MCCS Photography Specialization YR 2 by Yihan Xu https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil en-us 2022-04-17 14:42:46 UTC 2025-09-25 03:04:46 UTC hello@padlet.com Shoot 1-The beginning (Reflection) yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098722752 This was my first time shooting in a black and the white camera didn't know what the negative would be. And not be well prepared on the research, so the content of films looks flat and normal. 
I will do more practice and list a plan to improve myself.

]]> 2022-03-16 19:41:51 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098722752 Ref-delfinacarmona yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098727106 delfinacarmona Using the combination of light and shadow to express the atmosphere. It's warm and comfortable.]]> 2022-03-16 19:45:19 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098727106 CocaCola yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098727787 I tried to imitate lighting to photograph objects by casting shadows through the light onto the walls. I found that the light made the whole image more imaginative and three-dimensional.]]> 2022-03-16 19:45:44 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098727787 title-Recycle ME yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098728050 The black and white filter on my phone also gave me a better grasp of the final product, knowing which areas were black and which were white.]]> 2022-03-16 19:45:57 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098728050 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098728819 I've started going to more exhibitions and trying to take more photos with my phone. This will help me to be more sensitive to black and white]]> 2022-03-16 19:46:30 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098728819 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098728989 Shooting the same object at different brightness levels gives a different sensory experience]]> 2022-03-16 19:46:37 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098728989 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098729094 2022-03-16 19:46:43 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098729094 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098736092 2022-03-16 19:52:12 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098736092 What should I do to improve myself yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098741849
1.  I'll try to watch more pictures from photographers different that combine light and shadow to Improve my aesthetics.

]]> 2022-03-16 19:57:05 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098741849 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098746722 2. Try to use the phone, turned it to a black and white filter as a tool to get used to the film. It is also about developing a habit of looking at the details of life

]]> 2022-03-16 20:01:08 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098746722 Shoot 4- Start my own style (about flowers) yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098771175 2022-03-16 20:22:58 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098771175 Reflection yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098774092 I feel that I was lucky on this shoot, the sunshine on that day helped a lot with the soft light on the outside. I have become relatively proficient with the camera, such as how to focus and how to compose a shot. But what I need to improve is to use more light and shadow techniques based on the variability of the outdoors to give the images more technical visibility.
For my next shoot I would like to shoot different people under the same subject to express different moods. I will also choose a relatively indoor scene to see how it works. I would like to use a female character to interpret the definition of flowers.

Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)]]> 2022-03-16 20:25:03 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098774092 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098786048 Flowers can represent the labels and prejudices that everyone is labelled with in this society. Flowers can also represent a hope of rebirth. The flower here represents the prejudices and imposed ideas of the society about man. (Originally, flowers represent women, kind of feminine things)]]> 2022-03-16 20:36:11 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098786048 Ref of Shoot 4 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098787575  Inspired by spring, when everything comes back to life and all flowers bloom. Spring is an opportunity for change, a chance for everyone to be able to be reborn.]]> 2022-03-16 20:37:41 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098787575 Test Strip yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098807202 2022-03-16 20:56:13 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098807202 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098807935 2022-03-16 20:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098807935 Title-REBORN yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098808850 The flower on his back is, as I said earlier, a burden brought on by the prejudices of society, something he carries as a male. But I also hope that these flowers will be something that he will grow out of (and be reborn).
There is an easter egg, he is gay so he had been bullied for being feminine and he was brave enough to choose to express his sexuality to the outside world, just like these flowers that bloom in the spring. But in some corners perhaps there is still a part of people who are afraid to bloom or will never be able to bloom in this lifetime.]]> 2022-03-16 20:57:44 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098808850 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098809172 2022-03-16 20:58:03 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098809172 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098809477 2022-03-16 20:58:18 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098809477 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098809682 2022-03-16 20:58:32 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098809682 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098810505 2022-03-16 20:59:19 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098810505 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098810861 2022-03-16 20:59:40 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098810861 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098825017 2022-03-16 21:13:53 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098825017 Ref of shoot 5 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098834978 Following on from the previous theme of spring - what flowers represent. This time I would like to discuss what flowers mean to women. Beauty, elegance, gentleness ...... these social definitions of women can sometimes be burdensome.]]> 2022-03-16 21:24:34 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098834978 Shoot 5- Continue FLOWER series & reflection yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098838428 This shot continues the same theme and takes a similar composition, with flowers behind it. But in a different framing, last time in a park, this time in a barbican modern building, the constraints on women in this society represented by the flowers are also reasonably well represented. And this time a large white flower is used to bring all attention to the subject.
For my next shoot I wanted to try an interior space, a more intimate ambience to highlight the transformation of female from girls to women. ]]> 2022-03-16 21:28:17 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098838428 Ref-Daphne Kladis yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098842483 Daphne Kladis' work combines the body and light to express life and emotion. I think it is appropriate to refer to his work to show the female body.]]> 2022-03-16 21:32:56 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098842483 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098851016 2022-03-16 21:36:41 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098851016 Title- Grow yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098851193 The flowers here represent society's definition of women, to the extent that some definitions are encouraging as well as complimentary, while others are burdensome. It makes women stand between black and white. And the white chrysanthemum symbols a form of praise in Western culture, whereas in Chinese culture it is a tribute to a deceased loved one. Depending on how you look at it]]> 2022-03-16 21:36:53 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098851193 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098851324 It is a pair of hands propped up against a wall and a smiling face. In the face of many difficulties most people don't show it on the surface.]]> 2022-03-16 21:37:03 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098851324 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098851522 This time the flowers represent the expectations of women in society. I hope you are beautiful, elegant and that all high standards are overwhelming]]> 2022-03-16 21:37:18 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2098851522 test strip yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145568336 2022-04-16 16:43:40 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145568336 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145580032 3. Go to the Gallery is a good way to find inspiration, also learn How to compose, colour match and express your ideas in your work.]]> 2022-04-16 17:11:41 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145580032 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145580706 2022-04-16 17:13:08 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145580706 The Ref of Shoot 2 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145581710 There are many meanings that can be represented by double exposure. For example, multiple personalities, and conflicting ideologies.
It can be visually striking due to the image's abnormality, as well as revealing the true meaning behind the world (e.g. the picture seems to depict women being depicted by men)]]> 2022-04-16 17:15:22 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145581710 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145583189 2022-04-16 17:19:06 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145583189 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145583371 2022-04-16 17:19:30 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145583371 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145584126 2022-04-16 17:21:00 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145584126 test strip yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145584645 2022-04-16 17:22:20 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145584645 Shoot 2-Indoor shoot (Reflection) yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145585868 After reflecting on my first shoot, I first looked up information on how double exposure works before I shot it. Then I also looked at many examples of shots and imitated the technique. I also took a small step change from the first time when I had no plan and no shooting technique.

However, double exposures still need to be based on good light and experience to be perfect, and I didn't focus well or think deeply enough in these shots, so for my next shoot I'm going to pay extra attention to this point of focus and try shooting outdoors in natural light.

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video demonstrates that the double exposures are taken on the same layer and that the white portion of the first image does not appear on subsequent layers because it has already been exposed. After that, the original black area can be used for the second exposure. 
So I tried to make the background black so that the double-exposed figure could be more creative.]]> 2022-04-16 17:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145587415 Shoot 3- Outdoor shoot （did not develop this roll of film in the darkroom） yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145629799 I did not develop this roll of film in the darkroom, so I can only see the film rendering in general terms through the inverted colour filter on my phone in post.]]> 2022-04-16 19:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145629799 Shoot3 Reflection & test strip yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145629866 This shoot has given me the courage to communicate with people I don't know in the outdoors. I am now able to imagine what I would have done if I had taken advantage of the light and the architecture more than in the previous two shoots.

But it can be difficult to express ideas with just architecture, and the variability of the outdoors is a great resource, but such serendipity also requires the photographer to spend a lot of time in advance, looking at the weather, and having the opportunity to capture a particular time, place, light, and person in that one shutter. It's more of an encounter.

