When we were given the briefs of what the Unit 4 had to offer, my first choice was instantly to look at a Journey. The reason I thought this was because a Journey can mean a lot of different things. You can perceive it in a way where you have a journey through yourself exploring photography. Alternatively, you could look at it as though the unit was a journey and that every post linked to one another. However, I chose to study Journey in a way which meant that I was going on Journeys to different locations to show how culturally diverse England was and the benefits it has on our day to day lives. I then chose 20 photographers who I felt challenged and conformed to what is meant by a 'Journey' which enabled me to get some creative ideas and look at work which is already out there. I decided to pick my five photographers on the basis that they were completely different in their approach. Although some were similar in the respect that they looked at landscapes, and people in places, they all did so in their own unique ways. After studying the photographers in both the research log and separately in my photographer research. I was able to see the ways in which I could start the Journey topic. One thing I found most common about the Journey topic is that many photographers go on their own journeys away from where they usually live. Although, they usually do this on a much larger scale than I was able to, with many of my photographers travelling the world in order to explore their themes and based themselves on being travel and cultural documenters. During my first shoot, I wanted to take images in the style of photographer Ben Gould, where the camera was placed in a position that you could see both the rear view mirror and the front of the car - however, as I was driving this was not practical and therefore I couldn't do this. Instead, I decided to start taking images when we arrived at the forest. Looking back at it now, I wish I would have pulled over at different locations and taken images in that respect. Although it wouldn't have given the motion blur I was after, it still would mean I was able to achieve my goal.
One of the most challenging aspects of visiting the forest, was deciding what I was going to take images of. I was unsure of whether to take images of the Journey to the forest, signs of a Journey in the forest or a literal journey taking place which I could photograph. As a starting point, I decided to place a person in the scene and use someone walking in the forest. I walked behind them and followed them, taking images of them walking through the forest. The reason I did this was because it enabled me to start the project by directly following the theme of a Journey, however I didn't like the way my images came about as such. The reason this is one of my favourite images is due to the way it conforms to the theme of a Journey. Therefore, I decided to place a male in each shot and follow him around the forest as though he was going on a journey himself. I decided not to stay still, as I wanted to achieve a slight motion blur and emit the feelings of unease - as though the male was being followed.
Following on from the previous shoot, I decided to venture towards journeying out into different places around my local area. As I had just taken images from inside the forest, I decided I then wanted to venture to a different location and photograph the surrounding sites. When looking at different coastal areas, I decided that Brighton would be the best place for this shoot. Although I had also photographed at Southend and Clacton in my previous units, I felt like I would stride towards work I had already done. Another reason I chose to shoot in Brighton was because I had not been there before, and because of this everything was unfamiliar to me. As a result of this, I was able to grasp a new sense of creativity and photograph things which I hadn't seen before. There was a lot of landmarks in Brighton, such as the Pier and also the Pavilion. When we first arrived at Brighton, I decided to take images of everything that I could. I did this as I had already been on my Journey, and in my work I would be able to compare different parts of England and the ways of life in these areas. I took pictures inside the Pier, were I was able to experiment with the camera settings to get the warm glow of the arcades which I had previously seen in work from an American retro artist. I also took images around the town, to show the diverse nature of it and the way that culture has spread from different parts of the world. This was interesting to me, and in my straight images I have included a picture of this.
One of the highlights for this unit was when I visited Rome for the week; I was constantly taking photographs and therefore I never had a specific set of shoots ready. If I was at college, I would have a timetable showing which shoots I would be doing when and what I would be photographing, however this is impossible on a city break and meant that I could photograph any time of day as I always carried my camera with me. I was able to explore a number of different styles of photography by using a GoPro and taking pictures I could get a wider view and also take images where the colours were how they were at the time. This is because it does not change its sensitivity like a DSLR would. I was also able to create Panoramas, to show the full extent of Rome and pick up more than a camera would. In Rome, I also took some pictures which were similar to the Street Style approach of taking everyday people and placing them in their background - I did this by using a greater zoom lens staring at 50mm. Following this, I did my exam. I feel like my 15 hour exam went well as I went to three different locations and took a range of styles in them. These included Cambridge, London in the style of Titarenko and also the Tube/Transport- to conform to the Journey aspect. I learned a lot of new skills in my exam, while also learned to love the vibrance tool on Photoshop to enhance the colours and make them bolder and stand out.
My final shoot included me going to London and photographing Street Style at London Fashion Week. I feel like the Journey topic has been heading towards that way ever since I have studied the work in my Research Log. When looking through the photographers I had chosen, many of them used Street Style in one way or another to show a diverse range of I will aim to capture a range of different models on different backgrounds and do so in a way which captures the colour of the clothing and explore the different styles of people in London. Overall, I feel like although I didn't do many shoots in this unit, my straight images are my strongest yet as I explored a range of different styles of photography such as Street, Landscape, Urban and also work in the style of Titarenko.
Following on from the previous shoot, I decided to venture towards journeying out into different places around my local area. As I had just taken images from inside the forest, I decided I then wanted to venture to a different location and photograph the surrounding sites. When looking at different coastal areas, I decided that Brighton would be the best place for this shoot. Although I had also photographed at Southend and Clacton in my previous units, I felt like I would stride towards work I had already done. Another reason I chose to shoot in Brighton was because I had not been there before, and because of this everything was unfamiliar to me. As a result of this, I was able to grasp a new sense of creativity and photograph things which I hadn't seen before. There was a lot of landmarks in Brighton, such as the Pier and also the Pavilion. When we first arrived at Brighton, I decided to take images of everything that I could. I did this as I had already been on my Journey, and in my work I would be able to compare different parts of England and the ways of life in these areas. I took pictures inside the Pier, were I was able to experiment with the camera settings to get the warm glow of the arcades which I had previously seen in work from an American retro artist. I also took images around the town, to show the diverse nature of it and the way that culture has spread from different parts of the world. This was interesting to me, and in my straight images I have included a picture of this.
One of the highlights for this unit was when I visited Rome for the week; I was constantly taking photographs and therefore I never had a specific set of shoots ready. If I was at college, I would have a timetable showing which shoots I would be doing when and what I would be photographing, however this is impossible on a city break and meant that I could photograph any time of day as I always carried my camera with me. I was able to explore a number of different styles of photography by using a GoPro and taking pictures I could get a wider view and also take images where the colours were how they were at the time. This is because it does not change its sensitivity like a DSLR would. I was also able to create Panoramas, to show the full extent of Rome and pick up more than a camera would. In Rome, I also took some pictures which were similar to the Street Style approach of taking everyday people and placing them in their background - I did this by using a greater zoom lens staring at 50mm. Following this, I did my exam. I feel like my 15 hour exam went well as I went to three different locations and took a range of styles in them. These included Cambridge, London in the style of Titarenko and also the Tube/Transport- to conform to the Journey aspect. I learned a lot of new skills in my exam, while also learned to love the vibrance tool on Photoshop to enhance the colours and make them bolder and stand out.
My final shoot included me going to London and photographing Street Style at London Fashion Week. I feel like the Journey topic has been heading towards that way ever since I have studied the work in my Research Log. When looking through the photographers I had chosen, many of them used Street Style in one way or another to show a diverse range of I will aim to capture a range of different models on different backgrounds and do so in a way which captures the colour of the clothing and explore the different styles of people in London. Overall, I feel like although I didn't do many shoots in this unit, my straight images are my strongest yet as I explored a range of different styles of photography such as Street, Landscape, Urban and also work in the style of Titarenko.
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