Composition
Rule of Thirds
The rule of thirds describes a basic compositional structure of a photograph. Taking any image, you can split it into 9 segments by using 3 vertical and 3 horizontal lines. The rule of thirds suggests placing key elements of your photo at the points where any of the lines intersect.
Triangles
Triangles are a great way of combining different compositional techniques, such as lines and paths, using them to create a more interesting aspect of a photograph. The best thing about using triangles is their ability to make a photo feel stable or unstable.
Balance
Balance in photography is observed when an image has subject areas that look balanced throughout the composition. It is achieved by shifting the frame and juxtaposing subjects within it so objects, tones, and colors are of equal visual weight.
Layers
Another intriguing method utilized in composition is called “layering”. ... This technique involves using foreground, subject and background so that all layers of the images work together to help tell a comprehensive story.
Framing the Environment
John Divola - Zuma series
In the 1970s, Los Angeles photographer John Divola began photographing in abandoned, often dilapidated houses. With his series Vandalism (1973–75) and Zuma (1977–78), however, he didn’t just photograph houses. Here, Divola describes how he manipulated the environments with painting and other interventions as a way of “vandalizing the tradition of photography.”
My Response-
WWW= I think the zoomed in framed photo went well, nice zoomed perspective of original photo
EBI- A more scenic/interesting photo could've been better, left out addition of Millena in first set of photos and a more balanced and sturdy hold on frame
Reflected Images - Andy Yeung
my aim here was to mimic Yueng's work by find interesting shapes in my local area and reflecting the image to distort the shape into a more creative pattern.
WWW- I think the images I had chose to photoshop and reflected we're good choice to give in interesting look.
EBI- As an improvement, I could've chosen a better angle to reflect from and also done a more cleaner cut on the image while reflecting.
Formal Elements
In this topic I was trying to find different subjects of photography in my environment.
Focus
Strata
Romain Jacquet-Lagreze- Wild Concreate
Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze is a French photographer born in France in 1987. He grew up in Paris suburbs until he moved abroad in 2008. Originally dedicated to visual art, his interest in photography started to prevail after his arrival in Hong Kong.
My Response
In these responses, my aim is to find nature and plants spurting and growing in mankind structures or more obscure areas that arent normally linked to nature or wildlife.
My second response to wild concrete in the same environment.
Three strands
STRAND 1 -Paul Graham
Paul Graham (b. 1956) is a critically respected contemporary British photographer, whose work has been the subject of more than eighty international solo exhibitions, seemingly taking candids of strangers or empty spaces.
In an independent response to this, I would choose a busy pedestrian area and capture images of people unaware in the moment.
If I were to respond to the image on the right, I would try to take a aesthetically empty barren area. I am interested in Paul Graham's work because of simplicity and flexibility to imitate. |
My Response
I attempted to take candids of people walking across down the street minding their own business, albeit a bit creepy. It was captured on a fast shutter speed to allow the least light in as possibly due to the sub and to capture peoples movements focused.
Second Response
Using the same shutter speed as the previous attempts , I took a different location and tried to take still image of people without their awareness.
STRAND 2 - Michael Wolf
Michael Wolf was a German born artist and photographer who captured daily life in big cities. His work takes place primarily in Hong Kong and Paris and focuses on architectural patterns and structures, as well as the documentation of human life and interaction in the city.
My first response:
These were taken in the evening in East Finchley with a high shutter speed to add brightness into the picture.
Second Response
These we're taken in seperate locations, mid day to capture to clarity and reflection in the buildings. In the bottom left the angle captured creates an effect of the building falling away from you against the blue sky.
Third Response
In these images, I am focusing on the buildings and bringing attention to the structure and paterns of building in citys.
Final Set
Taken off the hill in Muswell Hill, I used a far zoom effect to capture to layers of the buildings overlapping instead of focusing in one single sky scraper. However that may have backfired and resulted in a slightly more blurred image. I could have chosen a more sturdier platform to balance my camera as it is very jittery on the long zoom.
Marcus Lyon - Inspiration
Marcus Lyon - Inspiration
STRAND 3 - Andreus Gursky
Andreas Gursky is a German photographer and professor at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Germany. He is known for his large format architecture and landscape colour photographs, often using a high point of view in most of his photos.
