Tuesday 22 December 2009
Depth of field!
Evers-King
Its all about the depth of field! the sketchy light trails that make up the background colour look pretty sick and work well with the rest the image. I love how the finger on the left draws the eye straight the face of the subject when its out of focus, when the eye should be draw to whats brightest and in focus.
Voodoo lounge : Violent Virtues
A very good live band with bitchin riffs and beats... along with a good energy and frontman. One of the biggest metal bands around Plymouth at the moment and could make it big. PLAYING THE WHITE RABBIT ON THE 8TH JANUARY 2010 - EP LAUCH!
Tom Evers-King - Vocals
Josh Bowles - Guitar
Brad "Peanut" Cortes - Guitar
Nick Thom - Bass
Sean Mcgreevy - Drums
Tom Evers-King - Vocals
Josh Bowles - Guitar
Brad "Peanut" Cortes - Guitar
Nick Thom - Bass
Sean Mcgreevy - Drums
Voodoo lounge : Bury The Hordes
A sick band i was shooting the other night... very energetic on stage and fun to shoot, dont get too close to the guitars as i nearly lost my camera as a result of matt. All good fun though.
Luke West - Vocals
Tom Reeby - Guitar
Matt Gill - Guitar
Pat Vance - Bass
Martin Allen - Drums
Voodoo lounge : Tear Down The Sky
A sick band, the first time i have seen and will definitely want to see them again. I recommend checking them out if you want some fresh raw talent. KEEP CHECKING FOR MORE INFO.
Dan Thomas - Vocals
Ryan "Chase" Allen - Guitars
Dann Blair - Guitars/Vocals
Josh Hansford - Bass
Lawrence Giles - Drums
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tear-Down-The-Sky/173614696339?ref=search&sid=582030787.3150772863..1&v=wall
Dan Thomas - Vocals
Ryan "Chase" Allen - Guitars
Dann Blair - Guitars/Vocals
Josh Hansford - Bass
Lawrence Giles - Drums
Voodoo lounge : Transgression
Transgression. This was there first gig, played at the voodoo lounge in Plymouth. It was a great sound and good set. NEXT GIG IS ON THE 8TH JANUARY 2010 AT THE WHITE RABBIT.
singer : Matt Duffy
guitar : Stew Hulley
guitar : Jake Parker
Bass : Jack Squire
Drums : James Baxter
Sunday 29 November 2009
Almost Hell part 2
The shoot was good however i don't think the outcome was as good as it could have been. In my opinion these are like every other in the subject, they don't stand out, almost boring if i was to go that far. I think should again ad go almost to another level. The images need to be a lot darker, although i don't want to go as far as amateur porn.
Im thinking; props, maybe another person, slight/ subtle use of colour more obvious with what is happening, maybe take aspects from the shoot with Frankie and get more involved with lighting.
I find that these images are away from the point of my work/ project. When looking through my images i find myself distracted, being thrown into a world of abuse and sexual references, instead of getting a sense of being trapped and wanting to escape, or being smouthered. I think the only way you get that from these images is that she may not want to be there, however the detail shows its almost like she enjoys the attention like its a game.
I have been looking at images from Brian Moss.
http://brianmoss.com/home.htm
(Go to women on the opening screen and scroll about half way down the page).
Im thinking; props, maybe another person, slight/ subtle use of colour more obvious with what is happening, maybe take aspects from the shoot with Frankie and get more involved with lighting.
I find that these images are away from the point of my work/ project. When looking through my images i find myself distracted, being thrown into a world of abuse and sexual references, instead of getting a sense of being trapped and wanting to escape, or being smouthered. I think the only way you get that from these images is that she may not want to be there, however the detail shows its almost like she enjoys the attention like its a game.
I have been looking at images from Brian Moss.
http://brianmoss.com/home.htm
(Go to women on the opening screen and scroll about half way down the page).
Thursday 26 November 2009
Larry Clark!
I love his book 'Tulsa'. So much i did a homage to one of his famous photos from the collection.
http://www.artnet.com/Magazine/features/weidle/Images/weidle9-20-6.jpg
My homage; the subject is my brother.
