I took my own photography for this project as I wanted it to become personal and a certain message through my designs. My brother does acting therefore using him for a model seem appropriate for this as he likes the camera. I did use jack on a few also after the experiment of the first set of photography.

When researching different photography either global or uk the street paid a big impact – in the uk the main purpose in the background was the graffiti and this is what inspired me for the photography I took at first.

Within an area near my house there is a graffiti wall and is where the photography took place. All these photos are un edited therefore they are bright and bold at the moment. The graffiti wall is huge so we took photos in different aspects and angels to portray alternative images

I tried to make my brother look as ‘rough’ as possible he had a fake cigarette which we used in this is… we made him wear old clothes and covered in mud to portray the stereotypical idea that covers poverty. Below are a variety of images with this background – some feature Danny sitting on the floor, others standing up to portray a variety of lights which create alternative meanings etc.

Photos:

All these photos represent poverty in alternative aspects. I got photos of his face up close, with the background blurred to show some depth of fields which are similar to the photographs I had researched. I photographed, shoes that had holes in, muddy clothing. The purpose of these photographs was to show the stereotypical like of poverty, and these photos represent that, it’s not about being on street asking for money it’s about finding things to do and go on about your day despite the issues you face. These photos to me work so well for poster ideas as they show emotion throughout the persons face.

I wanted these photographs to look depressing as the photographs originally taken were way to bright to portray life through UK poverty. I used an app of my iPad and just made each photo that I was going to use in black and white. Automatically making the photo black and white gave the photos a meaning and through the photos it portrayed an emotion of being in poverty. I think that because the photos had elements of sunshine it made the photos stand out more when adding the black and white and gave them more depth.