Photoessay

In addition to printing off my photos I also put them into a moving photo essay inspired by the Magnum in Motion Series

Patterns, Architecture and Examples

While shooting for my first project I encountered an issue regarding the direction and narrative possessed by my photos; after a few nights in the town I realised I had an erratic array of images that didn’t really point to my concept or tell any sort of narrative, at the end of each shoot all I had was a collection of photos of the city, at night and not specifically an eerie, mysterious city I wanted to portray.


Therefore I have decided to look into patterns and architecture at night after being inspired by the cover of Brassai's book, 'Paris De Nuit'

I have found some photographers who specialize in architecture photography as well as pattern photography

G.E. Kidder Smith

Minor Project - Establishing Shot

The shot below will be my Establishing shot.

This image was chosen as it successfully sums up everything I am to be shooting for this project.  Firstly your eyes are drawn to the reflecting light on the right hand barrier which then draws your eyes towards the centre of the image where you see a faint blur of movement, a person. The bridge then cuts the image in half which leads your eyes away from the centre, and back down to the foreground where the strong shadows are cast by the fences.

This image contains the main elements I aim to shoot for my main project, the strong bold shadows, reflecting light, enticing shapes created by architecture and the pale yellowy colours cast by streetlights amplified by the dim night sky and finally the contrasting lighting of night, for example in the top right there is a strong white light yet the rest of the image is lit up by a yellowy cast caused by a streetlamp