Documenting my Creative Adventures

I am incredibly pleased with the outcome of this project; I feel that I successfully met my goals that I outlined in my statement of intent, in documenting my creative adventures in a quirky, almost whimsical style. Although I later decided to focus my work on photography, rather than art and film also, I feel … Continue reading Evaluation →

I feel that during this project, I have had many opportunities to greatly develop my leadership and interpersonal skills; I found this development especially prevalent during the organisation of my exhibition. Having to work with the leader for creative subjects within my college in a professional capacity was a brilliant opportunity, and made me feel … Continue reading Developing my Leadership Skills →

68% of primary schools in England have seen arts provisions decrease in the last five years. Music is no longer taught in over 50% of state-funded secondary schools in the UK, and 2018 saw a 10% further drop in entries for arts subjects at GCSE. This means that the arts are starting to become far less accessible for students that … Continue reading Arts Issue: Classism in art →

A photogram is a photographic image made without a camera by placing objects directly onto the surface of a light-sensitive material such as photographic paper and then exposing it to light. FLORIS NEUSÜSS Floris Neusüss (born Lennep, Germany, 1937) has dedicated his whole career to extending the practice, study and teaching of the photogram. Alongside his work … Continue reading Photograms →

Although these images are the same as in my “Graveyard” blog post, I have edited the hue and increased the saturation to create this otherworldly or ‘alien’ effect. I feel this makes the images more interesting, as they seem even more eerie and uncomfortable. This is because these psychedelic colours are not usually seen in … Continue reading ‘Alien Graveyard’ →

This low angle perfectly emphasises the sunlight falling upon the glowing leaves. The narrow depth of field creates a focus on the foreground, creating a sense of depth to the image. The vibrant autumnal colours of amber, green and gold make for a very Autumnal image. This low angle shot creates a sense of dominance … Continue reading Autumnal Images →

I added a warm tint to this image to make it look autumnal and create a vintage atmosphere . The composition of the image means that the path on the right takes the viewpoint beyond the image, and creates a mysterious expressive feel. The low highlight brings out the colour of the sky and the … Continue reading Graveyard Photography →

Here I have taken portraits of my friends. The lowkey lighting and neutral colour palette create a tranquil atmosphere. The warm tone of the images also creates an inviting mood, which contrasts with the dark blue sky which can be viewed through the window in two of the images. The extremely low exposure in this … Continue reading Experimenting with Portraiture →

Here I have taken various images with demonstrate contrast between geometric and organic shapes. I feel these images represent how nature will always rule mankind, as it is a much more powerful force. This image utilities shadows and lighting to create the leaf pattern over the body. This is an interesting image, as the t … Continue reading Geometric vs Organic Shapes →

In photography, use of shape, pattern and texture are crucial when it comes to creating effective images. I will be exploring each of them in this blog, as well as experimenting with them all. SHAPE Shapes in photography can either be: GEOMETRIC Source: https://www.lightstalking.com/21-clever-uses-of-geometric-patterns-in-photography/ Geometric shapes are composed of straight lines, and are usually man made. … Continue reading Shape, Pattern and Texture →

Whilst practicing studio photography, I decided to be experimental and to create an eerie, scary effect in some of the images: I created this effect with dim lighting angled from above. This created very deep contrast, which I enhanced using Photoshop. I also edited the hue and saturation to make the images look this ominous … Continue reading Horror Inspired Photography →