Thursday, 22 September 2011

Assingment 208 Statement of Intent

Candidate name : Ian Emmerson
Theme: People and portraits

Title of theme
Childlife


Intentions / purpose of the photography to be undertaken
I will be looking to capture images of my children and their friends in daily life, from their school life through to their home life. The images will show different aspects of their lives from school time through to play time.I will be hoping to capture images showing a relaxed feeling to them in a candid style. Candid photography is so called because the pictures are taken in a un posed and unplanned manner. So your subjects will feel more relaxed as not having to be given direction from you this is especially good for children , who a the best of times can't stand in one place for long.
During research I came across Tina Barney an American photographer with a candid style. She is best known for her shot of her family and friends in the 80's and 90's. Her images give of a relaxed feeling between the subjects and her. These images below show a real understanding of the humanistic life. I like very much them as there seems to be very little preperation as they look so natural but after studying you realise that these to me have been taken with great care and a lot of preperation . This can be seen by the way she has staged the scene by example she not only has the cupboards open but they are lit and I think there is a window open as there is a feeling of movement from the beds drape to the right of the shot.





Reasons for selection of theme (including inspiration from the work of others)
Due to my lifestyle and time restraints I will be looking to photograph my children and their friends as they enjoy their lives together. It really interests me how a picture, although only taking a fraction of a second to create , can show and tell us so much about a person and their way of life.

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