What is documentary photography?
This is a style of photography that shows and provides a very straight forward and accurate example of different people places events and more and is often used in reportage.
Why do you think that photographers would want to 'document' what is around them?
Some photographers might what to do this is as it could show them the past and what they used to liked to do. also when they are older and they end up having kids or something they can show them what they used to be like and what they liked to do when they where younger.
Image And Answers.
This genre/type of photo is called Documentary Photography.
What i can see in this photograph is what looks like a women that look like she is going or coming back from some sort of social gathering. This is because she looks like she is dressed up nicely. The detail that is the most interesting is what she is wearing on top of her head. This is because her hat is very unusual and unique. What i find unusual about this image is what i said in the last question. It is what she is wearing on her head. This is because her hat is not something that you would see everyday. So it is very unique. This image makes me feel uneasy. This is because of what she is wearing. I can tell that she is going to a social gathering but what i cant tell is what kind. e.g. a beach or a party. Some questions that I have about this photograph is where is the women going and what made her wear that wired and unusual hat. I would ask him what made him take this photograph. I would also ask him what made him to want to be a photographer. 1.Unique 2.Puzzling 3.Adventurous 4.Adaptable 5.Enchanting |
This task was to take photos of our partner and upload the images to our website. I found this task very fun as it involves you using your imagination to come up with different ideas and poses and just ways to act while taking the photos.
Dawoud Bey
- These photographs are documentary photographs as they are documenting people and places. What are some of the reasons a photographer may want to document a community? Some photographers might like to take images of a community might be for many reasons. Some of those reason may be that they live there and they are close with the people there and like to have images of them for memory’s. Another reason may be that they find that place interesting and want to show the world what that place is like and just show how they are there so if you decide to go there you can fit in or even make conversation with the locals. One other reason may be that they grew up there, and they want to make memory’s with their old friends, family, and maybe even there neighbor.
- These photographs could be likened to street photography. What is different about the way in which Dawoud Bey photographed his subjects? The thing that is different with the way the Dawoud Bey Takes images in street photography is that its his community. Some street photographers just take images where-ever they go and don't really take time to learn the people that the are taking images from. But what Bey does is that he gets to know and learn that community that he is taking the photos of.
- The relationship between the photographer and the subject is sometimes evident in the images. What can you say of the relationship here? Do you think that it was a positive relationship?How can we tell? Do the people in the images look comfortable, or nervous, at ease or on edge? I think that the photographer has a good and positive relationship with the people and community that he took photos of. I think this as the way the people look in they are comfortable with the photographer and look really relaxed and calm.
- Why do you think that it was important for Dawoud Bey to photograph his community? I think that it is important for Bey to take photos of his community so that he can make memories and spend time with his community while also saving that time in a photo.
- What might have been his inspiration? his inspiration might have been that when he was younger he might have lived there but when he got a bit older he moved away so when he got older he might of went back to that community to get to know them again and re-kendal relationship that might have been lost while he was gone.
- In which way did the photographer and the subject collaborate? The way that they collaborated is him taking photos of places where they chose and just out of the blue without them expecting it. he might have done this so that he can get the true side of his community without they going out of there way to change something.
What i found interesting about this photographer is how she see whats she is doing. She doesn’t see it as a day to day job and more like a memory bank. I like how she thinks and treats her photos like it is a memory that is visual and can be shared to the world and the world can see it with there own eyes. as she said it is better for it to be there instead of keeping it in your head as if you forgot about something then you could just look back and see and recall special moments and events that have happened in your life. She mainly does street photography and sometimes its just small moments that happen in her life that might not mean much to a stranger but means a lot to her. My initial thoughts of this photographer is that she just takes photos and just choses her subjects at random. But after looking deeper i found out that she does it for herself and she doesn't choses her subjects at random. She studies her subjects and gets to know them and then takes the photos and not just randomly take photos of people.
Dark Room
Documentary Photo
What i find effective about the photo that you see to your left is the graffiti. I think that it works well with the way the young man is posing. Also i think that the graffiti adds a lot to the image instead of it being just a plain wall. The is one thing that i would change with this photo and that is where the wall ends. I would move so that you wouldn’t be able to see the edge of the wall as i think that it ruins the photo. What i think that people would think about the image is the way he is posing goes very well with the art that is on the wall next to him. Also just the wall art is very rememberable. I think that the wall art is what people would remember first. This is because it is the first thing that pops out as it is appealing to the eyes. I have learnt that even a blank space could come to life with the right poisoning and just with something to look at.
