Final Count Down

So I know i haven't been posting on Sunday's the past few weeks.  I seem to either post on Monday's or Tuesday's.  Anyways I have completed my princess series and shot my final princess over the weekend.  This upcoming week I am framing my work.  I look forward to seeing everyones work on this upcoming Monday.

Hans-Peter Feldmann

As I was browsing the many artists on the ASX website, I happened upon Feldmann's work. The first two images really captured my attention since these two pieces are incredibly pertinent to my current body of work. The way he tackled the same topic I am pursuing is simple but beautiful. The snapshot-like documentary captures the subject with so many dimensions in yet the same form. I am enamored by the way he portrays women and their lifestyle, their bodies and any aspect about them.

http://www.americansuburbx.com/2012/11/hans-peter-feldmann-hans-peter-feldmann-2006.html

Abelardo Morell || Update

Abelardo Morell was born in Havana, Cuba in 1948 and immigrated with his family to the United States in 1962. The images below are from the series titled Childhood and are all in black and white. I find these images to be compelling because the absence of color causes us to use our imagination to fill in the spaces. I especially like the image of the house drawn into the dirt and the children within. It inspires me to 'create' spaces, maybe even put myself in them.  Over the weekend I went on two separate shooting excursions and began to focus on more detailed shots to add to my book. I've gone back to abandoned places and I'm liking what I'm getting. More adventures taking place this week weeeee!

http://www.abelardomorell.net/posts/childhood/

Progress

I reshot Belle this past weekend.  I have managed to edit all of the princess before Belle.  This week I am shooting Elsa and will have her image done by the end of this week.  I can't believe only a few weeks remain and am looking forward to seeing everyones final product.

First week of November

I have done more exploitative studio work, so now I want to bring my camera outside with me. I have a wide range of identities being expressed in my images, along with some photos that express the absence of identity. I am narrowing down my ideas for the construction of my book and narrowing down my images to a cohesive series to print and also for the book. I want my book to have a timeless mood to it, so I am considering staining my paper with coffee. I have been seeing the photographer Bettina Rheims a lot recently. Her series titled "Gender Studies" is inspiring. Although she uses different models, while I use only myself as my subject, I get ideas about the various identities I can take on and express through my photographs.
http://jmcolberg.com/weblog/2003/06/bettina_rheims/

This past week

I photographed Rapunzel and am working on my book.  My frames came in the mail.  The next step is to edit all of my images and to photograph Elsa next.  Really close to wrapping things up.

Brian Ulrich || Update

This past week I eft class early and went shooting in the rain along with thrifting. I went through Colonial Place, Park Place, and West Ghent. WG didn't have anything to offer and seeing as the neighborhood is more historical I doubt there to be items out unless it's on trash day (which is tomorrow for them). Park Place was good to me and I plan to go back Thursday for their trash day. I also called the city and found out the various trash days for surrounding neighborhoods. In addition to shooting neighborhoods I went thrifting. Greta didn't think that would tie into my series but I liked the little bit i found so far. I plan to go to the thrift stores on Little Creek this week. My inspiration this week comes from Brian Ulrich who actually did a series titled Thrift. I can see my series beginning to shift from home to something else, I just can't express in words what I think it is yet.

http://notifbutwhen.com/

Inspiration from W&M

**DISCLAIMER** this was supposed to be posted last week but for some reason it ended up on the Photo III blog from last semester. Awkward.


After visiting Andrew's Hall at The College of William and Mary (despite feeling ill), I was influenced by a number of  photographers on display. Due to the inclement weather this weekend my newly inspired shooting time was limited, but I was able to shoot for a few clear hours and came up with some really cool stuff. I really enjoy the scavenger hunt motif that is taking place through the development of my series. I feel as if I am experiencing a 180 from last semester where my images seemed to just come together. However, the tables seem to have turned on me this semester and *so far* I am enjoying the hunt.

Acacia Johnson Home or Something Like It 

http://acaciajohnson.com/

Lori Nix Laundromat

http://www.lorinix.net/

John Horvath Untitled from the series The City

http://www.jonhorvath.net/

Arnaud Teicher Creole House #1 *not currently on website

http://www.arnaudteicher.com/

progress

after going through many changes i truly believe i have found my stride.  I'm working on two series of photographs and they are the seeking light photos and then a new set where i show the male and female and male form as blips of paint that appear abstract on a black background. as for the book thats still a strong option, but opportunity has presented itself to do a timelapse video. stay tuned.

joel peter witkin

i came across Joel peter witkin in a couple years ago.  oddly enough his freakshow style of photography is not only creepy but intriguing at the same time.  before being exposed to this type of media i would have not gave it the time of the day.  being a art history minor allowed me to switch gears and appreciate all different types of work for content whither it be weird or not. his disturbing photos are things of beauty, horror, taboo, and many more.

Dash Snow

I was drawn to the Nan Goldin-like style of photography and when I began reading the history of Dashille "Dash" Snow, my interest in his work climbed. Although he comes from a long line of historically significant figures, Snow himself was rebellious and his actions and behaviors were mirrored in his work. His Polaroid style of photography is one that I have always wanted to dabble in and Snow makes it work in his body of works. His work reminds me of the "Tulsa" exhibit by Larry Clark that we saw at the Chrysler weeks ago.

http://www.americansuburbx.com/channels/d/dash-snow

Bernd and Hilla Becher

German photographing pair Bernd and Hilla Becher took photos of one thing while admiring the slight differences between them. Their subject of choice is water towers. They photographed the sides of various water towers all from the same approach. The camera is pointed at the water towers the same way in every photo. Just like my tripod set up, it leaves about the same amount of space at the top and bottom of every photo. This space frames the water tower in the center to focus on all the details in the metal working. The photos are arranged in a grid pattern. This arrangement lets your eye move back and forth between the pictures allowing them to be compared quickly instead of walking around an entire gallery of boring individual tower portraits.

November Progress

I order my frames this past week and have determined which princesses are going into the series.  Also I have photographed Belle this past Friday.  This upcoming week I will be doing Rapunzel.  I am continuing to do edits on my images.

Influence from Everywhere!

After visiting Andrew's Hall at The College of William and Mary (despite feeling ill), I was influenced by a number of  photographers on display. Due to the inclement weather this weekend my newly inspired shooting time was limited, but I was able to shoot for a few clear hours and came up with some really cool stuff. I really enjoy the scavenger hunt motif that is taking place through the development of my series. I feel as if I am experiencing a 180 from last semester where my images seemed to just come together. However, the tables seem to have turned on me this semester and *so far* I am enjoying the hunt.

Acacia Johnson Home or Something Like It 

http://acaciajohnson.com/

Lori Nix Laundromat from the series The City

http://www.lorinix.net/

John Horvath Untitled from the series The City

http://www.jonhorvath.net/

Justin Kimball Ocean House Road

http://www.justinkimballphotography.com/

Update

With having everything set for senior show right now and a little weight being lifted, I can now focus on putting my book together and having it sent out for printing. I am going to do my book with Blurb. I've started collecting quotes from some of the subjects that I've photographed. I'm also thinking to gather quotes from african american women in general and putting in the book as rest places. I think collecting quotes from women other than my subjects will help show that we go further than just the 10 people in the book.

Ashley's Update

This past week I really worked on getting my artist statement down for the class. I was also busy ordering frames for senior show!!! So exciting!!! My main focus now Is on the book. I am photographing small things that I i have had for years. They each have a memory attach to them and have some importance to me and who I am. I have also been thinking my about the layout of the book and how it will work with my series. My final goal for this week is to start printing the large photos for my show!!!