matthewajfarmer

Character Study – Initial Images

The two above digital images were taken for the character study project, to which we needed to photograph an interesting character and build a profile. I was fortunate that very recently prior to the project that my dad went on a day experience flying small planes and we traveled to the lake district where IContinue reading “Character Study – Initial Images”

Daily Essentials

This was a photogram I made while In the darkroom workshop. Pretty basic stuff but by just placing some everyday objects on some light sensitive paper and exposing it, some interesting things can happen. Silver, for example appears to show up very differently.

Drawing With Light (Final Image)

This is My final Image for Drawing With Light, I chose to use this image as it captures the lights on the fingers and it is also a self portrait with my face slightly unfocused in the background.

Drawing With Light (Fingers)

Another shot from The Drawing with light project. I feel the image is too dark, but overall, I am happy with the result.

Drawing With Light (Hands)

The second project on Drawing with light was to apply skills I learnt during a studio lighting workshop to create self portrait. My series of images were inspired by John Coplans and Robert Maplethorpes work. I think The images were successful, both using digital and analogue.

Sense Of Place – Shoot 2 (wide shot)

This Is a digital image of where I shot my sense of place.

Sense Of Place – Shoot 2 (Second Image)

This is another shoot from my second shoot for ‘sense of place’. This shot is symbolising being lost in an arcade not knowing when to stop, yet the way out can be seen through the ‘blur’.

Sense Of Place – Shoot 2

This print was part of my second shoot for ‘sense of place’. The idea was based upon being drunk and lost in gambling. My place was an arcade and bar, and to give off the said sense, I lightly unfocused the camera and shot close ups of abstract spaces, loosely inspired by Len Lye’sContinue reading “Sense Of Place – Shoot 2”

Sense Of Place – Shoot 1

This was an image I took for my first shoot for ‘sense of place’. My original idea was to use the concept that the sense of the traditional fireplace is being centre of the living room, and usually changes through different times of the year due to decorations at christmas etc. I chose toContinue reading “Sense Of Place – Shoot 1”

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Cartier-Bresson, born in 1908 and died in 2004 was a French photographer in modern photojournalism, and even considered to be its pioneer, who inspired generations. His style was in the form of a ‘decisive moment’ and believed that the very best images were not manipulated but natural, and often he would take photos on the goContinue reading “Henri Cartier-Bresson”