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http://www.artnet.com/Magazine/features/weidle/Images/weidle9-20-6.jpg
My homage; the subject is my brother.
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Love The Metal
Gigs are a great place to take pictures, especially if you love the music being played. these were taken earlier this year, i chill with the people in the images from time to time. Its my friends gig, i said i would take pictures to get in to the place for free, however i managed to get some good pictures from it as well.
subjects;
Matt - guitar
Ethan - bass
Westy - vocals
close-ups in the crowd were; martin (steveo) and mike along with others.
subjects;
Matt - guitar
Ethan - bass
Westy - vocals
close-ups in the crowd were; martin (steveo) and mike along with others.
Metropolis
The following images were part of a project called Metropolis. Using black and white to create contrasted images, showing a strange view on life in the city, they are a mixture of shots from London and Plymouth.
Wednesday 25 November 2009
Almost Hell
Im planning a shoot after looking through Cau Youtau's, a chinese photographers images.
Below is a good site showing some very interesting work. The other is specifically Cau Youtau.
http://www.artscenechina.com/
http://www.artscenechina.com/chineseart/artists/chinesephotography/caoyoutao.htm
Contempory art in china, especially photography has become very dark and shocking to viewers in the western world. Artist’s in china make, for example; the UK and US look better as a society and much higher up in economy. This is because people in the western world are arrogant and tend to love themselves and so playing to this will get them to purchase the work. When I look at this images I feel better about myself even if they are shocking and disturbing images purely because I am not in that situation.
Wang Ningde is another chinese photographer, i want to take certain aspects of his images for my own, for example; back of the head shots, keeping the subjects anonymous etc
http://www.artscenechina.com/chineseart/artists/chinesephotography/wangningde.htm
In china around the time of 1979 a one child rule was brought in to prevent the increase of china’s population and despite this being very controversial within and outside the country a survey undertaken at the pew research centre showed that just over 75% of the Chinese population supports the policy. Wang Nindge used this policy for his images. Shots of children from behind staring into light. The children used as subjects were male, this was because due to the one child rule couples were trying for males (in this culture all of the families possessions are passed on to the eldest male in the family/ the son) as a result of this there were many infant deaths, being female as the families didn’t want them and were unable to try for another child.
Below is a good site showing some very interesting work. The other is specifically Cau Youtau.
http://www.artscenechina.com/
http://www.artscenechina.com/chineseart/artists/chinesephotography/caoyoutao.htm
Contempory art in china, especially photography has become very dark and shocking to viewers in the western world. Artist’s in china make, for example; the UK and US look better as a society and much higher up in economy. This is because people in the western world are arrogant and tend to love themselves and so playing to this will get them to purchase the work. When I look at this images I feel better about myself even if they are shocking and disturbing images purely because I am not in that situation.
Wang Ningde is another chinese photographer, i want to take certain aspects of his images for my own, for example; back of the head shots, keeping the subjects anonymous etc
http://www.artscenechina.com/chineseart/artists/chinesephotography/wangningde.htm
In china around the time of 1979 a one child rule was brought in to prevent the increase of china’s population and despite this being very controversial within and outside the country a survey undertaken at the pew research centre showed that just over 75% of the Chinese population supports the policy. Wang Nindge used this policy for his images. Shots of children from behind staring into light. The children used as subjects were male, this was because due to the one child rule couples were trying for males (in this culture all of the families possessions are passed on to the eldest male in the family/ the son) as a result of this there were many infant deaths, being female as the families didn’t want them and were unable to try for another child.
Tuesday 24 November 2009
A very strange shoot with 'Frankie'
This wasn't a shoot that i set up, i was just able to take photos of what was happening to Frankie. It was something he set up for a project. He tied himself up and was blind folded and gagged and then said, whilst being filmed, that people could come and do whatever they wanted within reason.
Bound, blind folded and practically naked. It seemed that there weren't any rules. I believe these to be a collection about him being trapped and unable to escape what he has become and/ or what is happening.
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