tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46290084865059480432024-02-06T20:22:34.088-08:00People and Place Learning LogNathan Adams
Student 503387Nathan Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689163936301994906noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629008486505948043.post-57555881305584045502014-03-23T13:13:00.000-07:002014-06-25T03:11:58.970-07:00Assignment 5 - Tutor FeedbackThe final assignment and course is now complete. I felt that this was the best of the 5 assignments that I have delivered and the comments that came back reflected this. I worked hard to make sure the images were of the best possible quality, the areas that I concentrated on were:<br />
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I also have discovered ILFORD GALERIE Professional Smooth Pearl paper which also comes with an ICC profile for my printer. The combination of all of these has helped produced much better prints and I think I have moved on from he errors of earlier assignments.<br />
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On the comment on the hands of the master brewer not being sharp I knew that this would be raised. I took a couple versions of this shot and in both Miles Jenner was rubbing the hops with his hands, an occupational hazard I guess. In the low light I should have noticed this and asked him to keep his hands still.<br />
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I too had noticed that the flag pole had covered the 'H' in Harveys in the building shot, this I should have noticed also, ironically I have since looked at two other images from other photographers taken from the same bridge I stood on and in all three this flag pole obscures one of the letters.<br />
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I will try and see if I can get an image of a pint of beer in a pub for the final submission as I agree that it is missing to replace the black and white one. Originally I hoped to get a person drinking a pint in the tasting room but believe it or not the brewery is dry for its workers - at least until the end of the day!<br />
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I have enjoyed this course and learnt a lot, even though I have found it to be the hardest of the three so far. Looking forward to Landscapes next and moving up a level.<br />
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In the meantime these are my favourite images from each section, not all have been commented on but I will add these to my personal website when I get the time....<br />
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<br />Nathan Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689163936301994906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629008486505948043.post-37711037980658496712014-03-02T11:32:00.003-08:002014-03-16T12:04:39.394-07:00Digital Story TellingIn researching artists for this OCA Module People and Place I looked and commented on the work of Daniel Meadows. Daniel uses images and video to form short picture stories, referenced as Digital Story Telling, these are very captivating. My original post can be found <a href="http://dpp.nathanadams.org.uk/2012/08/daniel-meadows.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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I contacted Daniel through his website August '12 and after a couple of emails exchanged he encouraged me to create my own story. His <a href="http://www.photobus.co.uk/">website</a> also gives excellent tutorials on how to create Digital Stories using Adobe Premiere Pro used when teaching at Cardiff University. Daniel also became the creative director of <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/arts/yourvideo/queries/capturewales.shtml" target="_blank">BBC Capture Wales </a> a fantastic project in partnership with Cardiff University and the BBC inviting the people of Wales to create their own digital stories.<br />
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Rough guidelines are that the story should be no more than 2 minutes, or 250 words, containing around a dozen images or so. The story should revolve around the story teller, after all it's their story.<br />
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Using the images I took from my final assignment I have created the following as my first attempt. It has been a little rushed as I am up against it for time with this course, but this will not be my last Digital Story either. Thanks for the inspiration Mr Meadows.<br />
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Nathan Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689163936301994906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629008486505948043.post-38013004902319665912014-02-15T05:16:00.002-08:002014-02-15T05:17:35.895-08:00Further research for Assignment 5During my first meeting with Harvey's I was shown a book made by two professional photographers, Catherine Benson and Sarah Weal [ http://www.bensonweal.com/]. Some of there images I have included below.<br />
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They were not commissioned by Harvery's though I believe they have been used since to produce some images.<br />
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I emailed them to ask if they had any tips, to see what worked well for them and what didn't. Catherine kindly replied to me stating that light was indeed an issue as I had first thought. They shot almost exclusively with natural light and reflectors. A good tip was to set up any arranged portrait shots ahead of time to minimise disruption to the workers. This is excellent but as they were two people, perhaps one as a temporary subject to check light, I think they would have found this easier than I will.</div>
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'Don't forget a tripod...' that was another great piece of device - I will in fact take everything I own as I will be driving it is no problem to fill the boot up.</div>
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Catherine and Sarah's images are very high quality, they have given me inspiration with the subject matter, indeed Catherine stated in her email that there are lots of opportunities at Harvery's so I am looking forward to it. Watching their promotional video also has given me some ideas which I will combine ahead of time in a list. I also need to take a notebook to make notes of the people and subject matter as well as recording other potential ideas as I go along. I have two mornings to shoot so there will be some opportunity for revising the material. </div>
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Bensonweal's images are more contemporary that I was envisaging on taking for the brief, but I will try and incorporate some if the opportunity arises. Their use of the little light is very effective though I notice a lot of clipped highlights in their images...given the low light I think this was avoidable. Thanks to Catherine for replying and for giving me more ideas and confidence.</div>
