Beauty
These 6 photographs above all displaying the topic beauty through patterns are influential for my project. Some of the subjects are decorated eyes, lips and nails. These are all elements of beauty which is what I would like to explore as one of the themes for this topic. They photographs of the eye make up inspire me the most as this is something I am certain I want to attempt on my own models. The colours are bold and the strokes are flawless, portraying no hint of the make up artist messing up. The designs are tidy and eye catching. The nail art is also something that appears flattering and filled with pattern, especially when they're paired with lips that have the same pattern on them. Having the nails and lips both compliment eachother makes for a successful image - enhancing the formal element pattern even more so than if the nails/lips were photographed on their own. The top left image features a models full face which simply has just a few strokes of metalic blue smeared across certain sections of her portrait. Her hair is slicked back and her make up is drastic, emphasised by the shadows on her face formed through the lighting. The bottom right hand photo is a piece of art which is the most inspiring for me as I love books, and feel like adding them into photographs like this could be fun. By the woman crying a tear of words from a book conveys how it's the story that's caused her emotions - a very powerful and truthful photograph. The composition of these photographs are usually focused on the pattern itself, making it the strongest formal element of each photograph.
Fashion
Fashion is another theme I am looking to explore throughout this project of mine. All 6 of these photographs hold inspiring elements that I am looking to inject into my own work. My favourite ones are of the two models in the bottom pictures, who are both wearing outfits that blend in with the background. I am interested in exploring this myself, by capturing a picture of my friend in an outfit overflowing with pattern, then taking a picture of the outfit on it's own and using it as the background and pasting her body over it in order to have her outfit blend in with the background similarly to these two. I like the photographs of models with stylish outfits on captured on location, where their outfit matches the season e.g. the top left picture is evidently summer time and the middle right picture is evidently spring time. The middle left photograph is quite abstract, as straws have been used as trousers and the shoes the model is wearing are ones that look similar to those barbie dolls wear; which perhaps link with the appearance of most models: barbie look-a-likes. As it is approaching spring time for me I am hoping to take some photographs of my friends outside near blossoms, using natural lighting from the sun. This theme isn't something that I am looking to explore in depth, however definitely something that I want to focus on for a few shoots.
Food
Finding or creating patterns through the use of food is definitely something that I am thinking of focusing on the most throughout this project. I touched on ingredients photography in my previous project and would now like to explore it even further this time around. Food staging is what I am looking to try the most, similar to the two middle photographs and the bottom right photograph. These pictures are captured from a birds eye view looking down on a table top of ingredients situated around eachother in small and tidy portions. You can mix a variety of colours together by doing this, and create very interesting and artistic patterns. The top two photographs are both very interesting, having paintbrushes use scoops of ice cream as an art medium is fascinating and a stylish method of advertising. You can link paint colours to the colour of ice cream which could be extremely interesting for a customer. The one with the watermelon seeds acting as raindrop coming from a cloud (the watermelon) is quite a surreal photograph, and one filled with a large quantity of imagination. I love the amount of colour that can ooze from food photography as it's a broad topic and is nowhere near boring. I also find that you can never really run out of ideas for shooting food and drink as there is always some surreal technique you can employ into a certain image if you're struggling with ideas.
Creative
Creative photography is another theme that I have looked at in this project which I am thinking of developing the furthest. I like with this topic that you can capture anything you like and use surrealism to create a pattern. In the bottom two photographs of the wine glasses, both have liquids in them with different subjects. The left one has a photograph of the buildings seen through it flipped upside down an in focus, allowing this to stand out against the blurred background (minimum depth of field). This pattern is immediately eye catching and possible for me to create myself. The photograph of the wine glass on the right features drops of paint or food colouring mixed together creating an irregular but colourful and artistic pattern. The top left photograph is simply just an arrangement of pictures stuck on the wall in the shape of a heart which I thought worked well in the composition and created an eye catching and inspiring pattern. The top right photograph is extremely effective, using surrealism as a way to convey the true emotions of a female with a face full of make up, displaying how she uses make up to cover up her bruised and damaged appearance beneath, perhaps spreading the message of domestic abuse and how it is done to the women who perhaps look the most content; it can happen to anyone and we should all be aware. The middle two photographs are the most relevant to my ideas for this project as I am looking to explore lots of food photography, therefore capturing creative food photography will give me an even more versatile mixture of images.
Natural
I find that capturing natural pattern is something that could be possible if I was to live in an artistic town or go on many travels. I would come across natural pattern every day, however this isn't the case for me, so I'm not looking to develop this topic much throughout this project but I do want to start with it in order to set myself up for the beginning of it. I like natural pattern in travel photography such as the middle two photographs, which both include a strong reflection that contributes to the effective apperance of the pattern. The one of the lanterns practically fills the whole frame, with the orange glow and warm appearance, the pattern makes this photo very artistic and a location that I would want to travel too. The picture in the middle right appears extremely tranquil and bursting with autumnal colours, making this spot seem like the perfect place to travel too if you're looking for peace and quiet away from a big city. The pattern in the top right hand photo is featured in the pillows which are all stacked up on top of eachother. Not much effort would have had to have gone into this image; nonetheless pattern is still one of the most evident formal elements featured in this piece. The bottom two photographs feature a lot of pattern emphasised by the main colour white, allowing the dark patterns to stand out. There is depth in the second to last image of the Victoria & Albert Museum with stylish architecture portraying the most pattern. I have visited a few art galleries myself, and know that they are the most photogenic when capturing depth and pattern, therefore I am aware that these are fascinating places to visit in order to capture captivating and intriguing pieces.
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