The document summarizes a student's photography project exploring relationships through still life images. They investigated the work of photographers like Steve McCurry and took photos of doors, windows, and textures in Sri Lanka to show culture and tradition. The student developed ideas by taking portraits with natural frames, experimenting with shapes and body parts, and responding to additional photographers. They aimed to show relationships through composition, color, texture and negative space.

1. GCE AS
Advanced
Subsidiary Art
and Design
Component 2
Standardisation
samples 2016
Photography
Total Mark 62

7. To start off
investigating
relationships I took
an idea from my
visual stimulus –
doors and windows.
To find inspiration for
different techniques
within this still life
photography I
investigated Steve
McCurry who takes a
range of still life
images in different
countries showing the
colour, texture and
tradition within each
image. They all tell
their own story of
who once lived there
and what has
happened around
them.
Above are two
images in red
boxes, this is
because they are
not Steve
McCurry’s work
and I don’t know
who took them.
They are on this
page because I
also like their
composition,
colour and texture
as well as the
photographers use
of rule of thirds to
draw the viewers
attention to the
door.

8. To respond to the work
of Steve McCurry I took
photos while in Sri Lanka
of doors and windows,
these images all show
colour, texture, tradition
and life. I took these
photos in a fort in Galle,
after the 2004 Tsunami
this was all that was left
in the area because of
the high solid. Some of
the buildings were still
full of character from
before the Tsunami but
other places got affected
and have been rebuilt
since then.

11. I decided to make this image a
full page because of the
composition, colour and
texture on the wall. I
purposely positioned the
window in the center of the
image to draw the audiences
eye straight to the closed
window. The layers of paint
which have peeled off over
the years create colour and
texture which make the image
exciting as well as tell a story.

19. Recording Natural
Framing;
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I walked around my area to
look for Natural Framing,
this occurs everywhere –
doors, windows, paths,
broken windows, fences –
everywhere. This took a
while for me to get the hang
of but eventually I managed
to capture natural frames.
Matthias Heiderich does this
extremely well capturing
simplicity and colour in the
image as well. Although his
work is much more
geometrical and creates a
positive scene from the
negative space.

30. Developing ideas
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To develop my ideas I took
pictures of a friend around Sri
Lanka in an abandoned house
to get the empty windows and
empty door ways with texture,
which links too my response to
Steve McCurry’s work.

31. This is my favorable
image in the set. I took
the model into an
abandoned house in Sri
Lanka where it was
quite damp and dirty, I
positioned the model in
the bottom half but
center of the frame. I
got her to crouch down
into a fetal position to
show she’s vulnerable
and protecting herself.
The peeling and textured
walls as well as the
ground being dirty
contrasts with her bright
dress which shows quite
a lot of skin.

34. Responding to Franz Jeofee;
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To respond to the Franz Jeofee I
took a person into a location
with doorways and natural
framing and blacked out the
face, for the first image I used
black and white but for the
others I changed the colours. By
blacking out the face it leave a
sense of worry and unkindness.
It makes you feel uncomfortable
and opens up an idea of the
unknown. The central
positioning of the subject draws
your eye straight to it rather than
drifting off, but the natural door
framing and texture makes it
more pleasant to look at..

37. Investigating the work of John
Copeland and Piet Mondrian;
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Piet Mondrian did paintings of the
relationships between colours in an
arrangement of rectangles and
squares. It is put together in a
mosaic composition where the
shapes aren’t evenly spaced. His
work links to my set of doorways
and windows because of the shapes,
colour and composition. John
Copeland does portraits of body
which I am going to combine with
Piet Mondrians by taking pictures of
body parts painted and organising
them into a mosaic

38. Responding to John Copeland;
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To respond to John Copeland I
investigating hand positions, the
creases and different movement
you can do to create the same
effect as him. In photoshop i
changed the colours to Black and
White to create a more
meaningful feeling rather than in
colour which doesn’t show the
detail and dark shadows in as
much depth.

42. Macro lens; Investigating hands
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To look at hands in a more
detailed way I took images of
plain hands using a macro lens
where you can see the details of
wrinkles, colour, lines and
shapes. The use of macro distorts
a normal image and makes it
more difficult to properly visualise
the subject, but it also captures
maximum detail with a shallow
depth of field.

45. Developing ideas
linking to the work of
John Copeland and
Piet Mondrian;
To develop my ideas
linking to John Copeland
I’m also bringing in the
work of Piet Mondrian
who creates different
block patters with colour,
to be more creative I
brought in the hands and
painted them.

47. Experimenting;
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To experiment I took
photos of normal body
parts and edited shapes
onto them using
lightroom and
photoshop. By taking
shapes and adding
them to the image it
creates an internal yet
external shape and
frame to a smaller more
focused area that is in
black and white, by
putting it in black and
white it makes that area
drawn to more.

49. Developing ideas
using the human
body
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To develop from just
the hands I took
photos using the
whole human body
that create internal
and external shapes
that create a negative
and positive space
that is balanced in the
image. The positive
and negative space
can also be created
through shapes on
top of the body, not
using background.

