RESEARCH SHOOT 1

RESEARCH SHOOT 1

SHOOT PLAN:

Material: canon 60d camera

Where: Wetlands Centre on a day where there is some sun

When: middle of the afternoon

Aims: to make a more general shoot investigating the idea of both indistinct and indistinct memories and the way this could be   conveyed through photography. I wanted to work this theme on  an outdoor location as I like the effects given by natural textures and forms when shooting details and I also wanted to explore the potential of the water as a reflective surface. In this shoot I was looking to work on reflections, details and textures, mainly.


RESULTS:

This shoot worked well as a first approach to the subject. I think the images are more connected to the general idea of indistinct, connected in this case with natural forms, than with the more specific approach of indistinct linked to unclear or fragmented memories. There are some interesting compositions that are visually pleasant but I feel I must work deeper on the notion of how these can link with memory, as I feel these images need a stronger concept to hold them together. I felt the reflections on water and ice have a lot of potential so I think that’s the idea I’ll take forward to the next shoot.

Chosen images: I chose the 5 images I thought worked better in terms of composition and that all together would form a whole that was related with this idea of showing only a part of something. Looking at them together, they seem to be connected by the idea of nature and outdoor. Because of the closeness I feel they are also very tactile images, that bring you the sensation of being in straight contact with nature. They could work as fragments of memory, but I think this idea must be more explored to make this feeling more dominant.