Documentary
Documentary photography
usually refers to a popular form of photography used
to chronicle both significant and relevant to history and historical events and
everyday life. It is typically covered in professional photojournalism, or real
life reportage, but it may also be an amateur, artistic, or academic pursuit.
The photo above is described as the "decisive moment". The decisive moment is a concept made popular by the street photographer, photojournalist, and Magnum co-founder Henri Cartier-Bresson. The decisive moment refers to capturing an event that is ephemeral and spontaneous, where the image represents the essence of the event itself.
Tina Barney
Tina Barney was born in 1945 in New York. Since 1975, she has been producing large-scale photographs of family and friends. Her meticulous tableaux chronicle the complexity of interpersonal relationships. These lush color prints have been exhibited and collected by major institutions around the world. Among her exhibitions are a mid-career exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 1991 and the Whitney Biennial, 1987. More recently, her work has been shown at the New York State Theatre in New York, in 2011; The Barbican Art Centre, London; Museum Folkwang in Essen, Museum der Art Moderne, Salzburg, and others. In October, her work will be included in a major portraiture exhibition at The National Gallery, London. Barney was the recipient of a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship in 1991, and the 2010 Lucie Award for Achievement in Portraiture. Her monographs include Tina Barney: Theatre of Manners, The Europeans, and her new book from Steidl, Players. She lives in New York and Rhode Island
In these shoots, I used my camera in manual mode so i was able to adjust the aperture and shutter speed due to the different lighting's during the day. This meant that my images were not out of focus and you were able to see them clearly. I then edited my photos in photoshop adjusting the exposure, burning and dodging.
After researching Documentary Photography and looking at the work of Tina barney I tried to interpret my own shoot by looking at 2 days in my life around the Christmas period and taking my own photos to try and create a sense of a story through photography. I personally prefer my images from Shoot 2 where you can see I am on a day out in London.
ALL EDITS IN DOCUMENTARY PRESENTATION
Henri Cartier Bresson
The photo above is described as the "decisive moment". The decisive moment is a concept made popular by the street photographer, photojournalist, and Magnum co-founder Henri Cartier-Bresson. The decisive moment refers to capturing an event that is ephemeral and spontaneous, where the image represents the essence of the event itself.Tina Barney was born in 1945 in New York. Since 1975, she has been producing large-scale photographs of family and friends. Her meticulous tableaux chronicle the complexity of interpersonal relationships. These lush color prints have been exhibited and collected by major institutions around the world. Among her exhibitions are a mid-career exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 1991 and the Whitney Biennial, 1987. More recently, her work has been shown at the New York State Theatre in New York, in 2011; The Barbican Art Centre, London; Museum Folkwang in Essen, Museum der Art Moderne, Salzburg, and others. In October, her work will be included in a major portraiture exhibition at The National Gallery, London. Barney was the recipient of a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship in 1991, and the 2010 Lucie Award for Achievement in Portraiture. Her monographs include Tina Barney: Theatre of Manners, The Europeans, and her new book from Steidl, Players. She lives in New York and Rhode Island
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AO3: Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress.
My idea for Documentary was to capture 2 days over the Christmas period and record each individual day with photos. I first recorded Christmas day and the family celebrations and traditions like: carving the meat, opening presents, pulling crackers and admiring the decorations. I really like the photo of the bauble decoration as the image has really focused on that specific ornament and it has real emphasis on the detail. For my second shoot I chose Boxing Day and captured London and my journey. One of my favourite images for that day would be the photographs from the tube, I liked the expressions shown
and the empty carriage really added effect.
My idea for Documentary was to capture 2 days over the Christmas period and record each individual day with photos. I first recorded Christmas day and the family celebrations and traditions like: carving the meat, opening presents, pulling crackers and admiring the decorations. I really like the photo of the bauble decoration as the image has really focused on that specific ornament and it has real emphasis on the detail. For my second shoot I chose Boxing Day and captured London and my journey. One of my favourite images for that day would be the photographs from the tube, I liked the expressions shown
and the empty carriage really added effect.
AO2: Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops.
AO1: Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding.
AO4: Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements.
I believe that I have produced a strong series of images inspired by my research of composite images and George Logan as an artist.
