THREE POINT LIGHTING

 

 

1. The key light  is the main (key) light, it is stationed at one side of the camera to focus on one side and create a shadow on the opposing side. The key light is usually the brightest one out of the three.

2. The fill light sits on the opposite side of the key light, it is used to kill the shadows that are created with the key light. This light is not as strong as the key light, its softer and more dimmed 

3. Lastly the back light, placed behind the object and projects from the back. It is used to create definition and highlights around the object. using the back light helps to make the photograph much more 3d as it boldly outlines the object from the background.

             

 

STEP 1

 

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To begin with I completely erased the original background on this photograph replacing it with a red opaque background. The reason I chose red was because it brought out the colour of the models clothes and skin tone. That colour especially, makes the image more loud.

 

STEP 2

 

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After that I added two circles , of different sizes. I chose the specific colours again because they don't blend in with the background, they stand out and I think it look cool how they are over lapping like Claude Levi Strauss does the in her photographs. I used binary opposition by typing the phrase " NO VISION" on a photograph with the model wearing glasses, it confuses whoever views the image as glasses are designed to improve vision not subtract it.

 In lesson we've been advised to try and use binary opposition.

STEP 3

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I then added another circle which is the colour it is because I is the models favourite colour. I used violet to add graffiti because I noticed that graffiti makes photographs much more unique as nobody else can write the exact way you can. When I added the mini violet squares, I purposely made them look out of place and slightly messy because the particular artist we are taking an interest in doesn't do her work very neatly, everything is usually all over the place but that's what makes it nice. Its also how it easily recognisable that it is Claude Levi Strauss' work simply because of the design.

STEP 4

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I then experimented by adding a black music note to decide whether the colour of it went with the background, which it did.

STEP 5

 

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Lastly I removed the colour form the model, herself because that is the original artists style and I also think that changing her to black and white suits some of the little details, like the moon. As you can see form the previous step, I also got rid of the music note simply because I think the planet fits far better. the musical note only covered a small fraction of the background, which doesn't look as interesting. And the particular planet/shape I replaced it with , really stands out and goes with the colour scheme more, in my opinion.

 



Plannig for photoshoot / Nadav Kander inspired photographs

• Shadows I think look good reflected on the model. I have been inspired to take a photograph using shadows, it makes it more edgy
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• I think the concept of somebody going insane, would be perfectly represented using this style photograph (ghosting). However I am going to add more dramatic face expressions, to make it look more like the model is crazy.

Nadav Kander - photogrpahy analysis

 

SCELP

SETTING - By using the projector it makes the person viewing the photograph think that it was actually taken in the woods, and her looking out into the distance also adds onto that idea. I do believe it was taken in a studio.

COSTUME - There is no costume, as you can see the model is not wearing any clothes that are         visible to us. This could link into the idea of peace and serenity, no clothes could be representing clarity. 

EXPRESSION - The model looks very calm in this photograph, and sometimes nature is used to represent peace and serenity which is probably why he chose to use the tree effect, I really like it. I love the concept of it.

LIGHTING - I think a projector was used to reflect the tree shadows onto the model in this photograph.

PROPS - No props were used.

SCELP

SETTING - This photograph was taken against a white background, maybe that was done intentionally to outline the state of isolation as the model in the photograph looks like he is going insane. So this insanity could link into him being isolated, maybe the isolation is resulting in his insanity.

COSTUME - Its very strange how the model is wearing such formal clothing with the expression he has. I realise that business people go under a lot of stress, so it could be because of that.

EXPRESSION - The model looks very confused, although the expression on his face is not easily visible, it easy to make out that he is confused and maybe trying to make a decision and he cant take the stress.

LIGHTING - I'm assuming that artificial lighting was used to take this photograph.

PROPS- No props have been used when taking this photograph.

EXTRAS - The models body language contradicts the emotion his face is expressing, as his body is giving off calm energy whereas his face however gives off the complete opposite.

SCELP

SETTING - This photograph taken by Nadav Kander was taken in a studio as you can tell from the background. I've noticed that the background colour bounces off the colour of the shirt the model in the photo is wearing, I think that looks cool and using the same colours for the background and the clothing makes the models make up stand out much more because they have such an opposing colour for the makeup.

COSTUME - The model is wearing a suit with a bow tie, I think that is to outline his solemnity as his face supports that characteristic. And even though the paint on his face is defying the idea of the solemnity.

EXPRESSION - The artist looks very determined in this particular photograph, he has the same expression as he did in the first photograph, so this shows that, the photographer, (Nadav Kander) tells his models to keep serious faces on most of the time as I have noticed in a lot of his photographs. In the majority of his portraits the model does not give the photographer direct address, he obviously does this for a particular reason.

LIGHTING - Artificial lighting, I'm guessing was used when this photograph was captured  gets all of his models to put a serious face.

PROPS - The paint that was smeared on his face, stands out well.

Nadav Kander

Nadav Kander is a photographer, artist and a director; who is based in London. Kander is well known for his portraits and landscape photographs. He's even wrote several books of his own, he has also received rewards, he received an honorary fellowship accolade from the Royal Photographic Society. His work is displayed in many museums and galleries, out for people to see, one gallery in particular being National Portrait Gallery, which is in London .


Nadav Kander was born on December 1st 1961 in a part of Israel called, Tel Aviv. When Kander was just 2 years old, his father sadly lost one of his eyes due to medical reasons even though some people had the wrong idea about the cause of it. His father was 37 at the time and struggling to find a job because he had previously been fighting but was unable to due to his missing eye. By 1964 his parents had come to a conclusion and decided to move out of Tel Aviv to South Africa, where his grandfather lived. He pretty much lived there for his whole childhood (18 years) and moved out to England when he was 21 years of age.


On family holidays his dad would take photographs and weeks after returning home, in Johannesburg his dad would treat him and the rest of his family to a slideshow of the amazing photographs he took , this memory stuck with Nadav, he says that this was his introduction into the possibilities of becoming a photographer.


After his Bar Mitvah at the age of 13, Nadav used the money he was given as a gift to purchase his own Pentax camera. Around this age , he began to look closely at the work of; Strand, Stielglitz, Weston and Atget. Looking at all of these made him reach a realisation that each artist was exploring their respective lives. These artists based their off of their outer and  inner surroundings and they still managed to add uniqueness to each piece of work. The type of work they produced and the pictures they captured made him realise that there is no out of bounds, that you can incorporate anything into your photographs. I think their work inspired him and gave him a base idea.
 When Nadav was 17 , he was drafted into e Air Force and he worked in darkroom where he printed aerial pictures for 2 years! This was the time, Nadav became sure he wanted to become a lens artist.


After he left the Air Force, he began to work for Harry De Zitter.
 to conclude, he married a woman called Nicole, they bought a flat in England and settlesd down and had 3 kids.

When analysing, include;

1. Genre , what type of photograph is it (horror/funny) and why


2. Light - natural/artificial/harsh/soft/ exaggerated light


3. Science


4. Unique, different, starts blank


5. Framing/best shot/focus


6. Formal elements - colour/composition/tone/shape


7. Accident


8. Meanings


9. Ideology  / twisting the meaning


10. Warped meanings/symbols