Thursday 26 May 2016

Two Faced (2014)



Ollie (2014)

Portraiture

Portraiture has always been an interest for me from the start of my photography education, To be able to capture emotions and events through a photograph is truly amazing. In late 2015 i started to experiment more into Portraiture photography, adjusting light sets up constantly using reflectors and boom boards. While researching Portrait photographers I looked at David Bailey's work in inspiration, giving me a clear insight into rules of composition and much more. Below some of my early experimentation's of portraiture.  
Beth (2015)
Beth (2015)
Still Life (2015) 
Still Life (2016)

Advertisement Photography

Second Hand Smoke KILLS (2015)
In 2015 I was required to shoot an advertising campaign of my choice, this could be anything from an advertising drinks advert to a sports campaign. I choose to do an child protection campaign, this was a great style of work to show how specific lighting and angles to create a dramatic effect and to portray the serenity of the issues. This project pushed me into improving my studio based skills, I learnt about the different techniques of lighting and how important light is in creating/portraying a meaning. I also wanted combine surrealism into my photographs to making them more impactful, however the post-production stage proofed to be challenging. I created this set of work use two LED back lights and a spotlight in the studio.  

'Walkway to Dreams' Polis

Walkway to Dreams (2015)
Polis (2015)

Landscape Photography

Polis Pier (2015
As I child I visited Cyprus almost every year, the difference in culture and Location always enraptured me in the magical tranquility of the Island, however when i was given a chance to shoot on location in my favourite part of Cyprus, Polis I wanted to represent the islands beauty through my photography. This resulted in me experimenting with slow shutters and long exposers this gave me a amazing results but not with out difficulties. I focused on a couple of genres of photography while in Cyprus from Macro photography to Documentary to Landscape. This would be the start of an exciting venture in the Landscape scene of Photography.

Studio Based (Broken Bones, Broken Lives 2015). 2

Broken Bones, Broken Lives, 2015
Broken Bones, Broken Lives, 2015
Heros Live Forever, 2015
Heros Live Forever, 2015