Kelsey Keighley

Unit 57: Photography and Photographic Practice

Research of other photographers work (P1, M1, D1)

Photographer: Julia KennedyImage 1

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Theme or focus of images All these images are of the same model and they all give off the same message but in different ways. The style of clothing the model is wearing is quite vintage, also her hair and makeup is done to match the look.

In the first image a woman putting lipstick on, she puts the lipstick over her lip line which makes her look as if she has bigger lips. The colours she is wearing are all quite bright colours, she is stood in front of a wall hat is damaged and dull. This makes what she’s wearing stand out. The photographer has got her body in shot from the head down to her waist. The models facial expression suggests she is annoyed or angry. The second image is he model sat on a table in the same room as the previous image. She’s wearing a dress with a coat, gloves, high heels and sun glasses. There are drawings on her legs that are similar to surgery markings. Image 3, the model is wearing a brightly coloured white and green dress, sun glasses and gloves. In one and she’s holding some dental equipment (tongs) which are holding her lips open. The last image is showing he model lay down on a shelf with scissors, gloves, and other surgery equipment lying around on the floor. There is blood on the flood and the way she is lay suggests that she is dead.

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All these images have quite a strong message between them. I think these images suggest that if you try and change yourself too much to be society’s version of perfect then it could go wrong and it can be taken too far to the point where people die.

Composition

Each image is taken in the same way; the position of the camera is head on. The first and the third image are taken quite close up, from her head to her waist. The second and last image had the models whole body within the frame. I think the message would get put across to the audience whichever way he image was shot or if it was cropped or not.

Techniques used

Each of these pictures are bright, this means the shutter speed would be set a a slow speed. The camera was probably set between 1 - 1/80s. This is because the more light in a image the slowers the shutter speed needs to be.

No Depth of field was used.

Strengths & Weaknesses

These images have a lot of strengths, I think the message of them is great and the way the model looks and is dressed is different to other images I have seen with is type of message. The style of clothing is vintage but with a modern touch.

I don’t think there are any weaknesses but I would say the photographer could impove he lighting just to make the pictures a little bit brighter.