Reviewing my photographs: Trip to Auckland Art Gallery

Being able to go out on these trips has given me opportunities to experiment more in taking street photographs, (although these are taken in the city). While holding on to the camera, I didn't think of taking photographs of those on the street. I think I was focusing too hard on taking photos of our class. But I was able to take photographs of my classmates using that 'street photography' style. 

As I review my photographs, they remind me of artist David Luraschi. David Luraschi has a series of photographs taken from behind his subjects, which is something I can see in the photographs I have taken.

Trip to Auckland Art Gallery

We got a chance to go and check out Auckland Art Gallery last week Friday.

Benefits from this trip, although it's in a gallery setting (something to consider for my final presentation):

• Seeing how photographs are laid out and presented. 
• The lighting that is used and how much light is being used. Like when you first enter into Fiona Pardington' exhibition, it's dark and the only light source there is, is lit above the photographs. 
• How the photographs are framed. If they photographs have a border, colour, black and white etc.
• The gap each frame is apart from each other and the photograph itself inside the frame. 
• The scale of the pictures. 

Fiona Pardington has amazing photographs. The way they were set out and presented was good too.

I really like the first set of photographs (first room when you enter the exhibition). 

http://www.aucklandartgallery.com/whats-on/exhibition/fiona-pardington-a-beautiful-hesitation

While we were in the city, we also got to check out Rebecca' studio. So it was good to check it out after visiting her exhibition 2 weeks ago. It ties in together from what she has worked on and what her research has been all about. 

It's kinda like the research we're doing for this project, as students, before we present our work.

Trip to St Pauls Gallery

Shot Rebeccaaa!

It was good

• Knowing the meaning behind the works.
• Seeing what the different artists also contributed to in this collaboration with Hobbs. 
• Meeting Tita and Irwan who were also holding their own exhibition.
• Being introduced to the lectures and staff who work there. 
• Having lunch with the class and taking photographs. 
• of Rebecca to allow a few of our fellow classmates to use the space for their works. Shot Jackie & Pas.

Vivian Maier

Amazing. How she was discovered. 

She did photography during her spare time and nobody knew. 

She worked as a nanny.

She was discovered by John Maloof where he purchased what were boxes filled with her works from a small auction house.

The fact that she kept all this quite is just....

Her photographs are beautiful. 

The amount of photographs she has taken as well....

http://www.vivianmaier.com/

http://www.vivianmaier.com/

http://www.vivianmaier.com/

http://www.vivianmaier.com/

And how far these photographs go is amazing too. To see that generation and how different the world is now. Like style in clothes, hair, everything. 

Photographs are raw.

Square photographs is something I should consider maybe? Shapes in general I guess.

Nearly all of her photographs are black and white. Photographs were developed.

Vivian Maier has taught me in Street Photography <<< "Her images inspire, in their simplicity and beauty of everyday life." Exactly that. Everyday life. Street photography is everyday life. (Because I just realised)

"Vivian Maier has taught me the importance of shooting for myself, and not worrying so much about what others think about me and my work. I think she is a great reminder to all of us– that the most people to impress with our work is ourselves." -Eric Kim (quote from link) (pretty inspiring too)

http://www.findingvivianmaier.com/ -Trailer to 'Finding Vivian Maier'.

https://www.flickr.com/groups/onthestreet/discuss/72157622552378986/

John Maloof

He does street photography too. Well he has a few pictures, as shown on his website.

(Fonder of Vivian Maier' photographs.)

His photographs are ok. I find his black and white photographs more stronger than the ones in colour. 

Waiata

Ehara i te mea1 Nō nāianei te aroha Nō nga tūpuna Tuku iho, tuku iho Te whenua, te whenua Te oranga o te iwi Nō nga tūpuna Tuku iho, tuku iho Whakapono, tumanako Te aroha te aroha; Nō nga tūpuna Tuku iho, tuku iho.

Not the thing of recent times, is love but by the ancestors it has been  passed down, passed down. From the land, the land comes the wellbeing of the people; by the ancestors it has been  passed down, passed down. Faith, hope and love; by the ancestors they have been  passed down, passed down.

Raymond Sagapolutele

Raymond Sagapolutele' night photographs. 

I still need to go out and do night photographs.

I would have to play with the camera settings so that I could get the right photo. 

Getting the amount of light will be tricky too. 

I could capture the shops at night.

Photo of the 'Open', 'We are opened' signs etc.

Go to parks, where there is light. 

Find the light.
Go around to Otara and photograph. 

Madlen Hirtentreu

Rubbish bins. Interesting.
Just an article I read on Madlen Hirtentreu, who likes to take photos of rubbish bins. Which is cool because it does tell a story, as she describes in the link.
http://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/madlen-hirtentreu-bins

Windows have been confirmed. Debbie holds key. I will get the keys from her closer to the date.

Francis has mentioned window props, that I will need to get from Jewellery. 

What's next: 

Go and see what the props are. 

Get size of windows 

And whole project

Jay Giampietro

Techniques:

Take photos from his ear. So like he's pretending to talk on the phone, when actually he is taking a pic. He uses his iPhone, which is something I will not be doing.

