Change Of Plan ♥

Recently I've been thinking more about my consolidated project idea and how unenthusiastic i have become about it. I've been thinking and have become more drawn towards one of my original ideas. The idea I had about documenting my close friend's situation in this country as an asylum seeker. The idea has become more appealing to me as I spend a lot of time with this person and when we are together I look at him in a place or situation and think to myself, 'this would make a really interesting image'. I also have this urge to photograph him because he is very captivating and beautiful. His story is personal to me as well, as we are close and I care for him.

Sex And The City ♥

My biggest inspiration for my project comes from the television show, Sex And The City. The show, set in Manhattan, New York, focuses on four single american women, three in their mid thirties and one in her forties. The series follows the lives of these big-city professional women and how changing roles and expectations for women affects them.

What i love about the show the most is the lifestyles of each of the characters. I really aspire towards what they have in life. They have great jobs, money, fabulous apartments and each other. They dont have children tying them down, theyre free and comfortable, they can be selfish and focus on themselves, they can be who they want, when they want and have a fabulous time in doing so.


Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker)

The fictional narrator and lead character of the show. She works as a columnist for the New York Star, writing a column called, "Sex and the City".

• Led by her emotions
• Craves acceptance
• Has an on/off relationship with the character 'Mr Big'
• Enjoys cosmopolitan cocktails
• On-again, off-again smoker
• On an endless search for true love

She was voted 11th in Bravo's, "100 greatest TV characters". Also named icon of the decade by The Guardian in 2009, stating that "Carrie Bradshaw did as much to shift the culture around certain women's issues as real-life female groundbreakers.".

Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon)

Carries best friend. She is career minded lawyer with extremely cynical views on men and relationships.

• Workaholic
• Voice of reason
• Masculine front, but soft on the inside 

Charlotte York (Kristen Davis)

An art dealer and college graduate. Charlotte is the most conservative of the group with traditional views, placing more emphasis of love than lust.

• Searching for her 'Knight in shining armour'
• Young and naive
• Graceful and sweet natured
• Loyal

Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall)

The eldest and most promiscuous and egoistic of the group. Samantha owns her own promotions company.

• Outspoken and self-proclaimed
• Loyal
• Loves sex

Bruno Dayan

I love the softness of these images and the tones are lush.

I really like the spots that appear in some of the images like out of focus lights at nightime.

This image and the following remind me of some documentary work but with the twist of fashion, the strong harsh lights withinn the images definately scream fashion but the setting says documentary.

Bruno is a french fashion photographer known best for his sensual fashion photography, sexuality and use of intricate light.

D. Brian Nelson: Texture, Colour, Shape & Shadow

I really love the texture the obect infront of the model is creating in this image and also the shadows cast from  the panels, onto her skin. I am wanting to experiment with textures in my own work, i have already worked with water on glass, and i love the effect it created.

I also want to exeriment with shadows and projection. I have photographed shadows from trees before and found it really beautiful and inspiring.

This is really interesting. It has given me an idea to research into flash photography. It gives you a feeling of the presence of the photographer creating a sense of reality to the image.



I want to play around with shooting images at night or when its dark because i feel that the black spaces that fill the photographs create a really dramatic effect and also because its something ive never done before. I also want to experiment with shadows and textures within my images.

The Little Black Book

Features alongside the ad campaign for Jones New York titled, 'Empowering Your Confidence'. The Book is a digital compilation of accomplished female professionals, such as Bobbi Brown, Ariana Huffington and Ivanka Trump, sharing their wisdom with other women everywhere..

Annie Leibovitz: 'Empowering Your Confidence'

Shot by esteemed photographer, Annie Leibovitz, this ad campaign, 'Empowering Your Confidence', for Jones New York, highlights accessible luxury for the modern, professional woman. The campaign is influenced by, 'A Woman's Nation', which highlights the influence and growth of women at home, work and all around the world. JNY is celebrating female empowerment not only through fashion but also by offering advice, tips and inspirational quotes by other successful women via 'The Little Black Book'.

Jessica Stam, Hilary Rhoda and Du Juan are a few of the faces that help to bring these stunning shots to life against the iconic backdrop of New York's Grand Central Station.

 

Marisa Spinella: For Penelope & Coco

Something that is really fasinating me at the minute are images that use different coloured light sources within them. I want to experiment with this within my own practise by using different coloured lights to create beautiful shades and tones not usually seen in every day life. The colour of these images by Marisa Spinella for the foot brand Penelope & Coco remind me of the suns flares that get caught in images and video.

Natural Beauty (Sophie Delaporte)

Vogue China 2006, Natural Beauty, Photographer: Sophie Delaporte Model: Rosie Huuntington.

I came across these images in someone elses blog. They immeadiately caught my eye. I thought they were very beautiful. They have plenty of texture and depth of field, which i love. I especially like the blue light that is cast over the model's face in the first image and again  the blue tones of the last image. I like images with different light tones and colour within them. I love the depth of field of the 3rd image however i am not too keen on the 4th. I think the image looks like it has been reworked too much, especially the models skin. I like to opt for the more natural approach when it comes to editing. Too much can make the image become fake.

Melinda Dahl

MELINDA DAHL



Dahl often shoots her images in dreamlike settings, such as a beach or woodland. I think the focus of the images, with some areas being blurry, really adds to this dreamlike quality.

I really love the off focus of this image. Perhaps it is an effect to consider when I am experimenting with different techniques. I think the blurryness along with the smoke-like light areas and the setting gives this image and the one below a haunted feel. Almost like a flashback because there is not much distinctiveness within the image. Everything is quite vague like a memory.

Dahl uses alot of textures. Notice the different textures of the womans hair, the water and the out of focus leaves in the foreground.

I love the strong depth of field she creates in her images.



I have always been a fan of Melinda Dahl. I love her fine art images. Each and every image she creates is unique and beautiful. I think what I most like about her images is, again like Rankin's Polaroids, is the texture and focus of them. I also love the lighting within her images, contrasting often between light and dark. Her work reminds me of Sally Mann because of this. I love the washed out effect of some of her images like her lens has caught the suns rays and the camera is struggling to cope with too much light. I love the vignetting she uses on most of her images. I think she has a style simliar to the style of a Polaroid picture. Whether or not these are Polaroid  I do not know.