Image 1
This image was taken from the bottom of a tree outside a church in my town. I chose to take a picture of this tree as it brings back memories of my childhood when me and my siblings would climb it after church on a Sunday. For this image, I was inspired by Andrew Sanderson after doing research into his work. I chose to edit it in Lightroom and put it in black and white to show that the inspiration was from this photographer as his style is to use a black and white filter on all his photos. Overall, I was very happy with how this image turned out.
Image 2
This photograph was taken at the entrance of a farm in my town. I like this photo because of the composition of it and the use of shadows to show that we are looking at a gate without showing the gate. For this image, I took my ideas from Helene Binet. This is because throughout her work, she takes images of architecture and buildings where she has carefully thought about the composition within the image. By doing this, it uses route of the eye and leads the audience on where to look on the image. I also like the contrasting colours used within my image as it makes the red gate stand out more. If I were to take this image again, I would use a more shallow depth of focus to make the very front part of the gate in focus and the background to be blurred.
Image 3
This photo was taken from the side of a road. I chose to take this photo as my town is known for how flat it is and how you can see for miles. As well as this, it is surrounded by a lot of fields and farm land so this photo has been taken to represent my home town, March. I purposely chose to frame my photograph so that the building is on the right hand side. This is because I wanted to have a small part of the trees in the foreground on the left hand side, so it makes the photograph more balanced. If I were to take this photo again, I would try and not get the trees in shot to see if I liked the look of it any better. I was inspired by Charlie Waite’s work as he frames his photographs to have things happening in the foreground and background that balance out the image. For example, his work with ‘hay bales’.
Image 4
Similarly to the previous image, this photo was chosen to represent the flat, marshland where I live. This photo shows the landscape through a field of pampas grass. This was also inspired by Charlie Waite’s work as it shows a focus on the plants at the front but you can see details if you look beyond them. I like this photo as, although this is a still image, there is movement within it because of the wind changing the shape of the pampas grass and the movement of the clouds. I edited this photo in Lightroom and put a black and white effect on it to give the photo more meaning and to give it more of a story to it. If I were to take this photo again, I would make sure the horizon is straight and in the centre of the frame.
Image 5
This photo was taken in my town centre and it is what most people would recognise from our town. Overall, I am quite happy with how this photograph has turned out as it is very simple but effective in my opinion. Unfortunately, this photograph is slightly out of focus so I would improve it by retaking it and ensuring it is in focus. However, I feel like it still looks okay as there is so much going on in the photo.
Image 6
For my final photo, I took a picture of a wind turbine. This is because, as the land is so flat where I live, all of the wind turbines are very prominent and stand out in the landscape. I am happy with this photo because it looks very neat and clear. Additionally, I like how the wind turbine is off centre but is balanced out by the long blade. If I was to take this photo again, I would get closer to the wind turbine and try and get a shot from below to show how big it is in comparison to where I am.