Shoots 1- 4

 First shoot on theme for the year - Theme investigation

Shoot 1 idea

• Use straight lines to create a clean look

• Sharp shadows/lighting

• Contrast of different lights

• Creating shapes and forms using buildings

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Evaluation

What worked?

• The time of day was perfect as I was able to create photos with lots of light and shadows

• Photographing at the Country Club meant I was able to capture a lot of clean lines and repetition

What didn't work?

• The camera in the wrong setting 

• Some of my photos came out blurry

• Too bright for my camera to take photos

How could I improve?

• Get used to the camera 

• Learn what settings the camera should be on for different lighting

What am I going to do next time to extend my idea?

• Focus more on shadows that can be created from buildings

• Patterns and repetition

• Interior of buildings

Overall

I found that this shoot I was experimenting with how to use the camera and the different angles I could use. I was able to capture some photos that explored symmetry and shadows which I want to continue to explore through my other shoots. Some of my photos turned out blurry or too right, this is because I didn't understand what exposure my camera should be on as it was my first time using a camera. 

Shoot 2 idea

• Lighting 

• Shadows

• Reflection of shadows on walls 

• Interior lighting

• Interior views

Artist model Inspiration

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Evaluation

What worked?

• Using reflections to emphasise straight lines

• Photographing shadows reflected onto interior walls

• The use of light

What didn't work?

• It was hard to get the right time to photograph the shadows because of the light

• Limited things to photograph

How could I improve?

• Create new angles and shapes to photograph

• Explore the subject matter more

What am I going to do next time to extend my idea?

• Possibly materials used for a building

• Floor plans and other objects that can relate to architecture

Overall

This shoot I wanted to use the artist model Uta Barth as inspiration as I was fascinated by the shadows she was able to capture on the interior of buildings. I found I was able to apply this to my photos and used the main club building at the country club as my location. In this shoot I was mainly exploring shadows but was able to capture reflection in the pool room, I like how this extended the lines of the walls. I found that since I was shooting the interior of the building that there was limited objects I could photograph but I used what I had well. 

Shoot 3 idea

• Mini model of buildings

• Random shapes to create shadows

• Straight lines

• Floor plan of buildings

•  Building blocks/shapes

• Ruler

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Edited just Black and white

Evaluation

What worked?

• Using the props to relate to things about architecture and buildings

• Using the natural light outside to get the shadows

What didn't work?

• Hard to photograph on the ground sometimes the angle didn't work

• It was quite windy

• The photos look quite similar

How could I improve?

• Try different angles

• Different types of photos

• Set up props better

What am I going to do next time to extend my idea?

• Edit my photos more

• Relate different ideas back to architecture

Overall

This shoot I was using Andre Kertesz as inspiration, I wanted to apply his use of shadows on objects to my own work. I did this by using a miniature model and building tools. I used purposeful arrangement to create unique shadows from the tools. I photographed this outside as I found the natural light emphasised the shadows more than the indoor light did. I found that it was hard to get a verity of images as there wasn't many objects to capture, what I could of done is rearranged the objects I had and tried different angels. From here I want to extend my work by trying to edit some of my photos more and relate my images back to my theme. 

Shoot 4 idea

• Building tools as objects in foreground

• Ruler

• Nails

• Tape measure

• Leveler 

• Hammer

• Pencil

• Use photo from shoot 1 as background

Planning photograph options for background 

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Evaluation

What worked?

• Bright colour objects in foreground

• Blurred background

What didn't work?

• The lighting was too dark

• Some objects in foreground weren't seen very well

How could I improve?

• Take shoot in different lighting

• Use different objects in foreground

What am I going to do next time to extend my idea?

• Try different objects related to my theme

• Experiment with different backgrounds

Overall

In shoot 4 I used Jerry Takigawa as my artist model, I applied the way he used a blurred black and white back ground with items on top. This shoot wasn't the most successful as some of the items I used on top of my background didn't relate to architecture so wouldn't have made sense on my board or with my other shoots. I also found that the lighting of the room I was in was too dark so hard to get a good photo. I would like to reshoot this artist model in the future but try a different background and different objects in the foreground.