Photographing Buildings for Collage Images

Edited Portraits with Motion Blur Backgrounds

Initial Portrait Shoot

My intention with these was to create a background to insert into photoshop.

Initial esponse to Elina Brotherus

I decided to respond to Elina Brotherus' work of figures in dramatic landscapes. Instead of usuing dramatic landscapes as these are hard to come by in London, I decided to use a familiar landscape to the models, as my work is about the relationship between them and thier environment. Her images have a sense of stillness that i wanted to replicate in my own images.

 

I also wanted to contrast and so responded to Jaques Henri Lartigues images on beaches which, differently to Brotherus' work, show extreme emotion and expression in the positioning of the subjects. I think its interesting how much this change alters the whole photograph

Ruud van Empel

I had at first intended to look at the feature length documentary based on Ruud Van Empels work but I found it extremely difficult to find a hard or digital copy. Instead i looked on youtube for some information on his work and found this 10 minute film about his 2011 exhibition, including interviews with him and other artists view of the work. This was insightful as it shows his reasoning behind his work, a bit about his process of using photoshop and why he creates work in this way.