My images above are what i believe to be my most refined and most impactful images. I decided to use the intimacy and facial expressions of each animal for the audience to see each characteristic and detail in the faces of the animals. Inspired by Ravilious, the black and white stills he took focused on the lives of mammals in the 1970’s. I wanted to make these images have no indication of when they were taken and the black and white encourages that these are ‘timeless’ images.
If I were to do my shoot again, I would predominantly focus on a wider contextual collection of images. I would like for there to seem to be a more storytelling perspective as these images are more focused on the animals. I would still incorporate these animals but with a greater intention to reveal an insight into their lives and their surroundings. I feel this would give the audience more of a story element. For a spectator in a gallery, I would want my work to give an impression of images that are timeless, with no indication of when they were taken. I intend my work to be in a series and viewed consecutively.
As a series of images, I feel that they are a collective piece and have a common theme of the lives of animals. Candid photography has shown a different side of how any image can give a storytelling element. Overall, this project has given me an insight into how black and white photography can give an image a completely different atmosphere and tone.
