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March 02, 2013
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Assignment 4 (part 4)

Appendix A (early October)

For a long time I was having in my mind the idea of composing in an image a photo and a box with text.  While, I was reading the “Behind the Image” book, I have seen a photo by Martha Rosler, and understand the need to research further the work done by other photographers/ artists where an image is combined by text. I start google search combining “text photos” or something like that and I found the following link which is really useful,

http://www.mocp.org/exhibitions/2004/02/conversations_t.php

I really like the following part of it

“Placing words and images in the same perceptual space is not as easy as it looks. The artist has to keep track of four phenomena, not just the apparent two. First, the words have accepted, coded meanings and contexts that affect what we see in the adjacent images. Second, the words invoke mental images that might also conflict with what we see. Third, images have meanings and contexts that may alter our engagement with the adjacent words. Fourth, images can call up words in the mind of the viewer. The coordination of image/word/word/image is not easy, but the more difficult it is, the more possibilities present themselves for qualifying or clarifying the larger world”

I think that when we combine text with image we somehow give a different life in the image. It is more conceptual and can also be personal expressive and make people see things more the way they want them to see.

Going back to the link I decided to check each of the photographers.

http://www.sfmoma.org/explore/collection/artwork/15418#

This link give us information about the subject of her work, however the images in the photo are really small so we cannot really see the photos or the text.

http://whitney.org/Collection/MarthaRosler/934ax

In this link we can see the photos and the text however without the previous link we cannot understand the subject of the series. Looking to these photos, is really close to what I have in my mind. Especially the last one, most of the white area on the left is empty, just 4 simple words but they motivate us to think a lot. Also the choice of black and white strengthens the subject. In general I believe the black and white take us far from reality and help us to look the subject from a distance or somehow give it a different importance.

http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=41206

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Friedlander

http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=2002

http://www.jeffreywolin.com/written.shtml

http://www.mocp.org/collections/permanent/wolin_jeff.php

http://www.edelmangallery.com/wolin.htm

http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/Arts/Arts-idx?type=header&id=Arts.KochNotes&isize=L

http://juniorphotoseminar.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/words-jim-goldberg.html

http://www.olicito.de/blog/photographer-spotlight

http://www.olicito.de/blog/photographer-spotlight/145-rich-and-poor-photographs-by-jim-goldberg

http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=MAGO31_9_VForm&ERID=24KL53ZHEN

http://lsimpsonstudio.com/photographicworks01.html

http://siberart.com/

http://www.alexanderandbonin.com/artist/willie-doherty

http://www.karenknorr.com/photographs/archives/gentlemen/

http://www.barbarakruger.com/art.shtml

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/d-dominick-lombardi/nashville-arts_b_1924180.html?utm_hp_ref=arts&ncid=edlinkusaolp00000008

When I was checking this more recently the first link was not valid so you can check the following

http://archive.mocp.org/exhibitions/2004/02/conversations_t.php

Also I found the following two connected to the text in images

http://pictures-of-photography.blogspot.co.uk/2009/06/photography-life.html

(the photos with the birds and the text is an interesting one)

http://vi.sualize.us/fromthisdayon_lyricalgraphics_say_john_mayer_words_quotes_decoration_text_picture_3psr.html

In this one, the image is a “canvas” for the text

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March 02, 2013
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Assignment 4 (part 3)

(numbers refer to the supportive cd submitted to the tutor)

From these I decided to select the following final 6 to be submitted.

In these I tried to follow suggestions from previous assignments (checked the brightness of my screen hopefully the prints are not dark any more, sharpen for print, make them A4 with white frame, matt print etc).

Photo 1 (DSC_1997)

As you can read in my description before I plan initially to submit the 1999. However, the child in the bike was not focused so well. I like these one as it has the Blackpool Tower and as it is one of the Landmarks of the town I wanted to include it in one of the photos. I also like the implied line by the lights of the town. The activities shown here are cycling and walking. You can also notice (comparing to the initial jpeg file) that I cropped it and straighten it. Cropped as I thought it will look better without the guy walking (do not like his pose) and without the notice board.

Photo 2 (DCC_2040)

 Also cropped and straighten here. I like his expression here and the eye contact. One of the things I do not like is that you can see my reflection on the glass behind him. The activity shown here is that the guy is playing a musical instrument.

