Project Outline

This is a dictionary definition of Identity:

1. The fact of being who or what a person or thing is.
2. The characteristics.

For the ‘identity’ photography project, I will be focusing on creating my own personal identity of Brighton. Having lived here forever, I have my own favourite places and have an idea of what makes Brighton, Brighton. Instead of taking an ordinary picture and leaving it, Photoshop is what will be used in the way of editing.

The Nikon D7000 will be used to take the photographs and use a normal lens because of editing the photo after. Experimentation using a tripod for some of the photography may be complementary to the pictures and give them a higher quality picture.

Natural lighting will be used instead of studio lighting, as it wouldn’t be appropriate for the pictures that will be taken.

In Photoshop, the photos will be edited by using adjustments and changing, brightness, colour, curves and size. She thinks by having an open mind as to what you want to have as the final image allows her to be creative and be able to get the perfect image because she doesn’t have any boundaries.

In Genius of Photography Episode 4, the book, ‘The Americans’, by Robert Frank is shown and he creates a narrative structure through his photos, of which can only be made sense to be personal to him. Upon describing the story behind the pictures they have an identity of their own in a unique way to their artist, but provide entertainment for others. I like the idea of creating a story through my own photos, which will then be put onto screen and hope to achieve the right story! Also, William Klein talks about his photography and talks about his mistakes and accidents and how they make the photo perfect. He also, likes editing the photo and arranging it rather than the actual picture itself that in a way is interesting to me and to see how you can develop a photo further from how it was originally took. To further personal knowledge on the two photographers, their work and their techniques, in the future I’ll take out their books and research.

Lomo Kev, a famous Brighton photographer, is inspirational because he changes the effects of his pictures to create a more interesting and defined picture, much to his own taste, but to entertain too. He uses different cameras and effects including fish eye lenses and the iPhone app, Instagram.

Also, the work of Trey Ratcliff is inspiring who uses HDR effects in his photographic work. His work has inspired me as well in using different effects in my own photography work.

I want to create my own spin on my photos, creating a personal style, giving my own different views on Brighton. The city is such a lively and vibrant place that the ideas of lighting up my pictures in the same way I view Brighton. I will take a varied range of different shots to hopefully create diverse meanings and atmospheres in her photos.