From working with my camera phone I didn't feel the images that were being produced were as high quality as I could produce. I really despised the images I was creating and was being told by numerous people my work could be improved. After working with my camera phone for two shoots I found more confidence in myself and decided to work with a DSLR. I didn't feel worried about producing images in public as the more I used my camera the more confidence I gained therefore my images improved. I didn't focus on anything specific I just wanted to create as many quality shots as I could.
I didn't focus on keeping a theme throughout my images due to us having limited time. Some of the images I took I feel would work really well in a set/group of similar images. For example, the image below:
I think this image would work well in a collection of images focusing on people smoking cigarettes. It almost represents a person and the way they feel.
I took this photography as not only did I want to focus on the man smoking but I liked the look of the background and how the use of the signs in the windows create quite a dull image. In the background of this image there is also a card section called "Male Relations" This sparked an interest and added to the bland effect of the image.
The image above may or may not work well with the following images as it has the same style and same limited brightness. Also the following images all have a slight turn of the camera which shows the same theme throughout.
I also took a number of photos that looked at colour and vibrant imagery. For example the following images:
I like the way this image is framed as both people are walking towards the center. The poles outside Subway act as a natural frame for the woman and man with the pram and create an image inside an image. I also took this photo as I like the way colour is introduced without overpowering the people.
I like the image above as I think the focus on queues in England is a common misconception and the belief that we like them. I believe this would be a nice theme to focus on as it can show all different types of people in the same situation maybe reacting differently. It will show when people are aggravated and upset but also will tell smaller stories about each individual in the line.
I researched street photographers who photograph lines/queues and waiting and this website showed me numerous amount of pictures taken from a street photographer that focuses on waiting. It shows impatient characters and this image particularly shows people waiting at a traffic light in London: This site contains multiple street shots but the shoot STREET 120 stood out to me as it contains a lot of natural imagery.
All these images are unedited and focus on colour of the area around them.This image shows the cash machine in a place people are most vulnerable. If I was to continue this collection I would add images with more colour with the intention of contrasting the peoples either actions or emotion. This would be a great collection of images to show opposites.
Here are some more images I took:
The next few images I grouped together as they focus on the people in the street. These people are going about there daily life which sometimes people just pass on. I believe these images enable the audience to create a story of their own and wonder what and why they are doing.
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