Prints So Far...

So, the main idea of my work is to create 2 sets of prints. One set will be street photography based, photographing pigeons in urban areas. These birds are wild (or for a better word homeless). I also decided to photograph the pigeons who are captive, ones that belong to a owner who breeds and looks after them as a hobby, this will be more of a documentary approach.

I decided to create 5 images for each set.  Below show the prints of the first set, the pigeons that belong to an owner.

The most important part about this set of images is that they capture the handling of the pigeons. I wanted to do this to see how they are used to it, they let the owner do this to them. Also capturing the branding made on them. For example this included rings and stamps on the feathers of the birds. Is this animal cruelty? Or is it simply making sure they are known, that they stay where they belong? 

I wanted my images to be really contrasty, have a range of tones in them and most defiantly not be grey.  To do this I made sure that I used filters in the darkroom. This allowed me to really pull the blacks and whites as white as possible. 

Notes...

I know I have recently decided that I wanted to print of warm tone paper. However I have once again changed my mind like I often do. So I have decided to print on 12 x 9.5 resin coated paper, with a glossy finish.

Blow shows the price lists for the different sizes of this paper and also box quantity’s you can order. I have put a box round the pack that I have ordered and will use for this project. This is good to note in case I need to purchase some more, I know the cost and quantity I will receive.

Research - Renee Bonuccelli

http://reneebonuccelli.com/b-is-for-black-and-white-or-bird-project-26/

Throughout this project I have often thought about swapping over to digital. I think that it would have been so much easier to capture beautiful images such as this one that I found. I also would have been able to get more variations of the same image, as I would have seen it instantly.

I truly love this image. Its so simple yet effective. The way the photographer has place the food in the child’s hand, and also the fact that the birds trust enough to take the food. The photographer has really captured a beautiful moment. The way that one of the birds is in mid flight, it captures movement, really giving life to the image. The composition works, the birds are in the centre of the frame.

Its images like this that make me thing I would have been able to capture more movement I was to use digital, and have a better chance of capturing that perfect moment.