LAST ONE. Little repetitive but this is it. I've finally got enough images of my building to create a composition to the large scale in which I had planned. Its taken 3 shoots however I'm so proud of myself for sticking at it and not being lazy and repeating images on my final composition. Each image is unique. I'm really looking forward to adding these last images to my composition and to see the final outcome ready to print tomorrow.
Today I went back out to both St.Stevens Carpark and the travel lodge opposite all saints green to photograph the building at night.
Unfortunately it was raining and my images taken from the travel lodge were slightly blurry due to the rain on the outside of the window.
However I still managed to get some images which I could use in my final composition, which was my aim, so I call that a success.
Yesterday I went for a walk around the back streets of norwich taking photographs of windows at night, it was 5:30. Upsettingly dark so early :(
Anyway this was the outcome of this shoot; I wanted to capture illuminated windows and use them as part of a larger scale composition similar to that of Anne- Laure Maison.
I am happy with how this shoot turned out and I have captured a variety of different windows, which will all work together in a composition.
Images 1418-1430 were taken from outside of a antique shop and an old book store. I really like these images as you cannot tell they are photographs of shops, and therefore really highlight the position of an outsider, looking into a home which isn't there own.
1/50 f/4.5 ISO 6400 Canon 600D
1/250 f/4.5 ISO 6400
I really like these two images as they feel as though they are snapshots taken of someones home from the outside. I chose to include the window frame in these compositions to highlight the boundary between the inside, and where the camera is. This is a similar technique to that which Joy (post here) used. The lighting is soft and realistic of lighting which might be in a family home in the evening.
This image would be different if the lighting was how it would be during the day; as it is a shop therefore it would be quite luminescent, and further more, if the shot was taken from further in, without the frame of the window being included in the photograph, it would have a much less voyeuristic feel to it.
Overall I am really happy with these images, in particular these two as I wasn't expecting to come across such a shop that would be so interesting. It would have made the shot even better if there was a model who I could have used to give a really voyeuristic approach.
Yesterday I went and took some photographs of a variety of windows around Norwich. My aim was to get residential window with blinds or curtains to help create the composition similar to Anne Laure Maison.
This was my final outcome:
I am really happy with how this came out however it doesn't really fit with the rest of my images, which were mainly focusing on the people behind the windows. I feel this composition makes the viewer wonder about the lives behind the windows, but I think I want to focus more on them and documenting people through the windows.
Looking at Gursky's work (post here), I was reminded of an advert run by IKEA which I had seen whilst holidaying in Portugal last summer. Released in April 2015, the advert looks remarkably similar to the work of Gursky; focusing on plain, commercial landscapes and the repetition of them.
The images centre around a specific apartment which juxtaposes to the dismal building it is situated in. This heightens the effect of the repetition and regimented feel in which we are presented with by the rest of the landscape. The way the image is cropped, without showing an end to the building, suggests it could go on forever, which is also compliant with Gurskys landscapes.
If the image was a different colour, if it wasn't greyscale, then there would be a different feel to the photograph, and the advert wouldn't be as effective as the contrast between the brightly coloured 'IKEA' balcony and the rest of the shot wouldn't be as significant.
This series was a visual diary documenting Joy's first visit to Amsterdam. She noticed that throughout the city many buildings had such large windows but no blinds were used, even late at night, allowing for a voyeuristic view into a variety of different households.
Friday
Saturday
Thursday
Wednesday
By naming the image by the day of the week, she really documents and objectifies. This is consistent with the images being a diary, however, for example, Fridays image could have been named 'Maggie at Dinner' which suggests an insider perspective. I could do this is my work by not using anything personal when naming images. Such as naming them by the dates they were taken or simply 'Flatmate'.
I found Joy on www.cargocollective.com and tried to contact her directly to gain more information about her images, (or even a surname) however my e-mails went unanswered so I was unable to find any context other than what was already given. However this has helped me read into her images better and in my own way.
