spot the difference ...

the task in hand ... 

the task which we have been set is to look up at a certain artist that really inspires you and to do some research on the type of photographs that they take and then go out and try and take an image which is similar to there's but with some differences which is why this task is called spot the difference ... the artist that i really adore has got to be miss Eleanor Hardwick, her work seriously inspires me which i think will be good on this task because i can build some skills up to make myself a better photographer ... 

Eleanor Hardwick ...

here is a few selection on the photographs which have been taken by the beautiful Eleanor Hardwick ... all of the photographs that i see which come this particular artists sends sooo many ideas running through my head which makes me want to experiment and try new things when it comes down to myself doing a photo shoot ... when i look at one of her pieces of work i can tell straight away who the artist is because shes got her own unique style when it comes to put the ideas into a photograph ... she has had sooo much experience which is why i think it is a good idea to have ago at this spot the difference with one of her pieces of work ... Born in Oxfordshire, England in 1993, Eleanor became interested in photography at the age of twelve when she began to take photos of collectible Japanese fashion dolls, leading the hobby to progress into a passion for portraiture and fashion. When researching for information on this wonderful photographer I noticed that she called most of her photographs dreamscapes, I also found an interview with the artist herself and one of the questions was … why do you enjoy photographing people so much and what inspired you to take portraiture photographs ?. Her answer to that question was “Ever since I was little I have loved to draw people, I never seemed to have much interest in sketching landscapes or still life. I guess I am very drawn by how versatile people are; everyone is different, and every photographic situation is something new and never been done before. I suppose a famous landmark, such as the Eiffel Tower, can only be photographed in so many ways, but a single person is constantly changing both physically and mentally.” I have found her very inspiring towards the work that I want to try and create.

With the particular photograph on the left, I love how very mystical it is because you can only see the outline of the model and then you can only see a light floatie dress which is just falling elegantly off the model. What I really love about the photograph is how you have got the balloons which look like there just floating around on their own and then you have the light shining through the balloons them self. What I really like about this photograph is how it resembles a circus. It’s just the way it looks like you have got a massive show light behind the model and then you’ve got the balloons which makes the photograph look very theatrical which is what I love about it. With this photograph there’s not just one thing you can look at it keeps your eyes busy and also makes your imagination go wild because it could resemble anything. I love how simple this photograph is she has thought the photograph out pretty well and kept all the colours so simple with the plain, white floatie dress and then the colourful balloons so it’s not too over powering on the eyes.What I love about this photograph on the right hand side is how magical and theatrical the photograph is because of the way it has been composed. With most of her photographs when you come it, it looks like they've come out of a fairy-tale children’s storybook which I love because of the imagination she has used with each photograph and what great deal of thought and imagination has gone into each photograph. What I love about this photograph is how simple it is because of the colours which have been used and because of the location on which it has been taken. Again like most of her photographs, this photograph is very old fashioned because of the soft and light, pastille colours which have been developed within the photograph.  Even though when you look at the photograph you can tell the butterflies have been edited in, it hasn't put the photograph at a great down fall because it’s still a beautiful and lovely piece of work yet again by the lovely Eleanor Hardwick. for this task i am going to try and re-create the photograph which is below ...

my final piece ...  

i am very pleased with my final image ... i know that i haven't gone for the most obvious way of trying to do it exactly as the artist but there has got to be some differences to compare between work ... 

comparing work ...

with both images they have been developed in colour even though they have both been developed with the different tones of colours for example with Eleanor's version the colours are very strong and also going down the way of being in the purples and blues where as in my interpretation the colours are very strong and i have also gone to stay with the natural colours within the photograph ... both images are individual photographs which stand strongly on there own because of they way they have been composed because there is a lot for the viewer to take in because there is sooo much going on ... both photographs been produced in the landscape form because it then shows a lot about the location of the photograph and they are also the same size and shape which means that they are easier to see and there just the right size ... to be honest in both images i know that mine has only been manipulated in the sense of the colours and the tones and also just made the image softer, whereas in Eleanor Hardwick's photograph it still only looks like it has been manipulated in the colours and i think that the photograph was that strong when in was taken so i can see that minimal manipulation has been done ...  both images are very similar obviously because of the task which has been set but they are both taken in a similar location setting and also the poses which the models are in are very similar ... in Eleanor's image i think that it's sending the message of Christmas where as in my image i don't think it shows any message what so ever obviously because i haven't got all the decorations in the trees and also the model is not wearing a paper hat ... in my image i have got my model to dress up in a evening party dress which i think goes really well because it's the clash of the nature against the city life which i think works really well ... and the same again with Eleanor's work i think with the image as a whole i think it works really well :)...