Photo 3 (DSC_2041)

Initially I did not think that this can be a good one. But looking it with fresh eye I like it. Also here crop the initial. For me especially as I did not born in UK I connected the seaside towns with Fish and Chips shops, so it was one of the ideas I wanted to show in this project. One thing I did not like initially is the car on the back left. The main activity here is the people who eat fish and chips, and some people walking around. I really like the expression of the standing guy. Also, the text which is saying “North Pier” reminds us that we are in a seaside town.

Photo 4 (DSC_2076)

One of my favourite ones. The guy alone walking in the empty beach and the  big Pier standing on the back also without any signs of life. Also the water in the middle, shapes an line which is parallel with the pier. The activity shown here is walking.

Photo 5 (DSC_2094)

As I mentioned, the Comic Carpet was one of the 1st things I noticed when I visited Blackpool. So I was really pleased when I have seen the guys skating here. Also here cropped the initial as there was another guy in the foreground. I hope that I catch the moment here.

Photo 6 (DSC_2109)

The activity shown here is the people who are dancing. I think it was really important in my first visit to the ballroom the understanding that I need to bring the appropriate equipment with me. I am happy that I include this photo, and it was something I definitely did not expect to take photos of.

The other final for the 12 which are rejected are:

DSC_1999 (as said I was thinking to submit this one)

DSC_1989 (I should have tried to take something more interesting there)

DSC_2042 (like the implied lines by the building here. Do not like though the poses of the people)

DSC_2075 (like it as a photo, do not like the position of the people in the left, it would be better if they were in the middle of having more people)

DSC_2095 (really like this one, however I wish to photograph him from the front and having his back facing me)

DSC_2199 (nice interesting location, different that usual. However, the only activity I could show here was people walking)

Final comments

All the photos from this assignment have been taken at a well defined area (Blackpool see attached map, also attached as a file)

I tried to have a variety in activities (walking, eating, cycling, dancing, skating) subjects and sizes (from close to the person with  the musician to very far in the case of the lonely walker)

What do you set out to achieve, including a description of how you see the essential character of the place

I think the best way to answer this is by copying a part of any e-mail I sent to my tutor few weeks ago

“The interesting part is the seaside.

There is a character there and something that makes me want to photograph it.

I have watched the program “999 what is your emergency” and I knew that it used to be a popular holidays destination 30-50 years ago.

Also I know that it is one of the poorest towns in UK.

 I am thinking to concentrate on the seaside and try to depict the following:

-The feeling that used to have an old glory

- I can take also a photo of a road which has hotels with a style of 30-50 years ago

- shops that are closed

- seaside shops

- take a photo of some people walking by the sea or maybe if I will find some people with dogs etc (I thought that there was sand beach but actually they build most of the areas between the pears with concrete, I need to depict that, plan to visit the tourist information centre, today was closed, and ask when this happen)”

How well you think you succeeded, including opportunities that were not available to you because of lack of time or access

I think there is no question if I succeeded what I was initially planning to do as my final photos are not connected at all with my initially planning. I think that this is good as If I was stack in my initial plan the photos would not be successful for this Assignment. I think in general I succeed to show some activities and to show the character of the town. I avoid taking people of people walking around carrying beers in the middle of the day as I did not wanted to put my self in danger (never know if they will be happy for that). I am guessing if I had more time (already delayed a lot this submission) I would try to take some more photos of activities by the sea, but this was not possible in most of the cased due to tide. Of course If I was living in Blackpool things would be different as I could take photos in the evenings and night (which I have not done for my safety again, as also travelling or walking to and from the station in Blackburn is not the best idea).

How you might have approached this assignment if you had simply been taking photographs with no end- result in mind (meaning an article to be published)

In this case I would have stick more to the initial thoughts I sent to my tutor. Try to take photos of empty building, show the old glory of the town and maybe make the photos black and white to make this feeling stronger.

[1]Gerry Badger, (2007), “The Genius of photography”, Quadrille Publishing Limited 

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March 02, 2013
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Assignment 4 (part 2)

Assignment’s Diary

August-September 2012

Initial thoughts to take photos in Guildford. Visited Guildford Museum for ideas but finally understand that as I spent the past 5 years in Guildford and have taken a lot of photos there, although I know it well, I was not inspired to take more photos.

Had some thoughts for specific areas in London (eg. China Town or Camden Town) but again did not work. Visited Farnham consider it a possibility.

