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Photography Face To face. Robyn Louise Ha9on. 9 th of November. 6 weeks project.

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This project is exploring photographs, experimenting and research.

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Photography  

Face  To  face.  Robyn  Louise  Ha9on.  9th  of  November.  6  weeks  project.  

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 Born  in  Germany,  Eve  Arnold  moved  to  Sydney  in  1973  and  has  lived  in  Perth,  Western  Australia,  since  1975.      In  1991  she  took  up  Fine  Arts  studies  at  Claremont  School  of  Art  and  later  at  the  Western  Australian  School  of  Art,  Design  and  Media  and  ha  since  held  successful  exhibiTons  in  Australia,  Germany  and  Italy.      Since  compleTng  her  Advanced  Diploma  of  Arts  Management,  Eve  has  managed  several  fine  art  galleries.  She  was  also  the  Western  Australian  arts  writer  for  the  Art  Review  secTon  of  the  naTonal  publicaTon  Business  Review  Weekly  between  1996  and  1999.        

ArTst  research.  

Historical  Portrait  Photographer.  Eve  Arnold:  

This  arTst  I  liked  the  way  she  used  the  cigare9es  in  the  young  woman’s  and  old  mans  mouth  also  the  berets  show  class  as  they  show  off  there  country(France)  .  She  also  used  facial  expressions  in  Maryln  Monroe  photograph  sadness  as  she  has  tears  in  her  eyes  and  she  looks  up  I  find  this  really  inspiring.    

Secondary  research.  

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Contemporary  Portrait  Photographer.  Mario  TesTno:    

Mario  TesTno  was  born  in  1954  in  Lima,  Peru    He  came  to  London  in  1976,  took  a  flat  in  an  abandoned  hospital  near  Trafalgar  Square,  and  began  selling  por^olios  (for  £25,  including  hair  and  make-­‐up),  to  wannabe  models    It  was  1997  when  he  photographed  the  late  Diana,  Princess  of  Wales  for  her  famous  “Vanity  Fair”  cover.    

I  choose  this  arTst  because  I  really  liked  how  he  used  nude  in  such  a  graceful  way,  and  how  his  photos  are  in  black  and  white  also  enjoy  how  he  uses  good  facial  expression  for  example  the  grin  on  the  boys  face.  

UnTtled   UnTtled  

Secondary  research  

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•  Facial  Expression.  •  Props.  •  Clothing.  •  Background.  •  Compression.  

Mind  Map  Self.  

-­‐  A  copy  of  Eve  Arnold  with  the  cigare9e  in  my  mouth  with  a  beret  put  into  the  style  of  4  passport  photos.    

-­‐  In  your  own  skin  photos,  could  contain  nude  shoulders  without  makeup.  -­‐  Face  to  face  with  my  twin  sister  head  on  as  if  I’m  looking  in  mirror.  -­‐  Geek  style.  -­‐  Glamorous.  -­‐  Plain.  -­‐  Black  and  white  photos.  -­‐  Sad  

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Mind  Map  Other.  

•  Facial  Expression.  •  Props.  •  Clothing.  •  Background.  •  Compression.  

-­‐  Hippy  look.  -­‐  Face  paint  (Animals,  Color  or  print)  -­‐  Make  up.  -­‐  Candy  (  Lollies,  Chocolate,  sweets,  sherbet,  One  millions.  -­‐  WriTng  on  the  face  (triptyc)  spelling  something  unique.  

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For  my  final  idea  I  decided  to  take  photos  of  my  sister  Lauren  and  myself  as  we  are  idenTcal  twins.  I  wanted  to  used  sweets  as  props  because  they  show  a  playful  and  fun  nature  to  our  character.  

These  images  came  out  good  because  of  the  placement  of  the  photo,  I  used  negaTve  space,  also  played  around  with  zooming  in  and  out,  this  image  looks  good  because  its  zoomed  in.  

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I  believe  These  photos  were  successful  because  of  the  bright  colours  that  I  captured  and  use  of  the  sweet  props.  

The  image  above  is  eye  catching  because  of  the  bright  colours  shining  from  the  red  and  yellow  lollie,  this  is  good  because  he  draws  people  in.  

I  purposely  asked  Lauren  to  smile  because  it  gives  the  photo  more  personality,  also  used  negaTve  space  so  the  image  is  more  concentrated  on  her  than  anything  els  in  the  photograph.  

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My  Edits  

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Final  outcomes.  

