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WasteCharlotte Edwards


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Waste

Portrait

Fashion/ Editorial Documentary

Landscape


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Waste

Clothing WasteRecycle

Re-use

Textile Recycling

Recycled Clothing/ Jewellery

Making something out of something else

Waste Within Fashion / Editorial

Waste of the Fashion Department

E.g Materials, Unwanted Clothing

Unused Wasted Locations

Materialistic Waste

E.g Makeup, Clothes

Things we can live without

Everyday Items being reused in original waysOne man's trash is another man's treasure.

Photographic Waste

PolaroidOld Prints/

Negatives


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David La Chapelle

Wasted LocationsAbandoned Buildings etc.

I like how David La Chappellehas used abandonedbuildings to create very high

fashion style images using theabandoned looking props also

for models to use.


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Moodboard for high fashion

within Wasted Location

I decided i did not like this approach

and i preferred my other ideas so

did not go further into this idea.


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Graffiti -

Wasted Art

/ Talent

&

Urban

Wasteland

Moodboard


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Photographic WasteRuined Prints/Paper

Failed Negatives

PolaroidFailed Polaroids

Polaroid Test Shoots

E-waste

Old Camerasetc.


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Experimenting using double exposure within polaroids.

I feel the technique can create some very pretty images

however this does not really relate to my waste theme as

much as the polaroids that include the wasted locations


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The polaroids at the bottom work better

because the images also relate to

waste because of

the environment in which the images

were taken (Wasted Locations).

I feel the environment within the polaroids work

well better than the normal polaroids next to

the river etc.


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Polaroids can be seen

as waste of money

However the images inside

do not relate to waste

so this concept wouldn't workas well as my others


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Charity Shop FashionUsing only charity

shops in medway

create a fashion series that looks

like it could come from the highstreet


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Ideas For Charity shop Studio ShootUse only charity shops in medway for clothing/ outfits.

I also want the portraits to be colourful and attract a young

audience similar to myself.

I plan on changing the colour of the backdrop this will

either be by using a coloured backdrop or coloured

gels. I want to use bright colours for example pink, purpleor blue also giving it a young fashion feel.

I also plan to use a lot of recycled jewellery and customised

clothing that has been recycled into something else this

relates to fashion and the ways we can re use many piecesof clothing in imaginative ways.

My sister makes her own jewellery and customises her own

clothes i plan on using her to style some of my shoots.


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High street shopsnow taking part inclothes recycling

Fashion Recycling

I i ti l i f h it f hi i


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Inspirational images for charity fashion images

I like the use of coloured backdrop and id like to achieve something similar,

i also like how the photographer has used a range of different models

however i want to keep my image set to around 3 or 4 image sets of one ortwo models with different outfits.

i want to experiment with different colours, patterns and textures within the

clothing

Unknown Photographer Found off Tumblr

I want to use colour film and either medium format or large

format


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Call to faith by Carmen Mitrotta (Contemporary Photographer)

I like the use of colour

within herimages and also her use of material

over the face (and how this fits in with her

colour scheme of images) I feel the use ofthis colour effect could look good within

my portraits for charity shop fashion, its

very fashion style and looks effective.


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Articleshttp://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/textile-

recycling-challenges-industry

http://inventorspot.com/articles/

recycled_fashion_and_designers_g_8871

http://www.ethicalfashionforum.com/fact-cards/5-influential-

designers

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6368001.stm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1209657/

Heather-Mills-releases-recycled-fashion-line-pieces-stay-

charity-shops.html

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http://sobadsogood.com/2013/09/22/strangers-on-the-

street-reveal-the-cost-of-their-clothes/

People On street revealing the cost of their clothes

Fashion Documentary Style


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I think this article says a lot about how people today like to

spend their money.How much is necessary to spend on clothes and why do

people feel the need to spend as much money on their

physical appearance as possible.


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http://methodologyfashion.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/recycable-fashion-artists.html

U i R l d N ti T D bl E ?
http://methodologyfashion.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/recycable-fashion-artists.html


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Using Recycled Negatives To Double Expose ?For fashion purposes ?

