For this Photography and Styling project, we had to come up with 3 concepts for 3 different photo-shoots. In my pair, we have decided to have a main concept of ‘Distortion and Perception’ then from that have 3 different ideas that link together for our shoots. We decided the first shoot concept under perception would be lack of vision, so how people who are visually impaired might see other people. The second concept is perception under the influence of drugs and alcohol and we are hoping to have a set of photos that makes the viewer feel like they are under the influence. The final concept is sober perception and how a sober person would view the same situation but without drugs.
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Styling Workshop – David Lynch and Raf Simons Inspired
Today we had another workshop with Stephanie John. We had to pick 2 artists/designers/producers who relate to each other and create looks inspired by that. For our shoot we decided to use Raf Simons and David Lynch as our influences as they both have similar aesthetics and male outfits. We started off in a photo studio, then went to the pier to get some cool photos that go with the look. I had a lot of fun doing this and I hope to do more men’s styling and photography in future projects.
Tate Modern
Last week I decided to take a visit to London to go to the Tate Modern to help me with my project work. I decided to go to the Tate because it has a wide range of exhibitions and different artists to take inspiration from. I didn’t go for any exhibition in particular, I was mainly looking for photography inspiration for my project. Although I didn’t find much photography work that inspired me, I did see a few sculpture pieces that I thought were interesting and I ,might use for referencing in my sketchbook.
Styling Pinterest board
Styling ideas for a David Lynch inspired photo shoot.
Projection
In a workshop last week, we were told to print out research photos onto acetate, contact sheet size and bring in ink and tape. When we got in, our lecturer showed us how to distort the images, place them into GEPE slides then project them onto the wall as another way to manipulate the image. Using images of my pins and brooches, I dropped ink and scratched the surface of some, whilst using sharpie pens to distort some others. Once they were projected onto the walls, I actually got some really interesting images that have inspired me to distort the actual object and more images. I think I want to do something similar to this for my final outcome, but projecting it onto something else, such as a human body.