Category: Year One – Lens Based Media
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Project 2
Passage of Time
Exterior – Trial One
Exterior – Trail Two
I was inspired to represent the passage of time in this digital format from Corinne Vionnet’s work. I like the way she uses a vast amount of images to produce blurred like ghost figures. I wanted to reflect movement of the bird so I chose to layer the subject and keep the background of a single picture as a static base to enhanced the movement within the subject.
Interior – Trial One
Interior – Trail Two
William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877)
“is regarded as the father of photogram. He created many of these images by the placement of leaves and pieces of objects like lace on photo-sensitive paper and later exposing them to the sun.”
Illuminated Negatives
Articles of Glass [on three shelves], June 1844 
The Open Door, [wide shadow], April 1844
He created first experiments of Lace with paper negative contact. There was issues with this process so he made the Lace wet to increase Lace’s density to form a creative solution to his failed attempts. During his experiments he discovered that using fine line objects rather than large objects created a more refined image.
Vivian Maier (1926-2009)
Vivian Maier took photographs throughout her life which John Maloof later went on to share with the world after buying her negatives at auction. This brings questions on the moral issue if she wanted her pictures to be exposed without her permission. She was described as the most remarkable photographer of the 20th century.
Yulia Artemyeva (1983-present)
Yulia Artemyeva created a series of works that focussed on the similarities between ballet dancers and flowers. Creating these comparisons from multiple samples to get the most accurate outcomes which are widely praised. She was inspired to create the project from her years, dancing as a child.
‘In creating the work, Artemyeva hopes that people will learn to appreciate the beauty that surrounds them and to stimulate them to look deeper during their daily lives for this beauty.’
My Modern Met Article
Richard Billiamham (1970-present)
Richard Billiamham documented his home life through photography. He took photos of his family members, showing reality, not shying away from his dad’s alcoholism. These photographs became popular for this reason and a film was even created from them called Ray and Liz.
“It’s not my intention to shock, to offend, sensationalise, be political or whatever; only to make work that is as spiritually meaningful as I can make it-whatever the medium.”
– RICHARD BILLINGHAM
Nan Goldin (1953-present)
This artist completed a series of work which focused upon identity. Within this she looked into ‘masks’ in which people physically put on themselves e.g. makeup, reflecting people’s need to hide behind a facade.
Personally, I like this artists work as I admire her ability to create imagery in difficult personal life circumstances.
Corinne Vionnet (1969-present)
“Conducting keyword searches of famous monuments in photo sharing web sites, Swiss /French artist Corinne Vionnet culled thousands of tourists’ snapshots for her series Photo Opportunities. Weaving together numerous photographic perspectives and experiences, the artist builds her own impressionistic interpretations”
Artist Website
This artist merges hundreds of images from tourists images and creates these amazing digitally manipulated versions. Personally, I really like the overall aesthetics of the images and the creativity to use other people’s photos and create an original version.
David Goldblatt (1930-2018)
David Goldblatt started his practise at the time of South Africa’s racially segregated society in 1948. He is generally viewed as an outsider to these issues as he was a white African man, meaning he was able to reflect the lifestyles of black individuals who were being penalised for their race at the time.
Personally, I like this artist’s work as the themes featured within the images are subtle but meaningful when contextualised as well as just striking in general.
References: http://www.illuminatednegatives.com/photogramhistory.html https://www.historyextra.com/period/in-pictures-the-photographs-of-william-henry-fox-talbot/ https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/289186 http://www.vivianmaier.com https://mymodernmet.com/ballet-flower-photos-yulia-artemyeva/ https://loveexpands.com/quotes/richard-billingham-724919/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/photography/genius/gallery/billingham.shtml http://www.corinnevionnet.com/photoopportunities.html http://www.artnet.com/artists/nan-goldin/ https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern/display/artist-and-society/david-goldblatt https://www.artsy.net/artist/david-goldblatt
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Back to Basics
Photography Basic Information
ISO
- Related to the camera’s sensor sensitivity
- Higher the ISO = more light
- Higher the ISO = more likely to get a grainy image
- Best outcomes are when the ISO is lowest
Aperture (Lens Opening Size)
- Controls depth of field
- Smaller the size = smaller the focus
- Higher F/Stop = less light
- Higher F/Stop = large depth
Shutter Speed
- Controls Motion Blur
- Slower shutter speed = more motion blur
Guideline to Improve Images
| Image Too Dark? | Image Too Bright? |
| 1) Slow Shutter Speed | 1) Lower ISO |
| 2) Lower Aperture | 2) Raise Shutter Speed |
| 3) Raise ISO | 3) Raise Aperture |
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Week One
Imagery & Editing Experiments
Sleeping Dog
Garage
I found the black and white version particularly striking with the overall aesthetics and composition. I sense a story behind the image, the lack of colour really emphasises the emotion of the figure. I enjoyed experimenting with different colours and I think this type of edit could be very striking with different subject matters.
