Personal Project #2: Street Photography
Boogie:
Here are some street photography pictures from Boogie. There are interesting as you see different peoples life. It's gang life and picture from different points. They are all black and white and I think they are more powerful. Boogie focuses on peoples life who have been torn apart&gang members caught in the act. He has published five monographs and exhibited around the world. He has done shoots for high end clients , renowned publications and countless awe-stuck eyes worldwide. “People who view my work can make their own judgments.” Sir set a task for us to take different sets of pictures. He showed us different view pictures (looking down , shadows & reflections , over the shoulder , cropping and surfaces). Our task was to respond to these images by creating our own pictures. We achieved this task by going out with the ipods and taking pictures. In this slideshow is some examples of google. This is my 2nd set of photo's which we're taking on a DLSR. I think my 2nd set was a better quality. However some came out blurry where I didn't give them enough time to focus. I think I achieve the task sir set as when I took these pictures I thought about the different angles and point of views. Here are some picture I added the lines to myself. I annotated them using pages on the imacs. On one of the pictures I've added the Rule of Thirds. Photo Challenge #3 - Rule of Thirds We went and looked at year 11 GCSE art&photography work , sir set us a task to try & get shadows in our pictures we take. The sun wasn't out so it was quite difficult to get shadows , however I got some shadows but not much. It would of been better if we went out on a sunny day and took pictures with shadows in , as the shadows would of showed more. Next lesson when it's sunny I think we should have another chance , so we could get better quality pictures&the sun will affect the shadows more so it will be better for our grades. |
“Everybody Street illuminates the lives and work of New York’s iconic street photographers and the incomparable city that has inspired them for decades. The documentary pays tribute to the spirit of street photography through a cinematic exploration of New York City, and captures the visceral rush, singular perseverance and at times immediate danger customary to these artists. Covering nine decades of street photography, “Everybody Street” explores the careers and influences of many notable photographers––a number of whom have never been documented, featuring: Bruce Davidson, Elliott Erwitt, Jill Freedman, Bruce Gilden, Joel Meyerowitz, Rebecca Lepkoff, Mary Ellen Mark, Jeff Mermelstein, Clayton Patterson, Ricky Powell, Jamel Shabazz, Martha Cooper, and Boogie, with historians Max Kozloff and Luc Sante."
There is a gang member with his dog in the picture and this picture is a very powerful image. This picture is in black&white and I think black&white makes a picture more interesting in a way. It looks like a calm atmosphere however if you was in the area it would be chaotic. It looks like the photographer was crouching on his knees to get this shot. I think the camera was tilted up a bit as the dog is the main focus but there is the owner and flats in the background. The flats give you a idea of the setting and theres another block of flats in the background. This is my first set of pictures we're taken on a ipod. My 1st set aren't as good as my 2nd set. The ipod pictures are not as good quality as the DLSR ones. Although on the ipod I captured some good shots of shadows and over the shoulder. I could of took some more ones of cropping , because the ones I took of cropping aren't showed very well. Photo Challenge #2 - DiagonalsThe idea for this challenge comes from Eric Kim's great street photography site. Street photographs are often about dramatic situations or view points. Drama is created in pictures in lots of ways but using strong diagonal lines is one technique often used by street photographers.
Here are some picture I took earlier using a DLSR , I think I passed the task of taking diagonal pictures. I thought about the pictures I was taking also I was at different heights. I walked around the school thinking of different angles & p.o.v's. It was a sunny day so the picture are a good quality. The Rule of Thirds (which is actually more of a guideline than a rule) is an imaginary grid that can help you make better photographs. As you can see in this diagram, your image is divided up into 9 segments by lines placed one third and two thirds across the surface. Some cameras have the option to turn these grid lines on in the viewfinder. The idea is to compose your shot using the grid lines, the segments and the places where the lines cross to help you. Look at the slideshow below for some examples of how I have used the Rule of Thirds in taking my images.
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Cropping with the rule of thirds
Using the Crop Tool in Photoshop
Using the Crop Tool in Photoshop
Theses photo's we're taken on an Ipod during school time , on the app called 'Cross process.' I think these we're a good set of pictures , as I took pictures based on all 3 photo challenges.
Photo Challenge #4: Compare and Contrast
Rule of Thirds Challenge
Use the guide opposite to help you collect photos using a range of Rule of Thirds compositions.
Note:
The pink section represents the subject, an area where our eyes might be drawn, the main part of the image.
The white section should be of less interest, an area of open or negative space, which supports but doesn't dominate the main subject.
Supplementary Challenge: Attempt to take 5 photographs that DON'T fit into any of these compositional patterns.
Note:
The pink section represents the subject, an area where our eyes might be drawn, the main part of the image.
The white section should be of less interest, an area of open or negative space, which supports but doesn't dominate the main subject.
Supplementary Challenge: Attempt to take 5 photographs that DON'T fit into any of these compositional patterns.
These are the pictures I took for photo challenge 4 , i've shaded them in so you can get a better idea of what ones which. Also this way you can see them one after another instead of them next to each other , you can compare them easier.