THISISFEED.yahya: November 2008

Wedding Photoshoot (Summer 2008)

Peace on you,

I was invited to a cousins wedding this summer, I decided to take my camera along because it had got extremely dusty (well it would have if it wasnt in a nice bag!) Lets just say im really glad I took it along.

I have a few hundred photos im still working on (suprise, suprise) some need cropped, lighting changing etc. God willing they'll be done really soon, I wanted to create a specialised DVD cases, put the photos onto DVD and send them out.

A few pics:

Peace,
Yahya

Feed Season card (2007)

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Another brief I worked on with Zarah Malik (feedzarah.blogspot.com)

This was for a Feed Christmas/ Seasons card for last year 2008, which we hoped to send out to studios and the like (It was too close to Christmas when the card was finished so we didnt get to).
Being Muslims, we dont celebrate Christmas, so it was fairly difficult at first trying to think up something with real meaning. We decided that instead of trying to look at it through the view of wider society, we should look at it as we saw it as Muslims.

We found our inspiration in the Qur'an and the story of the miraculous conception of the Christ (peace be upon him), in particular when the angel Gabriel came to the lady Mary (may God be pleased with her) and told her she would have a child,
she replied 'how can I, when no man has touched me?' and was told that anything is possible by the will of God, all He has to say is 'be, and it is'

The main circular image is of a human egg being fertilised. The smallest and most hidden, seemingly unhidden moment, yet one which results in your very being. Praise be to God.
I found it to be the most appropriate image, than fitting the one word 'be' into it, leaving it to be pondered on.

Working images:

Peace,
Yahya

Eid ul-Adha Card (December 2007)

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This is a brief I worked on with Zarah Malik (feedzarah.blogspot.com)

Info coming soon

Research pics :

Our Final Design:

Peace,
Yahya

Christmas/ Winter Season card (Christmas 2007)

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Below is my final piece for the Season card brief we were set last year.

I went with a playful theme using a small paper bag as my 'card', However it did have a serious undertone of how the season which is regarded traditionally as one of joy, appreciating family ties, freinds and many of the other great blessings; has become one of utter comercialisation.

Consumerism has not only replaced spirituality, but has become one itself. You are told that you cannot have a good Christmas (and so cannot apreciate your blessings and find satisfaction) unless you place yourself into debt by buying everything in sight.
God help us to find true satisfaction.

Layout:

Final item:

Peace,
Yahya

Photography Final (June 2008)

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My final piece following photojounalism, looking into torture and rights abuses.
The figure in the picture is easily recognisable as the prisoner being electrified at Abu Ghraib. I chose to use a mannequin for my shoot because it represented how many people either dont appreciate the seriousness of situations like this happening everyday or prefer to forget.

I had variations of the poster, some with other text but I decided it held the audience better with the picture by itself, and the current text or link speaks for itself.