Final Images (Train Station)

For my final location shoot I decided to do a shoot of Preston's train station. I have put all my images onto a contact sheet which you can see above. 
I think my images went well after the first couple that I took as you can tell by the first few images are slightly overexposed. I took images of numerous of different things in the train station. For example, trains, tracks, people, outside, etc. 
What I like most about these images is that I think the colours seem to stand out quite well which makes the images less dull and more vibrant. The things that I don't like about these images are the ones that are slightly overexposed which I did by accident but I still added it to my contact sheet to show process of me getting the right exposure to carry out this shoot. Another reason is at the fact some of images have got a yellowy-tone to them.

For my final outcome, my plan is to edit the photos that I like best on photoshop to create an double exposure by taking two different, separate photos and combining them together. 

The two pictures that are shown below are my final outcome. They're both examples of 'double exposure'.  I have done both of these images by uploading the one that I want as my background for my first  and then I've dragged a completely, different photo over the top of that one for my second layer. I then change the blending mode from 'normal' to 'hard light' on both of them and also changed the hue/saturation. I change it from 'default'  to 'red boost' and change 'master' to 'reds'. I boosted the red because that was the main colour throughout th e pictures and by boosting it, it has given the pictures a more vibrant effect which I think it has given a better, developed picture than what it original was. 

Colour (Red)

For todays shoot we had a task to go out and photograph a certain colour. The colour that I chose was red. I took numerous of different photos and edited them on photoshop to make them stand out even further than they actually did. 
I edited the images below the exact same as each other by adding more brightness/contrast and change the hue/saturation to make the red more vibrant. 

Uclan

For this specific shoot I went to Uclan where my Mum was working on her set design that she did for the drama students. 

As you can see by the first few contact sheets there is no specific lighting to make everything light up so it shows you how it properly looks without the equipment being actually on. 

The few last contact sheets that are towards the bottom are the ones that had the specific lighting for the play. The conditions where hard to try and get a decent picture because of how dark and smokey the area was. I had to change my settings on my camera numerous of times to get the right exposure but once I found the exact right setting for this kind of shoot, I think my pictures turned out really well.

Amphitheathre

Band

For todays shoot I went to photograph a band at Preston's college.  I took numerous of different photographs and put them into a contact sheet on photoshop. 
Doing this shoot has developed me into a more confident photographer as I am photographing other people and getting up close to get the best shots.
The lighting was wasn't good in the studio which made my pictures really underexposed which makes my pictures not as good as they could of been. Also, if I was to redo this shoot I would have gotten closer to the band and took better group and individual shots.   

Dance Studio

For todays shoot I went to the dance studio at Preston's college. I took numerous of different photos as you can see below which I have put into a contact sheet on photoshop. Some of the photos are not as great as you can see by the first picture with it being overexposed. I enjoyed doing this shoot as I think it developed me into a better photographer because I'm not used to shooting in specific places like the dance studio. 
From this shoot I took out three of the best images that I liked and edited them on photoshop which you can see also below. 

These three images that are shown below are the ones that I liked and edited. I edited these the exact same way by using brightness, contrast and colour tone to make these images stand out better. I also cropped the first and the last image as it was a struggle to see them clearly with how far back they was. 

Project Plan

For this project,  I am going to do my shoots in Blackpool but not just photograph certain areas in Blackpool but my main actual focus is going to be the pier. 

The photographer that has influenced this idea for me to shoot in specific location is 'Simon Roberts', ''The Pierdom''.  In this work, Roberts traveled to capture Britain's surviving piers  but also captured the vanished ones,  as you can see from his picture of Shanklin Pier on the Isle of Wight. 

The equipment that I will be using to carry out this shoot will be my Nikon D3200 with the lens off 18-55mm and also I'll be using my tripod as I'll be doing a experimental technique which is going to be a slow shutter speed. 

Before I go out and carry out this shoot, I will need 'pre-plan'. For example, thinking of the weather forecast and the time of day into considerations.

So my plan for this shoot is that I am going to go out to Blackpool to capture the Pier and it's surroundings around about 12 o'clock where it gives a more 'colder', 'blue' effect with the weather and take another shoot around about 5 o'clock where the sunset starts to go down which makes it give off a 'warmer', 'calmer' effect.   

Simon Roberts (The Pierdom) - 

This plan that I planned to do over half term did not work out because of the bad weather conditions. So I have decided to do an indoor shoot in Preston train station and I will be doing this on the 3rd of March. I am planning to take pictures of inside the station of the trains, tracks and people rather than shoot outside of the building and then with this I am going merge two image within each other on photoshop to get a double exposure. (Below are some examples) 

I got these images of the internet as it is only an example to show what I am going to do when I complete my shoot. To do these I got two images and dragged them into photoshop to merge them together. I then changed the opacity and the blending layer. Both images below have a different opacity percent as well as the blending layer. 

Opacity - 60% 

Blending Layer - Screen 










 

Opacity - 42% 

Blending Layer - Normal      

Research

Joel Meyerowitz - The street

Is an award-winning photographer whose work has appeared in over 350 exhibitions in museums and galleries around the world. He was born in New York in 1938. He started to began photography in 1962 and he is a ''street photographer'' in the traditional of Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Frank but however, he now exclusively works with colour. 

Robert Frank - The street

Was born in Switzerland in 1924, Frank grew up of the son of a wealthy Jewish family with a Swiss mother and  a German father. Frank began his career in the mid-1940s before emigrating to America in 1947. Frank is not just a photographer but also a filmmaker (independent, unconventional and personal in both media). Frank is best known for his book, ''The Americans'', this book is the most 'influential' book of photographs of the past fifty years with nine separate edition. On the other hand though, Frank has played the 'outsider' throughout his career. 

