I have chosen to explore the human condition theme because I am interested the way people behave and how they act when they are together. As a teenage girl I have a particular perspective on human behaviour which I imagine will change when I get older. For example, I have noticed that young people adapt their behaviour and adjust their personalities when they are with different people. Perhaps this is because younger people are more concerned with things like popularity and appearance. They are also sensitive to imbalances of power because they often have less power than adults but want to be in control of their lives. This can lead to conflict. I am hoping to find photographers who are also interested in describing the way humans act in various situations. Possible sub themes might include: trust, masks/disguise, love, identity and fears/phobias etc.
RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD
Ralph was initially interested in long exposures and he used to experiment with taking pictures at abandoned buildings .he then later purchased a variety of halloween masks witch gave him inspiration for this project .
van deran coke
cokes introduction to photography was being a practicing photographer he attended the white school of photography. He had his frirst exabition at the university of kuntukey. coke is also a museum specialist he was the founding director of the university of New Mexico museum he was also the director of the sanfransisco museum of arts program .
William egglEsTon
He was an American photographer and created recognition for his colour photography .his early photography was inspired buy Robert frank .eggelson began experimenting with colour after being shown this medium by William Christian berry.
the thing that I find interesting about the first image is that it is a photograph within a photograph it makes me wonder why he made this decision and what it might symbolise. as you can see he has made the illusion that threes a baby head on a girls body this could maybe foreshow the child growing up or her future .
essay
I can see a photograph of a Post It note with writing on it in capital letters and in two colours - black and red. The Post It note is on top of a white surface but we can't tell what this is. It might be a fridge, for example. The fact that we can't see the context for this note is really interesting. It means we have no sense of depth and that this is a flat picture of a flat thing.this make me think because what is the point of making the photograph if you can just look at the posit note he has done this because there is effort and detail in this postit note and maybe I has personal importance .
diptychs and triptychs
diptychs are two photos paired photos that have been put together for a particular reason and a triptych is 3 photos put in a line that have a similar focus .I took a selection of photos around school and then looked at them in more detail and then narrowed them down
my eight week plan :
week 1:
first i have planed out my project and the types of media i plan to use. i have also planned out the over all layout & ideas of my photobook wich is inspired by ralph eugine meatyard and focuses on the human condition though diffrent series of cyanotypes and masked photos inspired by 'the family album of lucybell carter'.
week two:
this week i am planning to do reasearch on how to make a photo book manualy through videos and peoples advice .
weeek three:
this week i am planning to make my photo book with the help of mr nichols and by using the research and knowledge i gain from my previous research.
week four:
make a solid layout plan and choose where and what photos go together .
week five:
start putting the photos throughout the book and make sure im satisfied with how it looks .
week six:
make cyanotyes inspired by the masks used in your project.
my final project ~my phonebook
for my final project I will be making a photobook inspired by raalf engine meat yard . in this phonebook I will include a series of different photos that relate to meat yard and the human condition