So for my next shoot, I'm going to do portraits outdoors. To challenge me even further to shoot outdoors and to be able to convey some content better.]]> 2022-04-16 19:14:42 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145629866 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145642128 2022-04-16 19:47:50 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145642128 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145642440 2022-04-16 19:48:39 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145642440 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145643252 2022-04-16 19:50:52 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145643252 Ref yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145643674 Go and break people's conventional thinking. It also expresses that even though these prejudices may seem to hurt on the surface, it is only by carrying the pain of these former wounds that one can truly be reborn.]]> 2022-04-16 19:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145643674 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145644536 The biggest challenge was that flowers are generally presented in bright colours, if they were in black and white this would bring a different sensory experience to the viewer. The black and white grey tones help me to establish a melancholic theme and the impression the flowers give can slightly neutralise the hesitant atmosphere and make the overall look relatively comfortable.]]> 2022-04-16 19:54:12 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145644536 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145657941 2022-04-16 20:29:56 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145657941 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145658035 2022-04-16 20:30:13 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145658035 Details of the Contact Sheet yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145658149  ]]> 2022-04-16 20:30:30 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145658149 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145658199 2022-04-16 20:30:41 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145658199 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145658461 2022-04-16 20:31:23 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145658461 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145658538 2022-04-16 20:31:36 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145658538 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145658609 2022-04-16 20:31:49 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145658609 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145661941 2022-04-16 20:39:52 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145661941 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145662502 2022-04-16 20:41:37 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145662502 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145662821 2022-04-16 20:42:31 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145662821 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145662892 2022-04-16 20:42:42 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145662892 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145662973 2022-04-16 20:42:56 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145662973 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145663832 2022-04-16 20:45:25 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145663832 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145663993 2022-04-16 20:45:51 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145663993 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145665026 2022-04-16 20:46:22 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145665026 Details of contact sheet yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145677858 2022-04-16 21:20:40 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145677858 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145677997 2022-04-16 21:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145677997 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145678068 2022-04-16 21:21:15 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145678068 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145678153 2022-04-16 21:21:27 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145678153 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145678211 2022-04-16 21:21:35 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145678211 test strip yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145678267 2022-04-16 21:21:45 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145678267 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145678414 2022-04-16 21:22:11 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145678414 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145678528 2022-04-16 21:22:32 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145678528 Ref Shoot 6-part 2 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145686285 This image helps me to be inspired by the fact that the process of growing up is always accompanied by trauma and that the back combined with the element of flowers can be used to create a work.]]> 2022-04-16 21:44:01 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145686285 ref of shoot 6- part 1 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145686891 This time the theme wanted to show the transformation of women in two parts, the first one in the park. The freedom and innocence of the environment combined with this perspective makes the whole picture new. It fits in well with what I wanted to express as a naive girl at first.]]> 2022-04-16 21:45:56 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145686891 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145687071 The partial nudity of the body is covered with flowers, which shows the female body very well and makes it easy to imagine for yourself.]]> 2022-04-16 21:46:29 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145687071 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145687416 The head surrounded by flowers also abstractly expresses the state of the young girl at this time, her mind is pure and symbolises the vibrant image of spring.]]> 2022-04-16 21:47:26 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145687416 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145687532 2022-04-16 21:47:44 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145687532 Outdoor Flower collections yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145689216 Unlike any of the previous shoots, this time the meaning of flowers has been transformed as well, because the idea is to combine the series with the seasons. From a social stigma or a burden to a hope of life, just like the transition from winter to spring rebirth. The girl and the flower are symbiotic, the flower is behind her, in front of her, in the sky ......]]