October 2012 to Early January 2013

Feeling the pressure and the stress of the job hunting, did not allow me to be creative. Also thought as I am about to relocate it will be nice to use my new town as a the place for this Assignment and also I thought at that time that this will be a good opportunity to “meet” the new town.

Finally I end up with a new job in Blackburn. Lost few weeks due to relocation. Walking in the town I understood that this is not a place I want to photograph. The town is really depressing. I understand at that point that I have to look for another town. Manchester is too close, but I preferred to go for a smaller and more quite place.

15-12-2012

Visited Lytham (photo 1101), a nice small town. However I thought that cannot give the photos I wanted for this project.

 12-1-2013

Few weeks later visited Lancaster. A nice town, spent a couple of hours trying to photograph people in the local market. What it really impressed me was how people interact with the camera. They noticed it and stop and comment, thing which did not happen so often in the south, where most of the times people ignore you when you carry a camera. Took around 80 snaps there, my favourite one is 1689. It is a shame that this is not taken in Blackpool I think it would be great for this Assignment. To take these photos, I used a tripod, frame and looking to different directions and take the photos with a remote control, so make the people think that I am not actually taking the photo, the moment I took it.

13-1-2013

First Visit

This was my first visit to Blackpool. I have just heard about it on TV in the program “999, what is your emergency”. So the image I have in my mind is that it is a kind of “dangerous” place. This was before having any idea that I will found a job in the North, so I never expect to visit it.

While walking to work I am usually listening BBC Radio Lancashire. There local people from Blackpool saying that their town is not as it appear in TV. In general I like sea so I decided to try to visit it. I really liked the character of the town and decided that this will be  the place for this Assignment. I sent an e-mail with a couple of images to the tutor and share my thoughts. My initial plan was to show the “sadness” and the old glory of the town reflective  on the buildings without showing so much interaction with the people. My tutor advice me (correctly) that I have to show more how the people interact with the buildings and places.  I think I need to go back to Blackpool in the future and take the photos I thought initially as a personal project, possibly in black and white.

Some photos of the first visit are attached.

I really liked the comic carpet and how the people interact with it by stopping and reading it. (photo 1750 and 1752). Some other locations/ ideas I noticed in the 1st visit are in the photos 1759 (possibly show people walking/ cycling there), 1760 (really like this as an image as I think it has a lot of emotions but seems like it does not fit for this Assignment)  and 1762 (like the ideas of the illumination lights and the tram lines on the left and the pleasure park on the back as they are characteristics of the town). It is important to say that in this visit the tide was high and I thought that as the concrete walking area shown in photo 1759 looks new to me that this has replaced the sand beaches. I was wrong as there is a tide which I did not know. The tutor mentioned that in his response.

26-1-2013

2nd visit

In this second visit my train to Blackpool north had around 30-40 minutes delay. So I decided to take the train to Blackpool South station. I stopped to the Blackpool Pleasure Beach station and walk back until the Blackpool Tower to have a feeling of the town. On my way back, I have seen two guys fishing (1986). I like the contrast of the label which saying “Keep Out” and the guys being inside and fishing. I did not feel really comfortable to take the photo without asking them and that why it is not so good composition.

After that I have seen some guys cycling. I snap few photos. In which I also tried to include the Blackpool Tower, which is one of the landmarks of the town. Attached are photos 1991-2000. My favourite one is the 1999. I like the composition in its. I think I will keep this as one of the final 6. I just need to crop it. I keep walking and gone back to the comic carpet. Seen some people running there, but not so happy with how the photos came out (an example is photo 2002).

Later I gone to the visitor information centre as in my first visit (was Sunday) it was closed. I took a magazine about Blackpool and asked them for good places (explain a little the project). They proposed the Winter Gardens, the ballroom in the Blackpool Tower and also mentioned Blackpool Tower as an important landmark. The guy says “Paris has Eiffel Tower and we have Blackpool Tower”.

I have visited the Winter Gardens but there were not so many people there or something interesting. Visited also Blackpool Dungeon, asked them if I can take photos of the actors, but the manager sent me an e-mail later and told me that this is not possible. Been in the ballroom in the Tower. I really like there how free the people feel. Take some photos (around 30 snaps) attached are 3. Tried to change composition, also gone in the two different levels. Find the  good position, but I understand that I need to come back with my 35 mm lens and also with Tripod (2019,2029,2032).

