On November 3rd we visited an exhibition at the Barbican called 'Constructing Worlds'. The exhibition featured the works of 18 inspirational photographers and architects who have influenced the way we view or may view photographs and architecture as well as how we see the world around us. All photographers were from 1930 to today, I found by reading the wall text that all the photographers were linked either by being taught by each other or inspired, this helped me to link the works of the photographers to each other and see how they created their own style from their experiences.
I found myself drawn to documentary style images such as those by Bas Princeton, Walker Evans and Bernice Abbot. Abbot was able to present how the area around her was changing over time while Evan photographed an American farmer's family affected by The Depression, this particularily caught my eye as the parallel wall text which detailed their predicament enabled the audience to understand their facial expressions and connect with them on a more personal way rather than just look at an image. I felt that the idea of accompanying a photo with text gave more insight into the photographer's thought patterns prior to taking a shot, this encouraged me to think more about the photos I was taking and inspired me to possibly use this approach in future projects.
When I went out to take my photos I aimed fo industrial looking photos and hidden areas or areas you wouldn't usually think about as Steven Shore did. In some of my photos I played with the focus in an attempt to add a sense of enigma, I also lowered the aperture while taking photos in the car park to achieve more of a dark appearance
I found myself drawn to documentary style images such as those by Bas Princeton, Walker Evans and Bernice Abbot. Abbot was able to present how the area around her was changing over time while Evan photographed an American farmer's family affected by The Depression, this particularily caught my eye as the parallel wall text which detailed their predicament enabled the audience to understand their facial expressions and connect with them on a more personal way rather than just look at an image. I felt that the idea of accompanying a photo with text gave more insight into the photographer's thought patterns prior to taking a shot, this encouraged me to think more about the photos I was taking and inspired me to possibly use this approach in future projects.
When I went out to take my photos I aimed fo industrial looking photos and hidden areas or areas you wouldn't usually think about as Steven Shore did. In some of my photos I played with the focus in an attempt to add a sense of enigma, I also lowered the aperture while taking photos in the car park to achieve more of a dark appearance
I felt that many of my pictures appeared dull or washed out partly due to them being taken on a rainy day and partly due to my camera settings. For this reason I decided to edit some of them to appear more vibrant by increasing the contrast and colours.