> 2022-04-16 21:51:23 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145689216 Details of contact sheet (outdoor) yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145689260 This time the senses wish to bring warmth without any burden.]]> 2022-04-16 21:51:31 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145689260 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145689326 2022-04-16 21:51:42 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145689326 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145689405 2022-04-16 21:51:56 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145689405 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145689454 2022-04-16 21:52:05 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145689454 Indoor Flower collections& reflection yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145689515 Because of the desire to show the transformation from girl to woman, the interior was chosen as a space with a little bit of intimacy and closed off, and combined with body parts that not only express a little bit of sexuality, but represent a mature transformation of a woman. It also serves as a link between the spring and summer process. Summer represents heat, intensity, sex and love.]]> 2022-04-16 21:52:17 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145689515 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145689598 The bouquet of flowers at the back, with the light that happened to be coming through the window that day, was like a kind of covetousness, a fascination that focused all eyes on the flowers]]> 2022-04-16 21:52:31 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145689598 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145689652 This was also the first attempt at backlighting, with naked bodies, and smoke. I will be taking this technique further in the future.
The sheer intimacy of the two shadows and the backlighting of the two is evident in this shot.]]> 2022-04-16 21:52:40 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145689652 Details of contact sheet (indoor) yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145689978 The change in the back can be taken as a form of resistance, change, acceptance, etc. Each person can interpret it differently]]> 2022-04-16 21:53:32 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145689978 test strip yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145690039 2022-04-16 21:53:42 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145690039 test strip yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145690129 2022-04-16 21:53:57 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145690129 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145690257 2022-04-16 21:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145690257 Title-BORN yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145690309 2022-04-16 21:54:29 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145690309 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145690362 2022-04-16 21:54:39 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145690362 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145690412 2022-04-16 21:54:47 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145690412 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145690464 2022-04-16 21:54:56 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145690464 （1） yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145981905 2022-04-17 12:31:04 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2145981905 （3） yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146055031 At first, I was torn as to which combination to use for the final brief but finally chose （3）. I felt that the flower arrangement behind （1）and （2） would have detracted a little from its uniqueness if used as brief 4, as I personally liked the image.]]> 2022-04-17 15:06:13 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146055031 （2） yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146055794 2022-04-17 15:07:40 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146055794 Brief 1 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146057819  The main character of brief 1 - the boy and the flowers - are both represented in this one. As I mentioned in flowers series I, the flowers represent society's definition of masculinity, and they are present in front of his eyes, but he doesn't run away from them. He looks particularly naive and his eyes are looking straight into the camera. Of course, the definition of flowers is also open-ended and is interpreted differently by everyone.]]> 2022-04-17 15:11:55 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146057819 Brief 2 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146057896  Brief 2 is a photograph of the shadow of the subject with the tree as the base. This fits in with the main focus being outside of the frame. The shadow is a metaphor for the fact that any speech act will be like a shadow that will be with us for the rest of our lives and we are to live with these words. The shadow grasping the flower as if it is controlled by it can also be interpreted differently. Allowing the reader to focus more on the flower helped me to continue to deepen my theme.]]> 2022-04-17 15:12:05 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146057896 Brief 3 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146058050 Brief 3 photographed the boy and the flower in a different way. The grain of the tree with the flower and the figure is visually pleasing. The back-to-back allows for more imagination and the black and white photograph itself has a serious, melancholic quality. The bark of the tree also shows signs of aging and similar injury. Good work is one that allows people to speculate and think differently and is also ornamental.]]> 2022-04-17 15:12:14 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146058050 Brief 4 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146058172  The close up and distant views of the tree work well as brief 4, using different distances to illustrate the same thing. And it ties the whole piece together nicely. From the first one looking straight into the camera to now only being willing to turn the face sideways, one wonders what has gone on in between.]]> 2022-04-17 15:12:25 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146058172 Brief 5 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146058243  The last one does a reversal, with the boy blindfolded, as if he is now no longer naive, and the eye patch seems to resemble teardrops. He lies in the flowers, which have weight on him, like the pressure of the words of this society that an innocent boy is no longer willing to face.
I chose him as a model not only because he is a boy, but because society compares flowers, and many other things, to feminine things, and women face misunderstandings if they don't follow them. Likewise men who dabble in a little feminine behaviour are discriminated against and make a man who was confident, no longer willing to share his desires.

