I like the studio so much. Either way I have to start my work asap as we have such a short deadline. I have decided to take inspiration from the work of Tyler Shield's and I am going to start by using black body paint to write on particular body parts of my models. I haven't yet decided if it will be controversial wording or something a little more subtle. Either way the words will be painted on in bold black paint; to describe or entice the viewer. I felt that it was something new to take on as I normally have a very narrow view when it comes portraiture and body work.

These are just some of the images I have been looking at and using to plan ideas for my shoot. I like the idea of lips because it is something very sensual about a woman. I think it can tell you a lot about the person without seeing the whole body. I am not yet sure how they will feature within my work but it is something I am certain to play around with. 

Trying Something New

I have been doing a lot of still life work with a brilliant photographer in London. He does a lot of advertising work and I wanted to try my hand at it in my own way.
I used the idea of advertising a product; in this case it was nail varnish but trying to put my own spin on it. Rather than presenting the product just in its normal state, I wanted to try include the liquid that was contained in the pots somewhere within the image.
In the end after much planned; I came up with this concept for my final images:

Tyler Shield's

Wow after a rather hectic week; I managed to sit down and look through some of my favourite photographers work; to see what was fresh and new on their websites.
As well as looking at photographers in the Still Life genre I also have an ever growing interest into the work of Tyler Sheild's. He is a controversial Hollywood photographer, with a variety of images ranging from portraiture to still life. I wanted to share a few of my favourite images by him, to show exactly how on edge his work is!!

These are just a few images I like; but there are plenty to look through on:
 http://www.tylershields.com
I am surprised I like this kind of work; but I think when you look at his website as a whole, it is edgy and new and really pushes the boundaries of what is socially accepted within Photography.

Fashionista

I am not a big fashionista if I am totally honest; but when it comes to Jeffery Campbell shoes; I am the biggest fan!
I brought my first pair last month and although they are not my usual style (trainers,trainers,trainers) I absolutely love them. This is why I wanted to incorporate them into a still life shoot; where fashion is put on a pedi stool and heightened so that people buy into the constant change in styles.

I liked the idea of a designer brand being the fashion object in this shoot, as even people like me; who are not constantly up to date with the new trends, still have that one object that is up there with the rest of them.