Reservations

At the beginning of this project i was gutted to find out that we wouldn't be making sketchbooks and thought that was me over with. However i feel like giving Antony around of applause for making my life a hell of a lot easier. God knows were my head would be at right now if i was having to cut, stick and write about everything that i wanted to! i would be no were near as far as i am and defiantly not have done the research i have.

Comparisons - Markus Hartel VS Me

Another theme i kind of wish i explored more was maybe looking at billboards and were they are on the street and depending were they are to what the advertise. These are two of my images that i took during this project. i think that it billboards really add a lot of detail to an image and can make what could be a boring image more interesting (image 1)  or give an indication to the location of the image (image 2) for example you wouldn't put adverts for a sofa in the middle of Camden or a vice versa. 

Image 1

Image 2

Markus Hartel:
See i think that the billboards above the people in this image are what really make it. It gets boring looking at images like this with normal sky or plain buildings in the background. However this adds detail to the image. I just like it when they have images within an image it adds more dynamic to the image and also more contrast. Gives it also a busy feel. When he has captured the image however he makes them blend in as part of the image not like its what the image has been taken for.

Brick Wall

All the pressure of knowing deadline is fast approaching is really giving me mind block. I actually don't know what else to put into my blog! like can you still add research after you have finished shooting? or is that pointless. Maybe should have planned my blog layout a bit better, glad I'm not having to cram though i think i would die from the stress of it.

Comparison's - Guillaume Gaudet VS Me

Guillaume Gaudet:

I found these images on google images when i was wanting to experiment with reflections in my street photography project. This is were i got the inspiration for the image i shot in shoot 9. i liked these ones in particular because you cant see the tops of the buildings, they are showing in the details in the puddles, again this is very similar to mine.

This is the image i shot in Middlesborough town centre. I think that you can see the clear resemblance between the images and can see clearly the strong influence the photographer had on this image. Unfortunately i didn't have a nice of a location as he did. I do like these images though and i think that if i had the time again this would be the angle that i would defiantly explore in more depth.

Contact Sheet - 12

The out come of the 2nd roll of film shot at Redcar. This is my favourite of the two as i think that i got some really nice up-close shots and felt more comfortable shooting. Again same with the last one some of these images are a bit too dark and loose a lot of detail. However i think that there are a lot of nice ones so I'm not too bothered. 

Enlargements: 

this is one of my favourite images. I like that there is a lot of people in the background yet you focus mainly on her. she really stands out and i think she pops off the page. i like the contrast in the image. When creating this as one of my final prints however i will be sure to make sure that i don't loose detail in the blacks and that my whites are white not gray. Maybe add more contrast. 

I'm so excited about this picture! because of all the trouble Ive been told from people taking pictures of police etc i was in two minds if or not to take this picture. (i know shes not the police but i recon shes a right bitch) but anyway i got into my mams car and as she pulled out the space i begged her to stop and i just took it, least i knew i could make a quick getaway. Looks like the neg is really mucky and scratched in the top right corner however this is just the window of the fruit and veg shop (seriously should wash them as it isn't very inviting is it). Also like how you can see a bit of the car so you know what she is doing. 

Contact Sheet - 11

This was the first roll of film that i shot on my 2nd trip to Redcar. I'm so happy that these have turned out and that there is some really nice shots on here. The weather was a bit dark and damp so that's why some are really dark. I didn't change my settings correctly, and i didn't want to use a flash gun. 

Enlargements: 

i actually sat on a bench for ages just to get this image, building courage up to actually put my camera to my face and take the shot. The girls didn't really look the nicest of people. However I'm really glad that i did. I like the image and i think that its something you can only really get every so often its not a picture that you can take all the time. I also like all the posters in the background (shop window) as i feel it adds detail to the image.  

If i would have just stopped walking and maybe got a little bit closer to the man i think that this would have been one of my favourite images. You should have seen the man eating the fish and chips, think he was scared someone was going to take them off him! Its nice how he is stood in the light coming from the gap in the buildings. Think that this highlights him and stops him from getting lost in the image.

Screen Shots

I have looked through some movies that i think have a great setting and make up a great image when print screened. I think that this is a great way to gather research as you can get a variety of different print screens, not just a single shot. You also can see why the director has chose that space, what feel it gives and what makes it unique to any other.

I Am Legend -
I think that its amazing that I Am Legend managed to shut down time square to film these scenes. Its such a busy place and yet its so quiet and looks like another world in the screen grabs below! i think that these are seriously stunning images and some that could never be recreated, unless you have millions of dollars and Will Smith as a mate... completely unique street photography.

Breakfast at Tiffany's -
Iconic images from a great film. again showing new york empty and quite what is a rare thing. really like the lighting created on these images from the sun coming up. soft tones.

Lords of Dogtown -
By far my favourite film. i think that these screen grabs remind me of the images that i have researched by Michael Levine.

I think that all these screen shots from movies would work really well as street photography shots. They are shot in some of the best locations and also some cant be re-created so there completely original. This is why i think that movies are a great source of research.