I like the effect double exposure can

create on some images and i would like to

experiment with double exposure to

maybe see if i could a image for waste


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I experimented

using double exposurein photoshop however i

found this to also be not

as strong as my other idea

so i decided not to

continue with this idea.

The images also do not

link with waste as much

as my previous concepts.


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The purpose of this shoot

was to experiment with using

wasted locations as a backdrop

for fashion style portraits.

I found this location right next to

halls, it is a un used building

and was ideal for my test shoot.

The test shoot gave me a idea towhat my final images would

look like if i took this path,

however after looking at the test

shots i decided my other ideas were

stronger.

It was very important that istill experimented with test shots

to find out what looked

effective


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The location worked

well for

my wasted locations

however i chose to go

in a different

direction with work

i felt was stronger


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Experimenting with colour and editing seeing what i

could achieve with colour in these portraits

The more grunge these portraits look the better for mytheme it emphasises the wasted location instead of the

images being all about the models


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Experimenting incorporating the

environment within the portraits and

how i could maybe frame with otherimages

How one material can be


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How one material can beused in many ways

This image very successfully shows how something very

simple can be shaped and turned into clothing

i would like to achieve something like this for my project


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http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/circular-

economy-environment

Mike Biddle: Why plastic is still 'the last frontier' of recycling

Contextual Reference

Wh l ti b h f l t d th i t!


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when burnt it produces harmful fumes, it requires large amounts of chemicalsduring creation which is costly to the environment, and when damped in the watersources they can harm aquatic animals.

! Plastic (particularly packaging) is generally not recyclable or biodegradeable

! They get into soil and slowly release toxic chemicals. They eventually break down

into the soil, with the unfortunate consequence being that animals eat them and

often choke and die.

! The petroleum and the gas thats used to create plastic bags is a finite resource.

! Plastic bags which pollute our oceanshave a bad habit of killingsea turtlesin

particular. They are by far the biggest casualty in all of this as they mistake carrier

bags for jelly fish, or similar and then end up choking.

Why plastic can be harmful to us and the environment!

http://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2013/03/plastic-

problems-how-do-plastic-bags-affect-our-

environment-2583446.html


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Vogue Hommes Japan

Julija Jankelaityte

I like this image because

it is very unusual and weird, apart from the cans on

her face the image could be used as a beauty

shot looking at the womans perfect makeup etc this

image also reminds me of Lady Gagas Telephone

music video in which she used coke cans as hair

accessories

This image is very High fashion from vogue

showing that even vogue are interested in

fashion images using recycled materials.

I like the use of the netting wrapped aroundthe head and also the branches resting on

the models back.

This together with the fashionable clothes in

the image create a very high fashion image.

Tim Walker


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Tim Walker

Use of materials to create unique clothing for fashion

purposes.

I like the idea of using unique materials to create forms, shapes

and clothing that could be seen as fashionable, this is what i feelTim Walker has achieve in all of the images above.

he has used materials in a way which no one would expect they

could be used.

Walker choses to create outfits that are rather theatrical and tell a

story within the photograph.

Danny Treacy


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Danny TreacyThem

Creating Weird Creations out of a collection of clothing

I like how Danny Treacy has created a haunting set of imagesbased of clothing he has collected. I like how

each image set the clothing or creation is completely different.

Danny uses a black backdrop to create a dark image together

with his haunting creations, both things together creates tension

within the images and this is why i think they work so well.


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Adam BouskaPhotographer Adam Bouska was inspired by 'Green Week' in America and decided to create afashion shoot that would fit in well with it. He styled his model in recycled materials and thenphotographed them in a way that looks like they could be from a fashion magazine. The dresses themodels are in are made out of old newspapers swell as the background and all of the accessories.Bouska has made using recycling materials in dresses look very fashionable with the way he hasmade the images into a fashion editorial. The dramatic hair, makeup and poses makes the clothingvery desirable, I was inspired by this as it makes recycled clothing look very fashionable.

I like how Adam has created clothing using something we read everyday, nearly every householdhas a newspaper and i think the images are really successful.


