EVALUATION
In this assignment I have experimented with light drawings, portraiture and landscapes. I now have a keen observation and understanding of these types of photography, I have looked at artists such as David Bailey, Gilles et Dada, Arnulf Rainer, Darren Pearson and Andreas Gursky.
I feel that I have learnt many techniques from these great artists and it has improved my work in creative ways.
Overall, I think that my work has benefitted from these artists along with a lot of my own techniques and effects. I found the light drawing to be a very difficult task to do as you need to be very steady handed and understand where your pointing the light and where it will lead. These are essential to making a great image and I felt that I had done quite well so I am pleased with the outcome of the light drawing work. The message behind my images is a theme of 'Paranoia and Euphoria' its a slightly dark but powerful subject and the light drawings helped enormously with it.
When it came down to the portraiture it was different as in it didn't take that long to get the shots that I needed but it still proved to be a bit tedious as I knew what looked good and didn't so therefore with shots that I had taken I used my favourites out of a heap of photo's. David Baileys work helped me with some of the positions I wanted the models to stand or look so that was helpful and I believe I have done well in that department.
When it came to the Landscape work it definitely took some time not only to find the right spot but also in positioning the camera to get it to look the way you want, however I mainly used my landscapes for textural backgrounds and overlays such as walls or materials etc. I have edited as best I could without overpowering my images as the aim was to be simple but effective so I am pleased with all my work and how its laid out. I feel that my goals have been achieved and I hope my images do well in the Melbourne Festival.
