For my Photography project I want to go down the path of romanticism as it is an art movement which united people in the late eighteenth century and still has an influence to this day when it comes to the arts and nature enthusiasts. A massive focus on romanticism is nature which is what I want to explore and develop as I don’t feel like I spend enough time in nature and it is beautiful, hence why the romanticists loved it. I want to try and capture this beauty by taking nature/natural landscape photos as natural landscapes were a common part of romanticism as they captured a lot of natural beauty as well as including some elements of the sublime. In the 1800s this was commonly done in paintings, but modern-day romanticists now also use photography to capture this.
To develop this project, I would like to go to the countryside and areas with nature and nice views as these would be great for taking natural landscapes. I would also like to capture a lot of my photos during the golden hour period of the day as during this time the light is all golden as the sun is setting which looks incredibly beautiful and helps give the photo that breath taking aspect that landscape photos have. Both the Photographers I have chosen to look at are landscape photographers with a strong appreciation for nature which I will go over in the case studies for them. One of the artists I have chosen to look at is Joe Cornish especially his work in his book ‘First Light’ which includes lots of stunning landscape photos as well as photos of nature such as rocks and the woods, Joe Cornish also takes some of his photos during the golden hour and when the sun is setting which is exactly what I want to do with some of my photos. The second artist is Jem Southam who also takes beautiful landscape and nature photos which are interesting to look at especially from his collection ‘red river’.
One Photoshoot I’m planning to start my project is around St. Martins near the woods as it is on the top of the hill, so you get lots of great views of the seascapes and landscapes as it is in the country there are also lots of trees and fields around which I could take great photos of. I also would like to present my photos in a book is it would be nice memorabilia of the beautiful landscapes in Jersey.