His photographs are explicit. and the people he takes photographs of are expressive..in their own way. But these candids are very candid.















http://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/jay-giampietro


I thought the idea of him faking a call to take a photo was pretty interesting.

Will not be doing thing technique.

Vincent Chapters

http://www.vincentchapters.com/2-0/
http://www.vincentchapters.com/2-0/
http://www.vincentchapters.com/2-0/
http://www.vincentchapters.com/2-0/

Like an earlier photo I have taken.

With Yanah and Ken at Fresh Gallery.

 

Love the realness of these photographs. All his photographs actually.

The focus and sharpness of his photographs are just..yum. Got me craving ice cream from how glossy these photographs are. 

http://ludiquemag.com/issues/16/vincent_chapters/ <<< Good questions in an interview with Vincent Chapters. 

Mentions in link:

how he started, being in London, inspirations, style of work, editing, and where his name came from. 

Pictures on blogger laid out like this, just because. (Blogger bring tricky)

David Luraschi

• Photographs taken on his iPhone. Which is another photographer I have researched on; that use iPhones to take their photographs.
• "Characters...either defined by their personality, by their costume or by their attitude." -said by him
• He has been photographing people since the mid-2000s but wasn't until iPhone tech developed that it allowed him to shoot more low-key and made sense to his practice. "You can get away with much more, I think."

Comparing to a photograph I have taken. (for this project)

http://www.itsnicethat.com/features/david-luraschi-new-york <<< (Referencing kind of thing, why I add(ed) link) 

Just read the first 5 paragraphs by the way.

But this link just talks about these sets of photos. And how being in New York is different from being at home, Paris.

He's a Paris based photographer.

Brad Ogbonna

But of course, a shot full of people photograph.

I should try go out into the city and...jookes, just remembered I'm doing Otara. Just take a long/wide shot in Otara, I guess. Actually, Otara markets. Yes, @ the markets. 

New Idea: TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS AT OTARA MARKETS (should've thought of this earlier)

Sleek

 I love the shallow DOF of this photo. 
And that haiiirrr. 
The smoke also gives it a nice look.
The glasses also make a difference. 

I should take more photographs of empty spaces out in Otara too. Maybe things that make Otara, I guess. Like Ika. 

Although I feel like I wouldn't use them to put out in the windows. 

So this would be when I go out and take night shoots. The emptiness I will be capturing. 




What to do/photograph ideas:
Go around and have a look around Otara and night. Take camera.
Take heaps of photographs. 
Maybe those at the bus stop would be nice. So park across the road from the town centre bus stop maybe? 
Take some photos of the neon shops signs and everything captivating.

Photographs in Cuba <<< Just a link talking about his works in Cuba. Colour and other stuff.
(That link is just how I found this artist)

http://www.bradogbonna.com/6859300 << His website though

Emily Mafile‘o

• Tongan Artist
• Otara Photographer
• She photographs her own people in a Tongan perspective -a different approach from the European viewpoint in many existing photographs of Tongans.

Big Poppa and Emil 2002

Emily Mafile’o
Black and white C-type print
Courtesy of the artist

Popua 2004

Emily Mafile’o

Black and white C-type print

Courtesy of the artist

http://www.tetuhi.org.nz/exhibitions/exhibitiondetails.php?id=3

"She presents works from her current photographic series undertaken in both her ancestral homeland Tonga and South Auckland where she currently resides." -info from link

Link:
Just tells you the details of her work. 
A stated comment from photographer Ann Shelton
How culture works into her photographs
How her photographs are formed and is. 

Reviewing my photographs

I liked the 2 trees at the end of the fence. If only you couldn't see the house and the grass. It would have a more spacey feel to it.
Traffic Light: This photo looks like I've crossed the road at a time I shouldn't have but actually the man turned red before I could take it.

Distractions going on in this picture:

• Rubbish bin
• The maroon jumper
• I don't like the angle, nor the composition. 
• I think I took a photo of this person, for the sake of taking a 'candid photograph'.
• When I took this photo I was still kinda practicing going out and taking photos in public kinda thing. 

...Because he's on the phone.

Same man. just in front of different buildings. Which as I review back gives me an idea for future pictures. (Same thing different environment?)

I was kinda rushing when I took this photo.

Things I would do differently:

• Zoomed in more.
• Take more shots. 
• Kept the sign out of the frame.  
• IN FOCUS!

I saw these 2 kids in the car playing. I wish I stopped and took a photo from the passenger window, which was opened. There were people coming so I didn't want to like stop and take a picture.

Reviewing my photographs

 I like the fact I took this photograph; a man and his shop.

I like the shadows.

It's over exposed, which I don't like.
Too much light?

Tested one in portrait.

I think landscape looks better because you'll be able to tell more. Although if I did take a better portrait from a different angle, it would of looked more better, from the portrait I have taken.

Don't like the shadow.

I reckon a close up of his face would of looked nice.

I like that there is shallow depth of field around the subject (boy).

 

A close up shot would've been better.

Was a bit anxious when I saw them walking across.

I'm trying to be more relaxed when taking photographs of those looking straight at the camera.