I have taken the same photograph of my mum and dad on the couch at slightly different angles and times, so that I can create a joiner that displays different perspectives at the same time.

Photos Used

How?

Photoshop:

Firstly, I created virtual copies of the images I wanted to use to create my joiner. Then, I cropped my images, so that I could overlap these images onto one A4 sheet of paper to display different perspectives.

Then, I imported the images into photoshop and adjusted the size and positioning of them, until I liked them.

At first I experimented with having them in line and I used the opacity feature to do so to get them in line as best as possible.

However, I had already done this in my previous photoshop work of combining facial features, so I wanted to try something different and not have them all in line.

Next, I wanted to experiment the blending tool in photoshop to see if I could make my image more fun.

I did this by selecting which layer I wanted to alter and then selecting normal and using the arrows on my keyboard to change the appearance of that layer.

Evaluation

I think the creation of these joiners using photoshop went well, as I was able to present different perspectives all at once, similarly to cubism, which I have previously researched and done work based around. I also enjoyed experimenting with the blending tool as it allowed me to add different colours and tones throughout my image as well as perspectives, which some cubist also do in their work.

The concept of these joiners is that all the pieces are unified together, just how my mum and dad are unified together. It also takes a lot of time to take these photographs and edit them together, print them out and piece them together in an aesthetic way, which also symbolises time and how the union of marriage and family will last until the end of time.

For this photoshoot I took pictures of family heirlooms that we have in our home, that have been passed down through my family on my mum and dad’s side. I have also taken pictures of my mum and dad’s wedding rings, as well as other sentimental family jewellery.

Final Images

This ring has been passed down from my great grandmother on the my mum’s side of the family.

These bracelet were my mum’s when she was a baby and she passed them down to me and my sister to wear when we were both babies.

This bracelet was passed down from my great-great grandmother on my mum’s side. It is made from pennies that are over a hundred years old.

This was my grandad’s Rolex on my dad’s side, which he has passed down to my dad before he passed away.

The necklace above contains my grandad’s ashes on my dad’s side.

Analysis of 2 Images

The lighting used in this photograph was natural daylight coming through the window. This meant that I had little control over the lighting. However, I did have high levels of control over the layout and composition of this image, as I manipulated the positioning and distance of the rings, as well as myself with the camera and the background of this image.

F-stop: f/4.5

Exposure time: 1/30secs

ISO speed: ISO-3200

The colours used in this image is the black background and the grey/ silver rings. This means there is contrast between the darker tones of the background and the lighter tones of the rings. There is a lot of shape in this image due to the circular rings and how they are positioned, which creates form.

The composition of the rings is a simple composition. I manipulated the positioning of the rings, so one ring is resting upon the other, in the centre of the frame. The rings are the main viewpoint.

These rings are my mum’s wedding and engagement rings, which my dad gave to her almost 10 years ago. These rings signify their union through marriage and they are circular, because their union is eternal and never ends, just like a circle.

The type of lighting used in this photograph was natural daylight coming through the window. This meant that I had little control over the lighting. However, I did have high levels of control over the layout and composition of this image, as I manipulated the positioning and distance of the necklace and the box it is in, as well as myself with the camera and the background of this image.

F-stop: f/4.5

Exposure time: 1/30secs

ISO speed: ISO-3200

The colours that can be seen in this image is black, white, blue and a little bit of brown/red. The light and dark tones in this image create a bit of contrast with the blue being a pop of colour in the image. There is a lot of shape in this image, including the circular pendant and the square box.

The composition of this image consists of the circular pendent being inside the jewellery box with the chain flowing onto the table. The circle pendent is in the centre of the frame, because it is the main viewpoint of the image.

This necklace has my grandad’s ashes inside it on my dad’s side (my dad’s father). This necklace represents how family unions still stay strong and unbreakable, even if the person isn’t here with us anymore. The physical object presents this union, because you have a momentum of them, instead of just memories, which ensures them and the memories you have of them are never forgotten.

