Work Diary - Shoot 1

Evaluation

For my first shoot, I wanted to capture natural pattern on location, as this is the first idea that came to mind when I thought of my topic. After finishing my Research Log studying particular photographs that relate to my theme, I came across Franck Bohbot who takes photographs of stunning architecture featuring pattern and depth, who inspired this shoot. As I also enjoy capturing depth photography, I wanted to make sure I employed this formal element and pattern in one piece. I visited The National Portrait Gallery and The British Library, which are places that have an endless amount of photogenic architecture and ultimately filled with lots of pattern. This shoot was extremely successful, and something that I will be developing in another upcoming shoot of architecture and also in my exam.

I framed this photo so that the architecture of the interior was symmetrical on either side of the composition. I made sure that my camera was center by using a tripod to get the proportions of each side accurate. I had to trim a segment of the photograph in order to even out both sides, but apart from that this photo needed very minimal editing. In order to make the contrast of white and black more bold I altered the curves and levels in Photoshop, as this makes the patterns stand out more. I was extremely pleased with the outcome of this photo and am looking to capture more photographs similar to this one in other galleries, as galleries feature the most attractive and appealing architecture which is filled with pattern.

I unfortunately didn't take my SLR camera with me to The British Library, so I was only able to capture this image on my phone. I looked down from a platform and saw pattern sprawled across the whole frame, in the Alice in Wonderland display, the floor tiles, the escalators and stairs etc. whilst random people were dispersed around the frame. Like Bohbot's work, he took some black and white imagery that included accent colours. This photograph of mine includes a red accent colour in the bottom left hand side of the frame, which breaks up the constant black, white and grey tones making up the rest of the photo. I was captivated by the variety of pattern in this piece rather than the symmetrical style found in depth photographs like my one above.

Progression

In order to progress from this shoot and develop the ideas I have begun, I am hoping to travel to more locations similar to this one where I can take photographs of natural pattern found in architecture and interior design, as this shoot was just a taste of the type of photographs I could capture with the right subject in the right place. I will explore more photographs with accent colours as I am intrigued by this technique, and I am certain I will visit a couple more galleries in London in order to capture more depth photography. Instead of just focusing on natural accent colours, I could add this style into the frame by using the technique selective colour which I can do on Photoshop. I will most likely do a location shoot as part of my exam after this one providing me with some effective photographs.