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.

Shoot 7 Work Record

For this shoot, I wanted to develop my last shoot which utilised travel photography with a minimal focus on Photoshop in order to evoke a sensation of journey by creating a series of shoots which showed unique aspects of different environments. I wanted to focus on people within an environment and highlight their impact on their journeys as well as the metaphorical significance of what they do.  In preparation for my travel photography styled shoot, I began to research other photographers who I had featured within my research log. Within my research, I looked at photographers such as Jane Dorn whose work depicts the influence of people on an environment after they have left. These are the types of themes that I could translate into my work easily as I could highlight someone's journey by the impact that they have had on the environment after they have left. I am photographing in a forest location as it is a location which can be easily manipulated by people and animals passing through on journeys. I am photographing these images on a day which features mostly clouded weather. In order to not over expose my images and maintain detail within some of the darker areas of the tree line, I will adjust my camera settings appropriately. 

Jane Dorn inspiration:

My images:

For this image, I used a shutter speed of 1/125, an f stop of 4 and an ISO of 100. This would allow me to capture detail within the environment while not letting the bright white clouds of the image remove detail within the image. I have used the black and white filter in order to adjust elements of contrast within the image. I have darkened green areas while leaving the colour of the mud lighter. This highlights the fact that there is a path that is carving its way through the environment. This path contrasts heavily with the rest of the environment, causing the audience to pay attention to the uneven ground of the path. This has been caused by both people and animals and is used to highlight the different journeys that have occurred within this location in the past and how it has affected the location.

This image is used to highlight a more emotional journey that has been captured within the environment of the forest. To capture this image, I used a shutter speed of 1/32, an f stop of 4, and an ISO of 200. This allows for the lens to open more, allowing more light into the camera within this low lit area. The image focuses on an individual tree which has taken on a purpose of holding the carvings of couples. This is shown by focusing a carving within the centre of the image. This can show evidence of an emotional journey, especially within a carving that can be seen within the left of the tree. It appears there were originally two names carved into the tree, however, where the second name appears to be, the bark of the tree has split. This implies that one of the people have crossed out their name on the tree. This suggests that the couple have broken up. This shows the evidence of an emotional journey from the beginning of the relationship to the end.

Progression:

I have developed my photography of the forest location by reflecting other aspects of the area which make it unique from other locations. This adds to my overall work within the subject of journey, creating diverse documentations of different areas. For my next shoot, I wish to photograph journey from a completely new perspective, using different technologies such as a drone in order to achieve a diverse series of images.

Shoot 6 Work Record

For this shoot, I wanted to develop my last shoot which utilised travel photography with a minimal focus on Photoshop in order to evoke a sensation of journey by creating a series of shoots which showed unique aspects of different environments. I wanted the images within this shoot to vary in style and themes than the last shoot. In order to achieve this, I began to research other photographers who I had featured within my research log. As a result, this shoot draws influence from photographers Robert Frank and William Eggleston. I appreciated the way that Robert Frank focused on different cultures of people, highlighting unique aspects of the people and places that he came across. William Eggleston would use colours and their connotations in order to give his images a feeling that was unique to the area that he was photographing. I could easily translate these themes into my subject of journey allowing my images to depict unique aspects of different locations in order to form a sense of travel photography. I am photographing in a seaside location of southend in order to contrast the images with my previous shoot by highlighting the different aspects if each location. I am photographing these images on a day which features bright weather, in order to further contrast with the previous shoot as it featured cloudy weather. As I am taking pictures within this bright weather, I will need to adjust my camera settings appropriately in order to ensure that the images are not over exposed, maintaining enough detail within the environment.

This image focuses on an obscure structure which over looks the sea. The object is made the focus of the image through the use of composition. The tower looms mysteriously within the centre of the frame, partially hidden by the haze of the fog. This idea of mystery is what drives the theme of journey within the image. It is supposed to evoke a curiosity to explore which is commonly found within the subject of journey. In order to capture this image, I adjusted my camera settings in order to compensate for the distance of the image, and the bright weather. I used a shutter speed of 1/526, an f stop of 16, and an ISO of 200. This would allow me to capture a vast image while, causing the object in the distance to remain slightly obscured.