50. Developing and Experimenting
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To develop as well as experiment I took one
of the images from my set and experimented
with it in different ways. Using a simple
triangle I designed on photoshop i tried
different things out with it to manipulate the
photograph. In the first picture I made the
triangle transparent but black and white, it
drew out the texture in my skin and the
different colours and shadows in the image
from the natural lighting. In image 2,3 and 4 I
took the texture from the background onto the
triangle and creates and made them different
sizes and angles – this makes the image look
very geometric and interesting for the viewer.
For the large image I took part of my body
into the triangle and repeated it, this is more
subtle but my favourite out of all of them, it
creates a satisfying illusion to the audience
and emphasizes the shadow and individual
shape of just the collarbone itself.

51. Developing ideas;
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To develop my ideas I brought a real
frame into each image which draws
your attention to that part of the
image. For my initial idea I just took
the frame on its own and placed it
around just empty. It looks lonely and
out of place but sometimes it fits in
since there is natural framing all
around it.

58. Developing ideas;
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To develop ideas using a frame I
took it behind a slightly opaque
material and blurred it in photoshop,
it creates a illusion of what's behind
the frame and why it’s there.

61. Developing and
experimenting ideas;
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To develop my ideas and
experiment with photoshop I
used a frame and arms to
create an image of being
trapped, and a concept of
trying to escape. I also
combined different images
together to create a collage
but in a realistic more
professional way still using the
framing concept.
To create these images I had to
add the image of the body part
on top of a plain background
shot. Then I had to add a mask to
get rid of the side part of my arm
which would ruin the effect of it
looking like it is detached and
floating. I then edited the images
once they were together. To
change if I was adding back or
removing the foreground I
switched between black and
white

63. 1Add both files into
photoshop;
the mask tool it will automatically fit it to
where the part was removed previously;
3 Move other image ontop of the
background and select
making it black this allows you to bring back any part of the
image you want. Press one corner and go to the other while
holding shift, this will create a straight line;
4Fix lines by selecting the brush tool on the mask and
2Select inside the frame with quick selection tool and mask out inside;
6Add a Gaussian blur to the first layer (which is now
black and white) so that it doesn’t take the
attention away from the main frame image;
5Make the image black and white and then mask
the layer and use the paint brush and black paint
to colour in only inside the frame;

65. Investigating the work of Rebecca
Reeves;
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Rebecca Reeves creates frames with
curtains and takes them into different
landscapes to capture it in a different way.
By using the curtains to create the frame it
looks like a daily view which makes it look
more breathtaking than if it was a single
landscape image.

66. Responding to the work of Rebecca
Reeves;
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Rebecca Reeves creates frames with
curtains and takes them into different
landscapes to capture it in a different
way. By using the curtains to create
the frame it looks like a daily view
which makes it look more breathtaking
than if it was a single landscape
image. To respond I took fabric into
different environments and captured it
as if it was a window as well. But mine
turned out differently due to the
different landscapes available.

67. Developing my ideas;
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To further develop my own ideas and
create images that link to my previous
work I took a male model into two different
environments and involved different artists
that I took inspiration from like Kyle
Thompson, Rebecca Reeves and taking
the work from my previous developments. I
experimented with different effects and
filters on photoshop to give each image a
different mood and meaning alone to then
suit the image and tell a story.
In the first image I used a 50mm L1.2 lens which created an
extremely shallow depth of field and managed to create an
illusion that the person is small and insignificant. The body
position that I used for this image was a in a fetal position so
that the audience can see that he is scared and unwanted. The
shear material covering the model is used as a shield to the
person, making it seem like he is in need of protection, and
him being shirtless makes him look vulnerable as well as the
environment he is in makes him look more neglected.
The position of him is along the rule of thirds as well as the
tree and stick creating a natural frame around him. The
editing I used also created a softer feel to the background
making things that would over power the main subject less
noticeable, they were darkened and also I added a blur to
make them less obvious to the audience. I also added a subtle
vingnetting which helps to draw the audience’s eyes to the
main subject.On top of the subject I added a layer of white
paint which I then changed the opacity of so that it made the
subject still look bright compared to when the filter was
added and the life and colour was taken out of the material

73. For this image the editing
was very important. When
looking at the original image
there is texture but it is
difficult to see because of the
first frame, it takes away the
views attention from the
main subject. To edit it I put
on a sepia and then
sharpened the 2nd frame, but
then blurred the closest wall.
I took it in the centre so that
your eye is automatically
drawn towards the image.
By sharpening the closest
wall it brought out lots of
shadows and textures which
makes it more interesting yet
makes it look vintage.
I used a vignetting to help
draw attention to the middle
as it makes the wall look like
it stands out more rather
than it being flat like it looks
in the original image below.