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Image and edit version
What i think goes well with the image is that i have cropped out some of the empty space above his head and also the gape that is in-between the wall and the edge of it. Also I think it looks better in black and white instead of colour. I think that it looks better as what he is wearing is black and white so when it is changed it it looks like he is part of the artwork. The thing the i didn’t think went so well is the graffiti. This is because in black and white it sucks out all the colour and life from the artwork. I also made the image more dank than light. This is because i prefer when things are darker then lighter as i think when it is darker there is a more cool and chill vibe around the thing or object or whatever it may be. Also when i made it lighter i didn’t nt like the way his jacket look and i think that what he is wearing needs to be darker as it just brings out the clothing he is wearing .I think people will say that the edited version of the image is better. This is because as i said above it just makes the image have such a better contrast with what he is wearing then the colour version.What i think is worth remembering about this image is the outfit. I just love how his outfit fits on so well with his surroundings in the black and white version. I have learned that with just a little bit of editing the image can turn out to be a lot different and better than just a standard image that you have just taken. So it is definitely worth doing a little bit of editing before you upload a image or photo.
Editing process
Tyler Mitchell
Tyler Mitchell is a young black male that takes fashion photographs. He grew up in Georgia. He started off by taking selfies and taking short videos of his friends skateboarding. When he first started he used everyday clothes that he found in his wardrobe and gave them to his friends.He is making his own self-contained utopia. Also he is the youngest photographer that took a cover photo for vogue. This is very achieving as most of the people that takes photos for vogue is in theirs 40 and up. Another thing about tyler Most of his photos are from a close range but some of them are from a far distance meaning only a few of them have the subjects full body. In most of his photos there is some sort of prop that links to a previous event that happened. He is also made a book called I can make you fell good.
What i think is effective about Tylers photos is the way how the background is not packed and overcrowd with people and objects. This is effective because it makes the viewer focus on what is in front of them and the way the person is posing and what they are holding instead of what is happening in the back. Something that i don’t think works so well is the way the he is posing. The reason why i am saying this is because he could be posing way better like he could be acting like he is repairing a car wheel instead of just holding it. It still looks good but it think that it would look better if he was to do that.
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The task of these images was to take images inspired by Tyler Mitchcel. I approach this task a lot differently then i would normally. This is as when i take images i normal take them so you can see the whole body of my subject but in these it was just torso and upward. What i found fun about this task is i got to change the way that i would normal take a image. So i got a new experience form what i would normally do. I wouldn't say that anything was particularly challenging but one thing that was is it was a bit awkward. What i would do differently next time is to use the flash on the camera for more of the images as it would make it look better.
The task while i was taking these images was to take them using inspiration from Tyler Mitchel pieces of work. I approached this task a bit differently than i normal would. This is because when i take photos they are normal outside in nature or places where i play but whit this it was all inside and with a different subject than normal. The reason why i chose to change my subject is because i wanted to get a new experience than normal and expand on my knowledge. at first it was a bit awkward but as i spent more time taking photos of him it became more natural.
These are the photographs that i like the most out of all of the others. This is because they are all different from each other. what i mean by this is that the are similar but not copies of each other. Also another thing that they have in common is that they are all inspired by Tyler Mitchells work. What inspired/ i liked about Tylers work is that the images background is not cluttered with people and random this. its nature or one thing in the background.
I think that the first image is the best out of the five. This is because it is not spread out that much yet it is not cluttered with the images.
I personally like this is the display strategy the best. this is because of the layout of the frames. I like the way the are organized and there is some space but not too much. also its my favorite as its effective and simple. Another thing that i like about it is how it goes straight down like how you would read a book looking left to right then down. I feel like this is a good thing as the creator could say many things indirectly.
I have done some research and i came across this layout that i like a lot. this is because it is put in a way where it is like it is telling a story or a timeline of events. the way i refined my work is by trying many different layouts and looking and different layouts and i found that this one is the one that stands out to me the most.
ShopFronts (Zoe Leonard)(Images for in google)
The theme that i went for is a food store. I went for this as these store are very common and most people go into them in there day to day life. I also chose these as they are all unique from one another in there own way. For instance there are some that are fast food shops like a chicken or sandwich shop. There are also restaurants that you would go into and sit and eat with your family, Also there is food shops where you would go and get your groceries and other things that you may need for your home. Also with the fast food stores they are all different from each other like ones Italian and so on. I was not influenced by Zoe Leonard as i don’t find them kind of images interesting i also don’t like the quality of the images as they are very blurry and its hard to tell what some of them are meant to be of.
Peter Mitchell
Peter Mitchell takes his photos in Leeds.The photos tell me that the area might be neglected, plain and run down. this is because of the way the some of the photos are presented. What i mean by this is that in some of the images you can see falling bricks and houses and apartment that are broken and collapsing. I think that the mood that he portrays in the images are gloomy and depressing. Im saying this because not only the environment is bad but also the atmosphere looks bad also. I think this because you can see people in some of the images and they look unhappy and just sad. I think that he uses a film camera. I think this because of the quality of the images. The images look really detailed and the colours look very clear like the rest of the images. The colours in the photos look very clear but the actual colour are very dark and gloomy and all round depressing. These images differ from other photographers we have looked at for One reasons. This reason is that they are showing us a more sad side of where we live and that it is not always happy times and this is a real problem in our society.