PANEL 1 COMPLETE ! & PANEL 2 IS ALMOST THERE ..

EVERYONE THESE ARE MY PANEL BOARDS !! 1 & A LITTLE BIT OF 2.

I've never really explained the main purpose of the first and third photo but in a few posts I will explain it further.For the second panel, it will be more concentrated on mixing the female and male roles as a young Tongan representative photographing from different angles; trying to blur me out or blur Siaosi out. For those photos, I will be acting as a male doing the Tulafale while Siaosi will tau'olunga while I dance around him. I'm hoping to edit the photos similar to some of Reubin Caldwell's and Courtney Willan's photos (e.g. below). Therefore, those photos can be juxtaposed together on one image rather than separately because of space. There is already photos of me (panel 1) playing the Lali (drum), as that is an important role for a male when it comes to music and entertaining. More of these will follow on into panel 2.My final images underneath the drums with the necklace, will be of me in a full Tongan traditional costume; while Siaosi is shirtless with a traditional necklace and all oiled up.  

      

<-- (3rd photo) Modotti/Khan

<-- Muybridge





<-- Modotti

One of Reubin Caldwell's (Yr13) photo of his concept, 'Identity' 

'Rebel Without A Cause'

One of Courtney Willian's (Yr13) photo of her concept, 'Rebel Without A Cause'

These are really good examples of the next editing I'll be doing. I really like how transparent Reubin's photograph is. The dark contrast balances well with the lighting. Courtney has taken this photo very carefully and has developed it well. She has used Idris Khan as one of her artist models (so will I). She has based it around the techniques of Bernd and Hilla Becher; where they take photos of every single angle of an object.

Centre of Interest and Focal Point

I've finally had the chance to put more photos up on my blog that I will most likely put onto folio. These images contain a further analysis and comment on how I've structures the photograph, but mainly describing the Centre of Interest & the Focal Point.

In this first image, my eyes have been drawn to the shuttering hand movements of the Pati. That then leads my viewing onto the material of the Lavalava where it shows me the surrounding of my frame. I really like how the camera has caught this moment whereas when I made may attempts before that, it made the whole photo very blurry & it was hard to look at.  

  

 This is my first photograph that I put up on my blog. In this photograph, I think that the dominant view is straight onto the different contrast of colours from bottom right leading up to the strings that's attached to the Lavalava. It then shoots your eyes to the black background of the main image. I really like this photo because you wouldn't have known it was taken in the Dark Room as my Photography teacher had mentioned to me a few lessons after I took this.

In this image, I think the whole of the Lavalava captures the audiences eyes. We see that the colour red is always appealing, because it's bright and most of the frame is contained with the material. That also captivates our eyes to the dominant black Polynesian patterns that are on the tupenu. I don't think the audience would look at it properly like I photographer would, but down in the bottom a flat 1cm surface is blurred but I don't know how its don't that ?  

Tefito'i 'ilo Fo'ou* - Ko au eni, mou me'a mai

Wednesday 17th April

After deciding to change my concept from the 'Family' one, I decided to change my original concept 'Birthday' to an Islander/FOB concept. The reason the concepts has been changed from my original one was because I got side-tracked with one of Michel Tuffery's artworks 'Lakapi' and it led me to change my direction significantly. I have named my new concept 'Ko au eni, mou me'a mai' which means 'This is me, come to it'. The objects that i have introduced to this concept is Lavalava, a polynesian drum and a cultural painting. To link back with Michel's artwork I have used these objects to define my own cultural identity, specifically the Tongan aspect of my heritage. 

*New Concept 

Michel Tuffery - Lakapi

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Discussing - 'Family' Concept

The family portrait is significant to me because my family make me who I am. Having my family around me gives me effect of normality. I can be myself around them and have them not judging me on what I do. The idea of the guitar together in this concept ties in well with the family portrait because I come from a very musical family which 

ties in well with my bible. My bible wraps my concept overall, as it gives my concept an effect of Christianity. With the bible it brings my family closer together and that's where I was trying to go with this concept that somehow failed.

' Koau 'eni, mou me'a mai '

This is my first photo for my folio. In this photo is a Tupeni which is a traditional clothing we wrap around around ourselves like a skirt. It's like a sarong. I am trying to portray the cultural identity/heritage part of where I come from, Tonga.