new projecttttt.

Starting research for my confirmatory stage project, portraits! feeling quite excited about this, got quite a few ideas, cant wait to see where it ends up!

sheepskin in the woods.

I wanted to do a male fashiony portrait shoot and my other half needed some pictures for his fashion blog.. two birds with one stone! I went in the woods with my digital Polaroid, edited them on Photoshop and this was the outcome. I like the slightly grungey feel to the images. Also, great place for a shoot!

To see the fashion blog, visit http://gowanclarke.blogspot.co.uk/

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sketchbook examples.

pierced composition.

Here I was exploring tattoos and piercings with portraiture. I used a Pentax K1000 film camera to capture theses images and then I sellotaped the film together in a specific sequence which gave slight lines through the image which added nicely to the feel of the piece. I tried to portray an insight of the character within the image, the tattooed and pierced person isn't in and shouldnt be put into one catagory.

marked faces.

Here I used a Pentax K1000 to capture images of the models face pressed against perspex. I used single lighting and I over exposed the images slighty to pick out the lighter parts of the image more. I then developed the film and scratched into it with a pin and sandpaper to suggest emotion on the outside. I like these images as they represent raw emotion, like the brains inside out. I feel emotion is the main factor in a good portait.

tattoos and piercings.

I was doing a body parts project and I went down the route of body adornment. Here I used a Pentax K100 film camera to take images of tattoos and piercings. I used just one light so it looks like I'm coming out of the dark to fit the stereotype of the type of people who have tattoos and piercings. I chose what parts of the body were seen to get the best composition visually. Because of the darkness, I feel it gives a sense of vulnerability to the pieces.

portraits.

Here I used a digital camera to capture these portraits. I used strip lighting with a white background to create lighter images and used a front view and a side view to tell more about the character. I feel each set of images has a persona, an inkling of  back story. These portraits, with the lighting, make the characters vulnerable and more susceptible to be read into.