Assignment 5... A Summery Of Perou...

Perou's style:
If I had to give my oppinion on Perou's style in three words, they would be:
Avant-gaurd, playful and biographical. He likes to give his photo's meaning to the modle not just the audience

Perou's technique:
He's an incredibly talented photographer in the way he doesnt follow the general rules that others do; yet his photo's look shockingly authentic/natural. This technique gives his photos more mystery and makes the audience enquire into the photo more and more.

Narrative in Perou's work:
Perou's work is always involving the modles life when he is shooting celebritys. So in this sense He is like a narrator, who speaks in the launguage of photography. He often portray's previos events of the modles life.

Context of Perou's work:
Perou doesnt often use prop's. Just the modle, theire clothes and sometimes an element like fire or water. In his "Private Diary" he mainly takes photo's of landscapes or everyday sights, but then edits them to make them look more of a grungy/uneasy looking.

Assignment 4... My Vox Pop

Interview from James Steward on Vimeo.



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Assignment 5... My photos in the style of Perou...

Assignment 4... My Slideshare

Perou

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Assinment 3... Depth Of Field

Vee Spears

This photograph is part of the "The Birthday Party" they are all shot with one or two modles. They all have a  short depth of field, and ever thing in the frame is in focus. They look like they are shot against an aged wall, it gives the photograph no atmosphere and makes the audience explore the modles in more detail. The whole collection of photos I find monotous.



Depth of field

Noun:

The distance between the nearest and the furthest objects that give an image judged to be in focus in a camera.

Assinment 3... Focal Point...

Vee Speers

This photo is from a large collection of photos by Vee Speers, the theme is "Immortal".  Its a good exsample of focal point , because there are not any obstructions in front of the modle. This makes the eye instantly drawn to the modle. Because the modle is the brightest thing in the photo it also helps to draw in the eye and make the modle look more powerful or strong.

focal point

 

noun

1.

Also called principal focus. Optics . either of two points on the axis of a mirror, lens, or other optical system, one point being such that rays diverging from it are deviated parallel to the axis upon refraction or reflection by the system and the other point being such that rays parallel to the axis of the system converge to the point upon refraction or reflection by the system.

2.

the point at which all elements or aspects converge; center of activity or attention: The focal point of our discussion was the need for action.

3.

the central or principal point of focus.

Assinment 3... Lighting...

Perou

This photo is of Javis Cocker (lead singer of band Pulp). The photo is a good example of using lighting, and contrast to portray a specific mood. The light also draws attention to Jarvis, even though there are other objects/models in the forground.

light·ing

noun  

1.

an effect achieved by the arrangement of lights: Several critics praised the lighting of the play.

2.

the science, theory, or method of achieving particular effects by the use of lights.

3.

the way light falls upon a face, object, etc., especially in a picture.

Assinment 3... Focal point...

 Annie Leibovitz



This photo is by Annie Leibovitz. Shot for Vanity Fair along side an interview with Lady GaGa (Center model). This Photo is a good example for focal point, seen as her face is in the center of the photo, It is also the face that is most lit up. The rule of thirds is used in this picture, shown in below image:

Photographers that use this technique claim that aligning a subject with these points creates more energy and interest in the composition rather than simply centering the subject would make the photo look unatural.








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Assignment 3... Composition...

Annie Leibovitz

There are many components in this photo by Annie Leibovitz.

The models are unnaturally placed in the photo, by having Sarah Jessica Parker on the floor teasing the camera. But by placing them in unorthodox positions it draws more attention to them, other than the hotel room around them. The way the room is set up around them makes it look like the image is from a film. What the modles are doing is subtule, but suggestive. Sarah fills a small amount of the image but the eye is instantly drawn to her.

com·po·si·tionNoun

1. The nature of something's ingredients or constituents; the way in which a whole or mixture is made up.

2. The action of putting things together; formation or construction

Assigment 2... First analysis

FACTUAL: This image is by Perou. Taken during the TV show "Dirty Sexy Things". He is from Whitstable, a seaside town in Kent, England. He has become increasingly famous though the show he did for E4.

CONTEXT: This photo was taken in episode 6 of "Dirty Sexy Things", the Theme is "The inner animal", he took three models on this shoot (other models at bottom of post), The model in this photo is Ocean.

TECHNICAL: The photo was taken in a vast Forrest, while also using smoke machines to give it a more mysterious feeling leading the eye to the unknown. Large lighting equipment was used along side the smoke, this was to make it look like it was sunrise/sunset with large amounts of soft artificial lighting.

AESTHETIC: What I like most about the photo is the complete natural mood of the photo. Even though the shot has been carefully thought out it feels like Ocean is a nocturnal creature, been caught out by the sun and the cover of night.

Other photos/models from this shoot:

Jesse Burgess.

Jay Camilleri.