Interim Evaluation

In component 2 I took inspiration from Rut Blees Luxembourg, her work greatly influenced shoot 6, as I used the idea of long exposure times in capturing the lights in the urban landscape at night 

Portfolio

Connecting Essay

Shoot 6- Work Diary

In this shoot I wanted to capture the urban landscape at night, so I therefore decided to shoot pictures from a bridge over the top of a dual carriage way on the A10, for the photos to effectively capture the scene at night I used a long exposure to capture the lights of the passing cars.

In this image I chose to get a view of both sides of the dual carriage way, I used a tripod for the entirety of the shoot, in this image I stood further back with the camera to capture the whole scene. The exposure time I used on this shoot was much longer than most, it was between 20-30 seconds in order to capture the journey of the cars for the whole stretch of the road, this is evident in the fact that the light carries off into the farthest reaches of the photo, and the light captures multiple cars that have passed. The leading lines of the image is the way in which the trees become closer as the depth of field increases until the lights from the cars stops in the centre of the image creating an interesting depth of field. I think I've successfully shown an element of the urban landscape, as motorways of Britain are an essential part of transport and what we see regularly.

In this show I wanted to focus on a single side of the dual carriage way, this shot has a much smaller exposure. From this image it is evident a large vechile such as a lorry has gone past to leave such a highs stream of light. I used a tripod for this shot also, however part of the image just tend to blur out and wobble, this could be a factor I could have controlled via the setup of the tripod or a longer exposure time. In focusing on just the one lane meant that I could really hone in on the essence of exposure photography, despite the imperfections in the composition. I like the dim lit backdrop of the grass, sky and trees it works well against the strong colour of the red lights, and makes for an atmospheric shot.

Shoot 6- Straight Images

Shoot 6- Contact Sheet

Shoot 5- Work Diary

In this shoot I went on a day trip to London, I shot the series around tottenham court road, I thought this would be a very rich place in architecture and the urban landscape, so I decided to focus on here. I am overall happy with the set of images, as they seem to capture the essence of the urban picture. As a result of not having a tripod with me whilst taking the images, the aperture is not small enough, resulting in some of the depth of field and crispness to be missed out as both images are taken at an F stop of 5.6, this is something I would change in the future. 

The main components of the shot are the strong set of lines which make up the structure of the image, the vertical and diagonal lines of the shops, flats and signs and the jagged shape of the tree against the urbanised landscape, all buildings set against a pale blue cloudy sky, this make for a contrasting backdrop. I chose to shoot these buildings specifically because aesthetically it's contrasting with different dynamics to look at, the image shows the historical relevance of the buildings and a reflection on the architecture, the sandstone coloured building in the middle is clearly old and has been standing for years, whereas the other two have sprung up in more recent years, they appear more modern in design and structure, this shows a reflection on the need for more housing in London due to the increasing population, showing the architectural significance of the street. 

The main elements in this shoot are the brightness of the image and the candid type style of street photography. My intentions in the series were to capture the urban landscape of London, and this captures another important element of this, the people and therefore their goings on, the shot shows two subjects outside a food stall. The light illuminates one side of the shot on the right hand side revealing a sex shop in the background, this reveals a dimension that Shoreditch in London is renowned for in terms of the scene scene attributing to the portrayal of the urban landscape. I like all the different lines and colours of the shot, showing a street with lots going on, the depth of field could be better with increase of aperture which would help to show the subjects in the background with more clarity.
  

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In the future I'd like to taking my photography at night showing a new perspective on photographing the urban landscape, as up to date I have only managed to show the urban landscape in the day time therefore I think it would help to add an extra dimension on to my series of images.