Feedback

Feedback I received on my initial submission was generally positive with the main area for improvement to be that of editing, or shot selection, for the final set.

Editing

I think in my original submission, I had focussed strongly on avoiding having too many images that were essentially the same.  In doing so, I lost sight of one of the key learnings from my research for this assignment – the objective of each shot is to show the subject in the context of the crowd.

It is the combination of the subject and the crowd that makes it a crowd shot and an interesting shot at the same time.  Both elements are necessary.

Two of my shots in my original selection met the criteria I was aiming for in terms of shallow depth of field and isolation of the subject however there was no context of the subjects against the crowd, essentially they were just solo shots.

The two shots in question were Image 7 which showed a biker by himself and Image 9 which showed a traffic warden by himself.  In both cases, there was no crowd interaction.

I have replaced these two shots:

• The new Image 7 shows a family finding a quiet spot within the crowd so that they can feed their baby.

• The new Image 9 shows two girls finding a spot by the river to play a game of cards, the backdrop of the crowd walking over the bridge serves to emphasise the bit of space the two have managed to find.

Individual Images

The original Image 6 contained figures to the left of the subject couple and my tutor felt that this was distracting.  I have cropped the left hand side of the image and I have to agree that the resultant image is more powerful.

Updated Set

Updated Layout