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Nathan Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689163936301994906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629008486505948043.post-45594575156904103812014-02-15T03:43:00.001-08:002014-02-15T03:45:09.394-08:00Assignment 5: Defining the BriefAs part of the preparation for Assignment 5 we are to define a brief based on a notional client. The subject for this final assignment will be Harvery's Brewery in Lewes, East Sussex. Miles Jenner, the Head Brewer, has kindly agreed for me to take pictures during the brewing process next Tuesday and Wednesday.<br />
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For my notional brief I have devised the following:<br />
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<b>Client: Master Brewer UK, an on-line subscription magazine for brewers and those in the beer trade. Income is solely through advertising.</b><br />
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<b>Article: A Day in the life of a Traditional Brewer</b><br />
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<b>Requirements: Capture images of the People and Place of Work of a traditional brewery. Images should be of varying focal length, portrait and landscape format. Images should capture the essence of the process and how varying people combine together to form the end product.</b><br />
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<b>20 High quality images are required, from which 8 - 12 will be selected for inclusion in the magazine.</b><br />
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As part of some research I have found the following images relating to this subject I have rated them in order of which ones work well and which ones do not. The first has fantastic lighting and a great scene established, a wonderful portrait....by Pål Hansen.<br />
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<br />Nathan Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689163936301994906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629008486505948043.post-59806885734536060242014-02-02T13:08:00.000-08:002014-02-09T13:12:04.713-08:00Planning for the final Assignment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Not long after I started this course I took a tourist tour around an old Victorian brewery, Harvey & Sons of Lewes. At the time I thought this would be a fantastic opportunity to capture some really interesting images, the potential at Harvey's is tremendous with an amazing architecture inside and out that seems to have stood still in time. It should also be noted that Harvey's brew exceptional beer (ref:<a href="http://www.harveys.org.uk/the-brewery/awards"> http://www.harveys.org.uk/the-brewery/awards</a>) and was even visited by the Queen last year!<br />
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I contacted the joint Managing Directors with a request to photograph the building and its workers. Miles Jenner, also the Head Brewer, replied back quite cautiously stating that they get many requests from photographers to use their place of work as subject matter. After explaining my position on the phone Miles suggested I meet up with him at the brewery to discuss this further.<br />
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Walking into the brewery again was like stepping back into time, you'd half expect the barrels to be wooden and transported by horse and cart. Miles' office probably hasn't changed in a 100 years, a small room with a large leather topped desk, opposite an open coal fire, the desk surrounded by books and awards.<br />
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Miles kindly showed me work from two previous photographers, once circa 1980, a small collection of black and white images, and the other more recent from 2012 from two photographers Catherine Benson and Sarah Weal, which we talked through.<br />
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The meeting went well and Miles has agreed to let me take the images which I am delighted about. I have asked for 2 half days, the second visit allowing me to review the first days images and make and re-shoots. This is now scheduled for the 17/18 February. <br />
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I now have to write my brief for this assignment, this will be based on the notional client being a Magazine associated with brewing and the images to be used to support an article on brewing with traditional methods.<br />
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Some key pointers that I will note here for the assignment are:<br />
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1. Light is low in this building - a big consideration<br />
2. Take shots in portrait and landscape<br />
3. Take varying focal depth shots (wide and close up)<br />
4. Plan ideas ahead of the visit for portraits.<br />
5. Take my iPad so I can review some of the images on site.<br />
6. Take everything I own photographically, you never know if I need it.<br />
7. Review magazines and articles / images of breweries.<br />
8. Buy the staff some cakes from the local bakery - I need to give back something......<br />
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Lets hope I do this one proud.....Nathan Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689163936301994906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629008486505948043.post-53378958409520504442014-01-02T12:08:00.000-08:002014-03-23T13:14:50.008-07:00Assignment 4 - Tutor FeedbackVery pleased with the feedback on this one even though it was very critical. Using a holiday as the subject didn't work as well as I would have hoped for but I did n't think that the images were that disjointed, they did capture an area of around a square mile so I thought this may become apparent but obviously not.<br />
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The processing and printing is improving though I have made two mistakes that I knew about but was too lazy to fix; these have come back to haunt me so I will re-print the Chess image with the correct white balance and at the same time remove the man in the centre with his head cut-off, and I will also re-print the fishing image where I did use the dodge tool too much....<br />
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Some very good links and references in the report which I will follow up on with the Blog.Nathan Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689163936301994906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629008486505948043.post-49784773348044143992013-12-30T11:54:00.000-08:002014-02-09T12:01:00.872-08:00Mark Power 26 Different EndingsAs part of my recent feedback for Assignment 4 I was encouraged to look at the work of Mark Power, Martin Parr, the great Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Frank The Americans.<br />
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I have already written blog entries for the last three artists and really admire their work. Some of these entries are in older blogs.<br />
