Walk 1, Work Diary

We were set the task of photographing autumn colours, back of heads and journey whilst on a group walk around to multiple locations. This was unusual at first because we had never done anything as a big group before and I did not know the locations that we were going to be taking pictures in. I found this easy to get used to once I thought about what I wanted to achieve with my images. The variation between locations allowed for some very interesting results and i was able to use road signs to show journey and the forest area to represent autumn colours.

I chose this image mainly because I like the way in which the light is cast across the surface of the tree to show the texture. The enhanced detail also allows us to see some depth in the image as the detail slowly fades. The use of form within the image enhances the textures of the trees. This is achieved as the light is cast across the surfaces of the trees, creating shadows which cause the texture of the tree be more prominent. The intense light creates a contrast within the dark shadows and the bright light. This causes more attention to be pulled towards the more detailed areas of the images.

I chose this picture because of the interesting way in which it shows journey. I knew while taking this image that I wanted to imply the sense of journey. I achieved this by focusing on the shoes as they give the audience some insight as to where they have been and where they are now. Contrasts on the shoes can be seen as the dirt on the shoe clashes with the white colours. This causes the audience's attention to be purposely be directed at the shoe and question where the person has previously been.

Progression:

I thought this was an overall good first attempt. My only hopes if I were to do this again would be to not focus on specific subjects and instead share the focus between all themes. This can be seen in this example where I focused on autumn colours and journey mainly and devoted less attention to back of heads. This walk has showed me the importance of expanding the search for better photographs to wider areas in order to achieve a wider range of image variation.