Jesús Chapa-Malacara

I picked Jesús Chapa-Malacara because I like the way in which he show a lot of detail even though it is only a very small amount of time that is passing. I like that he is able to show a lot of detail in his photographs and the way in which he shows how much can be done in just a small amount of time. Jesús Chapa-Malacara shows the passing of seconds in a very detailed and clear image. 



In the image above the movement of the whole body has been clearly shown through out the picture and the use of colour has been planned out well to help make the movements clear. The used of the colours also means that the person looking at the photograph can see where the top half of his body went and where his legs went. He has also kept the most central image whole where as the opacity of the others has been changed to make them blurred and appear as one fluid picture. 

In the image above the feet of the person is the only thing featured in the photograph and the photograph allows people to see the detail of a very simple ballet move. The image has been manipulated to make the movements appear more fluid and look very detailed. The final placement of the feet is the part that has been kept whole as this helps show that the movement has ended and that time has finished moving within the photograph. 

In this image a very different style of dance is shown Jesús Chapa-Malacara normally photographs ballet but in this photograph he has chosen to photograph street dance. This image helps show how little time it takes for them to get into their positions despite how difficult their movements are. The image shows how high they have to get their legs in such a small period of time. 

In the image above again the passing of time of clear and shown through fact that she makes her way from one side of the frame to the other and the movement helps show that the time has passed. This is a longer time period than others because she is making her way across the whole image and this is a bit of a longer dance piece. 

In the image above the passing of time is extremely clear due to the fluid change from on position to another and the movement and passing of time is clear. The white contrasts the black background and helps show the passing of time due to the fact that the whole movement can be clearly seen in the photograph. 

 Jesús Chapa-Malacara work is an influence to me because it shows me a simple way in which to show a short period of time in a very detailed way. He work has also influenced me because he uses a very simple style and it works really well and this different colours work really well on the black background and I will keep this in mind during shoots. 

To summerise I will use the influence of  Jesús Chapa-Malacara in my project as it shows off a difficult camera technique and a difficult editing techniques. I think that I will use this in my project to help show off my bettering technique when using my camera.