I chose Andreas Gursky as it he has nice publications and his work would give me a variety of places and responses to pick from, his colour scale manages to be a wide assortment of shades which makes it more interesting.
The best place to respond with, would be Muswell Hill as it resides on the hill that overviews central and Canary Wharf. |
Initial Response
This being my first response, I think I was partly successful in how I achieved the sense of layering and the continuo effect of the housing, however I think it could have been more colourful instead of the blandish look it has currently, however that was probably due to the maximum zoom and jittery hands. That could quickly be improved with a more stable set up and easier spot to take the photos.
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Secondary Response
Third Response
I used to panorama wide angle view to take pictures of the aisles, however I yet again took it from a front view instead of from above.
In the other two images I took I was trying to capture a never-ending effect that Gursky has when he takes his images of mass housing or supermarkets, by which I mean the overcrowding of his photos. |
Strand 2 Continued Development- Michael Wolf + Marcus Lyon Adaption
Marcus Lyons work represents to global city domination and the future global growth. He takes images of various different economies and photoshops them to replicate the evolution of megacities.
I will be responding to Michael Wolf and Marcus Lyon combined as they have similar related work and modifying it to my own style.
Development 1
City photographs buildings that will then be developed in the style of Micheal Wolfe views from the Tate or other higher areas in London. Waterloo bridge is good as the buildings are clear to see.
Experiment 2
Continuation of development 1
WOLFE+LYON
WOLFE+LYON
A practice response to teste my skill, I used a more urban view of landscapes annd edit structures instead of buildings
Developed strand
I have developed my strand more, and used the idea of night photography and a crowded landscape and merged Lyons and Wolfs work
BELOW
an edit of the image above to make the panorama more realistic. trying to not make it seem to symmetrical
an edit of the image above to make the panorama more realistic. trying to not make it seem to symmetrical
Development 2
Close up images of building in a Micheal Wolf style. Fill the frame and capture pattern and layers in buildings in London. A focus on glass buildings around Canary Wharf.
Edit 2
Development 1 + 2
City photographs buildings that will then be developed in the style of Marcus Lyon views from the Tate or other higher areas in London. Waterloo bridge is good as the buildings are clear to see.
EDIT- My urban landscapes were captured in Kennington, On Millennium Bridge and around St. Paul's Cathedral. Images on the bridge were difficult to capture as it required a higher level because of how congested the bridge was with pedestrians and the scaffolding surrounding most buildings.
EDIT- My urban landscapes were captured in Kennington, On Millennium Bridge and around St. Paul's Cathedral. Images on the bridge were difficult to capture as it required a higher level because of how congested the bridge was with pedestrians and the scaffolding surrounding most buildings.
Second Response
EDIT
Artist & Me
MARCUS LYON & MICHEAL WOLFE
MARCUS LYON & MICHEAL WOLFE
Between Lyon's work and my own responses, I was able to imitate his effects of city domination and rapid urban growth. I did well at making it seem realistic and familiar, but still being clear that it feels unusual.
Where Lyon manipulates city's and skyscrapers, I focused more on local living and towns but still was able to use my work and combine it with Lyons.
In the majority of my edits, I took them from eyelevel, and typically had them for panoramic landscape images, which difers from Lyon's work of birdview viewpoints. This change is due to my collaboration with Micheal Wolfe, where he too takes them from eye point (although focus more on upclose takes).
I made the aim of my responses and final edits to be
-impressions of crammed buildings
-impact of the rapid rates of urban landscapes
I think my final pieces manage to bring that intention across
Where Lyon manipulates city's and skyscrapers, I focused more on local living and towns but still was able to use my work and combine it with Lyons.
In the majority of my edits, I took them from eyelevel, and typically had them for panoramic landscape images, which difers from Lyon's work of birdview viewpoints. This change is due to my collaboration with Micheal Wolfe, where he too takes them from eye point (although focus more on upclose takes).
I made the aim of my responses and final edits to be
-impressions of crammed buildings
-impact of the rapid rates of urban landscapes
I think my final pieces manage to bring that intention across
Final Piece