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I therefore have concentrated on the work of Mark Power [b. 1959] an artist I have yet to explore. As a documentary photographer, Power's 26 Different Endings is an interesting concept covering the edge of the London A-Z atlas. Powers points out that the map changes in each edition with London growing stealthily each year. 26 Endings is a collection of 26 images taken just outside of the atlas starting in 2003.<br />
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The concept that these places may or will eventually become part of the atlas gives meaning to the images, without these the images have little value and are hard to relate to.<br />
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Most of the images depict a sad and run down to-be London, a mix of suburbia, sweeping paths, industry and mangled metal. perhaps the hope is that they will change over time as many areas in London have done through natural development.<br />
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In the context the of the work the images work very well, but I am not a fan of them if truth were to be known. What I am impressed with is that Powers has captured all of these 26 images from different locations yet you could be mistaken is thinking that they are all from the same area. This supposes that the world outside of the A-Z has a common theme and possibly similarities of culture and people.<br />
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The following display these attributes.<br />
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The projects that Mark Power has completed are quite remarkable. His current project KX, documenting the refurbishment of Kings Cross Station, London, looks fascinating. For my final assignment I am planning to take images of a Victorian Brewery. I really like the colours and the use of light in the following two KX images and these may give ideas for my final assignment.<br />
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<br />Nathan Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689163936301994906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629008486505948043.post-51327219033866962312013-12-21T04:13:00.001-08:002013-12-21T04:20:34.763-08:00If Only for a SecondThe world of social media comes yet again to a blog post, this one I couldn't have let pass......<br />
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Social media sites and news groups this month have had a proliferation of posts over a project commissioned by the Mimi Foundation in collaboration with Leo Burnett and photographer Vincent Dixon.<br />
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The aim of the project was to give 20 cancer patients an extreme makeover, to take them away from the daily reminders of their disease, and produce a wonderful story and set of memories for both the patients and their friends and family.<br />
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During the makeover their eyes were kept firmly shut so that they could not see how they were being transformed. Once complete they were sat in front of a one-way mirror. Behind the mirror Vincent Dixon sat with a camera recording the moments when the patients saw for this first time their new look.<br />
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Accompanied by a short video these images reveal something endearing, something wonderful and something positive; they really do capture this brief moment in time of jubilation when their worries are eased for Just Once Moment in Time.....<br />
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These images were released to the patients, friends and families on the 7th November 2013 at a private exhibition. The 20 images collected have also been published in a book with all proceeds going to the Mimi Foundation for Well-Being Centres for Cancer Patients. The book is available online and <a href="http://www.mimi-foundation.org/en/ifonlyforasecond.html#the-book" target="_blank">can be ordered here </a><br />
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From a photographic perspective the concept is not that unique in placing people in certain circumstances to obtain an expression or reaction. For example Olena Slyesarenko photographed here subjects under water with amazing results from a project entitled 'Pickled'in 2008. The aim was to restrict the expressions the subjects could make but surprisingly they still managed to express themselves. Images can be seen <a href="http://www.olenaslyesarenko.com/main/index.php?/projects/pickled/" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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Likewise Jamie Sinclair's project 'Constricted Reality' captured images of people hanging upside down whilst holding their breath, again to trying to remove as much control as possible. Images can be seen <a href="http://jamiesinclairphotography.blogspot.co.uk/2010/05/these-portraits-are-from-series-about.html" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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Whilst these examples are aimed at restricting emotion Dixon's images are a release of emotion that literally floods out, and given the background of each individual, enables the viewer to share in this brief moment of time the jubilation and warmth of character. There are truly beautiful images that capture so much more........<br />
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Here are a couple of examples.... the video can also be seen <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pMWU8dEKwXw" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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<img height="452" src="http://www.123inspiration.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Cancer-Patients-4.jpg" width="640" />Nathan Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689163936301994906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629008486505948043.post-52540576280088713132013-11-13T11:49:00.000-08:002013-11-29T11:53:09.493-08:00Juvenile InjusticeRichard Ross, a photography professor at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB), embarked on a very ambitious project to capture images and narratives of Juveniles throughout the USA held in detention centres. The main goal of the project is to bring awareness of the number of children held in detention centres and their conditions. Ross is quoted in stating that the work is to bring a reaction to as many people as possible so that the plight of Americas Juveniles held for their crimes may inspire some hope for reform.<br />
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Ross visited more than 200 detention centres in 31 states.This has culminated is a large network of sharing of images and stories on the blog <a href="http://www.juvenile-in-justice.com/">http://www.juvenile-in-justice.com</a> and a publication of 150 photographs in a book called Juvenile In Injustice as well as other forms of social media. The work has also been published in various forms of media including Harper's Magazine for which it was awarded the 2012 ASME award for Best News and Documentary Photography<br />
