Aleksander Mikhailovich Rodchenko

Aleksander Mikhailovich Rodchenko, 5th December 1891- 3rd 1956. He was a Russian artist, sculptor, photographer and graphic designer. He was one of the founders of constructivism and Russian design, married to the artist Varvara Stepanova. ''Rodchenko was one of the most versatile constructivist and productivist artists to emerge after the Russian revolution.'' He worked as a painter and graphic designer before turning to photomontage and photography. His photography socially engaged, formally innovative and opposed to a painterly aesthetic. Concerned with the need for analytical -documentary photo series, he often shot his subjects from ''odd'' angles; usually high above or from below. This was done to initially ''shock'' the viewer and to postpone recognition. He wrote ''one has to take several different shots of a subject, from different points of view and in different situations, as if one examined it in the round rather than looked through the same key hole again and again.''

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I felt like this photoshoot was very successful as my main focus was to capture the reflective elements demonstrated on Rodchenko's original piece. To achieve this, I used a spotted baking tray and made sure the sunlight was shining onto the model to gain the spotty reflection on the models face/body.

I have developed this photos in particular as I really liked how the reflection effect was gained. Firstly to start with I altered the levels creating more tone and depth within the photo. The I used the warming photo filter to give the photo a sepia/black and white colour on top. This made the photo look nostalgic and really made the spot reflections stand out.