Exercise 8
This exercise is all about thinking about the practical process of composing an image; to record the way we approach and shoot a subject from the moment when we catch sight of a possible photograph, to the best image that we can make of it.
I decided to look at the possibilities that the Market Cross in Chichester offered; it is a natural focal point at the centre of four roads; has a number of architectural features and is a magnet for people of all ages. From some distance away I thought a series of photos moving towards the cross through a busy shopping street might work.What caught my eye was the sun catching the pendants flying at the top of the cross.
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| P60; f/22 @ 1/320 300mm |
I made a trial run but soon realised that the bright winter sun was placing a good part of the street in deep shadows which I couldn't make work for me however which way I moved across the road. I then realised that the close environs of the Cross offered more people possibilities and started again.
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P61: f/7.1 @ 1/1600
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Decided to move closer to the Cross to take advantage of the sunlight / shadows on the surrounding buildings.
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| P62 : f/7.1 @ 1/1000 @ 1/100 47mm |
Wanted to take a tighter / closer shot of the people around the Cross.
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| P63: f/7.1 1/1000 55mm |
Decided to move round the Cross to incorporate the surrounding buildings and view people's use of th building from different angles.
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| P64: f/7.1 @ 1/1600 18mm |
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| P65: f/7.1 @ 1/2000 18mm |
From P 64 and using a wide angled lens,I decided to move further around the Cross to see how the shadows would influence the next shot. Then I spotted the artist at work in composing P65. The next few shots focused in on the artist moving from a standard to telephoto lens to try and capture what he was doing without being too intrusive.
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| P66: f/7.1 1/2000 55mm |
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| P67: f/7.1 @ 1/1600 141mm |
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P68: f/7.1 @ 1/800 141mm
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| P69 : f/7.1 @ 1/1000 300mm |
After P69, I decided to continue moving round the Cross to explore further people shots.
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P71: f/7.1 @ 1/800 104mm
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P70: f/7.1 @ 1/400 104mm
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| P73: f/ 7.1 @ 1/640 70mm |
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| P72: f/7.1 @ 1/500 81mm |
After P72, my eye was drawn back to the artist. P73 was my last shot capturing the 'people ' aspect of the Cross. Looking at the photo now, I feel the composition could have been much better- I think I rushed the shot wanting to capture the moment before people moved away. There is only limited scope for cropping here which I decided against. And maybe I should have really opted for a tighter shot of the artist ( capturing his concentrated expression perhaps).
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