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In Ross' words: “I’m taking it out of the domain that I’m normally used to, and I’m creating a different audience that instead of looking at it and saying ‘Nice’ or ‘Interesting,’ they look at it and say, ‘This is wrong. How can I change it?’”<br />
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This is inspiring work in that to collects images to drive a reaction for change and from what I have read online appears to be very successful gathering a network of people across America lobbing for legal reform.<br />
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The children photographed are intentionally anonymous, often taken in isolation giving the feeling of loneliness, helplessness and perhaps abandonment. To this aim the images are nothing but a success in achieving their goal. It is wonderful to see art used to document our ever changing world but even more wonderful to know that it is helping to change it; this is what makes the images more powerful - the wind of change.<br />
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Ross' online website showing all of his published work is the best source for these images: <a href="http://richardross.net/juvenile-in-justice">http://richardross.net/juvenile-in-justice</a> and make for a brilliant reference for this OCA course, showing how photography can describe the Places used by People. For me this work has been the greatest inspiration and has helped me to understand the relevance of this course within photography.<br />
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There are two many brilliant examples to show on this blog but here are my favourite five. I chose these for no other reason than they created the greatest reaction in me, which is Ross' aim.<br />
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The above image of a young teenager reading the previous occupants' graffiti suggest that this is a new arrival, a life changing moment. The despair of the room making this image evermore poignant.<br />
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The image below showing the discipline maintained in a correctional facility. All of the inmates have their heads bowed, perhaps in shame or submission. The colours in both of these images make for a striking balance.<br />
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The remaining images are very clever as are all of them in this collection..... one I will revisit.<br />
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<br />Nathan Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689163936301994906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629008486505948043.post-43788100334641657652013-10-23T13:13:00.000-07:002014-01-22T12:30:53.959-08:00Exercise: Busy TrafficThis exercise explores space where people are busy. Typically shopping centres, public buildings, commuting or travelling terminals amongst many. For this exercise we are to try to capture the essence of movement and how the space is used. I chose to try an use some form of motion blur to indicate the motion and busyness. This was a challenging exercise in that not all places are open to photographs being taken.<br />
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The first set was taken in an underpass, although people where in constant shot they were not that crammed in as can be seen in the first example with most of the figures too far away.<br />
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The second shot taken only moments afterwards works a lot better. In it there are people in the far background, the middle ground and the foreground with some nice motion blur. This was by far the best shot of the small series I took, which I feel works well.<br />
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The second set of images for this exercise was taken in a small shopping centre. These didn't work as well as the underpass but do show the milling around of people. The best image is probably the third, this image shows more motion and has varying sized people making it more interesting. They also all seem to be flowing in the same direction which gives more of a flow and less randomness.<br />
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<br />Nathan Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689163936301994906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629008486505948043.post-45174186027397046422013-10-22T12:55:00.000-07:002014-01-22T12:32:17.231-08:00Exercise: Making Figures anonymousIn this exercise we are tasked with producing 2 to 4 images that include people in a particular place but having them unrecognisable. This could either be small and many, facing away, in silhouette, partly obscured or motion blurred. <br />
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I chose the options of small and many though I really liked the idea of a small silhouette I couldn't quite find one for this exercise but will make a note of this perhaps for the assignment at the end of this section.<br />
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The first image was taken in a public garden. I decided to process this one in sepia, not really sure why but the colours were bland so I tried monochrome, but that lacked warmth so I went with sepia and liked the results. I like the framing of this one with the tree to the right and the light in the middle. The man feeding the geese is unrecognisable and at first not really noticeable as he is almost camouflaged into the image, in fact this may have made a better image than the 'Single Small Figure exercise.'<br />
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The next image is of iconic London on a warm late summer's afternoon. Having the small unnoticeable many figures gives this image a great deal of scale with the London Eye in the background over Horse Guards Parade. Using unrecognisable figures in images is a new concept to me and one that I think is extremely useful. I have sometimes captured strangers in the distant that 'make' an image but rarely considered adding them to places I have photographed...... I will have to remember these exercises.</div>
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<br />Nathan Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689163936301994906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629008486505948043.post-25886465471573786652013-10-19T05:26:00.000-07:002013-11-21T06:18:08.876-08:00The Sharing World of the InternetThe Internet is a wonderful place for sharing through social media sites, emails, blogs and personal web sites, making the proliferation and dissemination of information so easy. Although I receive quite a lot of photographic information from these sources most often they are images of cute furry animals or landscapes of New England during the fall or staggering images of Antarctica. As such it is rare to come across images that are thought provoking, but a set came through on email entitled 'Great Historical Photographs' from my mother and most of them are absolutely fascinating.<br />
