Rainbows of London

"I think that's the first time in a long time I've seen somebody actually use a phone box." - Dad

On Cloud Nine

A project I did for my AS Photography class. The theme conceal and reveal was continued and I chose to use Julie Lansom, a French photographer, for inspiration. I love the layered effect of photos and haven't ever been able to do this type of thing as I've never used or mastered Photoshop before. I used my brother Mark as the model, sky on a random sunny day and then a row of trees I'd seen adjacent to the Royston road.

(This was my first ever photography project) As first projects go and being a newbie to Photoshop, I'm fairly pleased with the outcome I guess

Camden Colour Photo Essay

And this is my second photo essay for my Camden project- in colour.

Camden Black and White Photo Essay

My second AS Level Photography project. As a class we went to Camden for the day and were left to simply take pictures of what we wanted. As Camden is such an eccentric town, my initial aim was to capture it's personality through my pictures of not just the town itself, but of the people roaming the streets, the patterns plastered on the walls and anything else which vaguely represented the place and my journey throughout the day. I took the photos using my Canon 60D, edited them using Adobe Photoshop CS3 and put them together to produce this photo essay using Windows Movie Maker. Using Photoshop was a lot more fun than I expected and I really enjoyed editing the photos and exploring all the different tools the software has. I chose the song "Most Lonely Face" by The Holloways because the song is in minor key, which is what I specifically wanted for my black and white version. Also the lyrics were easily applicable to many of the photos that I had taken and felt this was effective for the essay. The first line also says "this story's a sad one the sort that you hear..." and I like the fact the band sing a song as if it is a story, and my photo essay develops this story. Please leave any feedback via comments, thank you! :)

 

China Town, London

Trying to get the correct exposure for these two photos was difficult as both resulted in the lens looking vertically up into the white overcast sky. Secondly, I had limited time due being positioned standing in the middle of a road! Both shots also relied on the wind motions and pressing the shutter at the correct moment was pure guesswork. I like the vivid red and gold colours and how in the second shot, the string pieces expand out (almost) to the four rectangular corners.

London Underground

I like the blurred motion created of the walker down the stairs by the slow shutter speed; it shows the busy times of London (practically always!) It took me a few attempts and some patience to get this shot as at times there were too many commuters!
The second shot shows a calm stairwell after the rush of people had gone. I like how the bright yellow, freshly painted strips on the steps contrast with the dark exposure of the entire picture. I edited it by decreasing the brightness levels as I wanted to give the stairwell/tunnel a sense of darkness and mystery. The yellow lines were intensified by increasing the saturation levels and this gives a strong lead in to the picture for the viewer's eye.

Arch ceiling, Covent Garden, London

Poppy field, Letchworth Greenway

Turkish flag in the sunset

Boat in the sunset, Marmaris harbour, Turkey

Dolphin, Turkey

Spices on the market, Icemeler market, Turkey

Woman trying to sell souvenirs, Turkey

After taking the shot, in a Turkish accent she shouted across to me, "No, no pictures! No pictures!" I probably should have asked her permission first!