Final Studio Practice Portfolio

Alex Saxton's Studio Work

During my project I will be looking at 3 photographers work to gain inspiration and ideas, once I have gained inspiration I will go on to take 10 of my own photos and produce 10 final printed images. The three photographers I have chosen are Ellen O'Connell, Michael Bosanko and Vivian Maier. The reason I have chosen Ellen O'Connell is because there are 2 photos by her which are close up shots and show the textures of the main image in the photo, I am inspired by this because I want to do something with different patterns and textures. The reason I have chosen Michael Bosanko is because he does a lot of thing with like and slow shutter speeds I was inspired by this because I like the aesthetics and I would like to test out how final images will appear when a slow shutter speed is involved. The final photographer I have chosen is Vivian Maier this is because even though a lot of her photos are taken outside a studio there is a lot of use of colours which I was inspired by and even though the final photos which are inspired by her aren't going to involve all the same things or techniques I am going to use a lot of colour in them.

The main objective during this project is to produce 10 high quality photos which involve inspiration and ideas from the three photographers I have chosen. But while I do this project I want to learn new techniques and ways of taking a photo which will broaden my knowledge when it comes to taking photos in the future. I also want to try things out and experiment with things that I wouldn't normal do for example the idea of taking photos which focus on textures and testing the slow shutter speeds, because I’m experimenting with different things like learning techniques it will broaden my knowledge of photography

Work Plan

Week 1 - 11/01/16

During the first week I want to find 3 photographer and investigate there photos and find things which inspire me to create my own images.

Week 2 - 18/01/16

Finish my research into which photographers and which photos I’m inspired by. Start taking photos and creating my own images.

Week 3 - 25/01/16

I will use the third week to continue taking photos and creating images during the time we already have in the studio and time I will book out in the studio.

Week 4 - 01/02/16

Week four I will review the images I have taken, if they need touching up or retaking I will do this then, if all are up to standard I will print them off. 

11/02/16-I will hand work in.