Qualities of human understanding and warmth.
Took excessive amounts of photos but never showed anyone.
Many believed she would have been a famous photographer if she showed her photos when she was alive.
She was obsessed with saving memories, audio recordings, films, pictures, receipts, newspaper articles etc.
Rubbish can images.
She had an unusual style – big boots, large coats, men’s shirts and hats.
Early pictures 1951.
Very few friends, often described as a loner.
Took up being a nanny to get spare time and experience nature.
The man that exposed her work feels bad for displaying her work when she never wanted them to be seen, he felt guilty.
Everyone assumed she was French due to her accent or fake accent but she was born in New York and lived in France for a bit and her mother was French.
Vivian’s mother used to do photography.
Vivian knew she was a good photographer and wanted a local shop to her family home in France to develop her works.
At the beginning of the documentary film, I felt really sorry for Vivian as it appeared John Maloof as he uncovered an artist who didn’t want to be found. But I felt a sense of relief that she did want to pictures to be developed. Maybe not to this extent but it wasn’t a complete violation!
People found her imposing and rude – Just took the picture
People and children of the time she was a nanny describe her ‘dark side’ and share stories of her means words and abusive acts
Miss Maier is what she preferred to be called
Miss Maier’s had a forbidden room from anyone but her – Large Padlock on door hoarded extreme collection of Newspaper that ended up bucking the floor – Set traps to see if her employers where looking through her stuff
Street Photographer Book
I am very inspired by Vivian’s work and bravery for her work, I decided to purchase her book to look further into her work. The realness in the people she photographed and technical skill is exceptional!
William Henry Fox Talbot (Photography Pioneer)
“is regarded as the father of photogram. He created many of these images by the placement of leaves and pieces of objects like lace on photo-sensitive paper and later exposing them to the sun.”
Illuminated Negatives
He created first experiments of Lace with paper negative contact. There was issues with this process so he made the Lace wet to increase Lace’s density to form a creative solution to his failed attempts. During his experiments he discovered that using fine line objects rather than large objects created a more refined image.
This type of photography was picked up by influential buyers who expanded the value of this process.
Silhouette Photograms
‘Origin of Painting’ – Relates to origin of Photogram
Shadows can become so personal – Leaving your shadow behind for a loved one at war.
Prof Lala Meredith Vula
Lala Meredith-Vula is an artist and professor of art and photography at De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. Born in Sarajevo in 1966 to an Albanian father and English mother, she moved to England at an early age, returning to the Balkans, after graduating from Goldsmiths University (1988) and taking part in ‘Freeze’ Damien Hirst’s landmark exhibition, famous for launching the Young British Artists (YBA).
Lala’s Website About
During the artist talk Lala Meredith Vula expressed her inspirations include; Man Ray, Beth Wall, Adam Farcet, Susan Deges, Adam Fuss and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy
Toys Collection
Inspired by Fox Talbot’s ‘Pencil of Nature’, Man Ray’s photograms, Caz Burley’s and Harriet Murray’s experiments and art work. Toys is a series of life size photograms, created by lying models on a roll of photographic paper in the dark room and producing a life size shadow of the body. Featuring toys, children, objects, pregnant mothers and dancers.
Toys Work Statement
References: https://cool.culturalheritage.org/jaic/articles/jaic41-03-001.html https://www.lalameredithvula.com http://www.illuminatednegatives.com/photogramhistory.html https://www.moma.org/collection/works/49258