Shoot 2- Work Diary

 For this shoot I decided to go to to an old WW2 bunker along the lee valley river, I wanted to focus on the architecture of the building, as it is built very unlike most modern day structures, also I was aware of the graffiti, I thought the urbanized influence therefore made for other interesting parts to focus on.

In this image, I wanted to get a perspective of the entirety of the building, I wanted the whole structure to be visible from a view, Shooting the building from this angle meant that I'd be able to show the different dimensions and parts of the bunker, and therefore showing the architectural value that the bunker played in defending from the enemy and being the shape and material it is to hold up from imposing opposition, due to it's cement material and grounded structure. The graffiti is a part of the new urbanization of the WW2 structure, showing the change and evolution of the use of buildings and landscape. The backdrop of the blank sky sets the bunker standing out and therefore contrasting with the sky.

This image shows off an upwards view of the structure of the roof of the building, showing how robust and strong the building is and the use it once had to serve in WW2. The choice in taking the shot looking up was due to the light coming through between both walls of the bunker, this has been effective in illuminating the graffiti on the left building, and the tone of the image is very light and airy with the dark contrast of the green mossy wall on the right. , Shooting the bunker serves as an example in the makeup of the urban landscape, it is a very small part but makes for an interesting shoot due to the interesting architecture, and graffiti.

                                                                       Progression-

In the future I want to incorporate the perspective I have used in the last two shoots of going out and finding interesting examples of the urban landscape, and info structure in these places, but I would like to shoot a broader range of locations, buildings in one series as opposed to what small building or place, hopefully making for more of an eclectic portrayal of the urban landscape.