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PHOTOGRAPHS BY GAIA CANESTRARI
Digital Photography Elective 2010London College of CommunicationUniversity of the Arts, London
Fda Digital Media Design Yr II - 2010/11CAN08252955
Doubt.
STUDIO PORTRAIT#1
Pondering, considering, evaluating.
Debating.
This photograph is intended to unsettle and involve: the
subject scrutinizes the viewer, studies his reaction and ex-
pression, holds him responsible for his own confusion and
mixed feelings.
The eyes are fixed on the onlooker and shoot out right
through the camera lens. The tilted position of the head,
chin downwards, eyes looking up, gives the composition a
sense of direction and movement aimed at the observer.
The hard light from the left intensifies the subject’s subtle
frown and features; the same light, bounced off the right
side onto his face, softens the severity of his expression,
whilst the reddened shadows increase the sense of uncer-
tainty of the piece.
Pla
yfu
l.
STUDIO PORTRAIT #2
Can you touch your nose?
With this portrait I sought to capture the playful side of the
subject. Since this was his first time as a model, in order to
catch a genuine grin, rather than a forced smile, it was essen-
tial to make him feel comfortable with the camera. To achieve
this, I asked him to do something unusual, silly and comical:
pushing up the tip of his nose.
The result was a sincere chuckle and a placid smile that in the
photo comes to light in the lines around his mouth, in the jo-
viality of the eyes and in the twinkling lines of his forehead.
In this photo the playful effect is enhanced by the direction of
the model’s glare, the amused eyes are looking slightly side-
ways at something that appears to be humorous, out of the
viewer’s sight, leaving curiosity about what is happening where
the onlookers cannot see.
Jim
i H
end
rix
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Photograph byBARON WOLMAN
Baron Wolman is the ultimate Rock Photographer, he has
had the honour to meet and photograph rock legends, who,
in turn, have had the honour to be photographed by him.
He was able to capture the essence of the musicians to an
intimate level.
I tried to take inspiration from this shot of Hendrix play-
ing live to recreate my own version of the photograph with
Digital Imaging and a musician playing live at the Hootananny
pub in Brixton, UK.
Dru
m p
lay
er.
In the style ofBARON WOLMAN
This photo is inspired by Baron Wolman and retains some
of features of the Hendrix shot in that of the subject (a
musician playing), the Black and White form and low con-
trast of the greys.
Difficulties in trying to reproduce the strength of the
photo by Baron Wolman has been the very low-light of
the location, the fact that I could not engage on a personal
level with the artist and, perhaps, the dancing mob that was
all around me while I was trying to take a still.
This photograph is an entertaining take on my flat mates and their biweekly meet-
ing on the couch watching the Football TV Program Match of the Day.
I took particular care in directing the shot to achieve a dynamic image, reflecting
on the subjects’ position related to couch, camera and the visual field of the shot.
• Recovery
• Fill Light
• Blacks
• Clarity
• Vibrance
• Saturation
• Masking
• Median Filter
• Tone curve
• HSL
• Lens & Post
Crop Vignetting
Adobe Bridge (Camera Raw): Adobe Photoshop:
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With this photograph I continued exploring the possibilities of combining several
images to create a unique shot, which is attractive and looks perfectly normal to
the abstract onlooker, but which, at a second and more attentive look, causes the
observer to blink and question what he’s seeing, even if for just a moment.
• Exposure
• Recovery
• Fill Light
• Blacks
• Clarity
• Vibrance
• Masking
• Levels (layer)
• Median Filter
• Saturation
• HSL
• Post Crop Vi-
gnetting
Adobe Bridge (Camera Raw): Adobe Photoshop:
DetailsI selected the following four images to describe me as photographer and person.
I took inspiration from my own name, Gaia, which in ancient Greek Mythology is the name given
to the Mother of the Earth. and in Italian means happy and joyous.
I am proud and honoured to hold this name, and glad that it reflects my positive take on life and
my fervent admiration of the beauty of Nature.
December 2010, Brixton, UK.
Sprinkled Tree.