Day: December 7, 2017

During our week 10 workshop, we were tasked with going out and taking pictures of buildings and other man-made forms of architecture. We mainly focused on areas around campus, specifically the art building. I enjoyed taking photos in this building very much, thanks to how unique it is. Below are a couple of images that I took from inside the building.

As you can see, I preferred taking my photos in portrait, as I like to get a sense of height within them. What caught my eye was the way the building was set out itself. It was a pure white, windows in places where they wouldn’t usually be seen. The rainbow stairs, while obnoxious, were the first thing to catch my eye upon entering the art building. The vibrant colours in a pure white building set it out from any other location in the art building, so I just had to get a picture. There is one more picture that I have, which I didn’t actually take in the workshop, but I wanted to show anyway.

This picture was taken on the art bridge, at night. I originally took a photo of the art bridge during the daytime, in our workshop, but I found it to be uninteresting and too many people were getting in the way, so I made a mental note to come back at night and retake the image, which resulted in a far more interesting photo than the original.

 

 

Which of the words given in the brief document have you selected, and why?

Division.

 

What do you want to point your camera at?

Unique and contrasting objects.

 

Why are you interested in this subject?

I would like to show division in a way that is unexpected, yet works very well.

 

What do you hope an audience will take from your images?

I hope that the audience will see my images and realise that even if objects have opposite attributes, they can still be brought together to make a good photograph.

 

What areas of research are you considering to help deepen your understanding of the subject you have chosen?

I have researched still life, taking a look at more famous photographers, as well as more underground ones.

 

What practitioner(s) or visual resources would you consider to have influenced you? This not have to be photographic.

Over the previous weeks, we have had a look at a lot of Irving Penn’s work. In my own time, I had a closer look at his still life work, which pushed me to explore the topic further.

 

What support or equipment might you need to achieve your goals?

Equipment wasn’t too much of a problem, I just needed to find objects unique enough, yet easy enough to come by.