Dear Photograph

Dear photograph looks at past images of people or things and are then held or placed in the same location and photographed to show it in today's location. some of the images i recently shot of my mums mum holding up photos relate to this well and it has inspired me alot to go on and create many images but not for this project.

http://dearphotograph.com/

the above is a link to the website that i have been looking at to get inspiration.

this image of mine particularly relates-

this image show my mum holding a photo of herself when she was around 20. it shows how she has changed at is similar to the style used in the dear photograph series. its a very inspiring image and i could easily of done a whole project on everyone i know holding a photograph of themselves when they were younger. it would make a nice series i think. it is something i think i will consider for a future project. 

Edmund Trebus

Another person who was made famous by his hoarding. this man lived in london but is from germany.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Trebus
the above link gives more information about him.


there was a BBC documentary back in 1999 that documented his house and the clearing of it. as with all the programmes to do with hoarding i found it interesting. Although its not on iplayer there is a you tube video of the episode.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOa35VD9q94

this shows how protective hoarders get about their houses and the mental state of them.

The Dad Project

http://www.brionycampbell.com/projects/the-dad-project

this link is to a project by a photographer called Briony Campbell.

the project is described as being-

This is the story of an ending without an ending.
This is a work in progress and I hope it always will be.
This is my attempt to say goodbye to my Dad with the help of my camera.

Being a good daughter to my dying dad was tricky.
I struggled to find the balance between dedication to his needs and distraction from my grief.
At first the idea of introducing a camera into this already un-resolvable equation seemed unwise,
but eventually I think it became the solution.


this is a very heart warming and intense photo story that is very emotional to look at. The images are very up close and personal. It follows her personal view on the situation and reflects it well i think. 

its a very strong photo story and very touching. 

Concertina book ideas... where to start?

now because we have to make a concertina book, throughout the project i have been researching different types of books to try and give me a better idea on how mine could look. however i have so many different ideas its hard to work out what will be best suited. here is some of my research into them.

I have been browsing the internet for inspiration for my own book. here are a few images of the books that i have found most interesting and inspirational.

 

the above book documents a journey through the underground. i feel that an accordion book is well suited to this type of project because it shows a progression and leads to somewhere.

this book is more of a sketch book but the different fold and drawn over text make it very interesting.

this book has really interested my an has helped to give me an idea on how to bind my book. because i will be using seperate pieces of card i have been trying to work out the best way to tie them together. because i'm not sure if tape will look very good.

this image shows a concertina book but on a huge scale. it is of an exhibition size. gives me an idea on how else my book could be made if i had the resources. but for this project i feel that an A5 book will be better suited.

who says it has to be made of paper? this book is made from old tin lids. its a very creative idea and opens up lots of possibilities for my own book. i have been considering using different materials to make the book a bit more creative.

however from all the images i have looked at these are just a few that really caught my eye. i am going to be developing my book using the inspiration and knowledge i have gained from this.

The Final

yesterday i went to my mums mums for my last shoot. i think it was a very successful shoot and i was able to get alot of the images that i felt were needed to improve the project further. i went back with a wide angle lens to get some broader shots of the rooms. but because of the sheer volume of clutter these images were difficult to get and in the end i gave up.

here are a few images from this last shoot.

these are a few snippets of images that i particularly like. i explored different areas and was able to develop the porject further. many of the photos taken in this shoot are being used as part of my final edit.

Last shoot

Now from the imagery have collated so far i am now going to return for one last shoot to cover all of the aspects of the project that i feel need to be re visited or re shot.

So far i have got a lot of imagery and feel that to expand the project a bit more i need more general shots of the room and close ups of the objects. I have a lot of images of my mums mum and my mum and their relationship so mow i feel confident that i can focus on shooting the house itself.

With under a month left till this project is due i feel that i am at a good point for the project to end as the house clearing has hit a halt and the images are beginning to appear repetitive. Because of this i feel that i can stop the project after the next shoot. however it will be something that i will come back to in the future as i will be looking to document the house when my mums mum plans to move and get it re done which will be over the summer all being well.

that's the plan for the next shoot which will be happening in a few days. until then i am going to be working on idea for my book and sorting through the video that i've got so that i can start working on the wording to accompany the images.

10 image edit. so far

now we have asked to create an edit of ten images that could be used as part of our final set. it has been difficult to do especially as for my final set i dont think i will have as many as 10 because i need more writing to go into the book.

so to begin with here are the ten images that i have chosen.

 I definately want to use this image in the final edit but i may possibly go back and re shoot the image because the sign is a bit hard to read. the positioning of the broom the sign and the cross works very well as an opening image for the whole series.

 This image is included because i think its a good portrait of my mums mum and well it makes me laugh. the other images below are also included because they have potential to develop the story but at the moment they are not definite because i still need to complete more shoots.

this image is chosen because of how it shows the clutter. flash was used which i'm not so keen on because it has altered the colours in the image. the image clearly shows the clutter however

this image focuses on my mum, shes looking at papers. sorting through everything. its a strong image that portrays how my mum feels well. i think.

now these are just an edit from the images that i have at the moment. some will be part of my final edit however i still have another shoot to get some more imagery so until i have done that i dont want to finalizing images too much.