Work Diary- Shoot 5(People and their camera)

PLANS AND EXPECTATIONS

For this shoot I plan to capture a variety of natural images which show people enjoying their surrounds through the lens of a camera and helping to creating permanent memories in the form of an image.

EVALUATIONS

I like this as it shows passion from the women to capture a good photograph. The women is shown to be taking a photograph of an area or landmark. When I took this image the women stood positioned there for a long time changing the angle of her camera and adjusting her focal length. I found this interesting as she wanted to show the place in a professional way and spent the time to make the outcome the best it could be. The bag she has around her neck is for the camera, showing that she has great care for the camera. Also the bag could contain different lenses that also shows her passion for a great photograph. I like the composition of this image and the focal point of this image. Although the women is not in the centre of the image the main focal point is still on her, I think this is due to the trees placed within the top of the image.

This photograph shows a couple having their photograph taken in-front of a fountain. This image actually shows two types of photography equipment, one is a smart phone whilst the other appears to be a camera or video recorder with a large lens designed for a large focal length. This creates a slight contrast within the image, as there is one type of possession being shown however within two formats which have different values. I think by showing a very expensive piece of photography equipment and a phone which has the camera built into it shows the contrast between peoples interest. The man with the large camera is capturing detail of the surrounds however the person who wishes to take an image with the phone wishes to capture a memory of being their at that time with a loved one and appreciate the surrounding at the time and does not wish to take photographs for a future record.

PROGRESS

I have an interest in photography and cameras, therefore I found it very interesting to display the different ways in which people can take photographs within one image. I like the way in which I took these images and how the images are not posed for, display a very realistic and natural setting. I do not plan to develop this idea further as I wish to continue with taking images of people in an everyday environment. However, a way in which I would develop this would be by photographing many cameras within the studio, I have a variety of old cameras and would therefore use these along with some modern cameras to display camera developments through different generations.