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I took a series of extreme close up images in a low light setting. My idea when taking the images was to ‘cut out all the noise’ and try to convey a sense of closeness and vulnerability.

This somewhat goes against the over style of my mood board and previous inspirations but I feel it conveys a sense of adventure and a portrait shot like this has a timeless effect that aligns with the vintage tagline. During post production editing, I chose to go with a black and white colour palate because I felt like it removed the distraction of colour and helped hone in on the texture and composition of the photograph. I also liked that it gave the photo an added element of depth and I feel like it helped to draw viewers to the eyes of the subject and instil an emotive feeling and make viewers wonder what was ‘going on inside the head of the subject’. I added grain and improved the texture of the photograph giving it a gritty and some what uncomfortable feel to it. I wanted it to represent adventure in pushing the boundaries of what is ‘liked’ and what is acceptable by societies standards

The final version of the photo was heavily influenced by the style references I have listed above in the padlet, especially the photography of Martin Krystynek, who often captures subjects in a similar way and uses similar post production editing techniques.

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When editing my original self portrait photograph I was intrigued by how my freckles 'popped' with some minor adjustments of the colour gradients and exposure settings. I drew similarities between the freckles situated on my face and stars situated in the sky. I originally sourced a photograph of the 'Bull constellation' as my star sign is taurus. However, when I tried to overlay that image it didn't quite convey the effect I was searching for. I then sourced a more detailed map of the Northern Hemisphere that included names or individual stars and constellations. I felt like this image did a better job at highlighting the similarities between the freckles and the stars.

As with the self portrait photo, I wanted to create a sense of intrigue and depth for the viewer. The extreme close up and front on view creates a sense of intimacy between subject and viewer. The night sky map represents my love of adventure and the outdoors, I have experimented with night time photography before but didn’t have any images of good enough quality to use for this project, I think that would be a cool idea in the future though.

I wanted this image to highlight that humans are one and the same with the physical word; trees and landscapes, oceans, planets, stars, the solar system.

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This is a movie poster for the film The Lobster by Yorgos Lanthimos. The designer of the poster, Vasillis Marmatakiskis, has designed the promotional posters for all of Lanthimos’s movies. And like this one, they are all eye-catching images that challenge observers to fill in the blanks. Simplicity and minimalism at work.

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6 Movies at Cannes We Wish Were on Netflix (+ 6 That Are!)

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Trial with Bull constellation image overlay

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Trial with Bull constellation image overlay

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Finding meaningful solutions to problems through creativity and consideration. Challenging old ways of thinking and forcing us to look deeper at the why and what of our everyday 'things' and interactions with them.

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Photographer and Videographer specialising in digital content production. Creating personalised branding and building an online presence/professional portfolio.

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I created this word map by writing down some of my interests and words that I felt best represented me and my personal/professional identity. I then asked some of the people I come into contact with regularly to 'upvote' certain words if they agreed with me or to add words of their own to describe me. I have also used the colour pallet that I created for myself in week 7.

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https://youtu.be/OxkMdzpz1ZY
I was having a lot of fun with this so it has ended up being 3 minutes long haha.

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Martin Krystynek is an experienced portrait photographer. I like his use of black and white and feel like it really hones the view into the soul of the subject and removes all the distraction of colour.

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MARTIN KRYSTYNEK - Romi - Editorial - FINALIST - World's Top 10 Black & White Photo Contest 2019

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High detailed sky map of Northern hemisphere with names of stars and constellations vector - Shutterstock User "shooarts"

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I used procreate to create this image of me, I initially wanted to do a line drawing but continued playing with adding detail and came up with this is as my final image. I like the simplicity of the black and white and the retro feel of the rough line work.

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I missed the tute that we did logo work so I decided to use the procreate drawing I did to create a simple logo that can be used on my portfolio. I kept with the black and white to keep it simple.

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https://katemceachenf4b7.myportfolio.com/work

My portfolio conveys a similar feel to the works created for this assignment. It has a black and white colour pallet to convey simplicity and draw the viewers to the works. The logo is also minimal and simple which conveys my minimal professional style and identity.

My demographic is mostly people who are similar in age and style preferences to myself. While the world is increasingly moving online, websites replace newspapers/magizines, digital media and advertising replaces print, older generations are still coming around to the idea. I'd like to think that I possess the versatility to cater and appeal to other age demographics/audiences, future additions to my portfolio will work towards that.

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Brisbane based photographer and videographer. Specialising in the production of digital content. Helping create personalised branding and building an online presence/professional portfolio.

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Brisbane based photographer and videographer. Specialising in the production of digital content. Helping create personalised branding and building an online presence/professional portfolio.

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This photo is from a Uniqlo catalogue, I like the grainy composition and the texture of the paint against the photo.

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This is from a GQ magazine. I like the playfulness in the posture of the model. He is without shoes and seems relaxed but the image also conveys a sense of invitation to the viewer, take a closer look, get to know me more. I also like the dog lol.

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How To Make Your Brand-New Watch Look Extra Fly

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This poster is for a collaboration between brands New Balance and Aime Leon Dore. The poster was released in 2019 but has a certain vintage feel and draws inspiration from work in the 80s/90s with its serif style font and minimal delivery. I like that it pushes the boundaries and invites the viewer to question their assumptions, in this instance surrounding age and style.

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Aimé Leon Dore Teases New Balance 990 Collaborations (UPDATE)