Evaluation

I think this photoshoot went well as it allowed me to capture lots of detail shots, which would be aesthetic in the composition of my photobook. It also allowed me to present how a family union lasts and how the belongings of an individual can be passed down through generations, keeping that union alive, even after they have passed. It allows the memory of them to never be forgotten.

However, next time I would experiment with the background of my images more, as I feel this background didn’t work the best for some of these photographs. However, I did think I edited the photographs well to try and amend this.

For this photoshoot I have taken images of family heirlooms, which have been passed down on both my mum’s and dad’s side of the family. I have also taken pictures of my mum and dad’s wedding rings to signify their union.

Contact Sheet

Edits

I have edited this photo by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, highlights, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the blacks. I did this, so that the image would be slightly more exposed and more vibrant, so that it looks less dull.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites and vibrancy, while also decreasing the blacks and saturation. I did this, so that the image would be more vibrant and have more colour, so that it looks less dull and grey.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the blacks. I did this, so that the image would be slightly more exposed and have more colour, so that it looked less dull.

First, I cropped this image to crop out all the negative space in the image, so that the subject would take up majority of the frame and not get drowned out my the background.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the subject of the image would be more vibrant.

Then, I selected the background of this image and decreased the blacks, so that the background was more black, which created more contrast between the background and the subject.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the image would be more vibrant and less dull.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the image would be more vibrant and less dull.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the image would be more vibrant and less dull.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the image would be more vibrant and less dull.

Firstly, I cropped this image, so that the main viewpoint of the image would be in the centre of the frame, following the rule of thirds, which can be seen by the grid.

Then, I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites and vibrancy, while decreasing the highlights, blacks and saturation. I did this, so that the rings looked less dull and had more highlights to them.

Then, I selected the background of the image and decreased the whites, shadows, exposure and highlights, while increasing the blacks and contrast. I did this, so that the background would be more black, and the try and hide some of the dust on the surface.

Finally, I used the correction tool to try and remove the dust.

Firstly, I cropped the image, so that the main viewpoint of the image was in the centre of the frame, and so the background of the image didn’t have the white wall and the triangle shape in the background.

Then, I edited the image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the bracelet’s were brighter and looked more rustic.

Finally, I selected the background of the image and decreased the blacks, so that the background was more black, which creates more contrast between the bracelets and the background.

Firstly, I cropped the image slightly, because I manipulated the angle of the image, so that the wedding ring box was straight on, instead of slanted to one side.

Then, I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights, whites and blacks. I did this, so that the image was slightly more exposed and more vibrant.

Firstly, I cropped this image by manipulating the angle of the image, so that the wedding ring box was centre in the frame and positioned straight, instead of slanted.

Then, I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows and vibrancy, while decreasing the whites, highlights, blacks and saturation. I did this, so that the image would be slightly more exposed and vibrant.

First, I cropped this image, so that the wedding ring box would be in the centre of the frame.

Then, I edited this image by increasing the contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure and highlights. I did this, so that the image was slightly more vibrant.

Firstly, I cropped this image, so that the jewellery box would be in the centre of the frame.

Then, I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so the jewellery box would stand out more from the background, as they are very similar colours.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, whites, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so that t more contrast and the necklace was more vibrant and stood out more.

I edited both these images by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights, whites and blacks. I did this, so that there were more dark tones to create more contrast and so the necklace was more vibrant.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites and vibrancy, while decreasing the highlights, blacks and saturation. I did this, so that the background was more black, so it would create contrast between the background and the necklace. I also wanted the necklace to look brighter/ shinier.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the background was more black to create contrast between it and the bracelet and so the bracelet was more vibrant with a more rustic look.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites and vibrancy, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the image would be more vibrant.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites and vibrancy, while decreasing the highlights, blacks and saturation. I did this, so that the background would be more black, which would create more contrast between the background and the bracelet. Also to make the bracelet more vibrant and detailed.

I edited this by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites and vibrancy, while decreasing the highlights, blacks and saturation. I did this, so that the image would be slightly more exposed and have more contrast.

I edited this image by increasing the contrast, shadows, whites vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the image would be more vibrant.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the image would be slightly more exposed and vibrant.

