After photographing all the images I needed to for my project, I used blurb to create the final book. I settled on a large square as I really wanted the detail of the images to be seen I felt this would have the best impact. I was really pleased with Blurb and the way in …
Tag Archives: Colour
Rose in Water – Test Images
Although I experimented with roses and using the ‘blood’ in a similar way to the thorns, I felt the concept worked better with the thorns. I was left, however, still wanting to use the roses so experimenting with submerging them in water. I wanted each photograph in the seres to submerge to rose more as …
Personal Experimentation
After previously experimenting with the idea of combing nature with the body, I looked into other ways off representing the two together. I looked at similarites between the body and the close up detail of nature. For example, I found that the lines of leaf were similar to that of the lines on a hand. …
Research – Kev Hawken
‘Kev’s work highlights his frustration, despair and sense of isolation from living with anxiety for the past twelve years, using his student accommodation as the site for Disorder.’ – Fragmentary.org. I relate straight away to the work of Kev Hawken, which highlights the feelings that come with suffering from anxiety. The fact it was shot …
Research – Rekha Garton
Unlike Kirsty Mitchell and Brooke Shaden, Rekha Garton’s work is simplistic, yet still manages to portray emotion in a similar way. The muted colour palette used throughout her work gives the photographs a relatable feel. Unlike the bright tones used within Kirsty Mitchell’s which gives the work a editorial ‘set up’ feel, the colours here …
Research – Kirsty Mitchell
Kirsty Mitchell’s work has inspired my work since college, combining aesthetically pleasing images with a personal reason for producing them. The work started out as a distraction from her mother’s death. When describing the project on her website she states – ‘This espapism grew into the idea of creating a storybook without words, dedicated to …
Final Major Project Kirsty Powell 