Final Piece Anaylsis

For my final piece I decided to use the work of Tony Howell's and combine the ideas of romance, religious windows and patterns together with the outlines of two people. There are no facial details these outlines are meant to represent two people and their religious commitment to one another. I decided to tell a story so am using five images working from the outsides to the finale which is in the centre of my piece.
I have chosen to in fill the outlines with stained glasses windows, there are bright and vibrant colours but I have also used more subtle colours to show calmness and provide a different feel to the outline of the person.
I used Photoshop, cut around the outline of the person and then put the chosen window pattern behind the outline, finally made the background as dark as possible to give a good contrast. And also I cropped them as 12 height x 12 width to make the images looks inspirations, bold and professional.

Developing of Idea piece

I improved all of these images by using a high contrast setting and clear black background. Using high contrast, makes the window appear brighter and bolder. It also focuses the audience’s attention on the shape of the image and therefore enhances the impact of the storytelling.

When I look at this image again, it doesn't look enough like a heart shape. It could almost be any random shape. So I would like to improve this to make a more convincing heart. 

This image shows us that the boy is walking somewhere or going to meet someone.

This image has a one mistake, i.e. the big black lines on the windows inside the human shape. I feel that these are quite distracting for the audience! However, I think this could easily be remedied by removing the black lines to make the shape clearer and more understandable

This image shows us that the boy and the girl are making a promise to one another. I tried to convey this message by asking my subjects to pose with boy covering the girl's hand.

















This image shows us the side of the girl's face indicating that she's looking up or looking at someone who she wants to meet.

This shows us that the girl is blowing a kiss to the boy.




















I experimented with taking photographs of a variety of stained glass windows and trying the different patterns as in fills for the window shape of the person. I then chose my favourite  I prefer the red flower patterned window because it's brighter and more vibrant. It is also the colour of love and luck.

 

Developing Work Contiuned 2

I have improved my developing work. I have taken many photographs and experimented with different subjects and techniques to form my basis for my final piece.
In this image, the boy is kneeling on the floor while holding the flower out to the girl. The girl goes to pick the flower up from the boy. This tells us a story of romance.
During editing, I chose two separate windows i.e. the red windows adorned with flower patterns is more traditionally feminine and represents the girl and the grey, black, blue, green and brown represents the boy. I love the human shapes and feel it will inspire an idea of love and romance in the audience. To improve all these photographs, I will use higher contrast to make the window shapes appear brighter and the background pure black to enhance the window shapes.

This image shows that the boy is walking and as he does so he is reaching out to something or someone.

This image represents the girl dancing or playing. It gives the audience the impression that the girl is playful and full of joy. She's holding her skirt out which shows her femininity.

This image shows the girl and the boy’s hands pressed together making the shape of a heart. It tells us that they falling in the love. I want to inspire awe and emotion in the audience with this image. I feel it is very powerful.