For this photoshoot I am going to be taking detail shots, because I think they would look good with my other images in my book. I am going to be taking pictures of family heirlooms, my mum and dad’s wedding rings etc.

This links to the theme of my family being a union, because I will be presenting the union of two people (my mum and my dad) in marriage and how that has unified two families who were once separate and how it has grown the family union by bringing myself and my sister into the world. As well, as also presenting family heirlooms that have been passed down through the entire family really presenting how we are all connected.

I would also like to compare these objects to archive images of the same objects, but from many years ago, if I have any archive images of them. If not just the detailed shots on their own will be enough.

For this photoshoot I recreated an archive image of my mum and dad in 2006 in my first ever home.

I recreated this image of my mum and dad from slightly different angles at slightly different times. I did this, so I would be able to use these images to create joiners similarly to David Hockney.

Final Images

Analysis of 1 Image

The lighting used in this image is natural daylight, which is coming in through the windows in my living room. There are high levels of control in this image, because this is a staged image, where I have manipulated the positioning and distance of my subjects, as well as myself and the camera. I have also chosen the setting of the image. However, there is slightly less control in this image with the lighting, as I am using natural lighting, instead of artificial lighting.

F-stop: f/4

Exposure time: 1/50secs

ISO speed: ISO-320

The colours in this image include black, white, grey and red. I used these colours, because the setting of my living naturally has these colours and I wanted to compare my home now in 2025, to my home in 2006, which had a green couch and a wooden table. I kept my mum in the same black tank top, but my dad only had red shorts, so they are different to the shorts in the original image. There are also lots of light and dark tones throughout this image, due to the bright lighting coming through the window in the background and the darker tones of the couch. This creates contrast in the image. There is also a lot of contrast between my image and the archive image, due to the lighting difference. There is a lot of shape and pattern in the image as well, due to the patterned pillows and blanket on the back of the couch, which creates a lot of repetition.

The composition of this image is the same as the composition of the archive image, because that is what I am trying to replicate. The main viewpoint of the image is my mum and dad, which are the two subjects. They are in the centre of the frame.

The image I have taken is a recreation of an archive image of my parents in my first home in 2006. My mum was 21 years old and my dad was 26 years old. The image I have taken presents them in our current home in 2025 ages 39 and 44. I have replicated this image to present how they have grown together and stayed unified and how their bond staying strong has allowed them to grow together and now buy their own home together. This relates to the theme of union as it shows how their marriage union has stayed strong for almost 19 years and how it has allowed them to grow individually as well as together and achieve their goals together.

Evaluation

In this photoshoot I was able to complete what I set out to do, which was to take the same photograph of my parents, which is inspired by an archive photo of them in 2006, but from slightly different angles and at slightly different times. I also felt like I recreated the image well, even though I had to change the perspective.

However, next time if I were to do this again I would focus more on my lighting, as the window in the background made the images far too exposed, which meant I had to do more editing then I would have needed. I would also focus on my camera settings in order to try and prevent this as well. There was also one image that was slightly unfocussed, so I would also work on that.

For this photoshoot I took the same photograph of my mum and dad once a day for a week, but from slightly different angles. The photographs I took were also inspired by the archive below:

However, I also took photographs that weren’t inspired by an archive. They were photographs of my mum, my dad and my sister sat together on the couch and they were also taken once a day for a week at slightly different angles.

Contact Sheet

Edits

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the image would look less dull and be slightly more vibrant.

Then, I selected the background of the image and decreased the highlights and whites and increased the blacks, so that the light coming through the window was less bright.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights, whites and blacks. I did this, so that the image would have less white/ exposure coming in through the window.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the image would be slightly more exposed and look less dull.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites and vibrancy, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the image would be more vibrant.

Then, I selected the background and decreased the highlights and whites in order to lower the exposure of the lighting coming through the window, as it was too bright.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so the image would be slightly less dull and more vibrant.

Then, I selected the background of the image and decreased the highlights, whites and blacks. I did this, so that the lighting coming through the window would be less bright.

