Jack McCausland
Jack McCausland
Photography, Graphic Design, Media
movement 2
My own examples of photojournalism
(warming up)
One of the many London train stations
Sitting. Waiting.
Although this photo dosen’t necessarily involve eye contact, or a face, it leaves an anonymous side to it, which could suggest it could be anyone in this situation. The way the man is sitting, with free seats beside him, could suggest a lonely feeling to the image.
After the after-prom-party
Hangover.
The art of journalism photography, is portraying struggle, or suffering, either in our everyday lifes, or something which doesn’t happen so often.
This is something I wanted to show in my final piece, but something positive, or negative.
Netball.
On camp.
Camp base.
On camp.
FINAL PIECE
Photojournalism
As I was photographing this Rugby Final’s game, and London in it’s raw appierence, I was constantly looking on how I could capture the expression on someones face, an object or an enviroment of which could tell a story at the viewer’s first glance.
Something which is key when trying to capture this, is enolving faces, and making the mood clear to what the subject is, weather it’s poverty, negativity, or positivity within the photo.
EVALUATION
I think I succesfully reacreated photojournalism, in it's modern day form. Although I couldn't go to the extream, such as photographing the wars of which no one knows, or people who are in the greatest poverty, but with the surroundings I have, I think I've cleary shown emotion, good and bad, in my surrounding.
Also, the fact that photojournalism can't be staged (practised) as it is just a one time thing, 'in the moment' this provided me with more of a challenge, of having thoughts and ideas of what I'd like to capture, as I wouldn't have known what was going to happem, so I just shot away, capturing what I could, showing people's thoughts and emtions.
I made all the photos black and white, and increased the contrast, clarity, and grain, to make it seem more 'original' and rough. I got this idea from all the photographers (journalists) who used film, such as Don McCullin.
Don inspired me to attempt to take all the photo from film, to make this more of a raw and original process, but I ended not having enough time to process the images, so I retreted to digital. I feel that film photography has this certain character to it. I think the imperfect, noisy, and moody shots, with incorrect angle, or slightly out of focus subject points really tell a story, no matter what the photo may be trying to say.
I don't like the fact I put layers apon layers, corrections apon corrections in photoshop and lightroom, to only just achieve the 'vintage film effect'. I'd rather it be all natural, such as McCullin's work. That's one improvment I think I would've done differenlt if I had enough time.