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Steven  Meisel  Italian  Vogue  

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EvaluaTon  of  mulTple  portrait.  The  image  above  is  a  split  frame  and  contains  4  pictures  of  what  looks  like  the  same  girl,  but  on  the  top  right  is  me  and  the  top  leg  is  my  sister  diagonally  to  that  is  me,  this  photo  draws  people  in  to  try  and  tell  the  difference  between  us  I  got  my  inspiraTon  from  Meisel  as  he  did  a  split  frame  in  the          Italian  Vogue  magazine,  this  really  got  my  a9enTon  as  this  arTst  is  a  well  known  photographer  as  he  did  vogue.  I  also  did  a  copy  of  his  work  as  I  thought  it  would  go  well  with  the  image  I  produced.    

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NaTonal  Portrait  Gallery.  Founded  in  1856,  the  aim  of  the  NaTonal  Portrait  Gallery,  London  is  ‘to  promote  through  the  medium  of  portraits  the  appreciaTon  and  understanding  of  the  men  and  women  who  have  made  and  are  making  BriTsh  history  and  culture,  and  ...  to  promote  the  appreciaTon  and  understanding  of  portraiture  in  all  media’.  The  Gallery  holds  the  most  extensive  collecTon  of  portraits  in  the  world.  The  CollecTon  is  displayed  in  London  and  in  a  number  of  locaTons  around  the  United  Kingdom,  including  several  houses  managed  by  the  NaTonal  Trust.  The  Gallery  is  increasingly  keen  to  find  new  ways  to  share  the  CollecTon  through  the  NaTonal  Programmers,  as  well  as  through  this  website.  

Secondary  research.  

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Alistar  mayal  1991.  

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Gemma  Arterton  by  Sarah  Dunn,  2009.  

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Thandie  Newton  by  Lorenzo  Agius  

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Street  Portraits.  

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These  are  the  images  I  took  when  we  went  up  to  London  on  a  trip,  and  we  was  set  a  task  to  take  photographs  of  people  we  saw  in  the  street  of  London,  because  we  had  to  see  how  different  street  portraits  are  to  studio  portraits.  Studio  portraits  are  more  planned  and  organized  than  street  portraits,  street  portraits  are  just  hit  of  luck  that  they  come  out  good.  This  task  was  just  to  show  us  in  higher  depth  how  different  these  to  techniques  are.  

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Final  Photos  

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These  photo  was  successful  because  I  made  the  levels  go  up  higher  and  that  made  the  white  lines  contrast  with  the  black  lines.    Also  the  composiTon  of  the  photo  Is  to  the  side  of  the  and  has  negaTve  space.    What  could  have  went  be9er  with  the  photograph  is  it  could  be  in  color  and  be  more  bright  but  the  black  and  white  works  well.  It  was  intenTonally  in  focus  so  I  could  get  the  right  angled  shot.  Also  these  were  test  shots  before  we  did  the  real  ones,  and  the  test  shots  came  out  be9er  than  the  ones  that  were  planned.  I  also  think  they  both  could  have  a  bit  more  detail  than  what  they  have  but  also  bring  something  different  to  the  image.  

         

EvaluaTon  

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Face  to  face  exhibiTon.  

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Feed  back.    “  I  like  the  posiToning  of  the  face  in  both”  “I  like  how  there’s  not  much  going  on  in  the  photo  but  its  sTll  eye  catching”    “BeauTful  and  natural”    

“scale  and  control”    “This  image  is  fun  and  not  to  serious,  the  close  up  an  the  subject  creates  and  sense  if  closeness.  

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ArTst  research  Sharon  Elphick  Sharon  Elphick's  training  as  a  texTle  designer  comes  through  in  the  "urban  tartans"  she  creates  on  the  painTngs.  The  work  she  focuses  on  are  the  pa9erns  she  finds  in  tower  blocks  from  London,  New  York,  Paris,  Berlin  and  São  Paulo.    More  recent  work  focuses  on  another  feature  of  urban  life  graffiT,  along  with  other  markings  from  roads,  pavements,  buildings.  Away  from  the  urban,  Elphick  also  has  an  appeal  with  all  things  horTcultural,  treaTng  flowers  and  trees  with  the  same  photomontage  techniques  she  uses  for  concrete  and  steel.  Elphick's  outstanding  technique  and  subject  ma9er  has  resulted  with  her  images  being  absorbed  into  "Brit  Pop"  fashion  and  furniture  design.  

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