Getting ready
In deciding what theme to choose for this assignment, I have decided to opt for street details. This strikes a particular chord for me as the area in which I live offers a variety of image, structure and movement in a mix of streets ranging from affluent to down at heel, vibrant markets, urban history, city and residential, decaying buildings and urban graffiti alongside heritage detail. I have been checking out possible locations and opportunities as I worked through these last few exercises.
Colour or black and white ?
I have also been mulling over whether to shoot in colour or black and white or a mixture of both. Looking at some of the black and white work of photographers such as Henri Cartier- Bresson, it seems that the quality of light is critical to the impact that the black and white image makes. And some street scenes ( architectural / pattern etc. ) benefit from a black and white interpretation. That said, street graffiti often comes vibrantly coloured, spreading out from the city centre to local suburbs as it does..I find this artform really attractive to the eye and am intrigued as to how best to capture it and do it justice in photograhic form. Interestingly, I noticed among the Magnum photographer portfolios, some of the work of Bruce Davidson, particularly his book ' Subway' ( 3rd edition 2011), a hauntingly evocative collection which sets many subjects against the graffiti of their world.
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