2. Use
Photoshop
to create
the illusion
of
something
not human
Use props
and a model
Positive feelings
Landscape of
night sky with a
foreground
Though a
telescope
Heaven
Models
and
Photoshop
Self-evolution
Conflicting
personalities
Life
Stars
UFO’s/Aliens
Angels/
clouds/
sky
Negative feelings
Self Discovery
Spac
e
After-life
Hell
No after-life
Fire/
Devil
New Places
Dream land
Skeletons/skulls
A mixture of different images
from different places to create
one unique new place
Hazy filters
using
Photoshop
Large scale
Lost Items
From the
item’s point
of view
Landscapes
A number of
different
landscapes
Journey
through life
Perspective
change – tilt
shift
Being found
‘joiner’ method to
create a
landscape which
would be made
from smaller
images of
landscapes
4. SELF DISCOVERY
I researched into the artist Ferdrico Bebber and found a collection of
images that he had created which were called ‘Mad on World’. I think that they
have a very strong air of inner anguish within them and think that I could use this
technique of using an emotional model with smoke within Photoshop to create
my own images with the theme of Self discovery. I could develop this idea into
the concept of human beings having to deal with their own emotions and people
can sometimes feel like two different sides of their personality are conflicting –
this is a major part of self discovery through life. I could depict this through using
a model and having a slow shutter speed or using two different images and
merging them together to show a split in conflicting emotions and use a prop and
colours which would be appropriate for that emotion, such as fire for passion and
the colour green for envy. I could even decide to produce a series of images
which would represent the seven deadly sins, I would use one model with
different props and colours in each image to show that all seven of these
emotions are current within the subject. Below are a collection of images which
represent the 7 deadly sins, I do not particularly like the way in which they have
been done however I could create my own images which would represent the self
discovery of the seven deadly sins.
6. SPACE
I think that using the theme of discovery I would be able to create some
very imaginative photographs if I were to produce images of something that has
never been seen – like an ‘alien’. The discover of alien life form is something that
has always interested the human kind and I think that this subject will allow me to
be extremely creative and let me interoperate the subject however I want,
because of the fact that there is not a specific way in which aliens should or
shouldn’t look, whatever I produce will suit this criteria. I could use props, lighting
and make-up with a model to create a subject that no longer looks human, the
image could be very stylised and I could use post production techniques within
Photoshop to warp the image so that the subject’s features do not relate to those
of a human being. Also there could be a possibility that I choose to create an
image that is looking up to the sky at night when the stars are visible to represent
the discovery of space. I could use a remote shutter release to track the star trails
as they move in orbit around the earth – this is a very effective form of
photography as the patterns that they create look very different to what we
usually see in the sky, therefore this is furthering our discovery into space. I could
decide to use post print techniques while the ink is still wet and scratch a
pathway into the photograph then put some colourful, inks into the image, the ink
will then take the path of the scratches and will give a very experimental look to
the product.
8. AFTER-LIFE
The discovery of after-life is a very personal experience and can only be
experienced by on person’s perception. This subject would give me a chance to
express my interoperation of the after life or my own theories on the controversial
subject. I could take a number of different routes with this, I could decide to
express my own representation of an angel or satin, using models and props to
create clouds, mist, wings, horns and fire. I would need to make sure that the
image has a pure and angelic feel or an eerie/evil feel, I could use Photoshop to
add filters to any image that I take and could decide to use multimedia to make
my product more interactive and interesting, I think it would be a good idea to use
paints to emphasise certain parts of the images that I create. I could also decide
to create an image that is a representation of what some people call ghosts or
spirits, I would use a model and chose a place which looked derricked or eerie
then could us a slow shutter speed and have my model moving around to create
the illusion of them being see through and non-existent. This would be a very
important part of the image taking process so I would have to try many different
positions and sites in which to take my images, I could decide for the scene to be
hot in a woods to make the spirit seem lost and looking for the after-life which
may or may not exist, which would support the theme of discovery.
10. LOST ITEMS
I thought that the discovery of lost items would be a really interesting
subject to base my images on because I focus on two different perspectives, that
of the person finding the item, and then the perspective of the item being found. I
thought that if I were to produce an image from the perspective of the item, the
image would have to be large scale, so all of the small things would look large
because of the fact that the image would look like it was taken in a place where
sometime could be lost. I could use a fish eye lens to create the effect of
everything surrounding the lost item is very large. I’d like the viewer of the image
to feel like they are there with the lost item and are waiting to be found. I could
take the image out of focus to add to the feeling of the item being lost as it will
mean that the audience will not be able to see the item clearly and therefore it
would be even more lost and waiting to be discovered. I could create an image
from the perspective of someone who has discovered an item they had been
looking for, I could even create a series of images of one person’s
possessions, the person would be a well known person, for example I could
produce a series of images of Snow White’s lost possessions, so would have
items such as an apple and a broom which are lost, the concept would only work
with a person or character who is well known as it means that the person would
be able to be identified by looking at certain items and not the person
themselves.
12. NEW PLACES - DREAMS
I think that creating an image which represents discovering a new world
or place within a dream or dreamlike state is a very interesting concept and gives
me room to be as experimental as possible because anything can happen in
dreams. I could decide to create some photographs of a landscape within a
dream, this means that I could mix many different landscapes together and
create an image that would not actually exist in reality, for example I could take
separate images of a woods, a field and the sea, then using Photoshop I could
merge the three scenes together and make a completely new and unique
landscape. Also I could decide to use a model and have them dressed in their
night wear then take the photographs in the woods or a similar place and pose
them in a sleeping position somewhere making sure that the image is structured
in a certain way that will represent a dream state and I would take the image
slightly put of focus to give the hazy illusion of a dream. I would then be able to
use Photoshop to add different colours and textures that would not be seen in
reality, for example coloured smoke or a different texture of the trees instead of
bark. All of the images that I produce will have very vivid colours and hazy
lighting, I may need to use props such as a smoke machine to create the dream
like effect that I want my photographs to possess.
13. PROPOSAL – THE DISCOVERY OF THE HUMAN SUBCONSCIOUS
I have decided that I am going to create a series of three images with the
theme of discovering a new place within a dream, I will be discovering the different
places that people will go within their dreams and the environments that people’s
subconscious will create when in a dream like state. The images will be a mixture of
landscapes and human form photographs where I will pose the model in a particular
scene where their environment will be an imaginary place which features certain
aspects which mean that the place cannot be real, such as velvet tree-bark. I would
like my images to be dreamscape and have an almost psychedelic feel to them as
parts of the image will seem to be an optical illusion, the colours will be extremely
vivid, and I may decide to have a film of smoke over the images, if I do not do this I
will have my camera slightly out of focus when taking the photographs to create a
hazy effect. I will make my images seem warped by using mostly the liquify option on
Photoshop, however I will only use it subtly to create the illusion that the photograph
is warped however not enough to be immediately noticed, this means that the
photograph will cause slight confusion for the viewer, I think this is a good thing as
because the image will be depicting a dream like state it will be a good thing that the
image has the same effect on the viewer. I will be using a DSLR camera to ensure
that I have the right lighting and quality to produce a good image, also I may decide to
take an image of the night sky for one of the backgrounds to my images, therefore in
will need a DSLR camera with a remote shutter release and a tripod to make sure that
I capture the desired scape. I will take my photographs in the village of Dacre Banks
as the village is surrounded by fields and woodland areas which will be a perfect
scene to have my photography shoot in.
