Projection!
As said in my last post we needed to practice with different light sources for the red in these images and we couldn't decide between gels or projection. We both went with projection at we feel we could be more creative with it and explore new messages in how projection is an image thrust upon the subject and how the act of using a projector affects the overall meaning of the images. We also wanted this shoot to be more contrasting and almost a combination of both the 1st and 2nd shoot as to see how the projection acts as a post production edit before post actually happens.
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| 3rd Shoot - Joe Palmer/Nina Sayuri |
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| 3rd Shoot - Joe Palmer/Nina Sayuri |
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| 3rd Shoot - Joe Palmer/Nina Sayuri |
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| 3rd Shoot - Joe Palmer/Nina Sayuri |
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| 3rd Shoot - Joe Palmer/Nina Sayuri |
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| 3rd Shoot - Joe Palmer/Nina Sayuri |
I kind of love this shoot and its images, I mean looking back it was painful to do as we actually filled the SD card 3 times. But I do really love the images. For the projection I made some quick graphic images to project. some red squares on a white background (see image 1) and its reverse (see image 4) and some graphic vectors of prints and patterns and a paint splatter, that came out a lot more like blood. I made these things to project as I wanted us to have a variety of things to model in front of and hopefully help focus our final outcomes. As for the images, I felt better about this shoot when what we've created previously as it was definitely a step in the right direction. But in that sense I feel it was because we used more white aspects in the photography and had that contrast in the images, and the all red images we're very aggressive, almost like we're like like shoving it in your face that we're both crap with anger and I dont think thats the right approach at all. In this shoot as well you can definitely see how myself and Nina have come a lot closer together and are more comfortable around eachother now.
Out of the ones shown I really like image 1 because it has that ambiguous thing about it where you look and have no real idea what its about so you have to think more, and I love art like that as I feel art should be something you spend time looking at. I feel it also definitely carries the theme we want with it too as it has a peaceful aggression about the image. with the stillness off the body contrasting the arms. For me this is kind of how I feel when it comes to some emotions, like a turtle on its back. with these strong images I still wanted to see what I could do with them in Photoshop.
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| Shoot 3 edit |
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| Shoot 3 edit |
In reflection I think these are interesting. I mainly like the second as it is visually pleasing and is a developed form of what I liked about the picture I spoke about previously. Its strong but something just doesn't feel right about it. With the first I tried to make the inverse of the second image but it just feels so messy and almost unreadable. when I look at the image It feels unfinished and yet too much. Looking back this is how I feel about the whole shoot. It is strong but the aggressive contrast of the shoot just feels too punchy for our subject matter. The projector also is a problem, even though it has this interesting context of painted on feelings or like a digital representation of like when someone puts their guard up, the nature of the light is just so digital and unnatural and it take away from the realness of our concept.
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