Shoot 8 Work Record

For this shoot, I wanted to explore a more experimental style of journey photography by using a new technology such as a drone in order to capture interesting aerial photographs. I would create a series of images which would capture different locations and the unique aspects of it in order to evoke a sense of journey within the audience. Since I have not had any experience with this form of photography, I wanted to research photographers who had used similar techniques in order to achieve vast landscape photographs. I found a photographer named Steven Hawkes, his imagery is vast and shows how environments can be presented in diverse ways as a result of this form of photography. This is a technique which will work greatly within my subject of journey as I can take my previous experience with landscape photography and develop it in a visually dynamic way. I will use a drone which utilises a 4k camera and compose my images through the use of the live camera feed on the controller. I am going to be photographing various environments including a forest, field, and buildings. I am photographing these images on a day which is mostly clouded, fortunately the drone compensates for these conditions by changing the camera settings in order to create a balanced image which is not over exposed and captures immense details.

Steven Hawkes influence:

My images:

This image features countryside hillsides. The image featured camera settings which allowed for the image to be captured in great detail. The camera used a shutter speed of 1/1000, an f stop of 3 and an ISO of 100. This allows for a crisp image to be captured, not being affected by any camera movement which may cause blur. As a result, colours within the image appear vibrant. The use of aerial photography causes the individual flowers to form a solid colour. This causes the hillsides to appear of a vibrant yellow colour. This type of sight is only possible from this height and is unique to this location, contrasting with seaside and city life. Highlighting a sense of joinery within the image.

This image focuses on the use of pathways. Within the frame, there are two different pathways which divert into different directions. The pathways contrast within the shades of green and carve through the environment. This is used to represent the choices that come with journey as the people on the pathway can take multiple forms, branching off from different directions. The image was taken within the use of a shutter speed of 1/170, an f stop of 3, and an ISO of 100. This allowed for the camera to balance some of the darker aspects of the image by letting more light into the lens with a lower shutter speed.

Progression:

I was able to create a series of different definitions of journey within this form of photography which presented landscape in a way that is unlike any I've used before. These images also work in a series to convey a sense of journey, highlighting different aspects of each location in which I visited. For my next shoot, I would like to continue to experiment with different photography techniques in order to show jounrey. In order to achieve this, I will feature a technique such as time lapse which I have never used before in order to create an interesting result to communicate journey through time.