Persevere in order to achieve the best possible photograph. Really scrutinise them through your annotation if they fall short of expectations and make the improvements you identify.
Go to exhibitions- this will give you a breadth of references to try out yourself.
Go to exhibitions- this will give you a breadth of references to try out yourself.
3 Artists
Michael Wolf
Michael Wolf is a German photographer, however most of his work is based in Paris and Hong Kong. He takes photos of high rise buildings in city environments with repeated patterns such as lines, squares and rectangles.
Michael Wolf has used the elimination of background to make his photos look effective. The viewer feels like they are in a small enclosed space and are forced to look at one singular aspect of the image, leaving the wider picture to their imagination. This technique makes the viewer feel shut off from the outside world, and they are very focused on what is contained in the picture.
Michael Wolf has used the elimination of background to make his photos look effective. The viewer feels like they are in a small enclosed space and are forced to look at one singular aspect of the image, leaving the wider picture to their imagination. This technique makes the viewer feel shut off from the outside world, and they are very focused on what is contained in the picture.
Thomas Struth
Urban landscapes are what make up Thomas Struth's environment photos. The landscapes are often barren of people even though you can see they are not actually abandoned. This makes it look peaceful and evokes the contrast of a city environment and overcrowding, how there are times when it can be calm and void of human life.
He takes photos often with matching colour schemes from relatively far away. This means the viewer gets a sense of organisation as though the landscape has been specifically built to look pleasing, reinforcing the intentions of calm because none of the colours clash.
He takes photos often with matching colour schemes from relatively far away. This means the viewer gets a sense of organisation as though the landscape has been specifically built to look pleasing, reinforcing the intentions of calm because none of the colours clash.
Guy Tal
Guy Tal takes close up shots of colourful scenes in nature. This creates an illusion of something that is usually small appear large, and also eliminates the background, giving less context. This makes the viewer think more about where the scene could be and what his intentions were through the bright contrasting colours.
His photos represent the often overlooked, smaller parts of nature which are actually quite bright and stand out. His message through this is that even if something may be unnoticeable it can still have character if you really look at it.
His photos represent the often overlooked, smaller parts of nature which are actually quite bright and stand out. His message through this is that even if something may be unnoticeable it can still have character if you really look at it.
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
The Good
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I think nature and interesting man made buildings and structures showcase the best in our surrounding environment, as they bring colour and vibrance to what can often be very grey and dull in city life.
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The Bad
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These photos represent the bad aspects of the environment as they show how human actions are causing it to deteriorate, for example littering and leaving lights turned on in the day.
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The Ugly
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These photos show ugly aspects of the world we live in because they are of things which could be put to use however they've been discarded carelessly or badly taken care of. This ruins the surrounding environments aesthetics and draws attention to the destruction and decay.
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Framing
In this task I aimed to frame elements of the environment in either natural or man-made frames. I also used a paper frame to place over an area to make it stand out. I preferred using the natural frames I found in the environment because it forced me to change how I took the photo and made me think more carefully about what area I wanted to frame in the photo.
Formal Elements
The formal elements are techniques that are used in photography which are used to create effective, eye-catching photos.
Lines
Lines are the most basic formal element, they can create shapes or lead the eye to another area of the photo.
Contrast and Tone
Contrast is the extreme differences between colours. Tone is the degree of difference between the same colours. It's very obvious and effective in black and white pictures.
Colour
Colour helps differentiate tones and makes photos more vibrant.
Shapes
Shapes are 2D, and are created by natural shapes or combined lines and can be irregular or have strong angles.
Forms
Forms are 3D shapes such as cubes and spheres. They give the photo depth and make it look less flat.
Texture
Texture is the appearance of how rough or smooth something is. Something can look rough but actually be smooth in real life, such as a drawing of a rock.
Patterns
Patterns are repeated lines or shapes that continue throughout the image or an area of the photo. They can be organic or created by an object.
Close Up Abstraction
Colin Winterbottom
Colin Winterbottom is a photographer who focuses largely on urban landscapes in America, but also on close up images of often decaying elements of the environment that often go unnoticed. Sometimes it's hard to tell exactly what the subject of the photo is. Through my photos I wanted to convey lots of different contrasting areas through use of colour, texture and shapes. I like his work because it makes the viewer think about the location and context of the photo because of how much destruction there is to the small area.