I edited this image by increasing the contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the subjects would have more colour to them and be more bold.

Then, I selected the background and decreased the highlights and blacks in order to make the background less exposed, because the lighting coming through the window was too bright.

For this photoshoot I want to recreate the archive image below:

This archive is an image of my mum and dad in 2006.

I would also like to take photographs not inspired by an archive of my mum, dad and sister all sat together.

Aim

My aim for this photoshoot is to create joiners, which are inspired by my artist research on David Hockney. In order to do this, I am going to need to recreate this image multiple times from different angles/ perspectives. In order to achieve this, I am going to take this image every day for a week from a slightly different angle each day. After doing that I will either have to print of all these images and piece them together to create a unique image, or use photoshop to do so.

Examples of a Joiner:

This experimentation also links well with the Art Movement I researched, which is cubism.

Why?

I want to experiment with joiners, because it is a type of cubism and I think multiple different images being unified into one image symbolises how there are multiple different members of a family, but they are all unified together through love, blood, DNA, heritage etc. I also think the process of taking the images at different times and then having to print them off and arrange them together, or using photoshop to do so takes a lot of time, which symbolises how a family is unified until the end of time and how even though time passes the family union never breaks, it just grows.

I also want to recreate the archive above for this, so that I can create a joiner that includes my own photographs as well as an archive.

Aim

My aim is to create a collage of images of different parts of my mums sides family faces and combine them together, so that their similar characteristics would be present. I did this, because I want to explore how family can not only unify you by love, but that you are also unified by DNA and blood and therefore have the same, or similar characteristics and how this union can never be broken even if you wish it could.

Photos Used?

Archive reference:

Photographs:

How?

Firstly, I had to use Lightroom to crop my edited images.

I cropped out the facial features I wanted to use from each person.

The, I went onto photoshop and created a new A4 landscape print and dragged my archive image onto it and resized it until it fit the A4 page.

Then, I dragged my exported images from Lightroom onto the print and moved and resized them until they fit and were in line.

I tried to line everything up the best I can, including having the pupils line up, the shoulder and even the necklaces.

I then continued to do this with all the images until I came out with my end result below.

Next, I decided to experiment with the other images I have of my mum, my dad and my sister in order to do the same thing.

First, I dragged the image of my dad into a new A4 print in landscape.

Next, I had to crop more features of my mum and my sister.

Then, I exported them into photoshop the same way and adjusted the size and positioning of them until they were where I wanted.

I attempted to keep everything in line in this version as well.

Final Photoshop:

Evaluation

I think this experimentation went well as I was able to experiment with collages like I had planned on doing at the start of this project. I also want to include some collages in my book, including joiners, so this is a good start and I will maybe be able to add these into my book.

I also feel like the technicalities of making these images went just as planned as I was able to line everything up perfectly, including the finer details, such as the necklaces. I was also able to take very similar images of all my family members, edit them in a way that looked the best and then crop them to only present one facial feature, so that I was able to join them all together.

The aim of this experimentation was to present how family are unified together by more than love, but they are unified together through their DNA and blood, which cannot be broken. I wanted to present this by presenting the members of my families physical features, because DNA and blood etc. is what makes you who you are and the way you look. Presenting these physical features and how similar they are all to each other in one image presents how all the family members are unified together and how that union can never be broken, even if you wanted it to.

These collages also experimented with the Cubism movement that I researched as I have taken lots of different images and combined them together in a collage, presenting different perspectives at the same time. I think this also symbolizes and is a metaphor for family and how each part is a separate person, but we are all joined together, just like how each separate image is joined together now in one.

Archive Reference:

Final edits before photoshop:

Analysis of 2 Images

The lighting used in this image was natural daylight, as this photograph was taken in my garden. Therefore, there were low levels of control for the lighting. However, there were high levels of control with the composition of this image, as it is a staged image, where I directed my mum. I also had control over the distance and positioning of myself with the camera.