Also because he is a gay man, he is more comfortable in front of the camera in his interpretation because he is gentle and attentive in his own right. He has to deal with the world's eyes more, and he has been treated unfairly, simply because of his feminine expression. brief1-5 This whole process is like the flower that was originally blooming inside him, going into decline. So I hope that through this set of photographs we can all think about it.

The title I have in mind at the moment is rebirth, I think the flower represents a kind of rebirth, and I also hope that their inner longing can bloom like a flower, as vibrant as spring. In the last photo he is lying in a sea of flowers, blindfolded, perhaps not in decay, but in the process of building a better self for the next bloom.]]> 2022-04-17 15:12:35 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146058243 Reflection yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146074418 This semester, I have gone from not knowing how to use a film camera to being able to express what I want to say, without the process of self-learning.

I have been learning about light, artificial light and natural light, backlight and smooth light, etc. I have been practicing on the basis of reading materials, and now I pay more attention to the three-dimensional feeling that light brings to people when shooting. However, I still do not have a good grasp of the use of light, because I do not have enough experience, so I need to take more photos from the perspective of light and shadow afterwards, and black and white photos also let me learn from the most basic light and shadow to a large extent.

Then I will look at a lot of pictures to improve my aesthetics and enrich my ideas. For example, vogue, pusspuss magazine, going to see exhibitions of famous photographers, travelling, going to parks, art is all connected. At first, you need to deliberately pay attention to which corners can constitute a good photo, and try to exercise your own aesthetic system of independent judgement from light and composition. Of course, I have not seen enough of the photographers' work personally, so I need to find more of the best work every day to improve myself at a later stage.

For example, right now, I am taking stock of myself, and I need to accumulate experience in the days to come, as my skills in some photos are not enough. Also, I haven't shot in a studio this term, so I need more training and learning about interior lighting. But outdoors I can use the scenes very well to maximise the effect I want to achieve. I take great care in choosing the people, I choose models who match my theme, so that they are the most natural in front of the camera. I also think about the location, why I want to go to a park, why I want to go to a modern place like the barbican, why I want to go indoors, these are all things I have learnt in the process of self-improvement and prep before the shoot.

After that I needed to challenge myself even more by trying to shoot from multiple dimensions. I also need to keep learning and practising to be able to improve my photography skills.]]> 2022-04-17 15:51:13 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146074418 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146074754 2022-04-17 15:52:03 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146074754 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146074956 2022-04-17 15:52:37 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146074956 Winter yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146074985 In winter everything begins to sleep, and at this time of year everything begins to strengthen itself against the harshness of winter. It may be that they become strong and start to carry burdens on their backs, feelings that are heavy and great at this time of year. Just as this picture inspired me, if the flower represents love then it is great, if it represents everything then it is strong]]> 2022-04-17 15:52:44 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146074985 Autumn yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146075422 In autumn the leaves begin to fade and it is wanted to turn the flower into a fragmentation of petals and fluttering to interpret the atmosphere of autumn. The flowers represent fading (and rebirth).

]]> 2022-04-17 15:53:55 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146075422 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146075527 2022-04-17 15:54:13 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146075527 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146076894 2022-04-17 15:57:50 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146076894 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146076943 2022-04-17 15:57:57 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146076943 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146076975 2022-04-17 15:58:02 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146076975 Spring yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146085383  For example, for my flowers series, I used spring as the backdrop and the theme was rebirth, because spring is when everything comes back to life, so it's a metaphor for people's burdens that have a chance to change in this moment. Flowers represent rebirth]]> 2022-04-17 16:20:22 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146085383 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146085554 2022-04-17 16:20:39 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146085554 yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146085663 2022-04-17 16:20:56 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146085663 Summer yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146085958 Summer is hot and intense, because I wanted to express the sexual element in relation to the human body. The flower then represents love and sex.]]> 2022-04-17 16:21:40 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146085958 Four seasons yxu0081_1 https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146090064 Would like to have the four seasons as a background and flowers as the main subject. The four seasons are the year and the year is the cycle.]]> 2022-04-17 16:32:04 UTC https://padlet.com/yxu0081_1/54fdwvp9183n7sil/wish/2146090064