Cia De Foto
I’ve found these photographs on flickr and although this may not be considered a very authentic photographer, I think they match my home photography quite well. They’re all dark images taken in homely environments which kind of shows a sadder side to home. However they are not explicitly depressing photos, so they’re not a sad representation of home. In the first image especially it shows a person standing in a rainy doorway which looks quite lonely and sad, which could be a way of describing how you feel when you’re away from home. I’ve also featured rain in my final images. In the second photograph it is of a women sitting on her own at a table in the dark, this is also quite lonely and secluded but I still think can represent home.
Jon Conforth
As I knew I wanted to include photos/ a photo of my dog, looking into a animal/wildlife photographer. I think these photos are beautiful and give the animals a personality and look like characters. Although these are all wild animals and therefore aren’t as relatable to photographing my dog, they’re still animals who have their own minds and own ways of thinking. Photographing an animal is different to a person and can be less corporative, or sometimes more.
I also liked his landscape photography and included this forest one as theres lots of trees where I live and therefore I think I could use this as inspiration. This photograph cuts out the top of the trees which although I think can work I prefer to have a bit of negative space too, so I may use this as a way of changing the composition to make it my own. I find it uncomfortable that he’s filled the entire film with the tree lines.
Jim Dratfield
A pet photographer who i’ve also looked at to see how to professionally photograph your pet without it just to make them look cute. I wanted to concentrate on composition and focus. Although my dog moves around a lot so I think capturing him in a still and content mood would be an interesting juxtaposition to who he is. These images look like they’re in their own environment and are happy to be there and are engaging with their owners, which is a nice way to represent the animals. I especially like how in the second one the colour is drained and the way the pattern behind him is complicated but Dratfield has photographed him in a way to still make him stand out. He is the focus of the image which is important when photographing a representative of my home. However I’m not sure I would focus my final 6 all on my dog as this may become repetitive and not be a full representative of different areas of my home.
Flickr (unknown) Cia De Foto. Unknown: Flickr. Available from https://www.flickr.com/photos/ciadefoto/ [accessed 1 April 2016]
Jim Dratfields (unknown) Jim Dratfields pet photography. Unknown: http://www.petography.com/dog-photographic-portraits [accessed 1 April 2016]
Jon Conforth (Unknown) Jon Conforth Wilderness photography. Unknown: Jon Conforth. Available from http://cornforthimages.com/ [accessed 1 April 2016]