Charlotte's Blog

when taking my photographs i had to think where i would like them to be featured. when considering my subject is social documentary i came to the conclusion that none of them would be featured in a glossy magazine or a newspaper. its more likely that you would find them on posters, featured in galleries and in fine art magazines.

my work is not aimed at any one inparticular, although i would say its really for over 18’s as it contains some adult themes. but its for anyone who can appreciate what i am trying to achieve through my images.

in my work i show a variety of different social groups and some of the situations you would find them in. so far i have only featured a certain age group of 17 to 24 year olds, because this is the group in which i find most opportunity to capture personal moments. there are so many emotions in people of this age i find it translates so much more effectively.

i have shown different relationships in social situations between friends, lovers and partners. i have captured them in places that aren’t out of the ordinary

These are examples of my social documentary.

I will take photo’s like these but of a better quality and put the effects on them.

I will take the photo’s somewhere like this car park where there isn’t much going on in the background and therefore not drawing your attention away from the main focus: my photo subjects.

Maybe sat on a railing or a brick wall.

I want my final piece to look similar to this but without arrangement.

Practice Effects On My Test Shots

This is two images I edited together on photoshop to give a better idea of how my final pieces will look.

my plan is to take the styles of Helmut Newton and the idea of Charles C. Ebbets to recreate “lunch atop a skyscraper”.

A group of young people in modern clothing but try to make it moody by using black & white and other effects.