Friday, June 4, 2010

POSTERRRRSS AND BOOOKKKK SSUBBSTAAANNCCEEE

Inspiration for photoshoots:
i just had a look on getty images… bit lazy i know, but i wasnt really sure how i wanted to document the garments, obviously i will be doing some photoshoots and i want them to look plain… so i think these sort of images just hold elements of the sorts of images i want… I looked too at Terry Richardson and a few other "fashion" shoots, but i found that they're either too sexualised/erotic or they have some kind of context...






these photos were by some photographer called "normally" i hadn't really used getty images before.. our graphics teacher in year 11 & 12 instructed us to use it for inspirational images because we can basically type in anything and there will more than likely be pictures of medium quality,.,. sadly with a watermark… these images are really nicely done, i think i will try taking pictures of differnt parts of my garments, particularly the Y front body suit.. because there is so much bulk of underwear that doesnt really communicate far away.. also i thought it might be nice to try doing some photocopies in black and white, i think simone from (now 3rd year) last year did that with her material studies and it looked really beautiful… i also have to think of a good way to present mmyyy material studies (could do this.. )









i typed in sports here.. since the clothes are a little bit informed by this. There is a feeling of sports and sports masculinity in the clothes that i think i should maybe, if only slightly try to get in the images… (dylan, the photographer will need to read this ahaha.) Also, the shoot with Sam and Dylan is in the studios on level 7, and it will be a very minimal white back ground.. with lights… fun fun.





Thinking about the mundane, these are two different photographers. What i like about these shots is the sort of plain nature of the models, its not really voyeuristic, but it could be, easily, and as a viewer i dont feel like we're threatening the men, even though their situations are mundane, we've been taken within their realm, and in a way, something personal is being shown to us… i think i will do a shoot with david and callen (a girl :O) in and around the house, mundane situations.. in the garments..

I've always had this fascination with mundanity juxtaposing something outrageous… ever since i saw roisin murphy's film clip for overpowered a few years ago..

i think the idea behind the film clip was that even diva's have a mundane side…
personally i think its just a bit funny, and the funny side of fashion is always better than the serious side….

2 comments:

  1. Hi jack - also look at Maurice Scheltens - that book I brought it - nice clincal style of photo shoot. now think about typography and the overall intention of showing the everyday - which is not very everyday - i suggest to do a draft of the vis com. ideas to start working through this -
    i think this style of photography will work well.

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  2. I did a shoot today ricarda, just in the very messy studio at RMIT… it was soooo good, but i am still going to do another on wedensday…

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