All I've got is a photograph (day 3)

 On Friday we spent time in the Room 405 looking in particular at photography.

First we looked at lighting of objects which we'll need to do to document our efforts - the item we worked with was a pair of sunglasses and we used paper to create 'infinity' - here are a few examples of the results of moving lights and camera angles. 







Here there been adjustments made to compensate for an overly warm temperature from the lighting.

Next we looked at work and quotes from those working in photography 'Reportage'  including Dorothea Lange (famous for her dustbowl photo's of Depression USA) , Don McCullin principally a war photographer with a focus on people  and Martin Parr who is known for his pictures of contemporary Britain unlike the first two who tend to be associated with Black & White  he works mainly with colour. 

We were given two exercises to complete, taking pictures in London where 20 shots  in a theme and some reportage shots too.


This is my 20 pictures in a theme:


Here are some reportage - I made this monochrome but feel I have a style that edges more towards a Martin Parr view....



Downing Street is Guarded






I have taken pictures for many years but  found the chance to take photographs in a different way and with tight time constraints an invigorating way to work .

There are plenty of pictures that did not work but I'm pleased with some of the outcomes .

It was interesting to see work by other people in the group, I noticed all had a certain  signature and approach, I was interested to see that someone selected door/street numbers 1-20.

A few years ago (2017)  I started to take a numbered front door from  day 1 (01) onwards but struggled after 100..
You can see the first 31 below - I had decided to try to present as  a calendar form.


(It seems that this door/number is quite a popular theme)

Again I am finding something of a comfort zone with using a camera and even referencing myself here. 

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