FMP- short clips

Using my impasto paint on acetate in front of the camera, organically I had taken photos but as I was looking at the photos I realised I had missed some of the facial expressions so I filmed them again. From these short clips I came to the conclusion that while staring right at a camera and being told to 'hold up the acetate and move their head around' it became a difficult task. Firstly I had to take a few short clips because the acetate would move eventually it came to me that the movements and the facial expressions had been changed by the painted acetate as some of their faces were covered up.
I came to the conclusion that for the final I would use the acetate as a film to disguise or hide the expressions. I had taken away the original sound as it become distracting but then put on some calm music that had a neutral mood that wouldn't suggest what the subjects were feeling.

FMP experimental to development

I decided to take snapshots of people also had a friend take photos of me pulling faces to experiment with the impasto painting on top.  The black and white photos worked better with the colour paints and as colours represent emotions and feelings this adds a better effect, which brings depth to the photos. my next step is 3 photos thats have been taken in a squence to then choose on and bring it to life using the photos. the description of the body language and what they're wearing underneath will tell the audience what really happening while the impasto painting or sketches over the photo will give the oppersite scenario e.g red and green creating negative atmosphere due the the body language but the clothing giving a calm response. through the experimenting with the photos and paint i have realised i have focused on the stereotypes of clothing can change or emphasis the reaction from someone else. I've taken 3 photos taken straight after each other like a film reel and played around with the paint on the grey scale photos with the colour on top either making it priority or disguising it .

FMP sketching on acetate

I took photos of a friend and instead of painting on acetate i had drawn illustrations but on half of the photos. I  don't think this had much of a effect as the painting i added descriptions to the photos to focus on the body language but i think the photos worked better with writing and the photos should write for them self. what i should of tried is half illustrations half paint and see how the photos would of worked for the next stage i have decided that i should stick to the painted acetate and i feel like i need to develop styles to get towards my finals .

Fmp acetate and paint

I carried on using my face as a subject to experiment with the colours and styles of paint on acetate. i firstly used a full coloured photo and used black and white to paint on the acetate i felt that didnt have much of a impact. the second one i used a neon back and white photo but used a pink and blue paint, i had also illustrated on the acetate which had given the photo an extra effect. on the third one the photo was jsut a black out line with illustrate on top  of the acetate with orange pink paint on top. the fourth i had change the style of painting but creating waves in the paint which made the paint mix. i used green ,pinky/purple and white, i felt that out the four this was my favorite because of how one side was targeted while the other half didn't have paint on . this gave the illusion of hiding behind the paint.

FMP self portiats

I experimented with someone taking photos of me screwing up my face. I thought  by me doing this i would know what im feeling and by the the photo will show my facial expression with the paint i would either compliment or contrast. I had taken the same photo and triple it but the difference is that they had a different shade of monochrome. the grey tone would darken it would have been better if each one had gradually changed so their was flowing effect by using monochrome the paint would stand out . I had mixed the styles of Arunlf and Klein it had created a nice effect . i had also enlarged a photo to see what would happen with a bigger scale i had also made the photo with just black shadowing and outlining so the life was made by the colors and really changed the expression of the face. i would hope when i have more time i would enlarge the photo to an A3 with a series of three to see the effect. i was intrigued by how well the paint worked on the photos i assumed because i hadn't used a brush the look didn't look tactic but had a careless feel to them. I will carry on experimenting with greyscale of photos and the colours used for the painting.

FMP development to Arnulf Rainer

I was taken aback by my peers when they found my inturpritation of William klein photos  eye catching and made them want to look closer at the actual photo and try to figure out the facial expression/ the story of the photo.

Taking on the comments from my peers the message I'm trying to get across of hidden or disjointed body language, the hiding by paint, manipulate and change their body language. I had then looked at Arnulf Rainer who produces similar work but has more emotion and really disjoints the photo. While experimenting I used monochrome photos and the originals I took it really was easy but I found it demotivating  so I used the series and realised I could  do the sectioning of the individual photos and completely disjoint one photo as the chosen one.

I had started off with simple shoots that was caught off guard so they were natural and wasn't posed i also was really simple with the paint  experimented with monochrome photos and colored photos. my main focus was to disjoint the facial expressions i felt like this had a better effect as they made you stare more to figure out what the paint was hiding. 