This image features journey within two areas. I have used my influence from Robert Frank by highlighting aspects of life and different cultures that are unique to the area of the seaside. I have also taken inspiration from William Eggleston by focusing mainly on colour, using the slight blue theme within the image to offer connotations to sun and sea which is commonly associated with the seaside. The composition of the image also creates a sense of literal journey. Framing the boat moving from the right of the frame to the left, the image is presented with a sensation of journey through the environment. In order to capture the kinetic aspects of the image such as the boat moving from right to left, I had to adjust my camera settings. I used a shutter speed of 1/400, an f stop of 13 and an ISO of 200. This would allow me to capture the movement of the boat while minimising blur. I also compensated from any light which is lost from the higher shutter speed by adjusting the ISO accordingly.

Progression:

I was able to achieve a shoot which developed themes which I had explored in my previous shoot while giving the location its own unique aspects which offer a sense of progression through environments within my work. If I were to develop this shoot, I would focus more on people within the places that I visit, highlighting their impact on the world.

Shoot 5 Work Record

For this shoot, I wanted to explore a more traditional style of journey photography by using a simple form of travel photography. I would focus on giving the audience a sense of journey through the use of composition and connotations. I have researched this style of photography within my research logs and photographer research. As a result, I have analysed the work of photographers such as Stephen Shore and Ansel Adams. I would introduce elements of their work by using the large scale landscape imagery of Ansel Adams with a focus on elements such as colour in order to make the location appear unique in a similar way to Stephen Shore. These elements will blend into my project of journey, allowing me to document my own journey in a way that the audience can feel immersed in. I am photographing within a forest environment as I will be able to contrast it with follow up shoots within visually different environments. I will also be able to highlight the biodiversity which is present within the location as a means to enhance these themes of contrasts, adding to the sense of journey that the audience will feel when they analyse the body of work that I will create over the unit. I am photographing these images on a day which is clouded, this means that I will need to adjust my camera settings appropriately in order to ensure that the sky does not make the large landscape images feel over exposed, while maintaining enough detail within the environment.

Ansel Adams and Stephen Shore influences:

My Images:

This image focuses on a sight that is common within a forest environment but is harder to find in another place. As well as highlighting unique aspects of the area, this image also delves into themes of journey through time. I used a composition that will fill the entire frame with detail, causing the audience to analyse the state of the tree. This is a silver birch tree, which appears to have been within this location for a vast number of years. This image highlights the aftermath of this tree's journey through time. Tone and contrast are used in order to reveal the effects of ageing within the tree. The audience can see where the bark has cracked under exposure from the sun over years and how areas have been chipped away while leaving some remnants of the original tree.

This image features a forest environment which features a pathway that curves out of the frame. This image is attempting to highlight elements of journey through the use of pathways. The brown pathway contrasts heavily with the vibrant green grass. This path has been carved through the environment by animals and people over the years making the same joinery through the environment. The composition of the image causes the pathway to twist around a corner and out of the frame. This is used to imply some of the more spontaneous and mysterious aspects of journey, not always knowing where the path may take you.

Progression:

I feel that I was able to highlight aspects of journey within the forest environment by focusing on aspects of the environment that are unique to this location. I was able to use my inspiration of Ansel Adams and Stephen Shore in a way that utilised landscape photography and unique colours and tones. I will develop this style of photography by going to other locations such as a seaside area in order to create a series of images which contrast in terms of location in order to evoke feelings of journey when looking at the images together. As I develop these shoots, I will draw inspiration from other travel photographers in order to make my images more diverse.

Top 20

Two of my top 20 are featured in video form. You will need to scroll down to click the videos.

Top Forty

Computer Experiment

This image could relate to journey through time as the colorise effect along with desaturation and grain has caused the image to appear old.

These images show how an environment can be manipulated in order to make the image more dynamic. The first image features a cinematic film colour grade, the second features what was once an old building is made new again through the use of saturation to make faded colours vibrant again, the final image uses levels in order to make a storm effect which can be used in order to conjure up a number of negative connotations.

This image can enhance the way that the audience looks at an image by highlighting specific aspects of the image. For example, the pathway is highlighted by making the grass look dead through the use of desaturation.

Threshold has been used in order to create a clear contrasted image which highlights the texture of the bark further.

This image uses vibrance in order to make colours vivid and make an environment seem more diverse.

This image uses posterise in order to present simple environments in the form of art pieces.

This image heightens the use of connotations in that already exist within the image by making them more prominent within the image.

This image uses a selective colour effect by removing areas of black and white in order to create clear pathways within an image, highlighting the key aspect of this image to the audience.