M O O D
Mood is an affective state and how a person is showing their emotions .
There are many ways photographers portray emotions in their pictures.
There are many ways photographers portray emotions in their pictures.
The study of colours in relation to human behaviour is known as colour psychology. Its goal is to figure out how colour influences our daily decisions. For instance , In colour psychology orange represents creativity, adventure, enthusiasm, success, and balance .This certain colour can be captured through the camera by making a person dress up in orange or an object being in an area where this colour holds importance and can be very noticeable. By being a photographer it is beneficial and useful that a photographer learn the psychological impact to help convey a mood in a photograph.
P O R T R A I T U R E
Edward Honaker
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Context:Edward Honaker is a 21 year old and an American photographer based in California who was diagnosed with depression and anxiety in 2013 and remained silent about his mental illness for two years, until his work was published. He published a series of photographs that were surreal in style, similar to Francesca Woodman's.
Content:He has captured his photograph as him being the main subject of the portraiture in order to convey mental health issues. He captured all of his photographers in black and white in order to demonstrate the psychological colours of his anxiety and depression. By looking at the pictures on the slideshow it reinforces that Edward has used the slow shutter speed or long exposure mode within his self-portraits.
Concept:The whole concept about his work is mainly centre around his mental health struggles and he uses his struggles to raise awareness through a series of photographs for people who experience the same as is it an important and crucial topic .This indicates the symbolism of his work as his work is planned to erase the stigma of men not being able to express their emotions openly due to societal standards. I personally think his work is very inspiring as it gives men reassurance on how important it is to express your feelings instead of letting it build up as this can be very dangerous .Adding to this , I believe his work is an act of awareness as it has the power of change someone's way of thinking and the power of erasing that specific standard for men.
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RankinContext:Rankin is a British photographer, publisher and film director who was born on April 1966 in Paisley. He grew up in Hertfordshire and discovered his passion for photography while studying at Brighton Polytechnic. As a result, he enrolled at Barnfield College in Luton, UK, and later transferred to London College of Printing. He has photographed many celebrities such as Kate Moss, Spice Girls, Lily Allen, Britney Spears, Kevin Spacey, Cate Blanchett, Queen Elizabeth II and Robert Downey .
Content:In his photographs, he expresses each model's personality through makeup, poses, props or by simply allowing them to incorporate simple and natural behaviours. He uses lighting to create shadows, adding depth and darkness to his images which makes it very captivating in his work. He captures most of his photographs of model through the composition of close up in order to present the person's mood and emotions.
Concept:Rankin's work has always attempted to challenge social norms and conceptions of beauty. His award-winning Dove's 'Real Women' campaign encapsulated his approach to expose the honesty of the relationship and collaborative process between photographer and subject. Besides this, his portraits are characterful portraits of famous individuals and groups of people to express their identity specifically their personalities. I think his work is pretty open-minded as He is letting his models express themselves as an individual with either makeup or fashionable clothings.
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Jane BrownContext: Jane Brown is a British photographer who was born on March the 13th in 1925 and passed away on the 22nd of March 2014.In a career that spans more than 60 years Jane has photographed many of the great writers, actors and statesmen of the modern age. She was also one of the best portrait photographers in the 20th century.
Content:In Jane Brown's portraits she takes her pictures from different angles and using different compositions such as close-up and compositional framing. Something noticeable about her photographs is that she captures them all in black and white as well as using natural and gentle lighting . She also adjusts the camera to produce a blurry background for the person's (the subject) moods expressions and emotions to appear clearly .
Concept:As for Jane's concept of these photographs she argued that she had no intention of becoming a portrait photographer, but that it came as a result of her reputation for working quickly and efficiently. Her speed, however, was the result of exceptional technical acuity gained through rigorous training in the years following WWII. Jane was able to put her subjects at ease due to her gender, small stature, and lack of camera equipment. She worked quickly and intuitively because she knew the best photos were those in which she was able to capture her subject's initial spontaneity. I think her pictures are taken in a close-up composition in order for the observer to see the person's subtle emotions and expressions.
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RESPONSE TO PORTRAITURE
For the first picture it was taken in Edward Honaker's style .I have added a blur effect to the camera by using slow shutter speed in order to demonstrate the idea of hiding your real emotions. This idea of hiding your real emotions indicates a symbolism of self-suffocation and the blur effect shows that this person does not want to present themselves as someone they believe they are not.