Work record 5-Barbican

Work record 5-Barbican

Plans for shoot 

For this shoot I plan to capture more photos similar to the style of Ernst Haas so that my work can link to both the main photographers. So that would mean trying to capture more photos that consist of reflections of other buildings.

Photographers influence-Ernst Haas

AO1: Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding.

I think that out of all of the artists that i have researched, Ernst Hass is the most relevant photographer for this shoot. I think this because i know that Ernst has taken numerous photos based on similar things to what I did with this shoot, so i thought that my intentions for my shoot were very similar Ernst's because .in his work he incorporates reflections and looking through windows, so I think that my work links closer to his as I have incorporated some elements of his work into mine, especially in this shoot. However I do think that I can improve upon using the influence of his work in my work as the reflections in my work at not as clear cut and don't fill the whole frame like the reflections in his work.

Contact sheet

AO3: Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress.

In this shoot I indented to try and capture more reflections and different angles. I have also tried  to achieve some wide angles towards the end of the shoot. That's why i went to the area around barbican because I knew there was a variation of buildings that I would be able to do this with. I think that with this shoot I did improve upon certain aspects that I had lacking in other shoots or I hadn't done as well as could of, for example with the second straight image, I have used that angle in previous shoots but I haven't been able to achieve and image as well framed or exposed as that one. I also think that compared to other shoots this shoot I was able to work well with the exposure and used it to my benefit, for example with the first straight image, even though the bottom left corner is over exposed, I was able to create an ombre effect through the image, which I think helps with the unexpected perspective. With the third image was able to capture a photo of a reflection of a building, which I have tried to capture before, but I have not been able to successfully take a photo of a reflection. The photo also links best to Ernst Hass' work as I captured a reflection of another building in the window of one building, similar to what he did in new York. I think that in terms with progress, I have shown progression with trying to link my work to more than one photographer, and I have been able to successfully take photos that of certain angles that I have tried to in past shoots.

Straight images

Improve

As I did not use a tripod, I was not able to capture this photo  in the best quality because movement has viably affected this photo, also the exposure isn't even throughout the photo, even though it wouldn't be due to the shadows in the area of where I took the photo, but the exposure could still be better because it is over exposed more to the left. So to improve this photo I would need to re-take the photo with a tripod to ensure that the camera is still and I could use a faster shutter speed which would help with the over exposure.

AO2 Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops.

On this shoot i used my Nikon D3100 camera that i used in all my previous shoots with a camera RAW file so that I could capture better quality images. As this day was very clear the lighting was bright this allowed me to use an iso of around 200 however when I when I was in certain areas near buildings the lighting would become dark due to shadows from buildings, so I would however my iso to 400 or 800 to help. I used shutter speed of around 1/125 or 1/250 because of the time of day and i couldn't have a shutter speed and lower as the trembling of my hands from me holding the camera would have effected the photos with blur. I brought my tripod with me but due to the busy nature of the area i was in and time of day I could not use it, however I do plan to go back at a less busy time so i can retake some images of the barbican tower, Also, me not using an tripod has effected my work as a downside, as a tripod would have allowed me to keep the camera steady and used slower shutter speeds if i needed to. And with a tripod I would be able to have a higher aperture all the time at around f 22 which would allow the whole photo to be in focus but decreases the shutter speed time.

Edits 

AO4

Overall I do think I achieved what I planned and set out to achieve, as I was able to capture a couple of photos similar to the style of Ernst Haas by taking some photos of reflections in buildings. However I don't think that I captured as many images of reflections as I would have liked. So, I think further on in my work I would like to have a shoot that consisted of more reflections, because I think that the ideas of using reflective buildings to take reflections of buildings is a really interesting and experimental concept. I think that the photos that I have taken in this shoot is consistent with the work in my previous shoots and the photos are all relevant to unexpected perspectives.