At the beginning of the project my initial idea was to go down the DNA route photographing things such as eyes, fingerprints, etc. This soon changed when I researched Marjolaine Ryley as she did a shoot on her female relatives focusing on her Grandma which I liked so I decided to photograph my Nanna’s bungalow and from that I moved onto looking at old photos from her childhood and also my mum to show how time has changed and any similarities there may be as well as their own identities.
In this essay I am going to look at the work of four photographers which are Richard Billingham, Marjolaine Ryley, Helen Sear and Lisa Kokin. First I will talk about the background of each photographer then continue to analyse their work. I will also include their own opinions on their work as well as my own. I am more interested in Lisa as she has influenced me as I have sewn into some photographs to add details like Lisa has done in her work as part of my experimenting stage.
The first photographer I am going to be talking about and who has influenced my first shoot is Richard Billingham. He is best known for his photobook ‘Ray’s A Laugh’ (1996) which …show more content…
She inspired me within my second shoot as I focused on my Nanna just like she focused in her Grandmother in one of her series and I liked comparing their lives to see how they vary.
ADD MORE INFO ON MARJOLAINE’S BACKGROUND
‘Villa Mona’ is my favourite photo series Marjolaine has created. I feel that most of the images such as the three I have included are from a child’s point of view as they are taken from low angles as if it is at a child’s eye level. This makes the audience or viewer feel like it was a child in their own home which leads on to the soft lighting as it portrays a happy setting/mood. This makes the viewer look back on their own childhood as they saw things from this view/angle when they were
In this essay I am going to look at the work of four photographers which are Richard Billingham, Marjolaine Ryley, Helen Sear and Lisa Kokin. First I will talk about the background of each photographer then continue to analyse their work. I will also include their own opinions on their work as well as my own. I am more interested in Lisa as she has influenced me as I have sewn into some photographs to add details like Lisa has done in her work as part of my experimenting stage.
The first photographer I am going to be talking about and who has influenced my first shoot is Richard Billingham. He is best known for his photobook ‘Ray’s A Laugh’ (1996) which …show more content…
She inspired me within my second shoot as I focused on my Nanna just like she focused in her Grandmother in one of her series and I liked comparing their lives to see how they vary.
ADD MORE INFO ON MARJOLAINE’S BACKGROUND
‘Villa Mona’ is my favourite photo series Marjolaine has created. I feel that most of the images such as the three I have included are from a child’s point of view as they are taken from low angles as if it is at a child’s eye level. This makes the audience or viewer feel like it was a child in their own home which leads on to the soft lighting as it portrays a happy setting/mood. This makes the viewer look back on their own childhood as they saw things from this view/angle when they were