Abstract architecture

In this task i had to go out and photograph architecture in an abstract way.I found this task quite difficult because of the location which i was at which was inside college. 

I like this image of the light because of the way the yellow stands out from the black.The light was on when i took this which you can obviously tell but i think this makes the shot look better as it has more colour to it. 

I took this shot of  a pass code lock .I did this landscape so that the lock would be horizontal to make it look more interesting to look at. I think if i was to re shoot this i would shoot vertically and get in just half of the lock which i think would be effective.

This is a photo of a plain black tiled wall. I chose to do this as it is simple and not too complicated with a lot of detail on. 

This is of the top of a post which is really detailed so i chose to photograph this because of the detail. I shot on manual and adjusted the exposure and aperture to make sure the contrast came out right. 

This is a photo of a camera which i thought looked quite interesting so i shot it from a low angle looking up at it .I would of liked to of got closer to the camera and shoot it in a more interesting angle however i couldn't as it was high up and i couldn't reach. 

I quite like this photo of the pipes because of the colour of them which stands out especially the part nearest to the camera then gets darker the further away it gets. 

This shot is of the ceiling in the corridor in college. I took this at a wormseye view to get in a bigger scale of the ceiling. I like the way just one corner of the pattern is in the shot and not the whole pattern at it would look boring. 

This photo is of the pillar of the banister going down the stairs. I like this shot because you can see the definition of the pillar because the lense is focussed making it a clear shot, also the contrast works well. 

This shot is of some wires which have been painted and are cracked which i think makes them interesting because of the cracked paint making them look old and that they haven't been touched in a while. 

                                     Below are some of the extra images i took for this task.

Final evaluation

  Overall i found some of the tasks in this project interesting and others not so interesting and others quite challenging. In this project i learnt a lot more about photoshop as there were a lot of tasks which were to be completed on photoshop and others which were to be completed in the darkroom. I had done both of these before in the previous units however my skills were developing as i learnt more about both of them. In this evaluation i'm not going to talk about every single task i did as there are a lot because i covered 2 units.

Firstly, task 1 which was my first task, i had to explore different aspects of architecture which were; line,shape,form,texture,scale and lighting. I found this quite challenging photographing buildings which had at least one of these in them however managed to complete this even though i did this in the same location which was Bradford around near college.

Secondly, my second task i believe was juxtaposition. Before this task i didn't know what juxtaposition was and i actually found this task quite easy. I took my shoots in Bradford, mainly down near town as there were more old and new buildings which were next to each other.

I found a few of the tasks i did challenging. These being; Hockney Joiner and panorama. These were both completed on photoshop which i find challenging because i don't know how to do a lot of things on it which are useful when  doing your work to improve it, but i am improving as i am learning new techniques on it as i do different tasks using it.

I found the Hockney Joiner the hardest to do, i found it stressful because you had to fit all your pictures together to make the location which you were shooting your pictures from. I had to delete a lot of my images as they didn't fit when i came to joining them up.

The panaroma was easier than the joiner however i still found it tricky as there was a lot of things you had to do on photoshop to make it into a panorama. I found it frustrating having to feather the images to help them fit together and if you didn't shoot right then your images wouldn't stitch together properly. I had this problem as i shot on automatic rather than manual which made my exposure change which you could notice in the sky as it changed colour.

A task which i enjoyed is the colour film shoot which was when i went on a trip to Leeds. For the colour shoot i had to take shoots of new architecture.I took my shoots inside trinity as this is a new building which has a lot of new structures and shops inside which i also went in to take some of my shoots.

Another task which i enjoyed was overlaying textures . I found this more interesting than the borders because the texture covered the whole of the image and you could choose which texture you think would work well.My favourite image which i wrote about was the one of trinity roof with the leaf texture over it.

Finally the last task which i enjoyed was colour popping. I really liked this task as i found it made your image look more interesting to look at.The images which i chose were some of my favourite shots which i had taken. I liked this task because you could colour pop areas of your choice so you could be as creative as you wanted to be.

I didn't manage to complete my darkroom work as i was ill when i went in.I have scanned my images which i took on black and white film and my colour film images which i have put onto my blog.

