Primary Imagery For FMP

Poly Print Experiments - FMP

I did some polyprints for my FMP. I did some of Japanese lettering and Moroccan pottery. These are based on primary imagery. I got some Polyester and then drew my design into it using pressure to make sure the design would show up when printing. I used red and yellow acrylic paint to create these.

I then did multiple prints to create a pattern. I then stitched into them using orange thread. I did a back stitch on these. 

I did the same to create this print, I used blue and green acrylic paint to create these. Then I stitched into the below piece with a back stitch in blue thread. 

Experiments done with Henna - FMP

I did multiple experiements with henna. These were based on secondary imagery I found. I did Moroccan patterns and Japanese Symbols. I did this by applying the henna in the design I wanted, then I waited for it to dry then the paste scrapped off to reveal the stain.  

I then experimented with henna by putting some analinkys on some paper, in Moroccan and Japanese colours. I then applied the henna the same as I did before. These were also based on secondary imagery. 

Manchester Shoot 2

I did this shoot to express the chosen them of urban surroundings that show neglect and signs of recession. I also took this shoot to respond to the artists: Saul Leiter and Marcin Stawiarz. For this shoot I used my Nikon D3200 digital camera. I then picked out some images and edited them using Photoshop. I cropped them, changed levels, contrast/brightness, desaturation, saturation and sharpening when needed. I changed my ISO to 400 while on the shoot so plenty of light would appear in my image. At the start of the shoot my shutter speed was 1/80 sec and the aperture was 4.5. But as it was getting darker my shutter speed 1/100 sec and the aperture was 4.8 this was because more light needed to get to the image. I took this shoot around Manchester to show examples of neglect and recession. I did this by taking photos of the Northern Quarter of Manchester where there are more abandoned and not looked after places. The strengths of this shoot are: the photos showing cracks in glass and street lamps showing different commercial stuff layered on top of each other. The weaknesses are: that I could find more abandoned buildings to take photos of. The artist listed above influenced me. I found this shoot to be quite fun and free because I was taking photos of buildings and neglected things.

Bury Shoot - Recession and Neglect

I recently did a shoot around Bury. I shot things that showed neglect and signs of recession. These are some of the photos I edited:

\