Maria Dowsett

Collaging

I have been looking at artist Jindrich Štyrský to inspire my collages as i like their simplicity but still find them intersting to look at. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jindřich_Štyrský These are my own interpretations:

Guy Bourdin Research

I have chosen Guy Bourdin’s Walking Legs series as the main inspiration for my zine. I saw his exhibiition at Somerset House in 2o15 and it’s since been my favourite photograghy. I own some mannequin legs so have decided to implement them and create my own version of walking legs. Research: “‘Walking legs’ was shot…

Book Binding Workshops

This week we learnt two types of book binding, saddle stitch and japanese knot. I found this really interesting although the saddle stitch was particually hard to grasp. I would like to try and imlement this into my zine as I think it would give it an edge and make it more personal. For future…

The Final One!

This was the final photoshoot that me and Millie had planned. Again we both did the styling as we both like to agree and tell each other when we have terrible ideas that would never work. And this time will took the photos. She did the photoshoot whilst at home in Birmingham but we had…

The Second Photoshoot!

The second photoshoot was all about Alter Egos. Both me and Millie styled it and then i photographed it. In my opinion this is not my best shoot ever. I didn’t take anywhere near enough photos which made it hard when trying to find the best 3. I also used a filter on my camera…

The First Photoshoot!

Me and Millie decided that we wanted to do a photoshoot by the coast to take advantage of the beautiful scenery that we’re both not use to having by us. We’d looked at other cliff side photoshoots to gain some inspiration and decided that we wanted to do a contrasting shoot. For example, the cliffs…

Clashing Patterns Workshop

I had a lot of fun doing the clashing patterns workshop with Suzie as its something that i haven’t thought of doing before. It has also definitely informed my future work as i really like the style and it works great for making interesting fashion photography. It was nice that not all of the outfits…

The Final Editorial

The denim jacket has been a very important part of fashion history. Levi Strauss, the man responsible for the up rise of denim is one of the most important fashion figures when it comes to the ethical fabric and its longevity throughout the fashion industry. The denim jacket is timeless and will always be celebrated…

100 Words About Me

At the moment, my ambition is to become a fashion photographer, working for a selection of widely recognised brands. I would love to contribute as a curator of an exhibition at the Tate modern one day. My favourite photographers are currently Guy Bourdin and David Lachapelle, they have inspired my work to be more colorful…