POPPIES AND THINGS

I recently had a fascination with the poppies in our nearby fields, so made a trip up there and captured some interesting shots!

I also managed to find some other things to grab my attention!

 Sweat Peas just smell great!

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TARAXACUM

The Dandelion to many of us is just a weed. But why is it we fill the need to pick it up and blow it and help it spread its seeds for miles around?

'Taraxacum is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. They are native to Eurasia and North and South America, and two species, T. officinale and T. erythrospermum, are found as weeds worldwide. Both species are edible in their entirety. The common name dandelion, from French dent-de-lion, meaning "lion's tooth") is given to members of the genus, and like other members of the Asteraceae family, they have very small flowers collected together into a composite flower head. Each single flower in a head is called a floret. Many Taraxacum species produce seeds asexually by apomixis, where the seeds are produced without pollination, resulting in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent plant.' (wikipedia)

END OF YEAR EXHIBITION!

SOUTHAMPTON SOLENT UNIVERSITY PRESENTS

RECOLLECTIONS

2ND YEAR BA PHOTOGRAPHY STUDENT'S

FINAL PROJECT EXHIBITION

THURSDAY 16TH MAY TO TUESDAY 21ST 5-7:30PM

PLEASE COME SUPPORT US AND ENJOY OUR WORK!

Here is a little preview of my own work that will be displayed!

(subject to arrangement nearer the time)

There will be a variety of genres of photography and it will be a very interesting display of work, please come along it will be great to see a good turn out!

(Drinks also!)

My work centres around the idea of Common Objects being interesting and creating equality in objects as a whole.

I am trying to eliminate any preconceptions of objects you would pass by as boring in everyday life and also any heirachy there may be between the common and uncommon. I have created very abstract close-ups using a macro lens to get the viewer thinking and make them aware of their own perceptions making them fully immersed and invested in the work. I have chosen objects that you would come across either in or outside the home creating a relationship and understanding between photograph and viewer. There are no frames and just clips to emphasize the idea that the images are as equal as each other and that they all share the same importance. I am interested in the work of Wolfgang Tillmans whose work also focuses on highlighting the beauty of objects that are thought of as unimportant, ugly or banal. Finally the different sized images will grab the viewer’s attention by making them change their perceptions of the usual gallery exhibited work and they will view the images individually as well as a whole piece. 

Here's how it looks...

 Beside my work

LOST AND FOUND

PLEASE CHECK OUT MY FEATURE ON THE NEW UP AND COMING STUDENT SHOWCASE BLOG BASED IN SOUTHAMPTON!

THANK YOU!


http://www.lost-and-found-mag.com/2013/03/student-showcase-rosie-knightley.html

LANDSCAPE PROJECT!

Landscape Photography

Option Unit 2, Term 2

Jem Southam, 

The Pond at Upton-Pyne

Landscape Photography is finally here and I would love to share with you my experiences on this particular subject and one which I am going to find enjoyable as well as difficult!

So, we have been given a few words to associate our work with;

Industry

Edge-lands

Forest

Suburban

Tourism

I have already made a reference to a few photographer's, for example, Ori Gersht (The Clearing), Walter Niedermayr and his work on Man's involvement with the environment in terms of tourism, Peter Bialobrzeski and his beautiful images on 'change' and finding beauty in our rapidly industrializing world and of course Jem Southam. (Above)

I have also looked at 19th Century Landscape Paintings and the movement of 'Romanticism' with influences by Caspar David-Friedrich and John Constable.

Ori Gersht- The Clearing

Walter Niedermayr- 
Exploring the development in mass Tourism in mountainous environments

Peter Bialobrzeski- 
Finding the beauty in our rapidly industrializing world.



John Constable-  19th Century Landscape painter



Caspar David-Friedrich- 19th Century Landscape painting

So here is what I have produced so far and my idea around it;

Sherfield on Loddon

Old Basing, House and Ruins

So I am exploring the idea of Man's relationship with the environment and how we interact with the land positively rather than negatively in terms of looking after and protecting it. I am revisiting and exploring areas of Basingstoke that I feel are of interest and have history and meaning behind them.
We have a very strong connection with the environment as we have used the land for so many things throughout history which have supported our everyday lives. I have thought about the town that I have grown up in and would like photograph it in more picturesque way with references to the 19th century Romanticism paintings above. I have initially made the work in digital but I also plan to shoot in 5X4 large format film to get the most out of the landscape I am shooting.


I have also been featured in a new up and coming student showcase blog called Lost and Found please check it out!
http://www.lost-and-found-mag.com/2013/03/student-showcase-rosie-knightley.html


My next shoot will be with the 5X4 camera....

So since the last time I updated I have used the 5x4 field camera but having not used it before, had some difficulties fine focusing and ended up with two blurred films.
I am yet to shoot some more film, but planning to re-shoot tomorrow as it has become a challenge getting to the location. I have now learnt and after practicing at home looking through the viewfinder, that when you pull out the bellows of the camera, sometimes you can pull them out too far and then it prevents you from focus finding. I think it will be much more successful in my next shoot. Fingers crossed!!
Although I am experimenting with large format photography, it is still a working progress and if I am unsatisfied with the results I will continue with my digital images, as I know these have worked out fine.

TRAIN JOURNEY

Train journey- Basingstoke-Southampton

The Train offers some interesting locations that you just don't get on foot or in the car.

Travelling through places such as Dummer, Micheldever, Winchester and Eastleigh.

The glare and reflections from the windows give a shadowy effect and the movement of the train suggests a 'journey' aesthetic' and connects the audience with the places in the images.

This is also a shoot from my landscpae project which I have also done a post for please check it out!

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