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Artist Research:

Xi Li - an artist based in New Zealand, present most of her products in moving images, taking approach from her look on culture with uses of 3D models and heavy logos, graphics and objects

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Reseaches: Hannah Hochs and David Carson

I'm taking inspiration from David Carson college styles in graphics design (playing with paper, texture, magazine, cut-out fonts) and Hannah Hochs photomontage (cut-out parts of images, macro shot on symbol and subjects)

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In-class activities: Research

Taking inspiration from TisaKorean and his album cover, which involve around Y2K era with saggy, baggy clothes (fashion) and Myspace notifications, symbols (social-media), and cut-out, scripts and fonts as photomontage style.

I'm taking the elements use in Tisa's cover and taking inspiration then do another approach on my fashion, street and youth culture of the Asian cover (cars, fashion, logos, social-medias, music, pop culture).

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Image 1 - Draft

Tuesday shoot, I managed to have my friend Jun to drive us around Long Bay Park to do a photoshoot session. Playing with symbols and images such as Z logo of the Nissan 370Z - a model of car that having influence in the Asian culture of cars. Wheels rim and fonts taken for further use as samples in manipulated course after shoot.

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Week 8: In-class activities

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Manipulated: Research and understanding

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Assignment 1

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Week 7: Assignment 2 in-class plan

Context: Showing the experimental ideas of how manipulation images can change the context of a photo.

Concept: Portrait photography. Moving the element from previous assignment - playing with objects and experimenting on how the objects change the context of the photos.

Content: Create experimental manipulation images, play around with objects, and utilize portrait shoots as base photos.

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3 Manipulated Images: #3

As I was playing around with photos, I decided to take on a funny approach by adding the dogs into the moon, while 3 other moons are orbiting around it.

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3 Manipulated Images: #2

A huge V cans falling from the sky is another approach that I took inspiration from Megan Archer, but in a more playful way, while contrasting between what is real and fictional

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3 Manipulated Images: #1

By remove a layer from the window, I added in another photo behind and then added my subject in - the dog, as a playful manner in how manipulated image could be

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Assignment 1: Portrait/location

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Assignment 1: Portrait/lighting

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Assignment 1: Self-portrait

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Photographer Research - Diwang Valdez

Atlanta-based photographer, Diwang Valdez, has spent the past 18 years documenting hip-hop scenes across southern America and beyond, taking candid photos and striking portraits of everyone from J Prince to Rick Ross and Cardi B.

https://www.sohohouse.com/en-us/house-notes/issue-4/diwang-valdez-five-photos-that-shaped-my-career

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Photographer Research - Harley Weir

Harley Weir shoots advertising campaigns and lookbooks for major labels including Balenciaga, Céline, Stella McCartney and Jacquemus. She is known for her youth-focused fashion photography which challenges traditional attitudes to the female gaze through the intimacy of her images. Weir has an eye for the human form, her work often focuses in on specific body parts or features.

https://www.booooooom.com/2016/11/18/photographer-spotlight-harley-weir/

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Photographer Research - Saty + Pratha

Saty Namvar and Pratha Samyrajah are international luminaries, as well as some of the most prolific and compelling photographers of their generation. Pratha is writing this blurb, and has a slight tendency towards hyperbole. Saty is the team pragmatist, so he is now asking Pratha stick to the facts. Saty is the boy and Pratha is the girl. They were born in Tehran and Colombo. They were raised in Toronto and London. Their work draws on their diverse backgrounds and life experiences to champion an enthusiastic, modern and inclusive concept of beauty.

https://www.satyandpratha.org/88glam