Adam Murray - Public Transport Locations

I do like the work of this photograph and I think the main reason of why I do is purely because of the black and white effect as I think it gives of an 'abandoned' feel with all the emptiness.

The words that I would associate with this picture would be 'gloomy' this is because of how it's lit.  

I think they photographed in this location because they was on there way to somewhere but decided to capture some photos on the way which he found interesting. 

A practical considerations that I would of thought the photographer would have to do when shooting this specific photo is to change the settings to 'monochrome' to get the black and white effect. 

I don't like the work of this photograph and the reason why I don't is because I don't find that specifically stands out as I think it's 'unimaginative' with how boring and dull it looks. 

The words that I would associate with this picture would be 'cold' and 'deserted'.  This is because by the looks of the photograph there is no one around whatsoever which makes it 'cold' and 'lonely'. 

I think they photographed in this location because 

A practical considerations that I would of thought the photographer would have to do when shooting this specific photo is to also change the settings to 'monochrome'. 

Simon Roberts - The seaside

I do like the work of this photograph and the reason on why I do is because of how it's been shot. It seems as if Robert as used a composition of ''leading lines'' which are lines within an image that leads the eye to another point in the image, or sometimes, out of the image and that's what Robert has done. Also, another reason would be with how white the colour tone is and by it being like this, I personally think it gives off a 'foggy', 'mysterious' effect with how cloudy it is just slightly above the water. 

I think they photographed in this specific location because Robert had photographed other piers all around Britain.  

The words that I would associate with this picture is 'cold' and 'deserted'. This is because this image has that white-tone to it which gives it that feeling that's it's 'cold'  and for 'deserted', no one is around. 

A practical considerations that I would of thought the photographer would have to do when shooting this specific photo would be knowing when the weather is going to be bad or good so it'll make his shoot a whole lot easier. Plus, getting the time of day into considerations would be ideal as you would want capture this kind of atmosphere at it's best. 

I do like the work of this photograph and the reason on why I do is because of how he's not only captured just the 'pier' but also everything around it which includes a theme park, etc. 

The words that I would associate with this picture is 'enjoyment' and 'fun'. This is purely because of theme park which I would associate them specific words for. 

A practical considerations that I would of thought the photographer would have to do before taking this shoot is taking the time of the day into consideration to give it that greater look. 

Nigel Shafran - Offices

I don't like this photograph and the reason on why I don't is purely because I don't it interesting in the slightness as it just comes across boring and dull. 

I think they photographed in this specific location because Shafran wanted to capture his Dad's office in it's exact 'ways' without moving or changing anything around which makes it 'real' and not positioned in a certain way which you would think an 'office' would be like. 
  
The words that I would associate with this picture is 'messy' and 'undercoated'. This is because this picture shows how untidy everything is and for the 'undercoated' then it's just 'dull' and 'boring' with the plain, simple walls. 

Richard Billingham - The Home 

I do like this photograph and the reason on why I do it comes across quite 'amusing' with the cat flying across the living room.

I think they photographed in this specific location because Billingham wanted to capture what is what like with living with his Dad.

The words that I would associate with this picture is 'amusing' and 'realistic'. I associate 'realistic' with this image because that's how Billingham's Dad actually behaved and that's the reason on why Billingham decided to capture what it was like with his Dad.

A practical considerations that I would of thought the photographer would have to do before doing this shoot is absolutely nothing as you can't wait for something if it's 'realistic', you just capture it when whenever because it's not going nowhere. 

I do like this photograph and the reason why I do is purely because it's 'real'. It shows on what Billingham had to cope with his Dad's drunken-self  but also, it shows that he was interested in photographing this kind of 'realistic' photography. 

The words that I would associate with this picture is 'sad' as it's it a nice thing to see someone in a drunken state, especially if someone who's family.

A practical considerations that I would of thought the photographer would have to do before doing this shoot is absolutely nothing as you can't wait for something if it's 'realistic', you just capture it when whenever because it's not going nowhere. 



Jem Southam - Rivers and the Coast 

I do like this photograph and the reason on why I do is because it has a strong leading line which draws your eyes further down the photograph which I think makes this image so much stronger. 

The words that I would associate with this picture is 'tranquil' as it gives off a peaceful, calm serene. 

A practical considerations that I would of thought the photographer would have to do before doing this shoot is would be figuring out what light tone you would like. For example, taking the time of day into consideration would be one.

I do like this photograph and the reason on why I do is because of the reflection in the water. Also with the time of day that it has be taken.

The words that I would associate with this picture is 'dismal' as the picture gives off a 'gloomy' effect. 

A practical considerations that I would of thought the photographer would have to do before doing this shoot is the positioning of the camera as you'll need the right angle to get the correct reflection. 

Thomas Struth - The forest 

I don't this photograph and the reason on why I don't is because I just find it boring as there nothing there apart from trees, brushes and moss. 

The words that I would associate with this picture is 'nature'. 

A practical considerations that I would of thought the photographer would have to do before doing this shoot is taking the time of day into consideration  seeing how you'll need the right light to capture this kind of lighting. 

I don't like this photograph and the reason on why I don't is because I don't find it interesting with all the trees, brushes and moss.

The words that I would associate with this picture is 'nature'. 

A practical considerations that I would of thought the photographer would have to do before doing this shoot is taking the time of day into consideration  seeing how you'll need the right light to capture this kind of lighting.