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PHOTOGRAPHS BY GAIA CANESTRARI Digital Photography Elective 2010 London College of Communication University of the Arts, London Fda Digital Media Design Yr II - 2010/11 CAN08252955

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Portfolio of my photographs created for the Digital Photography elective course at LCC, University of London. This ispart of mt secod year's coursework in the Fda Digital Media design.

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PHOTOGRAPHS BY GAIA CANESTRARI

Digital Photography Elective 2010London College of CommunicationUniversity of the Arts, London

Fda Digital Media Design Yr II - 2010/11CAN08252955

Doubt.

STUDIO PORTRAIT#1

Pondering, considering, evaluating.

Debating.

This photograph is intended to unsettle and involve: the

subject scrutinizes the viewer, studies his reaction and ex-

pression, holds him responsible for his own confusion and

mixed feelings.

The eyes are fixed on the onlooker and shoot out right

through the camera lens. The tilted position of the head,

chin downwards, eyes looking up, gives the composition a

sense of direction and movement aimed at the observer.

The hard light from the left intensifies the subject’s subtle

frown and features; the same light, bounced off the right

side onto his face, softens the severity of his expression,

whilst the reddened shadows increase the sense of uncer-

tainty of the piece.

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STUDIO PORTRAIT #2

Can you touch your nose?

With this portrait I sought to capture the playful side of the

subject. Since this was his first time as a model, in order to

catch a genuine grin, rather than a forced smile, it was essen-

tial to make him feel comfortable with the camera. To achieve

this, I asked him to do something unusual, silly and comical:

pushing up the tip of his nose.

The result was a sincere chuckle and a placid smile that in the

photo comes to light in the lines around his mouth, in the jo-

viality of the eyes and in the twinkling lines of his forehead.

In this photo the playful effect is enhanced by the direction of

the model’s glare, the amused eyes are looking slightly side-

ways at something that appears to be humorous, out of the

viewer’s sight, leaving curiosity about what is happening where

the onlookers cannot see.

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Photograph byBARON WOLMAN

Baron Wolman is the ultimate Rock Photographer, he has

had the honour to meet and photograph rock legends, who,

in turn, have had the honour to be photographed by him.

He was able to capture the essence of the musicians to an

intimate level.

I tried to take inspiration from this shot of Hendrix play-

ing live to recreate my own version of the photograph with

Digital Imaging and a musician playing live at the Hootananny

pub in Brixton, UK.

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In the style ofBARON WOLMAN

This photo is inspired by Baron Wolman and retains some

of features of the Hendrix shot in that of the subject (a

musician playing), the Black and White form and low con-

trast of the greys.

Difficulties in trying to reproduce the strength of the

photo by Baron Wolman has been the very low-light of

the location, the fact that I could not engage on a personal

level with the artist and, perhaps, the dancing mob that was

all around me while I was trying to take a still.

This photograph is an entertaining take on my flat mates and their biweekly meet-

ing on the couch watching the Football TV Program Match of the Day.

I took particular care in directing the shot to achieve a dynamic image, reflecting

on the subjects’ position related to couch, camera and the visual field of the shot.

• Recovery

• Fill Light

• Blacks

• Clarity

• Vibrance

• Saturation

• Masking

• Median Filter

• Tone curve

• HSL

• Lens & Post

Crop Vignetting

Adobe Bridge (Camera Raw): Adobe Photoshop:

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Match of the Day.

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With this photograph I continued exploring the possibilities of combining several

images to create a unique shot, which is attractive and looks perfectly normal to

the abstract onlooker, but which, at a second and more attentive look, causes the

observer to blink and question what he’s seeing, even if for just a moment.

• Exposure

• Recovery

• Fill Light

• Blacks

• Clarity

• Vibrance

• Masking

• Levels (layer)

• Median Filter

• Saturation

• HSL

• Post Crop Vi-

gnetting

Adobe Bridge (Camera Raw): Adobe Photoshop:

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DetailsI selected the following four images to describe me as photographer and person.

I took inspiration from my own name, Gaia, which in ancient Greek Mythology is the name given

to the Mother of the Earth. and in Italian means happy and joyous.

I am proud and honoured to hold this name, and glad that it reflects my positive take on life and

my fervent admiration of the beauty of Nature.

December 2010, Brixton, UK.

Sprinkled Tree.

October 2010, Brixton, UK.

Curious Snail.

October 2010, Brixton, UK.

Laborious Spider.

November 2010, Newbury, UK.

Berries.

Digital Photography Elective 2010

Gaia CanestrariUniversity of the Arts, LCC, London

Fda Digital Media Design Yr II - 2010/11CAN08252955