Draft 1 of Slinkachu Project

Draft 1 of Slinkachu Project

For this project I decided to focus on a British street artist named Slinkachu. I researched his style of photography and tried to copy it. He is best know for a project called The Little People Project and the photographs in that series are the ones I focused on. His photos convey complex narratives about human conditions. The steps he uses to creating his photographs are: use train set figures for characters, think up the story you want to tell, set up the scene by thinking of it as a miniature film set, after shooting the scene, walk away and leave the installation for someone else to find. Slinkachu leaves the scene after the picture has been taken.  His set blends into the city, but when viewed up-close a new universe is revealed. He tries to emphasize all of the alienation and loneliness of modern life through his photos. Human nature is a major theme that he attempts to communicate. Although I did not leave my installations after I took the photos I still followed his recipe and tried to demonstrate his themes through my own photos. 


              

Avedon Portraits

Avedon Portraits

In this assignment, we were tasked with trying to copy the style of Richard Avedon. He had a distinct style to capture raw emotion in portraits. To do this, he photographed only in black and white and showed only the subjects face in a square frame. He used a blank white background and rarely used props, so that the subject would stand out.  He also achieved this by making sure that his model didn't pose and looked directly at the camera.  In my photographs, my subjects were Danny and Ozzie. In each photo, I tried to capture genuine through their eyes.