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My favourite and one that still provokes thought comes from the website <a href="http://beforethechador.com/">http://beforethechador.com/</a> This is a website dedicated to images of the pre Iranian Islamic Revolution. It it it mentions that the if it were not for the dramatic changes of 1979 the Caspian Sea could have been a holiday hotspot akin to the French Riviera, and that Tehran as a financial capital aligned with London, something I had never considered as an adult.<br />
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Growing up around this time my neighbour was Iranian, they were wealthy affluent and free so I can at some point relate to these images. Now Iranians are told how to dress by their government with serious consequences if not adhered to, this is especially true of women who are treated as second rate citizens with little or no voice or identity. To a westerner it is as if the country has been thrown back 50 years, denied the progress that it deserved and deprived so many of freedom.<br />
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The following image from 1963 conjures up a variety of thoughts - the location of a beautiful beach on the Caspian Sea, probable not used for leisure much today. A western car and the focal point of a beautiful young woman draped over it in a relaxed and contented fashion. Her bathing suit, at the height of fashion in the early 60's, off the shoulder would certainly have caused a storm in Tehran today. But this image also describes the wealth, freedom, openness and beauty of this era all of which have been denied for the past 34 years. It makes me wonder if scenes like these will return? I certainly hope so in my life time <br />
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Although I may have painted a sad picture of Iran today, I do not believe it is all bad. The people are what makes a nation and the Iranians will not have changed in one or two generations. The following web site 'A View inside Iran" [<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/01/a-view-inside-iran/100219/">http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/01/a-view-inside-iran/100219/</a>] balances this article showing modern day images of Tehran, though screened by the government, they do depict a more open society than we are perhaps led to believe.... this still shows a beautiful country and fascinating people of diverse cultures from Islamic to Christians to Jews.....<br />
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<br />Nathan Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689163936301994906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629008486505948043.post-62188398323596269752013-10-18T12:21:00.000-07:002014-01-22T12:33:17.378-08:00Exercise: A single small figureStarting this module of the course moves us more into people and how they fill space. It is obvious that when a person fills space within an image it gives us more relevance and able to relate to a place, even if we have not been there.<br />
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In this exercise we are asked to produce an image with a person in it at distance so that the scale of the image can be realised. Although the notes associated with this section suggest that the figure can be a surprise fore the viewer in having a delayed discovery time for the viewer, it should be fairly obvious. For my choice I took this image in autumn over the Ashdown Forest and although the figures are not a surprise I feel that this captures the essence of single small figure. I was lucky in capturing this one with the autumnal colours and the tree line acting as a doorway.<br />
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This is something I have never considered to give scale to an image, without this figure the image would certainly not appear to have as much space as it does as shown below and certainly lacks interest.<br />
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<br />Nathan Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689163936301994906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629008486505948043.post-9111556901777088522013-10-15T13:42:00.000-07:002013-11-19T13:46:24.089-08:00Photographing Together, On the Road, Down UnderWhilst searching through online blogs suggested by this modules tutor I came across a very pertinent blog on flakphoto.com<br />
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Amy Stein and Stacy Mehrfar are two American photographers who have travelled across Australia taking pictures of people and places on their journey; there work is unusually entitled Tall Poppy Syndrome. I had to Google this to find out what if anything it meant and the definition from Wikipedia was....<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 19.18402862548828px;"><i>To describe a social phenomenon in which people of genuine merit are resented, attacked, cut down, or criticised because their talents or achievements elevate them above or distinguish them from their peers.</i></span><br />
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Being American's this naturally goes against the grain of their culture and when they discovered this term they investigated it with photographs a challenging and interesting concept, in their words......<br />
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This work is published by Decode Books (ISBN 978-0-9833942-2-8) and was exhibited in New York earlier this year at ClampArt.<br />
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The number of images shown is limited to twenty one, and these a a mixture of various sources. However a few more are available online to view via decode books [ http://www.youblisher.com/p/390554-DECODE-BOOKS-Tall-Poppy-Syndrome-by-Amy-Stein-and-Stacy-Arezou-Mehrfar/]<br />
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This work is interesting from this courses perspective as it helps in some form of guidance as to others views of capturing people and place. The images do capture an air of place and the people that use them, also the variation of how people are photographed makes for a more interesting set of images. Some are in portrait, others distant and unrecognisable.<br />
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This is a great collection of images though if I am to be honest from the limited selection I have seen I cannot relate these images to the Tall Poppy Syndrome, I am also unsure of how this could indeed be captured. There are though a couple of images that could suggest this.... <br />
