Week 9 - Ubiquitous photography & web 3.0

This week we learnt about ubiquitous photography & web 3.0 services.

Ubiquous - present, something that appears and is found everywhere.

Web 3.0 is a collaboration of web services and day to day life, that has been put online and can be used by others.

Joachim Schmid, a Berlin based artist who worked with photographs that he found. 



In the 2 pictures above he has taken two different photos and created a new photo. 

Week 9 - Alessio Bolzoni Inspiration

Alessio Bolzoni, is a fashion photographer based in Paris. His work has been featured ine ditorial maagazines such as Dazed and Confused

 http://alessiobolzoni.com/




I find his photos interesting as he positions the models in strange ways giving the viewer a sense of distortion. he also plays with shadows and colour which brings out the subject of the image.

Week 9 - Arnaud Pyvka Inspiration

Arnaud Pyvka, born in France. He has taken photographs for advertising companes for Celine, levi's, joe's jeans etc.

Website that showcases his work - http://www.wschupfer.com/photographers/arnaud-pyvka/overview






I find these photos interesting as they are bright in colour and play with shadows and reflection. I also like how he uses the rule of thirds in regard to the subject of the photo. As the subject is not always in the centre of the image but is the central focus.

Week 9 - Sebastian Kim Inspiration

Sebastian Kim's Website

Sebastian Kim, norn in Vietnam and raised in Iran, Southern California and Paris. His work was first published when he was 16. Started his career by assisting photographers like Richard Avedon and Steven Meisal.

A fashion photographer who often does editorials for magazines such as i-D  GQ Style and does campaigns for designers such as Calvin Klein, Alexander Wang etc. 

Editorial photography as the photographs taken for magazines and particular advertisements. 

Below are some of his photographs that captured my attention and I find visually interesting : 

He is a photographer who mainly photographs for fashion magazines. This particular photograph is mainly for the purpose of the model Gertrud Hegelund and was taken for Numéro Magazine which is an international fashion magazine that covers international fashion, beauty,  as well as spreads on trendsetting celebrities. The colour palette of this photograph captures ones attention as it uses warm fiery colours of red and pink. The style of the photograph is quite similar to Yell Saccani's work as the both use the blur style. 

Week 8 - Circulation & Authorship of the photo image

This week we learnt about circulation & authorship of the photo image.

Authorship - is the ownership of an image.
Circulation - is the process of sharing images. 

Circulation of images have changed through out the years. Previously they were shared through photo albums however now in the digital age, photos are shared through the internet and social media. 

Authorship has now become a debatable topic. With the internet anyone has access to images and is able to share them. 

Richard Hamilton, is considered the father of pop art. His work consists of cutting and putting together pieces of photos and paintings. The photos he uses aren’t his and don’t belong to him  but as he places it his way he creates his piece of art having authorship of the final image.



Below is the presentation.

Photo image presentation from MishFish

Week 8 - Databending & Glitch

This week we worked on databending & glitch.

Databending is manipulating a file of a certain format using software designed to edit files of a different format.

We sued Audacity which is software created to edit sound. Therefore when inserting pictures it created weird glitches all over the picture. 

Below are the final images that I achieved by databending. 

We also got rid of some of the coding within the picture, this manipulate the picture further. As seen in this picture where it swapped the position of the people. 

Week 7 - Flash Photography

Flash + Light Photography

This week we worked with flash photography.
There are several types of flash photography

1. Front Flash - This is when thelight is directed straight on to the subject of the photo.
2. Bounce Flash - This is usually with a flash unit added on tot he camera. Making you able to angle the flash head to bounce light off of a cieling or wall onto the subject.
3. Fill Flash - This brings light to the foreground which then helps to balance the light on the subject.

Below are some of the photos I took in the workshop.

Week 7 - Cultural imaginaries & landscape photography

This week we discussed Cultural imaginaries & landscape photography.

Cultural Imaginaries are socially constructed to fit the needs of a particular group or subject.

Landscape photograhy is photography of natural scenery.

It's interesting how photographers use editing of landscape photography to create an imaginary landscape.


Esteban Pastorino, an Argentinian photographer. He has exhibited his work in different countries. 

“I wanted to create an ambiguous image that resembles the way we look at the scale models but photographing the real world." 

I think it's interesting how he uses blur and considers lines and point oof view.   

In the first image he has used a high point of view and managed to capture a depth of field. 

Whereas in the 2nd one it seems as if we are looking through something but still uses depth of field to bring our attention to a particular part of the photo.

Mishka Henner, a Belgium photographer.

An artist that is inspired by google images and how the internet has changed our visual experiences.

Week 6 - Test Photos

Below are some test photos I took of my friend.

Week 6 - Mind Map

This is a rough mind map for my project.

I will be using the studio, so will use a mixture of flash photography.

Week 6 - Project idea

Elevator pitch from MishFish

Above is my Elevator Pitch presentation. My idea was to use fashion to represent youth culture. Taking a varied range of photographs of the subject in the studio and some in settings they are familiar with.

Test Shots
I took some test shots of my friend in her garden. As it was a nice sunny day I tried to use the natural light and create shadows on her to give the photos some depth.