PORTFOLIO BODY POSTURE
This collection of work was created and collected by Samuel Bannister
Arielle Bobb-Willis
This image is taken at the back of my house in the garden. The shoot was taken while it was snowing which created these white spots in the image, which I may try edit out of the image to preserve the look of the original photos. The bright clothes used are similar to the clothes Arielle Bobb-Willis uses in her work. The idea for the body posture used in the image came from both the idea that the entire body of the model could be covered and that the image could contain a type of visual confusion by rotating the canvas which would make the image more interesting. These two ideas are also reflected in the artists work, her images conceal the main identity or features of the model with bright clothing or props and a few of her image rotate the image to make the photo more bizarre to view. In some of her work the main model uses a skirt of trousers over the face of the model. To edit this image I will try rotating the canvas, editing the white spots and altering the brightness of the background to mirror the overly colourful look of the original artist.
Erwin Wurm
This image was taken in the school sports hall. I used the leading lines of the bricks on the walls background to allow the focus to remain on the model. I also used the lines on the floor of the hall and the light in the background to frame the model within the light and within the lines making the model perfectly central. To det up the shot I used clothing similar in formally to that of Erwin Wurms work but made the outfit more messy with the shirt untucked and trainers rather than formal shoes. I used the idea of temporary poses (found in his 10 second sculpture project) with the model holding a stack of red plastic cups that would easily fall if they let go. The covering of the face came from the sense of isolation found in Erwin's photos which also inspired the location and pose making the model look small and alone In the frame. To edit this photo I will remove the whiteboard and black metal hook from the background. I will also crop the frame smaller and desaturate the photo slightly to add to the isolation. I may also try a fully desaturated black and white edit or editing the light source at the top of the frame to be symmetrical on both sides to fully frame the model within the centre.