My next step is to touch on the subject about clothing and people's reaction to it. I will focus on how the interviewers say about what they feel in the situations which hopefully I can get encouragingly good shots of their faces  

Fmp videos

I had taken short clips of students answering questions I had asked a few about styles of clothings. I found out how varied people's reactions were to clothing.

I would have hoped to get a few more so my variety of answers would have a better view of what people think of clothing. From the feedback I got from my interviews was quite informative. I also was made aware of how people already knew how they would react to certain type of styles. I had detailed and simple answers showing how much they personally felt about the subject which gave me more to think about.

If I had more time I would have booked out a recorder so the sound would have been better and I would have had more interviews to get a broader view.
I was surprised by the response with one interview by how he preferred a style and how people 'Think' it's to be worn, it really defined how he would approach those who wear a style to his standards and someone else.

FMP Development with William Klein

As I was experimenting with photos taken of people who were off guard I was introduced to William Klein. He picks a series of photos that have been taken directly after each other on a strip of negatives. Instead I decided to take a photo off guard and using Photoshop change them into a negative but darken each one . This effect made a difference to the features of the face, when I placed acetate on top and painted over it complimented it well because of the negative background and the colour highlighted the important bit. One of the series of the negative photos didn't graduate to a darker shade, sometimes the paint could be a bit too much and overpowered the photo, but for the series it can work for deselecting the most important photo out of the series.
As I develop more I hope to try three consecutive photos to make it look more of a natural progression.I was happy with how well the colors complimented the photos i took an interest to white when painting i used a plate knife as it meant the effect made wasn't so much controlled . out of the 3 photos i had allowed one photo not to be covered in paint but to outline while the others ' scribble' out the facial expression. there was the effect of deciding weather which photo i was happiest with and the ones i wasn't i 'ruined'. 

FMP Analysis, Dorthy Iannan and Richard Hamilton

Having used the Definitive Book of Body Language I had taken photos of random people in Berlin and London and analysed the body language and also talked about the clothing to get a understanding of their day and thoughts. In the future I would want clearer photos as it was from my iphone and to not be noticed it was blurred. I was surprised by the amount of variety of photos I had collected.

In response to Iannan I had sketched photos and wrote a description, but in order to achieve a better photo I would  have taken a series of photos to create a short story.

In response to Hamilton I printed my random shoots of people on acetate and with a plain acetate I used impasto paint on top. I discovered that this is a strong point so I will experiment more I have also looked at Arnulf Raiher and William Klien who used similar ideas. Whereas Raiher uses more paint on monochrome photos Klien uses contact sheets with monochrome photos. I wish to create my responses using their techniques.

FMP Richard Hamilton

After the change of concept I had visited the Richard Hamilton exhibition, I had come across his self portrait 05.3.81 which had inspired me because it related to my concept. Hamilton had painted a picture of him self which seem to have a film over it and a impasto paint covering a part of his face. Firstly it looks as if his was trying to mask a his body language through his facial features or try to emphasis another emotion or bring attention to this emotion. What interested me about this piece that it caught my attention by the color of the paint it hid what the photo was trying to share but instead it was covered. it kept me guessing or imagine they are trapped by this paint trying to get out.It hides away some of the body language and part of facial expression which i think i would like to use within my work.

FMP Galleries

I visited the David Bailey Stardust exhibition (fashion photographer) his East-end photos really inspired me, they were unprepared and spontaneous leading to a raw finish. I was also in Berlin and two exhibitions that caught  my interest were firstly I saw Helmut Newton ( fashion photographer) his work had captured me with his subjects being two women but one female having a male influence but still very feminine.

 I also had gone to Dorthy Iannan (a feminist illustrator) who used story boards or had descriptions with her illustrations. On seeing this exhibition it made me realised I needed a stronger concept for my project, which I have now changed to how appearance can affect someone’s reactions. Using the photos i had taken before and which i had analysed and drew i had piked up how the appearance of someone and their postures towards each other change. Due the slight change in my project i am to visit an artist who can bring a different aspect and focus on more of the story then the appearance to get a solid theme.