Unit 3 - Project Brief

This photography project unit 3 is a unit that I have the opportunity to create my own brief. I have decided to choose: close up. I would especially like to focus on close up/ extreme close up because of the detail and beauty it allows nature/ man made objects to be. Close up  will also allow the beauty of nature and man made objects to be seen in huge detail and will bring out the vibrant colours even better then seen by the naked eye. Furthermore I would also like to focus on close up portraits and facial features for example the eye . To make my project even more interesting I will also experiment with techniques I have learnt for example depth of field and blurring in my close up photography. I have chosen this brief for my unit 3 project because I believe that both close up photography of nature and man made have a lot ideas that I can be inspired by and develop.

 This photograph is showing the technique extreme close up of nature. This is an example of a photograph I would like to re create in my own way. I really like how the detail and colours are very sharp and high quality. Also how the flower fills the whole space in the photograph. This will be interesting for me as even though the photograph is very simple the editing part of this photography will allow myself to be very creative.

 I also find this photograph very interesting because I like the idea of focusing on a particular section for example the petals. This is because it allows different angles to be used. It also is makes the photograph different as its not just a simple photograph of a flower positioned in the centre. I have been looking at a variety of extreme close up photographs that influence me and this is one of them. I feel that there is so many in the photography industry that will help me create my project.





I have been looking at the photographer Anna Omioteke- Tott as her work consists of flowers and nature all close up and extreme close up. The reason her work intrigues me is because her work shows the different seasons of flowers and this expresses the life cycle of nature. Her work inspires me because the angle she takes them and how the technique depth of field is also used in most of them which makes them more interesting to look at.

I really like how this photograph has made this photograph have a spark affect as the whole photograph is gleaming as if the flowers are on fire. The colours are very vibrant which bring warmth to the photograph. As well as the flower surrounding the whole photograph leaving no wasted space. The colours and composition of this photograph will help me to produce my own photographs nature inspired.

This photograph is also part of Anna's portfolio of nature. This photograph is an example of depth of field and captures the deep blue colours very well as it creates a cold and calm affect. The idea of using depth of field allows the front flowers to be seen as the main focus and make the blurred background of the other flowers create an interesting picture. Instead of a plain and boring background. I really like how this photograph exaggerates the height of these flowers by taking it from a low angle.I feel that the photograph Anna will help me with my own project and will inspire me with her ideas that I can re create and develop from.


I have also been looking at close up portraits and close up facial feature photographs focusing on the human eye especially. The photographs I have been looking at are mainly of close up faces and different angles of the human eye.

 All three of these photographs show the human eye close up but in different ways whether its through the editing stage or the framing and composition of the photograph. I really like the ideas of using black and white, however not converting the centre of the eye this makes the close up detail of thr actual pupil much more clearer and fascinating to look at. All these ideas are going to influence me with my own work and inspire me.

I feel that I can approach this project with much more confidence this is because my previous project 'Personal comment' was the first project that I had done that had the specification to create my own shoots and ideas without any help. I found it a struggle to begin with but now I understand how to plan my shoots and have a lot of inspirations through photographers I have come across through my AS units. My main target for myself is to plan my shoots before I come to shoot this is because I will make this unit so much easier for myself as being organised will allow my creativity to show in my photographs.

To start this project I am going to begin with close up nature photographs. This is because I feel it will give me a good start to my personal project and will also be something that I have a lot of inspiration for which is shown above. I am aiming to capture high quality photographs of flowers and take a variety of different angles to present in a grid for multiple imagery.