Within this project, under the overall title of Portraiture, I aim to engage with the idea of photographing an “amateur” photographer, taking a photographer of the photographer. This aims to take the idea of seeing who the photographer really is, looking into who they are and what matters most in terms of underlying character of the photographer in the portrait. The work shall be photographed primarily in the studio with a focus upon consistency in no background distractions, lighting and would eventually create a series of portraits of the photographers taking a photograph.
In the initial stages the work of Kevin Bacon and Tim Mantaoni were the starting point for this concept of photographing the photographer with Kevin Bacon capturing portraits of fans photographing him at the same time he captures one of them, also known as a ‘shoot back’, even in the crude manner of using an iPhone, while Mantaoni has created a series using a Large Format Camera of famous photographers across America holding a print of their most iconic/favourite photographs. Further research into celebrity portraits will show an insight into character building in a photograph while also inspiring new ways of looking at creating the classic portrait while creating something bold and encapsulating.
by Martin Schoeller
In this production, I aim to focus upon a couple of studio shoots where I experiment with different sitters and backgrounds with experimentation on how the sitter is portrayed, and focusing on the printing of the results of these films for the first hand in. After the first hand in I aim to take into consideration the different aspects of the shoots created and seek to refine the better qualities using many different sitters as each sitter responds to the camera differently some creating a ‘better’ atmosphere. The printing of each roll will require additional time for correct colour while each will be analyzed for development in future shoots where some sitters may be repeated with new ideas in mind.
Representation 