I keep walking and noticed an outdoor musician.  If I want to take photos of artist like him I usually drop some coins to them and they pose. I do not need to ask. It is a kind of “silent agreement”. Took three photo of him (2038-2040). The last one is my favourite. This will be the second photo I will submit.  Photo 2041 is another possibility (people eating). For me seaside towns in UK are connected with Fish and Chips shops.  Photo 2042 is another. I like the implied line of the green sitting places and we have the couple walking their dogs.

2-2-2013

3rd Visit

As in both the previous trips the tide was high, I start checking online what is tide etc. Find out that there are several places online where you can check the level of the tide. Understand that it is a periodic phenomenon and that it has highs and lows. Tried to arranged my visit to be when the tide was low. Si first things was to go directly to the beach. Finally !!! I have seen how big and nice is the beach when the tide is low. Most of the beach was empty as still the access was restricted (photo 1989). Decided to risk it, but be really careful and not stay long. The idea was to take some photos with people walking in the empty beach but also try to include part of the piers. I took few photos. Five of them are 2065, 2068, 2072, 2076 and 2075. I am debating between 2-3 of them.

After that gone back to the comic carpet. It was really nice that this time there are some teenager skating there. Spent around 15-20 minutes taking several photos with different composition and trying to catch the moment. The initial thought was to have the building on the back not cropped in the frame. An example of that is photo 2083. My favourites from these series are  2094 and 2095. I just need to crop 2094 if I will go for that one.

After that, gone back to the ballroom. Have this time with me the 35 mm lens and the  tripod. The first thought was to find the correct settings. I know that the lighting conditions are not great to take photos, but I think that this would be a great example of people interacting with place. I spent around 30-45 minutes. Try to have a good composition and also wait for the moment the dancing couples to give me a nice patterns. 

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March 02, 2013
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Assignment 4 (part 1)

Assignment four:

A sense of Place

Introduction:

For this Assignment a series of photos has to be taken in a well defined place. We need to draw together all the skills learned so far, and also show what buildings and spaces mean for people. This is an assignment for an intelligent thoughtful travel publication and demanding a considered, in depth treatment.

At this point I want to apologize for the few months delay to submit my assignment. However, this happens due to the fact that I was looking for a job and the relocation from Guildford to Blackburn when I found one.

Research

Visit Galleries:

Visited the following galleries since the last Assignment submission (either I was not in the mood to take notes and just visited them for the sake of it, or when I kept they have been lost due to the relocation)

-          National Portrait Gallery in London (visited early autumn, some interesting portraits connected to the Olympic games in London)

-          Photographers Gallery in London (after refurbishment, early September 2012)

-          Towner Contemporary Art Museum in Eastbourne (mid September 2012, I remember that I like the building but not so much the exhibition)

-          Watts Gallery (outside Guildford, as a part of my volunteering, mainly features paintings of  Victorian artist George Frederic Watts, really like some of his portraits)

-          Harris Museum and Art Gallery in Preston (really like the building and the Art work)

-          Manchester Art Gallery (Really like the combination of the old and the new building, like some of the photography they have and the modern art, visited it twice but need to go back again)

-          Cornerhouse gallery

Other students work:

http://www.educatedfred.com/PandP/Ass/pandp_iv.html

Find this in the blog of the week. Seems like a well organised blog, I think his research is well done. Kind of inspiration to do more research.

I have seen also these in the past

http://judybach.wordpress.com/category/assignment-4/

 (seems well organised but I think the quality of the images is not great)

http://jbroughton-pap.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/assignment-4-finished.html

Not so good organised, but I have to accept that is close to my blog or how the blog was before the tutors suggestions. The photos are not too bad however in one of her submissions there are not people at all which is not what we have to submit in this Assignment. Also, some of the photos she did not submit in the final 6 are stronger than those she submitted (again I remember the same comment from the tutor in my previous assignment)

http://elsonbeaumont.com/peopleandplaces/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/A-Sense-Of-Place.pdf

Again here we do not have so much interaction of the people and place (same of the photos absent of people, also slightly dark photos)

Looking to magazines:

I like reading on flight magazines. I am usually flying with easyjet. Sometimes the way they present their stories or describe destinations it not like a tourist magazine, but give us more insight about the character of the people and the places.

