The nature of my personal investigation was to show the Streets of London in a different way. The reason for this idea was because everyone knows the tourist areas of London but don't then look around the area and in other areas. Therefore I wanted to highlight other parts of London and show this in creative ways. I believe that I was able to do this as I have a range of photos that show different ways of taking photos and the edits are all different, experimental and interesting.
The images I produced all linked really well into the investigation because they all where taken in London. On top of this I also had two locations
1. Covent Garden and Seven Dials
2. The City
The reason for this is so I was able to return to the same areas in order to take photos with in the same space and re take other photos. The overall images produced all tie into the idea of showing London in a different way. With edits showing different inspirations and also different points. For example the last shoot allowed me to show the complex winding streets through computer manipulation and distortion.
Visually my images start off with a lot of colour and look like they would be found in a travel booklet due to all being ascetically pleasing to look at. However as the shoots continued so did the experiments i used for my work. As they get crazier and more chaotic. Though I have to say that it does remind me of London and the city itself due to how one minute the city seems carm highlighted by the empty looking streets in my first photos and then suddenly becoming busy as more people arrive as show people coming into and moving within my work. This creates the chaotic feelings that come with the city as there is a lot of sensory input and as a result you become confused like your in a maze. This is represented with my last work where the photos are mirrored and over layed, the computer edits then twisting and distorting them more adding to that effect. Therefore I think my photos communicate the feelings and changes within the city as it moves through time. Though visual representation from experiments. Due to the detail and colours or lack of one or another makes my photos visually eye catching and makes someone stop and look. As a result visually my photos are really thought provoking forcing the brain to stop and focus, then to ask questions like, where is that or even what is that?
Linking my work back to my artist research is really easy as I really took ideas and inspiration from my photographers and applied them in my own work. Also allowing there photos to guide me to see what I am looking to shoot or even the best composition to look for. In some instantiates I used similar base ideas and inspirations from the photographers different series, David Gutierrez. In some other cases I used a similar colour palette though adapted to work with my shoot, Nico Goodden. For ideas when it came to editing i took inspiration from all my photographers an example being my physical edits that were influenced by Steven Irwin. In other series I took on ideas through a photographers use of techniques and camera settings, Alexey Titarenko and motion blur, William Klein and the composition that the technique and composition doesn't have to be perfect.
For my work i learnt and did a lot of computer experimentation, through the use of Photoshop to enhance the photos.
- I learnt how to use Len Correction in order to correct the slight angle issues.
- Colour spot/ Two-part colour, I used this a lot in order to get the viewers a attention to a certain point of a photo and was first tried in shoot 5.
- Glitching Photos, I used this as a way to distort photos in a few of my shoots starting in shoot 5. As it proved highly effective i also used it in shoot 6 in con-tangent with motion blur.
- Shearing Photos, This was also undertaken in shoot 5 as another way of distorting a photo.
- Double Exposure, by over laying photos I loved how I was able to bring out the large amount of colour. I think I could possibly develop this further by making it only one particular part of the photo to double expose.
- Pattern, this experiment was another way to show distortion, however needs to be refined. This was tried in shoot 8 and fitted in with my final work.
I also tried out techniques with the camera settings and moving the camera itself.
- RAW Shooting, I shot everything in RAW
- Motion Blur, in shoot 4 however didn't work out due to the Sun and as a result I repeated in shoot 5 by developing the idea, shooting at Night in order to cancel out the Sun.
- Tilt, shake and rotation of the camera, I tried this in shoot 4 as the motion blur didn't work however I really liked the results so I repeatedly used it in different shoots.
- I tired shooting with a mirror in shoot 8, this was to really look at reflection and distortion. Although this is the technique which would really need to be refined in order to get the ideal shot.
In shoot 3 I did a physical edit using paint in order to link more back to the artist. I did like the physical experiment however most of them didn't turn out as well as I had hoped and therefore they were not added to my final portfolios.
- Colour spot/ Two-part colour, I used this a lot in order to get the viewers a attention to a certain point of a photo and was first tried in shoot 5.
- Glitching Photos, I used this as a way to distort photos in a few of my shoots starting in shoot 5. As it proved highly effective i also used it in shoot 6 in con-tangent with motion blur.
- Shearing Photos, This was also undertaken in shoot 5 as another way of distorting a photo.
- Double Exposure, by over laying photos I loved how I was able to bring out the large amount of colour. I think I could possibly develop this further by making it only one particular part of the photo to double expose.
- Pattern, this experiment was another way to show distortion, however needs to be refined. This was tried in shoot 8 and fitted in with my final work.
I also tried out techniques with the camera settings and moving the camera itself.
- RAW Shooting, I shot everything in RAW
- Motion Blur, in shoot 4 however didn't work out due to the Sun and as a result I repeated in shoot 5 by developing the idea, shooting at Night in order to cancel out the Sun.
- Tilt, shake and rotation of the camera, I tried this in shoot 4 as the motion blur didn't work however I really liked the results so I repeatedly used it in different shoots.
- I tired shooting with a mirror in shoot 8, this was to really look at reflection and distortion. Although this is the technique which would really need to be refined in order to get the ideal shot.
