Birmingham.

Glasgow.

M1 boredom.

Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Experimentation.

This is a series of photos produced in an exercise exploring a more subjective and experimental area of photography. I took photos that focused on colour, texture, light and motion and created these images from them using photoshop and layering several together. They don't all work, but I quite like the simplicity of the red fire extinguisher. The concept behind the second one was the mixture of refelctions and light you get when driving in a car but the composition and light doesn't quite work as effectively as I wanted it to.

Here are just a few photos from my visit to Newcastle this weekend for the Uni open day. It's an exciting city and visually very interesting, particularly the mixture of architecture. It's generally just a great place to take photos.

Token photo of  'The Eye' 

Examination

Inspired by Cartier Breson's portraiture, this is the end result of an exercise that aimed to capture the natural expressions and movements of the model. As the photographer, you felt completely detached from the conversation in front of you, instead you began focussing on watching the little movements and expressions that make up that person's outward personality.
I liked Brsson's quote about photography:

"In photography, the smallest thing can be the greatest subject. The little human detail can become a Leitmotiv"

The changes of expressions and posture in the photographs above are very subtle at times, but I think they effectively represent the ways in which the model naturally moves and her little characteristics.

The role was also reversed, as I became the model. It's an intimidating experience, being observed so intensely. At first you become extremely self-conscious and have an almost hyper awareness of your movements. After a while though, when distracted by constant conversation, you almost begin to forget about camera and the strange surroundings you are in. I found it an interesting exercise to think about the reationship between the photographer and the model.

Exploration

Observational Photography