Chosen Blank Expressions:

Chosen Images:

I chose these images as they all show different variations of a blank expression that audiences would have to project their own subjective views to determine these individuals emotions. These are just some of the images I will use, I may try to get more subjects to give myself more of a choice. I am still yet to take and trial other abstract images. But my idea right now is to show different people with blank expressions with abstract images around them that depict an emotion and it's up to the audience to make a choice in what emotion the subject is feeling.

Peer Feedback on my Idea:

Contact Sheet of Practice Images for Project:

Chosen Landscape Images:

Landscape Photos Contact Sheet

Feedback of People's Project Ideas:

Possible Layout of How I'd Present my Project Images:

Design by Floppy Legs

This is just a rough idea of how I'd possibly present my images. The size of the outside images could possibly differ the importance of them to the image, however I wouldn't want to help the audience decide, I'd want it to be a subjective decision.

Possible Idea for Project:

After doing the abstract task, I found I really enjoyed the concept behind it, where you have to look further than the denotations to really understand the image. One of the images that sparked an idea was the one of the coffee cup on the window ledge. The denotations of the image was just as simple as a coffee cup being by a window, but for me the connotations were much more. Firstly we assume the coffee cup belongs to somebody, so it gains some meaning from that. I see it as out of place and alone in the context of the image, therefore the image for me connotates loneliness. The cup represents somebody that is somewhat in the dark but so close to the light of the window.

So from this task and those images I have a feeling the theme of my project will revolve around abstract images. I like the idea of capturing abstract images that represent varied emotions. So in the coffee cup case, the image represents the emotion of loneliness. The way I'd make this creative would be through how the images are abstract and are not of actual people, but are things we associate with humans i.e coffee cup, t-shirt etc.

One final idea I had to go along with this is to possibly take a few images of a human subject with varied emotions on their face, and then edit the image similar to the below image. This idea came from the Bates reading on portraits. To alter the feeling I would possibly change the location as well as the facial expression to signify the change in emotion.

The way I would integrate the two idea would be by presenting the images together. The image of the human subject would be surrounded by the abstract images, to show the emotions correlate to them. I could also just keep the human subject with a blank expression where the abstract images may alter what the audience judge her feelings are within the image. Similar to what Bartes states about the Blank Expression e.g Mona Lisa. To achieve this I would have to get used to the 'fuzzography' style of photography, to allow the audience to take everything in and create their subjective view on the individual.

The British Journal of Photography:

Simple Pitch Deck Presentation by Floppy Legs

Week 3 Reading Notes

Best Images - Blank Expression Task

Blank Expression Contact Sheet

Chosen Images (Pregnant Moment)

Decisive Moment Task (Pregnant Moment)

Notes : Week 1 Reading

Chosen Abstract Images:

Reasoning for Images:

I chose these images as I believe they best reflect the abstract message I intended. I was attempting to show diversity, especially as these images were taken in and around Bramber House, where specifically the canteen is located. This is a place with numerous different types of people and this is what I attempted to reflect through these images.

This is an image of five rather similar circles on the wall of the building in question. I chose this image as although the circles hold some similarities they are all unique in their own way, which is something you see with the students that congregate in this building.

The other images follow this form.

Contact Sheet for Abstract Task