Examples:

Oct 2012 (p. 74-75, 102)

January 2013 (p. 62-67)

Also the BA magazine, I could not find link to an online edition, an example I found in their website is

http://www.bahighlife.com/News-And-Blogs/Adventure-Blog/Never-too-late-to-learn-to-ski.html?PageNumber=1

(Really like both photos but look like they gone to extreme in the post production of the sky)

Other photographers:

I decided to check if I can find something relevant to the books I have. Open the “Genius of Photography” [1], and found a chapter called “Towards a social landscape”.

First photo in this case is “Southam Street, North Kensigton” by Roger Mayne, google it and find this link http://photomuserh.wordpress.com/2012/05/20/roger-mayne-street-photographer/

The 1st photo is the photo in the book. I think all of them are great examples of people interacting with place (of course in our day there will a possible issue with taking photos of children without permission).

Another interesting photo is the  “American Legion Convention” by Garry Winogrand

http://streetreverbmagazine.com/features/classic-street-photographs/classic-street-photographs-american-legion-by-gary-winogrand/

or here with more of his work

http://www.masters-of-photography.com/W/winogrand/winogrand_american_legion_full.html

Another one is by Tony Ray Jones “Derby Day”

http://www.annacattermole.com/2011/a-book-of-influences/tom-ray-jones001/

I think in these cases it is hard to be critical as they are all masters of photography. We can just learn from them.

Furthermore, Chris Killip’s “Craps and People” http://www.phillips.com/auctions/lot-detail/CHRIS-KILLIP/UK040210/38/4/1/12/detail.aspx

The tutor suggests the following:

http://todayspictures.slate.com/resort/ ( i have seen some of the photos of this series in the past, like his work, also like some of his selfportraits)

http://simoncroberts.com/ ( I think I have seen the photos of the piers in a gallery or a book about them.  Also seen the “We English” photos in the past, really like the emotions that come from his work, inspiring)

I think both photographers can inspire me to move in this direction, not so much in this project but in general in my photography work. I believe sometimes we can “see” photos like the ones presented in the “last resort” but we are shy to snap them as the object is really close to us. A skill which is not so easy to learn and need a lot of courage to overcome the boundaries that stop us from doing so.

More research follows in Appendix 1 (for a personal project)

Books

-          Anna Fox, Natasha Caruana, (2012) “Behind the image”, AVA Publishing

I really like this book as it makes clear to me the importance of research in photography

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March 02, 2013
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Shooting with Maria

This was a little different than the previous shootings I had done in general.

We met with Maria few days before the shooting to go through the ideas.

She wanted to do a shooting with kidnapping theme. I was not that comfortable with the idea but I think she was right. I was thinking that the lighting was not great and worried in case the police will be around if we will be in trouble, but the final result was much better than I expected. Also it was a long day but worth working with her.

We said that we might work again in the future, but again as I mentioned in my previous post I might prefer to spent my holidays just relaxing…but you never know if she comes up (which I am sure) with a really nice idea, why not.

After the Kidnapping we shoot on a bridge. I was feeling more comfortable there, as it was closer to the  things I have done in the past. 

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March 02, 2013
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Shootings in Thessaloniki

I need to update my blog with more recent shootings.

Going back to my Christmas holidays I decided to do some shootings back to Greece.

I was having a location in my mind and I was really happy that two models wanted to work with me.

Looking back to that shooting, I had the following thoughts:

I need to check better the location before to propose (things was not as I had them in mind, my fault was that I did not visit that location for more than a year)

Also I think it is better to have proper holidays back to Greece and only do shootings that will be really important for my portfolio

Models: Katerina  and Anthi

Dates (27-12-2012)

Finally, I understood how differently people think in Greece and UK about the shootings. 

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January 27, 2013
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Project 23: Selective processing and prominence

For this exercise we need to work in one of the photos taken for either project 19 or 21 and make two versions of the same photo. In the 1st one the figure should be less prominent and in the second the figure should stand out more.

I decide to work in one of the photos taken for project 19 (photo 1).

Before starting doing any adjustments I select (using a combination of selection tools) the sea around the figure (photo 2).

After that I wanted to make the figure to stand out by darkening the sea. I did that by adjusting the levels (Photo 3). After that I thought to make the sea brighter to make the figure less prominent. However, still this adjustment (Photo 4) make the figure stand out. Maybe this happens as the figure is really bright compared to the surroundings (sun is on the right).

In a next trial, I change the saturation and I think this helps to make the figure less prominent (Photo 5). 