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In the above image it would appear to be taken of two girls at school. Their clothes suggest they are equal but their poses are very different perhaps one being uncomfortable in the others presence. This image has echo's of the Diane Arbus twins image.<br />
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The other below looks like it was taken at a WI meeting. The lady in the middle is the only one with eyes on the camera, whilst the others busy around. To me this suggests that the person in the middle, perhaps the chair, is the one that has the talent for leading and running this group but may be an outsider resented inwardly.<br />
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The above image is very clever and could almost mean anything to anyone. I do think that the images capture a sense of people and place and is one I struggle to visualise in planning. Hopefully this work will help in being able to see images of note.Nathan Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689163936301994906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629008486505948043.post-2944833972190536052013-09-30T11:56:00.000-07:002014-03-23T11:57:29.803-07:00Assignment 3 Tutor FeedbackI was generally pleased with the comments received on this assignment. Overall the composition was well received with the exception of the childrens' library. I agree that this shot has too much 'table' in it and a better shot with the camera on the table showing a child-eye view would have been better.<br />
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The remaining comments were regarding processing of the images and the printing of these. I have to admit that I have yet to find a wining combination of printer, paper and ink as well as the settings whilst printing. Having bought a new printer ahead of this assignment and have only just started to experiment, I thought the images were of a good print quality but obviously can be improved.<br />
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A lot of comments concentrated on the following image with reference to only one other image, I found this a little disappointing. My two favourites were of the pub with no comments received.<br />
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This was a hard shot to take due to the lighting conditions, reference was given to noise which I can see at 100%, this must have been introduced in the HDR process, one I need to watch out for in the future. The feedback also suggested that their was a colour cast around the windows, this confused me a little as I cannot see one, whereas the adjusted version below has a magenta cast. However the levels on this are much brighter giving a clearer image and I can now see where the electronic version fails. Again I am struggling with getting the correct print and paper as the printed version looks fine as was commented on in the feedback. One I will try harder on for the next assignment.<br />
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<br />Nathan Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689163936301994906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629008486505948043.post-72134758411297849232013-09-07T13:06:00.000-07:002013-09-07T13:09:44.220-07:00Photography - A critical IntroductionI have just started to read Photography: A critical Introduction edited by Liz Wells. Unlike most books on photography initially this book did not have many example images and is quite hard going. Nonetheless it is full of interesting material which I will probably come back to.<br />
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Flicking through the pages of some of the images I was drawn to Andres Serrano (b.1950), The Morgue (Fatal Meningitis ) 1992. From the title the viewer is immediately saddened to know that the image is that of a child that has died. Serrano visited many morgues and photographed a collection of people, some of whom had a violent death. This is akin to Victorian days where dead people were photographed as keep sakes, this was also very popular for children but soon died out by the turn of the 20th century.<br />
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Going back to this image though is, as the book describes, 'blurring the line between sleep and death'. The child looks asleep, at peace in an air of serenity, leaving the viewer with many mixed emotions. Yet the child leaves behind parents who will be distressed and this causes friction between the viewer and the photographer as someone who should perhaps not have taken this image and left the parents to grieve and the child to rest in peace.<br />
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I would hope that the parents gave their consent for this image to be taken and published. Perhaps to make others aware of the modern day plight of death in children through meningitis. Politically this image could be used by a Government or Health Organisation advertising awareness in the disease, trying to capture the imagination and feelings of parents, grandparents and careers. One would hope if it were then the death of this individual would have some meaning, something we all try to extract from life and death.<br />
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Serrano is an interesting artist, of mixed styles, some of them very controversial, a provocateur perhaps! This is though a very beautiful image made from a tragic event.<br />
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Nathan Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689163936301994906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629008486505948043.post-75126364340501374512013-09-07T05:55:00.000-07:002013-09-07T13:11:40.597-07:00Context & NarrativeJust finished reading 'Context & Narrative by Maria Short. I must say that after I read the first two chapters I was really taken with this book and found it a quick read. I t has also given me some ideas for the assignment by looking at the work of Jurgen Perthold who strapped cameras to a cat's collar taking pictures of where they went every second at a fixed exposure reveals some interesting spaces. I am looking at our own cat flap and what it must be like for our cats to come in everyday.<br />
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At the end of each section Short gives a case story explaining the chapter in terms of real project experience from professional photographers. This is invaluable material in seeing how the pros prepare and view an assignment. In the first Richard Rowland, a photographer working in a housing association, heard of plans to refurbish a building used by homeless men. He drew up plans to record the building with its occupants and all stages of the refurbishments. In his words this was by '<i> recording the historical and cultural aspects of the layers of the property that had been hidden for many decades. Layers that didn't simple expose the structural elements , but also revealed something about the social history present - the lives gone before and the cultural references left as markers on the very fabric of the building.</i>'<br />