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Fashion Designer Inspiration

Alexander McQueen using "unusual" materials for stage and fashion choices. His stage design consisted ofold "junk" pieced together, the choice of reflective floor and lighting making it suitable for his fashion show.I love how Alexander has used recycled materials within the dress, black bin liners and bubble wrap, it is

very imaginative and strange and this is why i find it successful.


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Artist and set-DesignerLuke Abby

i chose this as anotherexample at howmaterial like foil cancreate a shiny andmirror like surfacewhich can be veryinteresting tophotograph

FALL 2014 READY-TO-WEAR


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Gareth Pugh

When first looking into this project i never

imagined i would find these sort of designers making

clothingout of recycled materials however

it isn't uncommon

and this

research into fashion was very important

into shaping my project.

Research into fashion like Gareth Pugh and

Alexander Mcqueen was very important to the styling

of the materials onto the model.

Styling Using Unexpected materials


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Styling Using Unexpected materials

Self Research

Dressed Hannah in foil like material testingdifferent ways materials can be used for

fashion.

I like creating shapes and forms within the

material and feel it looks effective.


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Experimenting with using material to form clothing, shapes andinteresting forms.

I feel this could be interesting to link to waste by using

unexpected materials like Tim Walker and Danny Treacy.

I could perhaps use Materials that can not be recycled easily.


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TutorialAfter my tutorial with Steffi i decided that going with

my strongest idea would be best, before the tutorial iwas stuck with what idea would be best to go with

and what i would get the best images out of.

I decided to go with the theme of building clothingout of items that are hard or impossible to recycle, i

have also decided i want to shoot this in a fashion

way incorporating ideas from my other previous

Experiments/Themes for example the use of

coloured backdrops etc.


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Studio Test Shoot oneTest shot using coloured back drop i knew from my

inspirational images i wanted to use colour. I decided

to light my shot with two soft boxes at either side i

liked the lighting and i think it worked really well with

the coloured background. I lit my set up similar to a

fashion style image this was important because i

wanted my images to look very fashionable. i also

experimented with over and underexposing andseeing what this did to the colour of my backdrop.

Materials


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Materialshttp://lausd-oehs.org/docs/Recycling/Non_Recyclable_List.pdf

When searching for materials i could use that couldn't be recycled Plastic stood out to me because nearly

everything that is plastic is hard or impossible to recycle, i also thought that maybe i could play around withcolour and pattern within this because i knew there are a wide variety of plastics in different colours for example

art plastic material and also cellophane which can be used to wrap presents and also flowers.

i liked the idea of wrapping someone up so that the plastic was covering the person to show that this issue is

starting to effect us more and more each day and its starting to become a real big issue and maybe starting to

suffocate us, it is changing the world we live in today and eventually if we carry on will ruin it.

I also like the idea of the model being just a shape without a identity so only showing little bits of body or face to

show someone being trapped within this plastic just like we are stuck within this problem.

PLASTIC: Any type of plastic that has NO number for recycling (e.g. Trash bags,

Ziplock bags, inside cereal box plastic, bubble wrap, clear plastic wrap, some

department store bags, potato chip bags, single cheese wrappers, 6-pack plasticand candy wrappers.) Soiled plastic bottles and bags.
http://lausd-oehs.org/docs/Recycling/Non_Recyclable_List.pdf


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Test Shoot One


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Test Shooting

with

coloured backdrops

and also

model poses


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Studio Test Shoot 2Testing with material cellophane

I chose the material cellophane because it is really

hard if not impossible to recycle, the material was

also available with patterns and colours which i

thought could work well towards my fashion styling

and look effective.

Test Shoot 2 Testing Materials


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I experimented

ith diff t ld h


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with different ways we could shape

the dress and how Nicky could

stand in a position that worked

well with the dress and its shape

For the next shoot i will do the same

lighting set up however i will ask the modelNicky to wear either all black or white

because i feel the dress she wore

beneath was too distracting

After a tutorial with Steffi

we both agreed that the material, poses andstyling were too much fashion based

and felt that it didn't suit my topic.

