the grudge
our task was to create a short story type film using a few pictures.
for this task i made the decision of using lydia mcCaig as my assistant and model for this photoshoot.
we created these using a special type of camera that uses film
i then took the film roll with the pictures on and enlarged them onto a type of sheet that reacts with light which is why we worked with these in the dark room using an enlarging tool
we then took the sheets with the enlarged pictures to 3 different types of chemicals
one to start the reaction - the developer
the next to stop the reaction - the stopper
and then the next to fix the picture in - the fixer
after they dried i was left with these
i am not happy with this work as much i thought i would be because the camera focused on the light coming through the blinds more than on the face which is why it can't be seen.
so i then went on to using a digital camera and took the same idea but with different variations of movement and this was my outcome.
i created this shoot by getting closer to my model on each frame
this made the impression of the grudge creature coming closer.
kristina drobny
kristina drobny was born in 1980
she has a keen sense of humor and presents it in her work
that is the main reason i like her work because she likes to make her work interesting but funny.
She gathers insight and inspiration from the variation of talent and subject matter each author provides. She enjoys the trivialities of day-to-day life and makes this her focus when choosing a subject matter to photograph. Kristina believes there is always a good story to tell, one just has to discover the right wording and add the appropriate enthusiasm to make it interesting.
her inspiration for this was southern hospitality
and the desire to put a ton of meat on one plate.
her inspiration for this was being neat and tidy
and overreating like wearing an apron.
I chose Kristina Drobny because i based my horror theme on the extent of emotion she uses in her photographs.
I wanted to play with a persons emotions so instead of humor like Kristina i used horror .
duane michals
Duane Michals (born February 18, 1932) is an american photographer
Michals's work makes innovative use of photo-sequences, often incorporating text to examine emotion and philosophy
this story board is called things are queer
it was produced in 1973
i think that the photographer was trying to show how there is a different story in every picture
like how each picture moves backwards out of a previous picture.
i chose duane michals because his eerie narrative photography instils fear onto its viewers.
i wanted to use this emotion in my own work by using a monochromatic palette.
i find his use of light extremely interesting and have tried to control the lighting in my own photographs by shutting blinds.
this was ineffective because the camera picked up the light through the blinds more than the figure.
this gave the subject a disfigured and blurred look.