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His images are very contrasting....he certainly captures the starkness of the building beforehand and the loneliness of its occupants, with 55 visits to the building I am surprised I cannot find more of his images on-line, a shame I would have liked to have seen some of the later ones.<br />
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<br />Nathan Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689163936301994906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629008486505948043.post-21045196732326202452013-09-05T12:26:00.000-07:002014-01-22T12:33:33.211-08:00Exercise: How space changes with lightThis exercise explores how light can affect spaces in which we photograph. This could be how the shadow areas change, which may evening cause the photographer to change the viewpoint of the image. Or in bright light how high contrasting images give a much different feel to images created on an overcast day.<br />
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I chose to photograph my study at various times of the day and with various weather outside. Trying to vary the angle where appropriate.<br />
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The first image is taken on a bright sunny day with the light streaming through the windows using two angles, the second I think is a better image giving more feeling to space and light.<br />
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From the same angle and around the same time of day but taken on an overcast day.<br />
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This image is less warm and with the diffused light has less shadow areas and less contrast with the outside. This did not vary as much as I thought it would but is probably due to that fact that the room has a lot of light entering it all of the time.</div>
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<br />Nathan Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689163936301994906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629008486505948043.post-86095644571078736162013-09-05T09:27:00.000-07:002014-01-22T12:35:38.449-08:00Exercise: Exploring functionThis exercise is about exploring space in the context of its function, that is what it is used for and evidence demonstrating use or activity.<br />
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For this exercise I went to the public section of local council offices. These are used by various parts of the community from exercise, entertainment, the library, and of course local information. I took several shots of this scene, trying to demonstrate the space, but then I considered that it is not necessarily the vastness of the space that is important as this has no bearing on its use.<br />
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The area in question is a public area for information outside of the office, obviously meant to answer the basic questions and amenities of the building and the surrounding town. To me the leaflets of information were key as were the chairs in which to sit to read the information, so I tried to capture all of this along with the high contrasting light that poured into this glass atrium.<br />
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This image works a lot better in the description of the area and focusses in on the information and furniture. Evidence of use is also left behind by a newspaper left on the tables. I am not sure if I have succeeded in this exercise or not perhaps if people were in it it may have a greater bearing.Nathan Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689163936301994906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629008486505948043.post-17887308808538220072013-06-01T13:29:00.000-07:002013-07-08T13:35:12.691-07:00Robert Frank & Maria Short [Context and Narrative]Robert Frank's name has now come up in a couple of places. He was referenced in my last assignment report and also referenced in the book I have just finished, Context and Narrative, by Maria Short. In fact Short's book references Frank's work twice, firstly under symbols and then again under a section entitled text.<br />
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I was interested in both of these sections, more so on signs and symbols, or as it is correctly defined as semiotics. I had not considered, other than incidentally, the use of symbols and indeed their power in portraying images to the viewer in how they relate to them perhaps on a personal level.<br />
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Franks 'The Americans' was referenced in Short's book as a collection of photographs exploring symbolic meaning. Many of his images have symbols relating to wealth, standing, a moment in time, and class. Sarah Greenough, Curator of Photographs at Washington DC's Gallery of Art, describes this work as the single most important collection of photographs since World War 2.<br />
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I was drawn to the following image with two symbols and text. The obvious is the newspaper title, a day that shook American's all of whom could identify with Norma Jeane aka Marilyn Monroe, who started life as a poor child, spending most of her live in various foster homes, yet becoming one of the biggest names and sex symbols in the twentieth century. What makes this interesting though is the girl waving what looks like the American flag, and act normally enacted for celebrations. What America mourning or celebrating her life?<br />
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Franks images are a great inspiration for reportage. Short's book references his later images under the section of 'Text'. Sick of Goodby's is a quite disturbing image, unlike his other work, one wonders what is really going on. The writing, by Frank's hand, in a large mirror is supposedly meant to mean Sick of Goodbye's. The emotional pain may be a reflection of the loss of Frank's daughter, Andrea, and his difficult relationship with his son Pablo, who was committed for schizophrenia as well as the break up of his marriage. Perhaps on reflection we can associate the pain in all our lives to some extent with this image. <br />
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Finally, Short's book was a really good read that gave many ideas and references at a very high level. Something I must try to see in all images I take and look at.Nathan Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689163936301994906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629008486505948043.post-7793367822918029392013-05-30T12:43:00.000-07:002014-03-23T11:25:31.921-07:00Assignment 2 FeedbackSome really good feedback from my latest Assignment and will some good constructive criticism. I agree with the comments that I focussed too much on the play at hand and did subconsciously try to recreate the story line and not the event itself. Indeed having a more varied number of shots showing street backgrounds, microphones and speakers etc. would have worked well, as would having the Church in the background showing the location. I looked at the professional photographer's work from the day and although I wasn't that impressed with his work it did have this shot and did have variations in styles. I big lesson to be learnt here.<br />
