Penzance

Recently I went to Penzance with college, we were asked to produce a series of images that are linked to a common theme, we were required to take 10 photographs minimum.

I happened to be taking a photograph of a door when i thought it would be a unique idea to photograph doors throughout Penzance. Overall I felt i collected a good range of doors and have a good collection of photographs. Im very pleased with the overall outcome of this set of images.
They show a good range from expensive looking doors, to shabby run down doors. I also included two photographs of penzance Jubilee Pool as I felt they were good photographs and documented Jubille Pool well.

Fowey

Fowey

Woods

Shoot Plan
I wanted to try something different and something that was more documentary than landscape and inside rather than outside. At first I considered a journey, perhaps from my house to my grans house and I thought about how people like to present their living space. I then thought of how I like to judge particular places on the way they present their toilets. I particularly like to do this when at restaurants. I always like to see the toilets before my food arrives. I believe you can learn alot about someone through their personal space and the way they like to present things and in the same cases don't present things. The bathroom is a very personal space and we do learn alot about someone through this intimate space

(Houses and Bathrooms numbered according to sketchbook)

House 4
Bathroom 2
Bathroom 1

House 1

Bathroom 2

Bathroom 1

House 3

Bathroom 2

Bathroom 1

Bathroom 3

House 2

Bathroom 1

Photographs for my new brief project..

Over the Easter holidays I was set a new Brief: Where landscape meets documentary.

Shoot Plan
For this project the first thing I want to concentrate on is man made structures/objects on the natural landscape.
I just so happen to be extremely lucky as there is a local fair just down the road from my house which would be perfect for this shoot and it is set up in a field surrounded by trees.
I plan to go down to the fair at dusk as the sun is setting and try to capture the lights, structures and objects placed on the landscape in the beautiful pink skies and then against the black night sky. This will be very good to practice my long exposure and capture light trails.

These following long exposures would have worked out alot better if i had taken a tripod with me however unfortunately I didn't. Although I still feel they came out pretty good, however they would be more effective and detailed if on a tripod.

For this Photograph I stood completely under the ride so I managed to get the ride over my head to create this effect with the light trails:

I really like the colours in this photograph especially against the dark night sky.

(Below) Again, would have come out much better if I had used a tripod, However I really like how I captured the movement of the ride, I wish i managed to get the top of the ride central and straight in the photograph. I like how the different light colours of the ride collide with each other.

(Below) I really like this photograph and how i captured the movement, I think the colours look amazing in the photograph especially against the black sky. This is my favourite of my long exposure photographs but would have been much better If I used a tripod.

(Below) This photograph was taken inside a massive undercover bouncy castle. There was also a large blow up bouncy ball inside which my friend decided to pose with. I really like her pose I think it suits the photograph well. I darkened the edges in photoshop using a brush with no hardness and brushed along the edges to give this dark grungy feel to the photograph.

(Below) For this photograph I was looking for simplicity. I tried to keep the photograph as clean and simple and positioned the tent so it was central in the photograph, I really like how the bright lights stand out against the dark sky.

(Below) Definitely my favourite photograph from the shoot. I love the beautiful shepherds delight sky and how the pinks merge into the purple blues. I really like how the red and yellow circus type tents contrast against the dark ground and really light up the photograph and grab your attention and how the trees act as a silhouette in the far background. I also like this photograph due to the was i have composed the photograph and the angle i have taken it from. With the tents all in line.

(Below) Again I like the way I have composed this photograph and taken it portrait, The structure stands strong and bold in the photograph standing out from the pretty sky. This photograph tells us of how our man made objects and structures take over our beauty of our natural landscape to provide fun and entertainment of us.




(Below) I really like this photograph, one of my favourites from the shoot, I love the natural lighting from the sky that has been cast onto the bouncy castles which really brights up the colours. The sky is a beautiful pink purple colour which i captured when photographing at dusk. I like how the lighting contrasts the sky and bouncy castles against the dark ground to the bottom left hand side of the photograph, its almost like the darkness is trying to creep into the photography. I also like the way i have composed this photograph and the angle I photographed it from.



(Below)
I really like the how I have positioned this photograph and how the lights of the fair contrast with the dark night sky. I cropped the photograph like this on purpose as I felt it looked better and is different.

MY BLOG - SO FAR EVALUATION

My deadline for this project is this Friday (02.04.10)!

As soon as I got this project I started it straight away, I knew it was going to be a perfect project for me as I spend most of my time (too much) on the Internet and I'm always constantly photographing.

I didn't want to just upload 5 photographs every week, I wanted to upload all my favourite photographs whenever in the week as I like showing people my work and what Iv been up to. In a week I can do a lot of photo shoots so I generally just uploaded photographs a few days after a shoot. I also enjoy writing about my work and what I have been up to. So overall I felt this project was perfect for me.

I will most definitely be continuing my blog after this project or at least try! As I plan to do a lot of shoots over Easter and have shoots booked, so I may as well continue to present my work that I have been doing over Easter. Its also a nice website for people to come and view my work and gives them a nice insight on the way I think and work.

I think this blog allows people to see my main interests in photography and my style and how my work will hopefully develop and improve over time.

I decided to keep my blog in the same layout as the original as I already liked the way it was layed out. I kept to the same simple font as i didn't want to distract the reader from my photographs with some crazy font and wanted it simple and easy to read. I decided to choose a black background as with my sketchbooks at college I like to present my work on black and also think its makes your work look more posh and professional. Also most people generally like the colour black than if I was to have a colour like pink which is more feminine. I kept a white colour for my writing so my writing stood out against the background.

This project has helped me to link my work to other photographers, There isn't really anything about this project which I didn't enjoy luckily.

So all in all = :)

BABY FAITH

A lovely young mum contacted me asking if I would be willing to photograph her and her baby Faith - 10 weeks.
I was delighted to be asked and knew it would be really good and beneficial for my portfolio.
It was rather scary working with such a young baby but I really enjoyed the experience.

Inspiration for this photoshoot:

WINDWARDSKIES PHOTOGRAPHY

TINY MOMENTS PHOTOGRAPHY

(Below)
What I really like about this photograph is how the baby is cuddled up to its Mother which i think is really cute and makes a good photograph. There is also a good range of tones and I like the composition of this photograph. I generally prefer the baby photographs in black and white to colour as I feel it just looks better for this particular baby photograph theme.

(Below) Here I really like the glistening of baby Faith's eyes and lips. I am also really pleased how I captured the moment of her yawning. I like this photograph in colour as we can see she is wearing pink which particularly with baby's represents a girl. As when young its hard to determine their sex as they are so young.


(Below) Here i tried to get a close up of the baby's foot, as i wanted to get some close up detailed shots. I was particularly pleased I took these shoots especially at the end of the shoot when the mother commented on how much she loved Faith's feet. I also think it will be nice for the mother too keep to remember just how small her beautiful baby was and so she can remember her baby's feet and hands. I like how we can see the detail especially of her toe nails. I like the composition of this photograph and the depth of field and how we can see the background is blurred which makes her foot stand out.

(Below) I love the way i have cropped this close up of the Faith's face. I love the glistening the soft box gives to her eyes and I like the soft tones in the photograph. I really like how i have captured her soft skin and little nose. I much preferred this photograph in black and white to colour.

(Below) Here I really like how I managed to capture Faith smiling, Again really pleased how the soft box creates the glistening look to her eye and she looks beautiful smiling, Really like the soft range of tones again and the composition of the photograph

Overall I really enjoyed this photoshoot and felt it was nice to do something and experience something different if i could re do the photoshoot I defiantly wish I experimented more with poses or perhaps researched some more before the photoshoot.