Brief
Revist one of the exercises of daylight, artificial light or controlled light and develop it into a formal submission. The submission requirement for this assignment is a set of between six and ten high-quality photographic prints.
Revist one of the exercises of daylight, artificial light or controlled light and develop it into a formal submission. The submission requirement for this assignment is a set of between six and ten high-quality photographic prints.
Initial Thoughts
On my daily commute into work I pass by an industrial area located on a slight headland on the island, containing the fuel stores and the incinerator. In winter months, as the bus weaves its way work bound and the industrial area is stage light, I have often thought about how brutalistically beautiful it appears.
It was this industrial area I immediately thought of when contemplating Exercise 4.2. My first attempt at the Exercise taught me that I have a lot to learn and that a tripod is a non-negotiable pre-requisite. For the Exercise I also contemplated taking images of the airport, again trying to capture how the descent of night and artificial lighting can layer a temporary film of aesthetic beauty over the functional. On my first (and only) attempt at trying to capture some images, they did not come out as desired. On my frequent trips through the airport I had mentally framed a number of shots, however when I arrived with camera in hand, I quickly became aware that there was only a limited number of "shots" on offer. In an age of somewhat understandable hyper security vigilance, I was, despite being in public areas and not taking any images of what could be deemed inappropriate or security sensitive, paranoid about my actions being misinterpreted by airport security, which did not add to a feeling of relaxation/artistic flow. This resulted in my heading back to the industrial area. I would like to explore the airport theme again, but at Gatwick/some other large airport - one which has more large, public, safe for photography, areas.
For my Exercise I ended up photographing three areas within the industrial area, the incinerator, the marina for pleasure boats and the industrial marina. At the end of the Exercise, I decided to focus on the industrial marina and the incinerator for my Assignment.
On my daily commute into work I pass by an industrial area located on a slight headland on the island, containing the fuel stores and the incinerator. In winter months, as the bus weaves its way work bound and the industrial area is stage light, I have often thought about how brutalistically beautiful it appears.
It was this industrial area I immediately thought of when contemplating Exercise 4.2. My first attempt at the Exercise taught me that I have a lot to learn and that a tripod is a non-negotiable pre-requisite. For the Exercise I also contemplated taking images of the airport, again trying to capture how the descent of night and artificial lighting can layer a temporary film of aesthetic beauty over the functional. On my first (and only) attempt at trying to capture some images, they did not come out as desired. On my frequent trips through the airport I had mentally framed a number of shots, however when I arrived with camera in hand, I quickly became aware that there was only a limited number of "shots" on offer. In an age of somewhat understandable hyper security vigilance, I was, despite being in public areas and not taking any images of what could be deemed inappropriate or security sensitive, paranoid about my actions being misinterpreted by airport security, which did not add to a feeling of relaxation/artistic flow. This resulted in my heading back to the industrial area. I would like to explore the airport theme again, but at Gatwick/some other large airport - one which has more large, public, safe for photography, areas.
For my Exercise I ended up photographing three areas within the industrial area, the incinerator, the marina for pleasure boats and the industrial marina. At the end of the Exercise, I decided to focus on the industrial marina and the incinerator for my Assignment.
Research and Planning
As part of my research I came across the London Nights exhibition held by the Museum of London. This introduced me to the below photographers and photographs which inspired me:
Mercie Lack - Embankment at Chelsea (1930). Showing the industrial lit up and transformed into a thing of beauty.
William Eckersley - Dark City series (2011). Showing how darkness and light can bring beauty to the industrial wasteland.
Lewis Bush - Metropole (2015).
My planning consisted of weather watching, for a dry night and packing my tripod.
As part of my research I came across the London Nights exhibition held by the Museum of London. This introduced me to the below photographers and photographs which inspired me:
Mercie Lack - Embankment at Chelsea (1930). Showing the industrial lit up and transformed into a thing of beauty.
William Eckersley - Dark City series (2011). Showing how darkness and light can bring beauty to the industrial wasteland.
Lewis Bush - Metropole (2015).
My planning consisted of weather watching, for a dry night and packing my tripod.
Selection Process
A link to the contact sheet for this assignment can be found by clicking on this link: contact sheet
All of the images were taken with a long exposure, thereby running this risk of camera shake or blurring. The initial selection process involved removing those images which were blurred. The images were then further filtered down in terms of composition quality and trying to create an overarching theme of industrial.
A link to the contact sheet for this assignment can be found by clicking on this link: contact sheet
All of the images were taken with a long exposure, thereby running this risk of camera shake or blurring. The initial selection process involved removing those images which were blurred. The images were then further filtered down in terms of composition quality and trying to create an overarching theme of industrial.
Initial Selection
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