Pinhole camera: is a small, light-tight can or box with a black interior and a tiny hole in the centre of one end. Light from a scene passes through this single point and projects an inverted image on the opposite side of the box. The pinhole produces a negative image but only works when there is enough light. This means that for it to work we have to find a scene that has enough of light for a good negative to be produced. This process had to be repeated multiple times due to it not coming out correctly or the pinhole moving. So when I tired to develop the photo it either came out black or very blurry. This final image shows the best photo we produced.
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We visited the exhibition at the Tate Modern gallery called performing for the camera.
Photography has been used to capture performances since its invention – from the stars of the Victorian stage to the art happenings of the 1960s, and today’s trend for selfies. It shows over 50 seminal photographers on display, and explores the relationship between photography and performance, engaging with serious, provocative and sensational topics, as well as humour, improvisation and irony. |
Amalia Ulman uses Instagram to showcase her project. These photos show the photgrapher acting in three different stages (or episodes) of her life, trying to make it big in LA.
“It’s more than a satire - I wanted to prove that femininity is a construction, and not something biological or inherent to any woman. Women understood the performance much faster than men. They were like, ‘We get it – and it’s very funny.’ “The joke was admitting how much work goes into being a woman and how being a woman is not a natural thing. It’s something you learn.” |
Fukase is a Japanese photographer who is best known for taking portraits of his wife and portraying his domestic life over a period of time.
"Fukase’s From Window series seems almost like a set of snapshots, with Yoko pulling faces, posing or simply shouting up at him from below as she leaves their apartment." |
For this strand I had to physically weave two photos together. I wanted to actually try the task of this as I usually prefer photoshop techniques rather than physical ones. The two photos were taken of a person looking straight on, and one photo to the side. This would make the photo weave look more unique than one of just the same photo. It was a very long process but was worth it as the plain photo transformed into more than just a person.
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For this picture I used a similar technique to the first one, but instead of cutting the two photos into thin strips, I cut them into squares. This allowed me to stick them down easily without having to weave them. I also numbered each square so I knew exactly where to put them. This method allowed me to mix up the squared and make the photos look more transformed. This process was more lengthy than the first photo but I liked the look of the messy squares and the effect they gave to the photo.
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Her project "Cosmic Surgery" includes three main stages. First she photograph's the sitter, then she prints multiple versions of the photo. She then makes complicated origami constructions to then put on top of the face and photograph again. This unique distortion of the face gives the photos more character. The photos look some what alien and look as if they are from a futuristic generation.
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