photography

 For my photo essay inspiration I chose Barbara Kruger. I chose her because I really enjoyed her use of multi-media in the sense that she used a collage technique when creating her final prints. I really enjoyed her use of text on her black and white images. I chose to do black and white images for my photo essay with black boxes and red text. I did this so that I was not copying exactly what Kruger did but instead putting my own spin on my work. Kruger tends to use black and white images with red boxes and white text or white boxes and red text. I also enjoyed her identity collection which is where I got most of my inspiration.  These two images gave me a lot of my inspiration. in these images Kruger is almost stereotyping women and in my opinion putting them down. I took this as inspiration to raise women up and spin her work into a positive and empowering series. 

 I really liked Stuart Franklin's photography and his use of black and white. The first image I really enjoy the lights and darks but also the contrast the image gives between the human looking at the skeletons. It tells a story almost of life into death. I also like the use of lines and shapes in this image too - I think the framing of the skeletons is really good and also the different shape the person is making with their body too.  The second image is one of my favorite images. I really enjoy the shapes that the trees make and also the use of lines from the tree trunks. I enjoy the contrast between the sky and the tree's too. I like the texture that the leaves/branches of the tree give - I think this makes for a really mezmorizing image.