What I Feel About ‘The Decisive Moment’ I feel that the decisive moment has become too synonymous with street photography which itself, outside of the very identifiable styles of well known photographers, has moved towards simply being black and white images taken of people reasonably close up out in the street; preferably with some unusual […]
Category: EYV
Research: Henri Cartier-Bresson
Review of Film This post assesses the key learning points and reflections I have from watching the film L’amour de court (Cartier-Bresson, 2001.) The video opens with one of his most famous images shown below in Figure 1. It is astonishing that Cartier-Bresson claims that this image was pure luck and that he had simply stuck his camera […]
Exercise 3.2: Long Exposure
Introduction For this exercise I took my inspiration from my research into Sugimoto. Researching his images taken over the entirety of a film screening, I was taken by two things: The idea that a single image can in one glance show the viewer an extended period of time. The fact that the visitors to the […]
Research: Chunking Express Cinematography
Introduction Chunking Express is a film written and directed by Kar-Wai Wong produced in 1994. The film makes use of an interesting technique on a few occasions within the film that could be replicated in single shots too. Slow Shutter Speed Technique The cinematographer for the film was Christopher Doyle (Shahnawaz, 2014) who uses a […]
Assignment 2: Collections Rework Post Tutor Feedback
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 […]
Research: Ultra Long Exposures – Sugimoto and Wesley
I personally tend to think of long exposures as being 1 or 2 seconds, or maybe a few minutes if using a dark ND filter such as a Lee Big Stopper. Two photographers introduced here take this idea to a whole new level. Hiroshi Sugimoto Sugimoto captures images showing a theatre and an entire film […]
Exercise 3.1: Moment in Time – High Speed Shot
Exercise Using fast shutter speeds, try to isolate a frozen moment of time in a moving subject. Depending on the available light you may have to select a high ISO to avoid visible blur in the photograph. Setup I decided to capture the bursting of a water balloon. Before I could even attempt this, I […]
Research: High Speed Image Capture
Introduction I researched this topic to be able to capture my response to Exercise 3.1 – capture a frozen moment in time. I had decided to capture a bursting water balloon. There are several challenges to be faced to capture a perfectly sharp image. I use a Nikon D800 and its fastest shutter speed is […]
Assignment 2: Reflection
This is my reflection on Assignment 2 ahead of receiving any tutor feedback. Demonstration of technical and visual skills – Materials, techniques, observational skills, visual awareness, design and compositional skills. (40%) For this assignment, I made use off shallow depth of field to highlight the subject of the photograph by choosing a long lens, wide […]
Assignment 2: Collections
Background and Approach In my initial thoughts, I describe how I decided to select ‘Crowds’ for this project. Over a long weekend, I was travelling in the Cotswolds and stayed in a town called Bourton on The Water. I was in the area to look for a house to buy and my wife and I […]