74. Dull colour of
skyDistracting rubbish
Too soft of a edge
separating the sky and
dune
Dirty unappealing
sand colour

76. (The image below) The way the material
flows and the detail of the movement looks
like a still from a movie rather than an
image. This is one of my favourite images
from the set because of the simplistic
beauty and the way it looks in black and
white is aesthetically pleasing for any viewer.

78. My intentions;
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My intentions for my Relationships
final pieces is to bring the different
aspects of my project together and
develop them further. I’m going to
take the best images from my last
set and develop and experiment
with them to find the best outcome.
This will link to my whole project
because of the different sets I have
done in the past that will link my
developments together.
Below are the different images that
will allow my final piece
developments to be the final
outcome of the whole project.
These consist of the fetal position,
hidden faces and material and the
curtain frames by Rebecca Reeves.

79. In the image the subject is standing in the
middle of the road, because the materials
quite wide it covers the thinner part of the
road so you can just see the road leading
up to the subject. The deserted road and
surrounding make the subject look lost
and desperate. Looking for a road to
follow.
For this image I edited it with a sepia filter
to create a more cinematic effect. I think
added curtains in photoshop which link to
the work I studied before of Rebecca
Reeves.
To create the curtains I had to remove the
blue background and then add them on
top in a way that they fitted into the
image. I had to add them then change the
blending mode to screen and change the
opacity, this left them looking more
realistic but still too sharp meaning I had
to add a Gaussian blur to them.
After it was finished I decided that it
looked like it was a still from a movie so I
changed the ratio of the image to make it
look more cinematic and effective.

80. Final outcome creation 1;
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For my second final outcome I put 3 images
that I took in the desert together to create a
whole different much bigger image. I did this
all on photoshop where I used different tools
like the mask tool, distortion of the image and
stamp tool. These were all for different
reasons. The mask tool was used to remove
the material from the background (Image 3) so
that I could add it on top of the material my
model is wearing. The distortion tool is to line
up the extra material so it looks like it is
continuing. Finally the stamp tool was so I
could blend the 3 different images together
and make it look natural since they are all
different colors.
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bigger. I also decided that I wanted my model facing the opposite direction since it looks like the wind should naturally be coming from the
right.
1 I took my main image and added into photoshop where I then moved it to the corner and cropped the canvas to make it

81. 2 Next I added the material on top and positioned it so that it
was flowing off the models material. I had to flip this as well
so that it flowed the same way as the models material did.
3 I then used the quick select tool to highlight the
background of behind the material and the mask tool to
remove it.
4 It was then ready for when I needed to use it later on in the editing stage.

82. 5 I then added in the third image and flipped it to fit
the other 2 images.
6 I positioned it to line up with the dune line
behind the model.
7 I then had to make both desert images the same and expand the sand so it was lower than the
material and model as well as make sure that they fit together to look realistic.

83. 8 After some readjusting and time I managed to get this, I did a basic
shadow outline so that I knew I needed to do that after I finished
editing the material in realistically. .
9 I decided that I didn’t like the added on material
because it was too fake so I decided to remove it and
bring the model layer to the top to then mask out the
background. I then moved the model further to the left
so I could add on curtains linking to Rebecca Reeves.

84. Final outcome 1;
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85. Final outcome creation 2;
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1 Original image;
2 Stock photos to make
curtains out of;
3 Colour efex pro selecting a
filter;
4 Selected filter “Colour stylizer” then editing
to my preference;
5Fixing the background
detail;

86. 6 Select the background of the
stock photo using quick select tool;
7 Put a mask on the image, use the
quick select tool to go round the curtain
and then the black mask paint brush to
Remove the white around the curtain
itself.;
8 Duplicate the curtain and put it on
the opposite size;

87. 9 Add motion blur to create a realistic effect that adds
depth of field to the image;
10 Add final adjustments like colour tone,
curves, repositioning;

88. Final outcome 2;
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89. Evaluation; AS Exam; Relationships
Throughout my project I have investigated lots of different photographers that make their work
out of different variables including; framing, colour, body parts and material, within my final
outcome it brings out the different work that I investigating and then also developed with my
own ideas and opportunities. The photographers and artists that I used allowed me to get to my
final piece, influencing me with different ideas every time I wanted to develop more. My work is
conceptual, the reason for this is because I enjoy putting my thoughts to photographs,
expressing different meanings in different ways, but I also enjoy other people working out what
my images mean, and other peoples interpretation of them. During my exam project I would
have liked to experiment with reflections and tried out other ideas I had, but they didn’t follow
the path I was on.
For my final outcome I used a 5D mark 3 and a 50 1.2 L lens, this allowed me to capture sharp
images with a shallow depth of field. At the time of the shooting in the desert it was windy and
there was sand blowing everywhere, which helped me to take pictures of the material flying well
but it made it more difficult to capture the sharpness of the image and the true colours, making
everything more dull than it should have been. I focused heavily on the composition and what
the model was expressing through his actions to be able to portray what I wanted in the image.
After I had taken the photos I had to learn different skills on photoshop which I didn’t know
before hand to be able to make my final pieces successful in the end.

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