Sunday 20 October 2013

research



Die Antwood - I Fink U Freeky



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research

#01
After my last images I uploaded onto here, I've been trying to work out in my own mind what it is that I really enjoy about photography and which style of photography it is to make me all that more interested in it. I still can't pinpoint exactly what it is however there are certain aspects within certain images which I can say interests me a lot.
  • a fear of the unknown
  • atmospheric scenes
  • unnatural sights
  • creepy subject matter
 
#02
A photographer's work I have found which I really like is that of Joshua Hoffine. His series of images based around childhood fears plays with the viewers mind making tales and myths from childhood actually come to life.
 
 
 
#03
 
 
This is a phone image which I have taken near my house and it's of The Forest Recreation Ground. Walking through there the fog had covered the fields like a blanket and you could see ghostly silhouettes of people and trees in the fog. Walking past the trees they appeared to be fading into the background.
 
 

Sunday 6 October 2013


For the first project of my second year at university I am taking a step back from creating unrealistic scenes using Photoshop and concentrating more on what is actually there still aiming to keep an eerie atmosphere. The first set of images I have taken were in the basement of my house which is completely new to me and as I enjoy exploring new places, I felt this was a good opportunity for me to use what is at my disposal.

Going down into the basement raised many questions; 'what was there before?' 'who has been there?' 'what has happened in there?'. These came about from finding objects down there such as an old mattress, a portrait, an old fridge and a cabinet.

I took a skull candle down there due to shooting late at night, I had minimal lighting to use. I felt that this would give more of an atmosphere against the pitch black and also made a focal point.



 
These are two edits from the photographs which I have taken. Next time I am going to experiment with different lighting both natural and artificial, different perspectives and will also focus of small details such as cracks, peeling paint and holes.