Couple of Photographers I'm Interested In

Steve McCurry

Philippe Halsman

Annie Leibovitz

Richard Avedon

Irving Penn

Setup and Concept for My Final

For My Final, as it has come to be, will be themed with emphasis on the eyes and expression combined to create emotions we know through reading someones body language. I feel it would be appropriate to have a cinematic feel, like western shoot off scenes and maybe a dark or light atmosphere depending on the emotion im trying to capture. What I am after is the gaze in which people consider to be able to look into someones soul by doing such. As I create my work, I do need to imagine these in cyanotype so i can get the best quality and detail of highlights and shadows. Working in the studio, I am focusing on capturing the real emotion behind a person and compare to others in three different expressions, then picking what best suits the project.

Final Idea

Proposal

     For this final, I wanted to create and abstract photograph series that stands out with meaningful interpretation of temptation and surrealism. I would like to create a body of work dealing with the close up of objects that become almost unrecognizable to the viewer as well as powerful values and contours of the face. It will also have a a feel like broken glass because of my interest with taking things apart in a destructive manner and then piecing them, just like in life where everything around you starts falling apart although you are still recognizable but not understood.

Production/Timeline

For each class time, till the last week of final, I will be working on photographing more close abstract work that will deal with this series. Photographs including both in Studio and Outdoors. As I work in class, I will be trying paper that can impact my work and find a right combination of simplicity with a meaningful exposure. After the right paper, I will try to find objects or photographs to include with this process that can make piece work together with the rest.

Some inspiring artists

Steve Maniscalco
http://www.stevemphoto.com/photography/cyanotype/, accessed 9/28/10

Gustavo Castilla
http://www.alternativephotography.com/artists/gustavo_castilla/gc_cyanotype4-b.html, accessed 9/28/10

Bruce Campbell
http://www.steelepointegallery.com/Campbell%20photo%20gallery.htm, accessed 9/28/10

http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/photography/articles/111246.aspx

http://mostfamousphotographers.com/famous-abstract-photographers/

http://video.michaelklothphotography.com/FA380/lecture-13-contemporary-cyanotype-artists/

Blogs of interest

http://www.thephoblographer.com/

http://www.petapixel.com/

http://fstoppers.com/

http://photofocus.com/

http://jeremycowart.com/

Cyanotype Prints