Colin Winterbottom has used a range of formal elements. For example, there are different tones of an orange-red colour and irregular shapes to create an effective close up photograph. The whole image is also not in focus which forces the eyes to look at a certain aspect of the picture. There are strong lines which divide the photo, making the concept of corrosion seem sharp, ruthless and unstoppable.
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My Photos
Rough
Cracked
Holes
Green
Fabric
Painted
Rusted
Grimy
Creeping
Peeling
My Best 3
Colour
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Contrast
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Decay
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Close Up and Far Away
My favourite theme across the project is colour, because it can be found in all aspects of the environment. I will try and shoot a range of subjects including buildings and the contrast between different parts of the landscape, for example decay and regeneration.
I will shoot in central London. I will mainly shoot in the day to get the best use of natural light, which gives better colour balance than artificial light, or at night with vibrant colours coming from lights.
An artist who will inspire my work is Nicholas Goodden, who takes photos of urban landscapes in London, usually incorporating vibrant, contrasting colours in his photos.
I will shoot in central London. I will mainly shoot in the day to get the best use of natural light, which gives better colour balance than artificial light, or at night with vibrant colours coming from lights.
An artist who will inspire my work is Nicholas Goodden, who takes photos of urban landscapes in London, usually incorporating vibrant, contrasting colours in his photos.
Contact Sheet
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Final Piece
Developments with a band of colour
Final edits
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Annotation
Introducing a task:
Subject matter
ebi:
Subject matter
What’s next
Analysis
What do you think the photographer’s intentions are? There may be more than one. ‘PEC’ each intention.
P (Photographer’s name) creates (what type of images? Fantastical, surreal, objective)
E He / she does this by… (describe something in the image)
C He/she wanted us to consider ….
What wider issues is the photographer addressing?
P (Photographer’s name) is considering (is the photographer talking about a bigger issue in photography, society, politics?)
E This is shown by … (describe something in the image)
C The (Photographer’s name) was interested in this issue because (they felt it was relevant to us now…)
How do the materials and techniques used support your photographer’s intentions?
P (Photographer’s name) has used (the darkroom / multiple exposure / film / digital manipulation techniques) in creating
this work.
E This creates a ______ effect. (describe something in the image)
C This helps to support (Photographer’s name) point about (showing an identity / hiding a person’s identity / the media/anonymity)
Annotation
Introducing a task:
- In this task I was required to…..
- This task links to the theme, (project title) as it shows....
- My intention was to respond to ……. because I wanted to explore....
Subject matter
- The subject I chose to photograph suited the theme as it……
- My composition helped to support my response to the theme by….
- I managed the exposure very well. My ISO / shutter speed / aperture settings were…..
- I prioritised my shutter speed to… (capture movement / blur/ frozen moment)
- I prioritised aperture to manipulate depth of field.
- I used a tripod to avoid camera shake.
- My images express my intentions which were…
ebi:
Subject matter
- The subject I chose to photograph did not necessarily fit the brief as it was not interesting enough / appropriate / adequately lit…..
- Next time I should go to (a different location), photograph at a different time of day, organise people in advance, think more about my composition so that….. ect
- I did not create enough depth of field / sense of movement. The image is over exposed / underexposed / too blurred.
- Next time I should use a tripod / use a different type of lens (be specific) / experiment with film…
- My images do not show my intentions which were…
- The concept wasn’t clear in my images, I need to make it more explicit by…
What’s next
- Next time I will consider the work of (a photographer) to inspire a more accurate depiction of what I want to achieve.
- I will experiment further with… (blur / shutter speed / composition)
Analysis
What do you think the photographer’s intentions are? There may be more than one. ‘PEC’ each intention.
P (Photographer’s name) creates (what type of images? Fantastical, surreal, objective)
E He / she does this by… (describe something in the image)
C He/she wanted us to consider ….
What wider issues is the photographer addressing?
P (Photographer’s name) is considering (is the photographer talking about a bigger issue in photography, society, politics?)
E This is shown by … (describe something in the image)
C The (Photographer’s name) was interested in this issue because (they felt it was relevant to us now…)
How do the materials and techniques used support your photographer’s intentions?
P (Photographer’s name) has used (the darkroom / multiple exposure / film / digital manipulation techniques) in creating
this work.
E This creates a ______ effect. (describe something in the image)
C This helps to support (Photographer’s name) point about (showing an identity / hiding a person’s identity / the media/anonymity)