Final outcome
Photo manipulation to create surreal portraits. The common features of each subject give the look of an alien race and reflect ideas of identity and aesthetic similarity
Development: Woods location
Development
Francesca Woodman inspired
In this Francesca Woodman inspired experiment I tried to capture the surreal, ghostly atmosphere apparent in her photographs. This leads on from my last 'Ophelia' shoot, as there are also elements of the ethereal here. I used a plain setting using the props of the stool and see-though material to reflect Woodman's frequent use of props. I used varying exposure times for these photos, depending on how transluscent I wanted the figure, using a self timer (I used myself in the pictures, much like Woodman).
Silhouettes
Ophelia
.Tilda.
Development
Here I experimented further with the idea of altering identity with paints or make-up. I wanted to create something more surreal than my last observation, so I used food colouring in vibrant, almost garish colours and dribbled them over my face. The way the colours formed jagged lines on the face, and the almost symmetrical pattern made as the paints seep down the neck gives the apearance of multi coloured blood.
Experiment using make-up- 'Identity'
I experimented with make-up in these photographs to create the illusion of many different portraits of people when really, It's just one.
Further exploration of documentary photography
Documentary: Molly Moggs
Henri Cartier Bresson Inspired Photography
Further experimentation with documentary and street photography, inspired by Cartier Bresson
Dianne Arbus inspired photography
After visiting the Dianne Arbus exhibition at the Tate Modern, I was very inspired by her intriguing and often haunting portraits of people on the fringes of society. In my own observation I experimented with documentary and portrait photography and hope that I managed to capture the essence of Arbus's work.
Portraiture
Below is a selection of my portraiture photography, some from this current course, and some taken in my free time.