A final task which i took place in was the exhibition task. I was in the poster and leaflets group so it is our group's job to design these for the night of the exhibition so people know more about the event. For this it was important to communicate with members of my group so i knew what i had to do. The poster is complete which 2 of my members designed and asked other members of other groups first what they thought of it and if everything had been included. Me and another member have been finding out about leaflets and what needs to be included so it is clear to people when it comes to making it where the event is, what it is, why we are doing it, who is being involved, and when it is. It is important we include these facts as they are the most important thing so people are clear about the event. I have also been researching a bit into the charity which the money will be going to, as well as researching i have spoken to the research group to find more info out about the charity which which will be included in the leaflet so people know where their money is going to.


In conclusion i quite enjoyed this unit, if i was to do it again i would improve some of my images and maybe re-shoot them to make them better.

Hockney Joiner

This task was completed on photo shop where i had to capture something which i thought would work for a joiner, then put all these photos i had taken onto photoshop where i then could stitch them together to try and make the image again .

Above is my first joiner which i made. I didnt like this task as i found it really challenging and it was annoying when the pictures wouldn't fit together how i wanted them to. When creating my Hockney Joiner, i had to delete quite a  few of my photos which i was going to use as i couldn't get them to stitch together properly and they didn't fit. I made a mistake when making my joiner in photoshop because when i saved the joiner, i realised that it is too small and i can't  change it. If i was to do this task again i would re- shoot some of my images as i would be more selective of what i'm shooting, and also i would make sure i focus more.

black and white film shoots

These were my photos which i took on black and white film in Bradford. I found this task quite challenging as i was shooting on a film camera so i was limited with how many shots i had. 

This shoot was taken from a low angle of Bradford Cathedral. I quite like this image as the lighting and contrast wasn't too bad, however if i was to re- shoot i would still shoot at a low angle however maybe stand a bit further back so i could capture more of the clock. 

This was taken in Bradford Cathedral. I don't like this photo as it has a coloured line down it which im not sure how it happened but also the lighting ruins the picture. 

This is of Bradford Cathedral. This was again a low angle shot of windows from outside the Cathedral. I quite like this shot as you can see the detail of the bricks which are closest to the camera. 

This photo was of Bradford Cathedral. I find this photo boring to look at as there's nothing to it which makes it stand out. I think that the stone on the building is too bright in comparisan to the windows which are dark. 

This is one of my favourite images i took. I like this because of the contrast in the photo. I like it because its dark and the light that is coming through the window is shining on the roof giving quite a spooky effect. 

This is similar to the image above however was taken at a different angle so you can see a different perspective of it. I also like this one because of the dark colours in the picture which make it look more effective as they work well with each other. 

This was taken in Bradford Town. I'm not sure what the building is but it is just beside the train station. I took this from a low angle however not really low and i tilted my camera up just slightly to capture the building.I like the way this shot turned out as i think the contrast works well of the building with the sky.  

This is of the same building as above but at a different angle and closer up. I quite like the way the face of the building is clear and you can see the details, then the sides go a little bit blury which i think creates an interesting effect. 

This photo reminds me of a photo which would of been taken in the olden days, because of the effect the black and white film has had on it and because of the structure. I'm disappointed with the way the exposure was too much on the left hand side making the building too light which ruins the shot as the exposure worked in all the other areas. 

This is a low angle shot of an old building which i don't like because there isn't much to it and i think it looks boring to look at. I don't think the contrast works well on this image which makes it look dull. 

This shot is of the Cathedral in Bradford. I didn't take this at any angles i just took it from where i was standing. If i took this again i would stand a bit further back to take the shot so more of the building is in the shot and i would try not to get the sky in as this often ruins the image if you don't get the exposure right. 

This is one of my favourite shots i took on black and white film. I really like this as it turned out to look like a panorama when i didn't mean for it to be as i wouldnt't know how to do it anyway. Also, i like the angle and position which i took the shot at. I think this shot works well because of the dark areas and the location which makes it look spooky like something which could be used in a horror film. 

This is my worst shot which i took. The exposure is too high making it look like something was over the lense when the shot was taken. Also, i haven't edited this but there's a lot of dust on this which ruins it. I don't like the angle of which i took this shot at as ii captured quite a lot of the sky. 

This is another one of my favourite shots. I like this because of the contrast of the black and white together. I think the exposure was good on this however there's sunlight on the wall on the left which ruins the shot a bit as both sides aren't even. 

This image is interesting i think because you can see some colour in the image. I'm not sure how i did it but it looks like something which would be used in a comic or something. I like the way the windows on the side of the building have greens blues and reds on them which is why i like this shot. 

