Inspiration for 'Pieces of Me'

Photographs can tell the story of a family's life, with portraits marking the changes and new beginnings of a persons history. Photographs also remind us of memories, and photography itself has changed dramatically over the years, with modern photography beginning in the 1820's with the first permanent photographs, and now is used as inspiration to all artists in one way or another. This project uses photography to capture the very essence of 'Pieces of Me', and show how it can be manipulated to give a deeper meaning to an irreplaceable moment, such as a birthday with my mum, or winning a school race.

Patrick Winfeild Junior, a major inspiration for this project piece, with artwork composing of multiple polaroid photos combined to form one large landscape shot. His collages capture different lights and examples of natural and man made landscapes, such as those below, and other examples include the morphing of pictures which focus on the human form. Winfeild has been referred to as a 'Quick Snapper' from his use of polaroids, similar to my keen interest in polaroid cameras with the intent that polaroids have the ability to capture images instantly which could be missed by other mediums.

Jeff Zoet; a photographer based in Pittsburg, specialises in unique interpretations of weddings, model portfolios and creative portraiture. The final result below named 'The Polaroid Collection' is a 3D image of a girl which I believe could influence my 'Pieces of Me' project.

 

Step 1: have the model hold two blank polaroid photos infront of her face & body. This helps decide which areas to focus on afterwards.

Step 2: Let the polaroids drop gently without allowing the model to move from her position, this is to see what is underneath the photos and to re-enter later on.

Step 3: Using a 'Dirty Polaroid' which has been duplicated, arrange them into a random collage, ensuring the two main polaroids remain in the exact same position.

Step 4: Next using photoshop start to merge the two together - masking the original photo and take out anything that wasn't in a Polaroid photo. Then create another layer of hands so they appear to be reaching out of the polaroids, and by adding shadows it will give the piece depth.