Statement of intent
For my exam, I have chosen to do the question on Objects as this really appealed to me. I am going to produce a Page on my Weebly website which I can show the journey I will go on and my best work on Objects. I will show my work by uploading it onto my Weebly website, showing the different shoots I plan to do, my research, developing ideas in Photoshop and my final outcomes. Also I will choose my best photos that I have done on my Weebly, to show that understand camera techniques and skills. The way I will present my final images is jpegs from photoshop, which will show how I have and tried to improve the image.
The photographers that I am going to be researching is Collin Wilson, Albert Chong and Camilla Catrombone. The reason that I am looking at their work is because it has an impact on my idea that I have in mind when I do my photo shoots as they also focused on using Objects in their work. Also this could inspire me to get better outcomes of my own. The things I hope to learn from their work is how they take there shots and how they do there set ups. What I like about Colin Wilson's work is his use of Black & White as it makes the objects stand out. I might try this with my own outcomes. I like the way that Albert Chong has set-up his studio shots and the lighting he has used as it makes the objects shine out. In contrast, Catrina Catrombone takes shots looking down at objects and there is a connect to them, this is something I will also try to capture.
My first thought about this theme was that you just get random pieces of objects that you could find and just put them together and just take pictures of them. After looking into the project a little more I have got a brief understanding of what the theme object means. It is when you bring personal objects that have a story behind it that is close to you. This will make my work more personal and interesting. I can also see form my research that there is often a connect between objects and this is something I will try to do.
To show progression of my work I will start to upload photos of my shoots and also write a little description of what was good and what was bad. Also another way I can show progression is by going out around my area and find interesting pieces of objects and take images of them. I can even put them onto Photoshop to expand my ideas. I already have a lot of different ideas of images that I want to take.
The equipment that I will use is a DSLR camera also with micro lenses. I can also use studio lights to get better lighting and better outcomes. Also I can use my phone to get some images, this is because I can expand my work and show that I can use different techniques to take my images. The thing that I want to achieve on Photoshop is to edit them and make something amazing at the end, based on the research to guide me and give me inspiration.
I have 3 months to complete this project, also in this 3 months I will have enough time to make a whole page on my website. The things that I have to complete in 3 months is my researches I have to do this in 3 weeks and by the 4th week start to take photos. I will then also carry on developing my work in Photoshop. Once I have done this, then I can do my best and worst. Reflecting on my first experiences, I will be able to develop my ideas further, making sure am ready for the exam period.
As I start to build my page I will start to use annotations and start labeling my ideas and development .This can help me reflect on the work that I will produce. Also I can get help by my teachers and peers to improve. I am aiming to push myself to do the best I can on this project. I will also watch tutorial's and demonstrations to help me in Photoshop. This will allow me to improve my knowledge and understanding. Once this has been completed then I will write an evaluation on what went well and what I could do differently.