Results of shoots

The two shoots took abot half an hour each, because of all the planning and experimentation, it was just about staging or waiting for the right situation.

The tv shoot was simple, the idea behind it was to portray how ‘lost’ people do get when they are engorse in their viewing, all conversation and interaction seems to stop, as if there is no one else in the room.

The shoot in the kitchen was designed to look at my parents relationship, it is very rare that they do spend time with each other, there is always something to be done. Most of the interaction comes in passing, grabbing moments when the body is occupied but when the mind is free.

There were four images that stood out, they are all unedited:



(i) It is a srong image that suggests that he is being looked over, like he has to be kept an eye on to make sure he does the washing up right. She appears to be talking to his back while he is getting on with the washing up. Eventhough the compoositon appears warm and wlcoming through the colours on display, the body language of the figures appears cold and distant.




(ii) In this one Brian is looking round and smiling, suggexting that something amusing has bee revealed or a joke has been shared. The body language is no longer as cold as there is the interaction that was missing from the first composition, combine this with the warming colours, it seems a welcome, inviting set of cirumstances.




(iii) Watching the TV. Both stes of eyes are fixed on the box. There is no interaction whatsoever between the pair of them. They are both engrosed in whatever it is they are watching. With them sitting on separate piece of furniture is aso implies distance between them, not only in the physical, where they are sitting, sense. The relections in the window, of the car, lamposts and other houses do distract but it they are liked.

(iv) The same set up as before but this time the timer on the camera was used, and a few self-portraits with family were taken. Standing directly infront of the TV rather than at the peripheries meant being fully rather than partially lit. It looks odd, as if imposed over the last image reviewed. It is intreguing, but it was more a bit of fun. This idea cold be explored further, looking towards being ‘alone around family’.