Stephen Gill

The photograph shown above is very abstract as the photographer has thought about adding other elements to the photograph rather than just capturing the location they are situated in e.g. adding objects inside the camera. The photograph uses a broad colour palette which contains several different colours which attracts the audiences attention to the photograph, the main colours being blue, green and red. The photograph captures a sense of movement as some of the objects added to the camera appear as if they are included within the photograph as they look like they are being windswept, although after researching the photograph this isn't the case the objects have been included within the body of the camera.The photograph focuses on capturing the location which is found within the background as well as capturing the extra features within the foreground.

The photograph uses a subtle colour scheme and this is mainly shown by repeating colours such, in this instance, green is repeated throughout the photographer. However the reason for this is mainly due to the location in which the photographer has chosen to capture this photograph. The object which has been placed within the body of the camera appears to be used a frame to focus on the a specific area within the photograph, in this case this is the centre of the photograph. This allows the audience to look through the circle and restrict their view of the photograph rather than viewing the whole photograph. The other elements included within the body of the camera have an appearance of extra leaves, some appear to be swept across the scene.

Stephen Gill also incorporates the use of polaroids into his work which he experiments allowing him to present these in an interesting way e.g. burying the polaroids and digging them up after a reasonable amount of time. The photograph shown above shows the changes which have been made to the photograph such as the colour in specific areas of the photograph running and creating stains. This give the photograph has an old and vintage appearance, especially due to the edges of the photograph appearing worn and slightly ripped and the photograph not being in a perfect state. A range of colours are used throughout the photograph which enhances the appearance of the photograph due to the photograph being buried, allowing the colours to combine and merge together. The quality of the photograph isn't of a high quality, however it does contain a reasonable amount of detail which is shown through the use of the different colours. After viewing the photograph several times, it almost appears as if the photograph has been painted due to the detail being slightly blurry and not in complete focus.