Helen Van Meene’s work has a very intimate feel, she mostly photographs females and children which adds to the intimacy and fragility of the images. Meene works with young people as she say’s ‘you notice they’re open and so flexible’ this is shown in her work relaxed and natural the models look. I decided to research into Helen Van Meene because of the way she portrays the subjects personalities through her images. She uses natural lighting which brings a softness to her images and adds to the natural atmosphere of the photo. There is a sense of vulnerability and fragility within the photos because of the way the models are positioned as well as the camera positioning. The poses the models are in makes them look very delicate, in one of the portraits a girl is shielding her body with her arms and in other portraits the models are looking away in to the distance. I found her work to be very inspiring with how she captures the subjects personalities through her images and how she makes them appear very natural. In my portraits for the body project I want my images to look very intimate and delicate which is the effect Helen Van Meene has captured in her images.
Bill Henson
In my portraits for the project 'The Body' I want to capture a feeling of intimacy. I choose to look at the photographer Bill Henson to gain inspiration for my work as his portraits have a very intimate feel. The lighting used in the portraits make it look as if the subjects are appearing out of the darkness which gives the model a vulnerable feel. By having the models appear out of darkness makes it feel as if you are creeping up to them because of how vulnerable they look, this also gives the images a natural feel as the models are not posing. In on of Henson’s images a female mode appears very fragile with the way she is positioned, by holding her hands up to her face makes her look as if she is hiding herself from something or someone. Henson’s work has inspired me to keep my portraits very natural, they have also inspired me to have my model in a pose where she looks as if she is hiding to get across a feeling of delicacy and fragility. In one of the images the subject is looking straight at the camera this adds a feeling of intimacy to the image as you feel she is looking at you, I’m going to use this technique in my portraits to get the same atmosphere.
Jasper Clarke
Jasper Clarke’s portraits have a very simplistic feel, as he photographs the models against a plain background and only captures there head and shoulders. The plain background keeps all your attention on the subjects as there is nothing else distracting in the image. Clarke has used one light source in his images and has lit the subjects from one side, this has created some shadows on the model. The shadows have added contrast to the picture which has given the photo a dramatic feel. By composing the images so the models are in the centre of the frame makes them appear very vulnerable as they look as if they are all alone. Clarke has creating a feeling of intimacy in his portraits with the close up camera angle he has chosen which makes you feel closer and more connected to the model. The subjects poses look very natural this also adds to the intimacy and the vulnerability of the images as you feel you are viewing a private side to the models. In all of the images below the models are looking directly into the camera which makes you feel as if you have a connection with them because it feels like they are looking directly at you, this inspired me for my own project as I want to capture an intimate feel in my images. In Clarke’s images the eyes are one of the main focal points as he has compositioned the images so they are positioned centrally. I was inspired by this technique as it brings all your focus on the eyes, when I take my image’s for ‘The Body’ I’m going to make sure I composition them with the eyes in the centre.
Steve Pyke
Pyke has framed these portrait so the subject feels most of it, by using a close up camera angle it has given the images a very intimate feel. You feel as if you know the subjects because of the close up camera angle that has been used which makes you feel as if you are in there personal space. The lighting is very high in contrast, this emphasises all the shadowed and highlight areas. The contrast between the two areas could represent the subjects personality and show us an insight to what they are like. The light illuminates the subjects face which makes them appear very vulnerable because they are being revealed. Pyke has photographed some of his subjects looking straight into the camera this provides a very intimate feel to the photo because you feel as if they are looking straight at you. When the models are looking away from the camera it leaves you to imagine what they are looking at and what they could be thinking about. The photographer has used a shallow depth of field which has only caused the face to be in focus, by having the rest of the image slight out of focus means all your attention is on the face.
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