I felt my topic had to be dark and serious

because of the effects its having on us and

the earth.

I also think the pattern on the material wastoo distracting for this project.


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When first looking into Carmen Mitrotta I liked the use of material over the face,

this is just a few images of how i have tried to create a

similar style within my own work.


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Failed Polaroids from shoot

The test polaroids didn't work very well with the material

and didn't allow us to see through the material

which is one of the things i think works so well in the digital

tests.

Shoot Planning


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Shoot Planning

I planned to set up the shoot like a typical fashion shoot,

looking at many typical fashion lighting set ups and the one

i preferred most was the side lit effect this allowed me to

also gain the darkness in the images i wanted.

I lit the model with one medium soft box to the side of her

because i wanted harsh dark shadows to make theportraits more dramatic and also i liked the way it lit and

had different effects on the colours of the material

Side lit Fashion References


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S de t as o e e e ces

Test shoot 3 - Coloured Film Shoot


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Shot using Red, Blue and Green plastic art material


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I like the darker lighting, it gives it a darker fashion feel

instead of the typical fashion look, i also think this works

well with the material and colour of the materials, i chose

green, blue and red giving it a almost 3D effect .

Only showing

a little bit of


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I like the images that cover her face and give the images more mystery and

wonder what we are looking at (this is demonstrated more on the other contactsheets) i really like the dark shadows and i feel this emphasises how dark of a

topic this is and how it can be easily pushed in the dark and forgot about. if i had

the time to reshoot i would have also moved the model further away from the

backdrop because little little parts of the backdrop are visible

a little bit ofher face

looks like shestrying

to escapeto breathe andthat she issuffocating

However i felt these images didn't work in my final image set this was due to the darker colour of the materials andbackdrop and also the different shapes i created when wrapping the model again.


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My final print choiceMy final choice of prints consisted of these because i wanted awkward moments within the

shoot i feel this put across my dark suffocated theme even more successfully.

i also chose these images because i knew i wanted a portrait to face each way then a

centre portrait in the middle, this is also how i would arrange them within a exhibition.

if i had more time i would have liked to carry on this series and printed off more because a

few of my negatives would have also worked well with this image set

Other images i decided not to use


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These are some

of the images

i chose not to use

this was becausei felt they were not

as strong as

my final prints, this could

have

been due to lighting,

shape of material orjust how the model

is posed

I would haveliked to experiment

with more coloured

backdrops

If i could continue this series i would print..


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I would print this image because i like the

way

the material wraps around the headand also how this works well with the

models pose.

I also think this image looks very

constricting and suffocating

which fits well with my theme.

The way i have wrapped the material

aroundthe models body resembles a straight

jacket

contributing further to themes of being

trapped

and suffocated.

C i i l A i l


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Critical AppraisalWhen first starting this project i initially knew i wanted to do something with fashion or

portraits this was due to personal preference and what i felt i could do best in. I also found

that research into this was easier because of my interest into fashion photography i found

i already knew many influences that i could use as inspiration, my tutorials with Steffi

were really important to the shaping of my project i felt i couldn't see the strongest part of

my work and we together discussed which was the strongest and best idea i had. I had a

few issues within this project and the one that was the hardest to overcome was finding

space to actually book the studio due to it being really busy and fully booked, to solve thisi asked to share the studio with others that didn't mind borrowing half of the studio out this

meant i had to communicate with other students. Another problem that came from this

was that my final prints were took too close to the backdrop however with the studio being

fully booked and only a few days before hand in i didn't have time to correct this but given

more time i would have re shot distancing the model further away from the backdrop. I felt

i enjoyed this project more than the others i have overtook this year because i feel i have

applied more of myself to this project and also the fact i decided to take the fashion

editorial route which is what i want to pursue further after this project. I think my strongest

part of this project was my research into other photographers and also the materials to

use for shoot and my weakest being my final prints, i feel i need more practise when

printing in the colour darkroom even though this time i found it easier because i shot my

film in the studio and most of my prints were the same colour

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