For this piece of homework, we were told to take 100 photos relating to the theme 'Travel'. I chose to take all of my photos whilst going somewhere so that I could easily link them to the set task. I also tried to do this task a bit differently than one I have done before, and I did this by experimenting with a new process - 35mm Film photography. All the photos above were taken using a film camera. The fact that I was using a camera with a limited amount of photos, and one that I wasn't too familiar with, made sure that I was thinking about each and every photo I took and I was almost savouring each one. Using the film definitely taught me to look more, think about the subject of the photo, and I noticed myself thinking about the composure of my photos more than anything else. Although film photography is a lengthy process, I think it is beneficial to a practising photographer and very rewarding once you receive the outcome.
I took photos in London, France and Belgium. I found it quite interesting how my approach to photography changed as I went through different environments. For example, in London I really liked the architecture and the grungy urban feel, so I took quite a lot of photos of buildings and graffiti. I also did the same in Belgium, but the photos were of grand buildings and monuments so they didn't have the urban feel that London offered. However, you can really see the difference in style when you look at the photos taken in France. The place I went to was in the mountains, way away from any major cities. This meant that I was exposed to a lot of nature, so this became the subject of a lot of my photos. The weather there was great, and this led to me focusing on bright colours caused by the sunlight. In France I decided to experiment further with film photography by using expired film. The film I was using had expired around 10 years ago, and I had no idea what the outcome would be. If you look at all of the photos, you can see that they seem de-saturated and a bit dull on the colour spectrum, which is something you wouldn't expect with film photography. Personally, I don't like the way they came out, since I was expecting bursting colours and huge contrast when I started using film. However, it is something I can learn from, and isn't completely a bad thing. Another thing I noticed with some of the photos was that some light had leaked onto the negatives and created marks all over the photo and I absolutely love the way these came out. It makes what could have been a boring photo into something really interesting and colourful. Some of my favourite photos throughout the whole summer were these 'broken' photos. One thing that I now want to do is start taking more photos of people rather than architecture, because I really like photos of people and I have very little here.
These are some of my favourites :
I took photos in London, France and Belgium. I found it quite interesting how my approach to photography changed as I went through different environments. For example, in London I really liked the architecture and the grungy urban feel, so I took quite a lot of photos of buildings and graffiti. I also did the same in Belgium, but the photos were of grand buildings and monuments so they didn't have the urban feel that London offered. However, you can really see the difference in style when you look at the photos taken in France. The place I went to was in the mountains, way away from any major cities. This meant that I was exposed to a lot of nature, so this became the subject of a lot of my photos. The weather there was great, and this led to me focusing on bright colours caused by the sunlight. In France I decided to experiment further with film photography by using expired film. The film I was using had expired around 10 years ago, and I had no idea what the outcome would be. If you look at all of the photos, you can see that they seem de-saturated and a bit dull on the colour spectrum, which is something you wouldn't expect with film photography. Personally, I don't like the way they came out, since I was expecting bursting colours and huge contrast when I started using film. However, it is something I can learn from, and isn't completely a bad thing. Another thing I noticed with some of the photos was that some light had leaked onto the negatives and created marks all over the photo and I absolutely love the way these came out. It makes what could have been a boring photo into something really interesting and colourful. Some of my favourite photos throughout the whole summer were these 'broken' photos. One thing that I now want to do is start taking more photos of people rather than architecture, because I really like photos of people and I have very little here.
These are some of my favourites :
The simple composure and aesthetic colours are what make this photo one of my favourites. The blue and white really compliment each other.
Again, this photo had a really simple composure and a straight-on angle, but it is filled with shapes and lines that are extremely contrasted and are pleasing to the eye. I also love how the soft colour of the building goes with the blue of the sky.
I like this photo because of how numerous shapes and lines, and the very bright colours. The yellow, blue red and black really come out at you and it's one of the first things you notice when you look at the photo. When, taking the photo I was focusing on the shapes and the way the black cut through the yellow wall and creating a contrast.
This photo is one of my favourites because of how distorted it became. There's these sort of orange patches and the top on bottom of the photo and it makes the photo a lot more colourful and ultimately more interesting. Also, it is one of the few that I took of people.