My initial ideas for juxtaposition were to contrast life with death, this is because we are taught to fear death as a final destination and were taught to fear our final judgement by whichever God you believe in. I used skulls to represent our mortality at the end of every work record.
For each work record I completed a shoot that was relevant to the photographer I'd researched and then at the end of each work record I placed another contact sheet of images that merged the shoot I'd just completed with skulls. I did this so that I'd be able to evolve and better my style of photography twice with each photographer. The first shoot would be focused on using the techniques and the compositions of the photographer and then the second shoot would be using the new skills I'd learnt and applying them to the theme of Juxtaposition. This second shoot can be found under the title of Juxtaposition at the end of every work record, apart from the last because Cheech Sanchez's work related directly to the theme of juxtaposition and my recurring theme of skulls.
Cheech Sanchez was the most influential in my work as it was through her work that I began focusing on composition. Another prominent photographer that influenced my work is Beth Galton as her work helped highlight the importance of lighting in my work.
Here are some examples of my work that was improved by their influence.
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