For this photoshoot I used my Papershoot camera, which is a digital camera that replicates a film cameras. I used 3 of the different colour settings: black and white, orange tint and blue tint. I wanted to experiment with it so I can create photos that look old, linking with the archived. It is difficult to know the exposures and light because the camera is basic, so there is no way of controlling shutter or aperture. I found some of my images were over-exposed so I adjusted the lighting manually in the room. The viewfinder is closer than the lens, so I had difficulty working out the composition.

Example of over exposure

I pulled the curtains to try and control this but it was still top bright – in my next shoot with this camera I will close the curtains fully

Contact sheet

Selected images – flagging

From my selection:

GREEN – best images

YELLOW – I could use but they aren’t the best compared to my digital images

Best images:

Marsel van

Marsal van is a Dutch photographer who specialises in nature and wildlife photography. He started his career in advertising. As an art director at various renowned agencies and has won numerous awards for his captivating work. Van made a Dutch nature conservation organisation which is representative of both his creative and emotional approach to communication as well as his love for the natural world and his concern for the environment. After a trip to Tanzania and Van’s close encounters with animals really sparked his love for wildlife and drew a deeper passion for photography. Now van’s lives in South Africa when he is not traveling and runs specialised nature photography tours for people to destinations worldwide. Van’s has been rewarded “Travel photographer of the year” and the overall winner of “Wildlife photographer of the year”

Image analysis

This captivating image by Marsel vanis really stuck out to me Due to my project being about the contrast of technology and nature this image brings the both worlds together. The dystopian effect of the monkey in the natural lake while holding a manmade item helps portray the theme of addiction towards technology. I also feel that the use of the closest species to man is significant in the evolution in animals but still how they conflict with humans due to this image looking unnatural. I admire the way that the lighting in this image is natural with the innate tones of the money and the bold focal point of the mobile phone.

Where: St Helier, St Ouen, Corbiere

When: throughout the Easter holidays. midday-evening

What/who: The people in tourist locations and their activities

How: DSLR, auto focus to ensure all images are in focus.

Inspired by: Alec Soth and Nan Goldin

Selected images – flagging

From my selection:

GREEN – best images

YELLOW – middle

RED – not the best/ won’t use

Best images:

Where: York city centre

When: 23rd of March, early morning

What/who: The city and the people in it

How: DSLR, auto focus to ensure all images are in focus.

Where: Edinburgh city centre

When: 23rd of March, early afternoon

What/who: The city and the people in it

How: DSLR, auto focus to ensure all images are in focus.

These images were taken in the centre of York and picture the streets and York Minster in the early morning. I unfortunately did not get many pictures at all and due to the time at which they were taken, I feel that a lot of them aren’t as exciting as they could be. Arguably, however, this may offer an interesting contrast to my other city images where there is more life.

I took these images in and around the centre of Edinburgh as well as tourist attractions and heritage sights such as Edinburgh Castle, the National Monument of Scotland, and the old buildings of Edinburgh University I think a lot of these images are strong, but I definitely didn’t get as many as I would have liked.

I have looked into my Grandfather and Grandmother’s past, and discovered scrapbooks he had made about his success in his garage and boat business.

I might use these as backgrounds for my photobook, use them to fill pages in between some photos, or as a cover.

I am going to experiment with some of these artists in photoshop, using archived images and these scrapbooks.

Carolle Bénitah

Jessa Fairbrother

Alec Soth

During this shoot, I plan to get pretty much all my images done at once as I probably won’t get another chance to get everyone together to do multiple photoshoots.

What?

I will photograph different people dressed masculinely or femininely, depending on what they are comfortable with, and experiment with gender stereotypes and gender roles to explore people’s views.

Why?

I chose this project for multiple reasons, one is because the line between “Masculinity” and “Femininity” can be fragile and many people cross this line and experiment, I would like to explore the idea that masculinity and femininity are both social constructs that have been made from centuries of gender stereotypes. The second reason is that I experiment with gender and would like to portray my own experience with gender through both self-portraits and portraits of other people.

Who?

I have a group of around 10 friends who are willing to help with this photoshoot and even experiment with gender stereotypes by wearing clothing that wouldn’t typically be “assigned” to their gender.

How?

I will use my camera which is similar to the ones we use in class.

When?

It will be an afternoon on either Monday or Friday as that is the easiest accessible to everyone taking part in the photo shoot, most of the shoot will probably be done while it is getting dark.

Where?

Instead of going to an actual studio, I will set up a portable studio in the living room at home. As much as these images are for my photography project, I would like to prioritise the comfort of the people taking part in the shoot and I think the best way of doing this is by being in a home setting rather than a school environment. The living room is the easiest room to blackout in the house which is the reason why I will be using it for the shoot.