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I liked the crop of the crowds, focussing in on the two young actresses. I did consider cropping this image at the time, but not this crop. I think that this works really well and makes a much better image.<br />
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In many of the images there were suggestions for corrections, mainly in terms of contrast and colour cast. The tutor was trying to demonstrate how to get the images as close as possible to a natural look. However I purposely processed the images to get the look and feel I wanted, using high contrast to give mood, and boosting the warmth of certain images. Obviously this is down to personal preference but I found some of the comments more suited to the DPP course and would have appreciated more comments of the subject matter rather than the post processing.</div>
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Some excellent references though in this report for other photographers. One I will write on in my next posting!</div>
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<br />Nathan Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689163936301994906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629008486505948043.post-62132001797592938632013-04-24T10:37:00.000-07:002014-01-22T12:34:42.907-08:00Exercise: An organised EventFor this exercise I chose another local fete. Unforgettably I had to cut the trip short but I think I managed to capture a couple of reasonable images. The better ones were when people were preoccupied with some of the entertainment. Other images tended to be taken at some distance.<br />
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I am starting to feel more confident in capture images of people unaware but still have that bashfulness and air that I am invading peoples privacy.....I just need to keep taking and looking for more opportunities.<br />
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<br />Nathan Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689163936301994906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629008486505948043.post-5315250008449419832013-04-24T06:32:00.000-07:002013-05-09T06:37:46.279-07:00The Photograph as contemporary art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Reading 'The photograph as contemporary art - Charlotte Cotton' was at first rather hard going..... after perseverance though it become a really intriguing read with some wonderful images, such as Yang Yong Fancy in a Tunnel 2003. I just love the pose here, the almost through away gesture , the cloths, location and even the person in the background. I also wonder what, if anything she is firing at?<br />
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The section that really interested me though was the penultimate chapter entitled 'Revived and Remade', I have considered this in some of my past photography but never in the context that this chapter has described. In the past I have tried to recreate the feel of 1950's photography by creating scenes and in post production which as worked well, but this chapter was more than that in taking a past art form and recreating it in modern times, extremely nostalgic. A great example of this was the work of Trish Morrissey [b. 1967] in her project Seven Years. Recreating scenes from the 1970's from memory and family photographs, with detail in clothing and props found in her parents attic. I think the quality and thought of these images recreates yesterday beautifully...<br />
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Finally, I was engrossed when Cotton described peoples' perception of themselves in images. Typically in not wanting to accept what the image reveals. Age is probably one of the reasons for this as well as self perceived looks. This will have left many images thrown away or destroyed. It was interesting to see the work of Joachim Schmid, who has taken these discarded photographs and reused them in his own work. In it they describe a moment in time that was captured which clearly the owner didn't want revealed. The following example from the book shows a young lady asleep, perhaps past out drunk, the background doesn't suggest she is in a bed and the fact that she only has her underwear may even suggest that she didn't quite make it to bed in an almost splayed out position. So not surprising when someone took this unflattering image it was discarded and torn in four. Revived though it describes or suggests that moment in time of that particular person ad invokes plenty of thought.<br />
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<br />Nathan Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689163936301994906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629008486505948043.post-78098903120825473572013-04-16T10:14:00.000-07:002014-01-22T12:35:02.216-08:00Exercise: Standard Focal LengthTo complement the wide angle and long focal lengths we are tasked with taking images of people at a standard focal length of 40mm o 500mm. This still involves taking images quite closeup, so hard for people unaware, but rewarding in the fact that the perspective is as it should be.<br />
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This exercise I found harder. I do not own a standard lens and I often find myself automatically zooming in and out without realizing. As such I didn't capture too many images on a day out in the sun at a fair recently in this range.<br />
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Of the 3 images shown here I really like the last one with the dog pulling away, it seems to have more going on with it. I had to be quick with the camera to capture this one at 28 mm with a 1.6 crop is 44mm.<br />
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<br />Nathan Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06689163936301994906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629008486505948043.post-49812010003184594462013-04-09T10:12:00.000-07:002014-01-22T12:35:28.810-08:00Exercise: Standing BackIn this exercise we are to take images of people unaware at focal lengths between 80mm ad 200mm. This is a lot easier to do with such as large lens as you are more removed from the subject. This is a great was of capturing people without them knowing, the downside is that you stand out a little more with a much larger lens and will need faster shutter times to compensate for the longer focal lengths to prevent camera shake.<br />
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All in all probably the easiest of the exercises to find examples of and to complete. The following two images were taken at the extreme end of a 200mm lens and the final one at 125mm.<br />
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