Photography style

Image by Brenda Ann Kenneally - 1st prize, Daily Life Stories, World Press Photo 2008


When choosing a subject for my photography project I started thinking about photo essays I had seen that really captured my attention and I remembered quite vividly, this series of images from the World Press Photo website. It documents the daily life of a working single mother of seven children in the US and for me, this is the most memorable and interesting image and could quite easily stand alone. Some of the images when viewed on their own are quite average in creative or artistic style, as part of a series however, the photographer has captured an intimate and moving insight into how many families in the the worlds leading country actually live.

While my family is not in the same situation as this one, It lead me to contemplate how my children coexist and hence, an idea for the project was born. I began taking the images in Black and White, because for me, the style, the timelessness and the drama which a great B & W image conveys are so striking. Having said that, I am now contemplating changing to colour for this project as afterall I am capturing children and if nothing alse - children are wonderfully colourful in every sense of the world. I shall endeavour to continue shooting the series in both B & W and colour and decide later on which style better suits the subject.

Here's the link to the World Press Photo site. The images they present are sometimes confronting, often thought provoking and always stunning.
http://www.worldpressphoto.org/

Fabulous Friday

Today's mission was Colour and Movement. I captured this image of Little B swinging towards me while I was was manually zooming the lens at the same time. I don't know about you, but looking at it makes me feel a bit queasy !!! I have seen some quite effective shots using this lens zooming method however its not particularly a style I like and requires a judicious choice of subject.

Here i've been experimenting with panning. Panning photography is all about implying speed and movement and is often used to good effect in sports photography. I love the painterly abstract effect of the background with Little B's face almost frozen. A happy morning shoot.

Its late to be posting but I had a very busy day. Hope you have a beautiful weekend lovely people.

Photography Style

On the telephone, 1928, Alexander Rodchenko

Big C, Little B, Nintendo DS.

Experimenting with angles Rodchenko style. Rodchenko was one of the first photographers to capture subjects from different perspectives, examining familiar subjects from different points of view to challenge our perception of the everyday.

Just in case you thought it was all sunshine and light, Little B in a time out for pouring water all over the rug.

"Why'd you do it Little B, that was naughty"
"I didn't do it"
"But i saw you do it Little B"
"I didn't do it"
"Go to your room and stay there till you can behave nicely"
"Whatever mum".

Like the sepia effect on Little B's hands

Today has been a day for experimenting in photoshop. Woke up thinking about Picasso faces and so took some images of Big C's face and mashed 'em up. Contemplating whether or not to continue in the black and white style i originally wanted or possibly to go colour. Decisions, decisions. We got carried away and were late for school :)

The unseen observer

As part of my Bachelor of Media Degree, i'm doing a Digital Photography unit and have chosen as my project to document my children. So here, in an undiluted and honest account, we will endeavour to portray the interactions, good, bad and ugly, of Big C and Little B and how they negotiate this world as brother and sister .......................... Not as easy as it may seem. Holding a camera in their faces and capturing them mid fight whilst trying to remain impassive and not incur camera shake ...................! Let the fun and fracas begin :)

All is good with the world when we can agree on what to watch on tv

Big C reads her home reader to Little B