In shoot 3 I did a physical edit using paint in order to link more back to the artist. I did like the physical experiment however most of them didn't turn out as well as I had hoped and therefore they were not added to my final portfolios.
The shoots that went the best are
- Shoot 1 as it gave me a strong starting point and produced some really nice photos.
- Shoot 2, this introduced the vertical buildings and how I looked at the building through the used of angles
- Shoot 7 was one of my best shoots through the use of experiments. This shoot includes my favourite edits. The dark shoot which I used double exposure on is by far the most interesting and successful pieces and experiments that I did.
However the following shoots where the most successful
- Shoot 3 as I loved how the black and white really brought out the detail in the photos and was and instant way to see London in a different way. However the physical edits didn't work out the way that I wished.
- Shoot 5 was really successful due to the amount of Photos and different edits i got out of the one Shoot. I really liked how i was able to really experiment with the photos and the fact they used motion blur added to the interesting final pieces.
- Shoot 8 was successful in editing the Non mirrored photos as I think they where some of the best editing and creative computer edits I did in my work.
- Shoot 1 as it gave me a strong starting point and produced some really nice photos.
- Shoot 2, this introduced the vertical buildings and how I looked at the building through the used of angles
- Shoot 7 was one of my best shoots through the use of experiments. This shoot includes my favourite edits. The dark shoot which I used double exposure on is by far the most interesting and successful pieces and experiments that I did.
However the following shoots where the most successful
- Shoot 3 as I loved how the black and white really brought out the detail in the photos and was and instant way to see London in a different way. However the physical edits didn't work out the way that I wished.
- Shoot 5 was really successful due to the amount of Photos and different edits i got out of the one Shoot. I really liked how i was able to really experiment with the photos and the fact they used motion blur added to the interesting final pieces.
- Shoot 8 was successful in editing the Non mirrored photos as I think they where some of the best editing and creative computer edits I did in my work.
Through my work I started by communicating the different areas of London around the stereo typical landmarks and Location. From this however I then started looking into communicating the different amounts of chaos and confusion that can appear when walking around London as someone who is new. This communication is shown really clearly as the start of my final portfolio has empty and easy to follow streets and walk ways. This however starts getting more and more confusing and distorted the further the viewer gets into my work. As colour, movement and distortion gets more and more intense and confusing. This still links back to my proposal as the portfolio really does show the streets of London in many different ways to the normal. Going as far to portray the chaotic and confusing states of those same streets. The fact that I only used 2 areas really showed another point that even in one small part there was still so much to see and interpret.
The work that I have produced in its own way is cohesive because of what it is communicating and showing. Locations being the same helps as then the work isn't all over London allowing it to be contained and show the same architecture in a different light, angle and way.
I think that I haven't really found my style yet however I do know that I like to be creative and expand on my techniques in my Photography. I think my work shows a clear ability and want to experiment with want I see to find the different ways I possibly could inter-prate the moment. I have learnt that there is more than one way to see something and that angles and experimentation can bring out some thing new in something that hasn't been seen before. This links back to my proposal where I stated that I wanted to take areas that are known well and make them appear or to show them in and new and interesting light.
I selected my Final Portfolio by looking at the final products from each shoot and picking out the ones that I really like the most. However I kept in mind what I was trying to communicate through my work. I really liked how that photos slowly become more confusing and distorted through that use of colour, movement and a lot of different computer experiments and manipulations. I did this because when a lot of people go to London or a big city they go to the main sights and quickly take a photo to show that they were there. However they don't look around and they don't really take in what they are looking at or even appreciate what they see and how others could see it.
The work that I have produced in its own way is cohesive because of what it is communicating and showing. Locations being the same helps as then the work isn't all over London allowing it to be contained and show the same architecture in a different light, angle and way.
I think that I haven't really found my style yet however I do know that I like to be creative and expand on my techniques in my Photography. I think my work shows a clear ability and want to experiment with want I see to find the different ways I possibly could inter-prate the moment. I have learnt that there is more than one way to see something and that angles and experimentation can bring out some thing new in something that hasn't been seen before. This links back to my proposal where I stated that I wanted to take areas that are known well and make them appear or to show them in and new and interesting light.
I selected my Final Portfolio by looking at the final products from each shoot and picking out the ones that I really like the most. However I kept in mind what I was trying to communicate through my work. I really liked how that photos slowly become more confusing and distorted through that use of colour, movement and a lot of different computer experiments and manipulations. I did this because when a lot of people go to London or a big city they go to the main sights and quickly take a photo to show that they were there. However they don't look around and they don't really take in what they are looking at or even appreciate what they see and how others could see it.
If there was more time available I would have developed my work further by refining some of the shoot ideas. I could possibly expanded my locations to an extra place. This could have included the Houses of Parliament and the Elizabeth tower that houses Big Ben. I think this could have been interesting to see how I could make those areas different and see what else is located in that area.
Another thing that I could have done if there was more time would to do some more physical manipulations to the photos. As this can cause really different results and no 2 photos would ever look the same as you can never seem to recreate the same thing.
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