This image is of the bank in Bradford town. I quite like this because of the way the sun is shinning on the buildings highlighting details on them. If i was to re-shoot i wouldn't change the angle, i would just change the position that i stand in so i would stand a bit further forward so the light nearest the camera isn't in the shot. 

This is another one of my favourite shots.This shot was of the bank like above but a close up shot. Again, i like the sun which is shining on half of the building which brings out little details of the building. I wouldn't change anything about this shot as i think the contrast works and the exposure was right. 

This shot is a bit too dark i think so doesn't really look effective. I don't think i set the exposure right on this which is why it's so dark, however i like the way the light from outside is shining through the windows is good as they stand out in the picture. 

This isn't one of my best images but i like the way the colours are on this which makes it look a bit like it is a vintage picture.This image is a bit blury so if i was to take this shot again i would make sure i focussed properly and point the camera a bit more up at a higher angle to capture more of the big window at the top.  

Colour film images

These are my colour film photos which i took when i went on a trip to Leeds. 

This is the first image which i took which was inside Trinity. I quite like this image because of how the layout of the roof is as there are different sections of roof stacked on top of each other. I like the angle which i shot this image at. If i was too shoot again i would try and not get the statue in which is in this shot on the left hand side as it ruins the picture a bit. 

This picture was taken inside the Every Man cinema in Trinity. I quite like the way this turned out. I chose to take a close up shot of the stairs rather than further away as i thought it would look more effective and interesting.I think the contrast on this photo works as there isn't too much lighting and it isn't too dark. 

This was similar to the image above as this was of the stairs in the cinema. This time i took the shot further away so i could get in all the stairs. I don't like this image as there is too much lighting on the left hand side which has blurred the photos on the wall so you cant see them.This photo was blury so if i was to re-shoot i would make sure i focused the lense properly. 

This photo was in Every Man cinema. I took this because i thought it worked well for architecture because of the ceiling above the lights which looks like it is till being constructed. You can't actually see it very clearly on this photo but if you look carefully, the light nearest the camera is the clearest and then they blur as they get further away. 

This photo is also in the Every Man cinema. I was aiming to capture the light rather than what was in the background behind the light,but i think it works as the background sort of makes the picture look better. I liked the way the light looked as it has lots of lights attached and i had never seen a light like it before so i thought it looked unique. I like the way the window looked because of the structure of it, it reminds me of inside a castle. 

This was the final image i took inside the everyman cinema. This was on a balcony bit just outside of it.This image is a good example for reflection as you can see the reflection of the building on the glass.I thought this was a good shot to take as i liked the view as it overlooked part of the roof of trinity and you could see the old building behind it. The photo is quite dark as it was quite a gloomy day which reflects on the whole of the picture. 

This shot was taken on the second floor where i shot at a high angle at the every man cinema and the roof. I think this photo is quite boring as there isn't much to it, however i quite like the way the roof sis on a slope above the building making it look 3D. 

This is one of my favourite shots i took in Trinity. I like this because i captured a large proportion of the roof so you could see the scale of it. I find the roof really interesting anyway but i just like the way this shot turned out with the number of buildings in the buildings which you  can see through the glass. 

This is another one of my favourite images i took. This was on the second floor again overlooking the lower floor to the outside of trinity. I like the way the roof looks on this as it starts of high then the next one is lower but they aren't connected. The building as at the end which is outside of trinity, stands out not just because it is at the end of the walkway, but because of the shade of brown it is which stands out. 

This photo was taken inside nandos i think, looking out at the other shops outside. I don't like this image as you can see the reflection of the lights in nando's on the building outside because i took this shot through glass. 

This image was the same as the shot above however this one i took at a lower angle so i could get the leaves in which were outside. Again, this didn't really work because of the reflections and it wasn't focused properly. 

This image was in Nando's. I thought the lights looked interesting because you could see their wires which were connected to them which were strung up onto the ceiling in an unusual way. If i was to shoot this again i think it would be good to focus on the yellow light so all the other lights around it look blury. 

This was on the balcony outside the cinema. This was a low angle shot as i wanted to capture as much of the wall as i could as it was really high up. I would shoot this again and stand a bit more to the left so i could get the whole of the window in so it would be even. 

This image i really don't like. It was inside Fuel juice bar and the lights looked like crates with bulbs in.This image is really blury which is why i don't like it and the lights also made it look more blury. 

This was in Trinity of the TJI Friday's sign outside the restaurant. I'm not sure why i din't capture the whole of the logo as you wouldn't know what it is unless you recognised it.