Known for his dreamy creations, Davis Ayer comes back with a magnificent, surreal series called ‘Time Travel’, where the LA-based photographer illuminates the memories on nude bodies. Compressing emotions, time and consciousness, Ayer creates hazy photographs of vintage images projected on naked bodies. Trees blowing in the summer breeze, the impressions of big cities and blurry traces of the past create a map of personal experience. However, while exploring our connection with memories, the photographer does something unexpected: the memories illuminated on the body are not necessarily identified with this person’s life. Playing with concepts, the artist studies how much we can emphasize with other people’s experience and with past in general.
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Nick Fancher is a photographer, author, and educator who specializes in creating in-camera effects, often employing the use of bold colors and dramatic lighting. He is particularly known for his efficient method of working, which is with the use of minimal gear and often in unconventional locations. Nick graduated from Ohio State University with a BFA in photography in 2005 and has authored several books on his techniques including Studio Anywhere 1 & 2 and Chroma. While he is especially known for his editorial portraiture and work in the music industry, his client work includes architectural photography, photojournalism, ecommerce (product, on-figure, and flat-lay), stock and food photography, corporate, lifestyle, fashion, and video. Nick Fancher is based in Columbus and Los Angeles and is available for photo commissions worldwide.
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This links to reflection as i project self hatred poems in simple colours onto people.
What went well was i used a projector which removed the projector rendering. Additionally, i used contrasting colours of the background gradient to add colour. Furthermore, i used darker colours with yellow writing to make them seem to glow. However, it could be better if used use darker colours to make them glow even more. As well, if i were to use smaller lettering and more simpler poses, so you can see the littering more clearly. Lastly, if i were to do more close up, i could zoom in on my details and show off the writing. |
This links to reflection as I project self hatred poems onto someone.
What went well was that i used contrasting colours to make them pop from each other. I added de-haze and texture to make the lettering more clear. I also did this by using smaller lettering and using poses which expose more surface are so more words are picked up in the projection. Furthermore, i used the full body to experiment with more poses. Additionally, i've used different angles to get different perspectives from the person. It could be better if i were to do more close ups on the person to add more texture. As well, if i were to experiment with more contrasting colours, it could develop it more from my last development. Additionally, i could develop the idea of self hatred if i used harsher lettering, so the idea is more clear. Moreover, if i made the person do more poses, it could further convey the idea of the project of self hatred. I enjoyed this development of reflection as i developed responses from Anthony Cassel of isolating the people and Marja Pirila of projection photography. I found it easy as i have access to a projector and the photoshop wasn't difficult, but the responses were well done. |