Lin Osborn

To create her original and professional artwork, Lin Osborn presents small, detailed photographs and arranges them in a strongbox shape layout. The subject matter amongst her photo's, are typical ordinary objects taken from either everyday life or the natural world. Osborn graduated in Fine Art in 2001, before specialising in photography at the Winchester School of Arts. The subject matter tends to be digitally manipulated, as some images tend to be cropped to increase the focal point, or zoomed in to highlight the subject matter. This allows her work to be visually clearer for people to understand the purpose of the image, and what it is the artist wants to get across.

With all the images perfectly in line, it gives a sense of professionalism, allowing them to look more mature and sophisticated. The equal placing and sizing of the photo doesn't create any particular focal points, which results in each image to have a sense of secure structure.

The use of themes in her work are apparent with each different photo, whether some focus on a variety of different doors, or close up images of someone smoking, they all hold they're own themes, and give out they're purpose. Her images of doors could be a personal subject to her, whether they're the houses to people she associates with, or buildings in her local area. The images of smoking could link to a habit that she has, or someone she's close to has, and this is her way of getting it across. However her smoking images conflict with society's way of seeing smoking, and this could cause controversy.

The images as a whole, has been planed and posed. First she plans the pictures she wishes to take, arranged a photo shoot to get them and then digitally manipulates them to create the box layout. Some images, such as the doors, seem more spontaneous and free as not all the camera angles are the same, however this creates a sense of freedom and experimentation. Also, these images that are more spontaneous contrast with the overall professional look, however the freedom in the photo's give that firm structure more of a challenge.

I appreciate her work and ideas, because instead of having a hundred different images of the same subject, she arranges them into one image and allows them all to work together. Her bright use of colours creates a happy atmosphere, which gives a feeling of freedom. Even though some of her images are basic and simple (the doors) they give off a sense of society and shows travel. I feel her work can be changed and edited to personally suit a range of people, as personal hobbies or environments could be replaced instead.