F-stop: f/10

Exposure time: 1/40 sec

ISO speed: ISO-100

This image contains mainly white, due to the background and the colour of my mums shirt. However some other colours that can be seen are red, pink, brown, blue, black and skin tone due to my mum features. Therefore, there is quite a lot of contrast between my mum and the white background. There are also lots of light tones in this image due to the amount of white. There isn’t a lot of texture in this image.

The composition of this image is simple as it is a portrait of my mum where she is in the centre of the frame looking directly forward. She is the main viewpoint of the image.

This image is a remake of an archive image of her mum when they were at very similar ages. The meaning for this is to present the similar characteristics that they share, so that I can present how family are unified through DNA, blood and other characteristics and that union can never be broken even if you wanted it to.

The lighting used in this image is artificial lighting due to the image being taken inside. However, there was still little control with the lighting as I had to use what I had at home, but there was high levels of control to the composition of the image, because it was a staged image, where I could manipulate the positioning of my model and the distance and positioning of myself with the camera.

F-stop: f/10

Exposure time: 1/40 sec

ISO speed: ISO-100

There are very few colours in this image as well, but they include the white background and shirt, the golden hair, black jumper and pink glasses. There are light and dark tones due to the lighting coming from one side of the image, rather than directly forward. There is also a lot of contrast between the white background and my subject in the black jumper. There is not a lot of texture in the photograph.

The composition of this image is a simple composition with the main viewpoint of the image being my subject in the centre of the frame.

This image is a remake of an archive image of my subjects grandma. The meaning for this is to present the similar characteristics that they share, so that I can present how family are unified through DNA, blood and other characteristics and that union can never be broken even if you wanted it to.

Evaluation

I think this photoshoot went well, because I was able to recreate the archive image chosen well with multiple family members. I was also able to experiment with my editing slightly, by selecting the background, as well as using the removing tool to remove any blemishes in my photographs. However, next time I would use the same background/ take the photographs in the same place, so that they would all have a plain white background and be more similar to each other, which would make it slightly easier for me when using photoshop.

These photographs link to the topic of union, because they present how similar all my family look, due to sharing DNA, blood and other characteristics. I am going to explore this theory more, by using photoshop to combine these characteristics together, by creating a collage of my families faces.

I have also taken an image of my dad that is not related to the archive image, because I want to create another collage using my mums image, my sisters image and his image to show the same concept.

For this photoshoot I have recreated the archive image below:

I have recreated this image using my mum (her daughter), my uncle Josh (her son), and my other uncle Daniel (her son).

Edits

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows and whites, while decreasing the highlights, blacks and vibrancy. I did this, so that the image would be slightly more exposed with better lighting.

I then attempted to even out my dad’s skin tone slightly, so I used the remove tool to remove any blemishes.

I edited this image by increasing the contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks. I did this, so that my mum face would have a slight bit more colour in it.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the lighting was better. Then, I selected the background of the photograph and reduced the saturation and increased the whites, so that the background was less grey.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the image was more exposed and therefore had better lighting. Then, I selected the background of the image and decreased the saturation and increased the whites, so that the background was less grey.

I edited this image increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the lighting was slightly better.

Then, I selected the background and decreased the saturation and the whites very slightly and then increased the blacks. I did this, so that the black marks on the white wall were less obvious and so the background would be a brighter white, rather than grey.

Next, I used the remove tool to remove any dark marks left behind on the white background.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the image had better lighting as it was slightly more exposed. Then, I selected the background of the image and decreased the saturation and increased the whites in order to create a more white background, rather than grey.

I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the image had better lighting as it was slightly more exposed. Then, I selected the background of the image and increased the whites in order to create a more white background, rather than grey.

I edited this image by increasing the contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the lighting would be slightly better and less warm. Then, I selected the background and decreased the saturation and increased the whites, so that the wall was slightly less orange, due to the warm lighting and the reflection of the orange shirt.

I edited this image by increasing the contrast, shadows, whites and vibrancy, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the lighting would be slightly less warm. Then, I selected the background and decreased the saturation and increased the whites, so that the wall was slightly less orange, due to the warm lighting and the reflection of the orange shirt.