Definitions Of Brief
Natural - existing or derived from nature; not made or caused by mankind.
Destruction - the action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired.
The title of this project is Natural Destruction. I will be focusing on different types of destruction in nature and how these methods of demolition and decay are created. My main theme is destruction and the aftermath of the 'event' that caused the damage.
One of the influences for this project is a Fashion Photographer called Billy Kidd. As previously stated he is known for his portraits of famous individuals, however, I will be using his shoot that involved decaying flowers as inspiration. Using a dark backdrop for his images he utilises soft natural light and a relatively low f-stop to capture an immense volume of detail in the flowers, right down to the veins just below the surface. Billy Kidd's flower shoot is relevant to this project as I am investigating the destruction of organic matter in any form this may take, including the withering of what was once beautiful.
Another photographer that I will be researching is Joe Buglewicz. He is a photographer that has dabbled into photo-journalism whose images have been published in many American Newspapers. The shoot that I am using as inspiration is a year-long project that he started as a comment on the current poverty being experienced in America, specifically the food waste that could feed thousands of people. His final series of images depict the food that accidentally grew mouldy in his fridge. I wanted to study this series as mould is a completely natural process which limits us from distributing food across large distances and so mould is slowly destroying edible food.
For this project, I am hoping to focus on Macro Photography and so most of my images will be shot in the studio. However, I also would like to investigate different methods of destruction and so will also visit some forest locations to photograph mushrooms.
As previously stated I will mainly be using Macro photography for this project as it will allow me to document destruction closely. The result of this is that it will enable a better connection to the viewer. To develop my Macro photography I would like to complete a location shoot with a macro lens as this is difficult but often worthwhile. The main issue in shooting with a Macro lens is that there is no zoom and so all of the framing must be manual, and consequently it's nessassary to move closer or further away from a subject which is sometimes inconvienient and othertimes impossible.
To evaluate my project I will be planning each shoot before hand and after completing the shoot I will evaluate the shoot regarding how successful I believe it was and if there were any changes that had to be made on the day due to weather conditions etc. I will also have 1-1 conversations with my tutor to evaluate my work.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- BILLY KIDD
https://www.billy-kidd.com/flowers/lt7wbw41f2xx0a56et7hbb3fkl1dt8
- JOE BUGLEWICZ
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joebuglewicz/8473214618/in/dateposted/
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