Research
The first photographer I’m researching is called Mitchel Wu. Based in Los Angeles he works with toys and figures in miniature photography to create scenes and stories. He aims to bring emotion where non is present and give an “unparalleled experience” for his clients. He’s done work for Disney, Hasbro, Mattel, Crunchyroll, Warner Bros and several other companies. He’s also a public speaker. He seems to create his own sets to make the toys seem bigger than they actually are.
Re-worked research
after reworking my idea I have found a new photographer to research, his name is sohei-nishino, a photographer that creates dioramas of different images, typically creating maps of locations creating a sort of birds eye view of a location. Now I’m wanting to do a similar thing of layering the different images I have to create a shape.
Preparing for photoshoots.
These photoshoots were for textures I was going to use to overlay as practice for my final shoot however unfortunately I never did.
Hockney joiner.
For my Hockney joiner piece I will be using a painting at my home, I think that the design can result in a very interesting final result.
This image is my focus, the intricate designs being overlapped seems like an interesting concept, I’m hoping my vision can become a reality
Honestly I am really happy with how this turned out, it still has the look and outline of the original but still has that jumbled and distorted look of the Hockney joiner genre of image.
Locations of interest
Glanmsuk
Ilkley-Cow and calf
henham park
lulworth castle(?)
To make the shoot easier on my part and honestly look better I will be using an atlas and taking photos of the locations with an item of significance with the location
Above is a failed photoshoot, I got the proper location however I unfortunately did not use a tri-pod so the images ended up blurry and unusable.
Above is the successful photoshoot, I corrected my mistake and actually used the tripod as I should’ve causing the end result to be some good quality photos I can use
Above is a photoshoot of an atlas that I did. I chose to do it in monochrome to fit with sohe’s work given that is also primarily black and white. my intention with these images is to layer and warp them onto one of the road images from my previous shoot. I would’ve really liked for these photos to come out better however with my camera screen broken I am at a disadvantage
This is my final piece. I’m mostly happy with it, especially the base image but I just wish I had more verity with the map pictures but given my limited recourses and broken camera I’d say I did fairly well. If I were to do this again I’d make sure I was working with a fully operational camera for one, but I’d use a proper macro lens for a better zoom quality as well as using just a map or a bigger atlas, as well as expand outside of the UK.