Final Evaluation

Overall, this project for me was very enjoyable. Even more so than the last project working with film camera's and the darkroom. This is because I had experience so therefore, was more confident in trying new things and going off by myself to take images. 

The amount of freedom I had when shooting things also made this project more interesting as a whole. I got to put my own spin on the images and the project brief. I did this by incorporating interior design with the new architecture shoots. I did this because of the amount of glass involved with new architecture. 

My least enjoyable and the thing I most struggled with was working with other people. The darkroom isn't very big so, I definitely got frustrated with the limited amount of space I had and going places to shoot that I didn't particularly didn't want to go to. Next time, I will definitely try to appreciate that everyone's in the same position as me and even though I may not like a location, someone might not like mine.   

My favourite part of this project definitely has to be the 2 trips we took. The first to Leeds and the second to Birmingham. It was someone new and a lot more photo opportunities were there. In my opinion, its good to be taken out of your usual surroundings. 

Next time, I will be a lot more comfortable with going off by myself and be able to load and unload my film by myself as I was scared I would fog my images. Also, I will try to do more shoots in my own time, travelling to other places and taking different images so non of the images are similar.    

Pinhole Research

Pinhole photography is quite easy but the outcome is amazing. Its very self explanatory. Pinhole photography is where a light proof is pieced once with a pin or a small sharp object. This will be the only light/aperture source to the image. The light from the image you want will pass through this hole and will copy an inverted image on the other side of the box. The effect is that it is focused on one area of the scene making the rest of the image almost blurry but look like it has motion.

 A few pinhole photographers that I'm interested in are Mark Tweedie who's work is mainly to do with nature and the outdoors. Nancy Breslin, who's work to me is very unique. Using the pinhole to capture images in cafes and fairgrounds, and Steve Irvine who is very abstract with his work. All these photographers interest me because of how different they are to each other.

(Mark Tweedie)

(Nancy Breslin)


(Steve Irvine)

My Images;

Contact prints

Scanned negatives;

Jux;

Joiners;

Textures and boarders;

Panoramic;

Colour popping;

Abstract;

Pinhole;

Final Images;

abstract

For my abstract work, I was in Birmingham at the photography show. Inside, I couldn't find very much to photograph because it was very repetitive, well, nothing that I personally liked. However, looking back, I wish I took a lot more photos of different things, even if I didn't particularly like, and then just chose the best ten. 

When I think about architecture, I automatically think about buildings, as a lot of people do which is why I decided to shoot more with form.