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January 27, 2013
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Project 22: Adjusting the balance between person and space

First of all, noticing when the last time I post in my blog was is really scary. I need to apologize for the big absence. I have been in contact with my tutor and explaining that many things were happening in my life. I was looking for a job in the autumn and that stress was keeping me from being creative and working for the course. After that, when eventually I found a job at the end of October, I needed to relocate from Guildford to Blackburn. So, few weeks gone again. After that I was trying to get used to the new life/town/ job and here we are end of January.

I took the photos for this assignment at the end of August. The model in all the photos is Alisha.

The challenge for this project was to take photos that showing the two different cases, in one of them the attention should go to the person and in the second to the settings. I thought for this project instead of working with random passing people to work with one of my models. I explain to Alisha what I wanted to achieve. I used tripod to keep the frame the same in the two different cases.

When I was happy with the framing, I asked her to pose leaning to the tomb (photo 1). I am quite happy with this photo and I think we can say that we notice her more than the place.

For the second photo, I tried photos 2-5.

Photo 2: I like this one. However I think that I should have asked her to move more on the left so not a part of her to be hidden behind the tomb

Photo 3:  This is not too bad, maybe to make it better I could ask her to have a different pose

Photo 4: I think this is good. Also, I believe that in this case is more a photo of the tomb with a person standing on the background (balance of attention more in the place)

Photo 5: Here, similar to the photo 4, but as she looks at me  some attention going to her and maybe the balance is equally between the place and her.

So in summary, we have two photos in the same frame,  in Photo 1 the attention is on the person whereas in Photo 4, the attention is on the place. 

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September 26, 2012
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Project 21: Making figures anonymous

Although to make the figures anonymous did not sound so complicated, the tricky part was to make the photo to be primarily for the place.

I hope that I achieved that in all the photos posted here.

Photo 1 (small and many): It is clear that this is photo of the High street (place) in Guildford. However, I think that the people  should be smaller not to be recognised.

Photo 2: (Facing away): I was walking after taking the photo 1. I was lost in thoughts and then noticed this couple outside the pub. I thought  that this can also fit for this project. When I checked the photo in the screen I thought of the camera that it will look better If I will not include the little column. Unfortunately they have already moved and did not managed to take the other version.  A thing I like in this photo is how the brown stand out in the general darker colour pallet (grey, blue and black).

Photo 3 (small and many):  I really like the implied yellow line of the rubbish bins here and the feeling of place.

Photo 4 (small and many)

Photo 5 (small and facing away): Here I think we go to the elements of design which are used in the photo. Horizontal lines of the beach and the horizon and also the bird and the couple which we can consider as “points”

Photo 6 (looking from above): This method is not among those proposed in the project. I was walking on the road close the beach in Brighton and looking from the top I noticed the couple and took the photo. Later, I thought that this can also fit for this project. 

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September 26, 2012
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Project 20: Busy Traffic

On the 18th of August I had a shooting in London with Yomi. The night before, I was checking the projects of the course and though to combine the shooting with this one.  The meeting with Yomi was in Waterloo station, so I arrived earlier to check the possibility of taking photos there.

I have gone to the information desk and they told me that due to security reasons I will not be allowed to take photos, however they suggested to check with the reception (did not know that there is reception in the train stations :P)

Gone to the reception and explain to the lady what I wanted to do. Initially, she was saying that I have to informed them in advance etc but she sign me in as a visitor, where I register as student of  the OCA J (see photo 10). The rules were no tripod, no flash and no photos of the train station staff. Furthermore I had to wear all the time visitor pass so not to be stopped by the police or the security. 

All the photos give a sense of the nature and the function of the place as a train station (big signs etc, photos 1-9). I tried different viewpoints in photos 1-4. The last one I thought it was the strongest one and hence I keep it, with small movements for photos 5-9.

Due to the low lighting and as I was not allowed to use tripod I decided to have with me the 35 mm standard lens which give lower apertures and hence I can go to shorter exposure times without worrying of possible effect of shaking hand etc.

I focused on the poster of the athlete at the back which in some of the photos results in having the people closer to me out of focus. I could not avoid this for reasons explained in the previous paragraph.

In photos 4-9 we can see how the movement of the people and their different positions and patterns affect the image. I believe the strongest image  for this project is Photo 6 where the people shape an implied diagonal line in the lower part of the photo (notice the differences between photos 4-6).

Comparing photos submitted for projects 19 and 20 it is clear that photos in Project 20 depict the “busyness” of the place. 

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