Lens Based Media: Day 1

I brought in ten photos of "memories within my environment" and I chose one of these to draw. My image was of a Dandelion, I chose this image because it was a symbol of summer and the memories within that period now that winter is arriving.

I wanted to create the soft edge of the fluffy circle therefore used charcoal to produce my drawing. 

Half way through drawing Sebastian helped me to discover the meaning of the photograph. The photograph links the soft shape of the flower against the harsh background of the slate flooring. The lighting is natural and gives the flower more focus as it is darker in the background. I gave the flower human features and created a personality. The flower was a soft natural being however it still stands out from the background because of the focus pull. The shy individual is seen but not very prominent such like a shy person who is there but doesn't talk i.e. myself.

After drawing the image I now had to think about ways of cropping the drawing by covering up certain areas which would give it a new meaning. I played about with the shape as well as different areas of the image.

In the afternoon, we were shown the same image cropped in different ways which portrayed different meanings of to how the man died. I was then set the task of trying to find images which would portray the sense of Fall, Crush, Jump, Echo, Sad and Happy. I took many photographs however I chose the best below.

Fall:

Crush:

Jump:

Echo:

Sad:

Happy: