Monday, 13 December 2010

Alternative Processes

For a few weeks now we have been taught about alternative processes Cyanotype and Kalitype and also shown how to actually do them ourselves! I am honestly really enjoying it and am excited to get my print of a penguin printed in blue and brown using Victorian processes, chemicals and ultra violet light!

I have been researching photographers who use these alternative processes in their practise. This Cyanotype  is by John Dugdale an American photographer who is almost blind. I have written more about him in my Work book for my Why Look at Animals Project? His work is mainly of his friends and family, still lifes and landscapes and I think that some of them are really effective images.





I also found a photographer who produces images using the Kalitype process, this process makes brown prints as opposed to royal blue ones, Joy Gregory who is a photographer that uses lots of different media such as video, digital and analogue photography and victorian processes (Kalitypes). This particular image of a womens corset is from her Collection named 'Objects of Beauty', I have spoken in much detail about what I think the meaning of these images is in my Work Book. 

Wednesday, 3 November 2010

Denotation/Connotation/Myth

I don't know if this was the best image to use as I honestly still don't have a full understanding of the whole concept of semiotics, but hopefully we shall go over it during the next few lectures. I have read through the 'Semiotics for Beginners' website and Stewart's power point slides that have been provided, but I am still completely lost, so I will read again and hopefully get some help!

Denotation: A large, sunburnt woman, lying down on a towel, with sun protection goggles on.
Connotation: This suggests woman who clearly loves to sunbathe, which you can tell by her sunburnt and leather looking skin,
Myth: Her chunky gold 'bling' jewellery may suggest she is working class and not of great wealth