Exercise In manual mode take a sequence of shots of a subject of your choosing at different times on a single day. It doesn’t matter if the day is overcast or clear but you need a good spread of times from early morning to dusk. You might decide to fix your viewpoint or you might […]
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Research: Using Daylight (Mann and Schmidt)
This research reflects firstly on the aesthetic perspective to the usage of light in an image and then looks at how a different perspective can be reached and a different outcome achieved by considering light from an artistic or expressive point of view rather than a purely aesthetic one. Aesthetics Alone This perspective is that […]
Exercise 4.1: Mid Tones
Exercise (Part 1) Set your camera to any of the auto or semi-auto modes. Photograph a dark tone (such as a black jacket), a mid-tone (the inside of a cereal packet traditionally makes a useful ‘grey card’) and a light tone (such as a sheet of white paper), making sure that the tone fills the […]
Assignment 3: Rework Post Tutor Feedback
When I received the feedback on this assignment I was very disappointed. In my images I had wanted to show the difference between the market (which is full of people paying a lot of money for things such as coffee) and the surrounding area, which is very poor. My tutor felt that the images did […]
Assignment 3: Reflection
Demonstration of technical and visual skills I think this assignment has shown my development in visual awareness and compositional skills more than any so far. Thinking first of visual awareness, If I look for a moment at the image “Nat has Herpes”, in the past I’m not sure I would even have noticed the message […]
Assignment 3: Submission
Assignment This assignment sets the task of collecting six to eight images that support or go against the notion of Cartier-Bresson’s Decisive Moment. In my assessment of this concept, I could see arguments for and against the idea and planned to explore the idea further as part of this assignment. Thinking and Initial Steps In […]
Research: Radical Eye at Tate Modern Exhibition and Catalogue
I went to see Radical Eye – a collection of photographs from Elton John’s personal collection that was on display at the Tate Modern. I visited on 12th May 2017. Overall Impression The approximate date of most of the photographs on display was typically early to mid 1900s. The images were ordered into portraits, creative […]
Assignment 3: Initial Thoughts
Initial Thoughts When first reading this assignment my first thought was OK, I need to do street photography. But then I remembered the view that I formed on what exactly the decisive moment is, and the alternative views, so then I thought: OK, but what kind of street photography? Namely should I aim for […]
Exercise 3.3: Framing
Exercise Find a good viewpoint, perhaps fairly high up (an upstairs window might do) where you can see a wide view or panorama. Start by looking at the things closest to you in the foreground. Then pay attention to the details in the middle distance and, finally, the things towards the horizon. Now try and […]
Research: Martin Parr
Background Martin Parr is a British photographer who captures images that take a largely satirical view on human life (Wikipedia, 2017). Figure 1 below taken from Parr’s own website (Parr, 2016) is a great example of the satire that flows through all his images. In his own documentary video (Parr, 2011) Parr discusses that the […]