Landscape photography is typically a capture of nature but can also focus on man-made features.
Depth of field is important for landscape photography because it allows the image to be more powerful and foreboding by adding more texture and tone to the image.
A higher f stop is recommended or a narrow aperture to get more of the image in focus, normally around f/16 to f/22.
The depth of field is that amount/ part of the photo which is in focus. Shallow depth of field is f/2.8 and a wide depth of field = 22 and above.
Research Artist
Simon Roberts
I decided to use Simon Roberts as my research artist because he demonstrates a different style of landscape photography compared to the nature images. Additionally, I wanted to use his work as research because I wanted to try a different style of photography and show how I have a broader understanding to landscape photography.
I like this photo because the people are playing golf which is meant to be a peaceful activity by being surrounded by nature, but in the background there is a power station which almost disrupts the peace. This photo creates a contrast between the quiet golf course and the loud machines from the power station. I like this photo because it seems simple but has a strong contrast and meaning, where nature is slowly being taken over industrialisation and new technology.
I like this photo because it reminds me of when I am able to go to the beach with my friends or family and just spend the day out in the sun. Additionally, it helps me produce ideas for my images because I can use a group of people out somewhere to help portray landscape to show how they're also apart of the landscape by being in the area. However, I do not like this photo because it is fairly busy with a lot of people in the bottom half of the photo which makes it hard to know what to focus one. Also, the photo is plain by there being no variety of colour to help attract the human eye to a certain area of the photo (the main attraction).
I like this photo because Simon Roberts has captured both urban and a natural landscape to try and portray the different types of landscapes. This could suggest that Simon Roberts wants to show that there is more landscapes then the stereotypical nature landscapes. Additionally, Roberts photos help me come up with more ideas on what to take pictures of and expand my thinking of landscapes and step away from the stereotype. The white buildings helps draw attraction to the photo because they stand out which gradually drags the eye around the image.
I like this photo because it reminds me of a classical beach day trip in England. In my opinion, this photo could relate a lot more to a wider group of people personally then his other photos because most people would have a memory of them and their loved ones going to the beach for a day. Additionally, I like how the weather does still look slightly gloomy because it emphasises the British culture behind the image. This helps me expand my understanding of landscapes because if I was in the same location I would not of necessarily would of taken a picture of the same thing, Simon Roberts has made me more aware of my surroundings and use the area around me to take pictures of and I do not need nature landscape photos.
Image Bank
I used these as my image bank because they are not necessarily the 'pretty' side of landscape which helps me expand my thinking of landscape photography even further because I could go to the rundown areas near me and take pictures of the landscape there. this would make my photos seem more interesting because it would be a step away from the stereotypical landscape photography.
Contact Sheets
I like this photo because leading lines causes the eye to travel through the photo and up towards the end which causes them to see all of the detail throughout the photo. Also, I like how I have equally distributed to make the overall photo seem more balanced and more pleasing towards the viewer.
I like how I have used the rule of thirds and have filled two thirds of the photo of the landscape of buildings and the remaining third with the sky. Also, the plain sky helps balance out the heavy detail on the buildings. I like how I've centres the line in the middle to create a leading line which takes you to the back of the photo.
I like this photo because the sign on the edge of the frame attracts the viewer first which allows them to then eventually go through the rest of the photo by following the horizontal lines from the buildings. Also, I like how I used the sky again to help me balance out the heavy detail from the buildings and make the overall photo look less busy.
Images that require improvement
I do not like this photo because it is too overall exposed and you can not see much detail in the building. Also, I have not taken this photo at an appropriate angle, therefore there is not much landscape within the photo.
I do not like this photo because it does not represent landscape at all and the overall photo is plain and boring because there is no key elements to help draw in attention from the viewer.
AO3
I decided to record landscape by going around Harlow and taking pictures of the buildings and environment around me. My artist researcher was Simon Roberts and he took pictures around the whole of England, and I wanted to do the same thing with Harlow. Therefore, I went to the places I could access around Harlow and took pictures of what people would sometimes miss or not take notice of like Simon Roberts did with some of his photos.
The image of the corridor (first best image) helps portray this because people may just walk down or by it and not really pay much attention. This shown landscape because the photo is of it captures a man-made feature like most of Simon Roberts photos do.
Additionally, my second best image links to Simon Roberts closely because it is an image of flats which look a similar to one another. Once again, this image is of something that many people may not pay attention to or seem interesting, therefore, I decided to use the other building near me and use leading lines to draw eyes towards the building and make the overall photo seem a lot more interesting.
AO2
When I was taking these photos, I used my Canon 600D camera with a EPS 18-55 Canon lens. I had my ISO set to 400 because it was fairly cloudy that day and had my shutter speed set to 1/125 so I didn't get any motion blur when I was taking the photos. I had my aperture roughly set to around 11.0 but due to the different areas I kept an eye on my exposure dial and set my aperture accordingly. The exposure kept changing throughout my shoot because sometimes there would be less cloud sheiling the sun so I had change my aperture so less light was let in. Also, for parts of the shoot I was in shade due to the surrounding buildings and for other parts I was shooting from inside and looking out a window.
Manipulating my Images
AO1
My research influencer was Simon Roberts and he took pictures of stereotypical English landscapes and I wanted to do something similar by taking pictures around Harlow. At a first glance his photos seem plain and simple but the more you look at it the more detailed and interesting it becomes and I wanted to get the same affect with my landscape photography photos. However, Simon Roberts was able to travel across the whole of England and get a large variety of photos when I was only able to access a small area. Also, Simon Roberts was able to take photos on top of a van to get a high advantage point, I however, was not able to access the same resources to get a high advantage point.
AO4
To make these photos more personal to me, I converted them into black and white to help emphasise the tone and the details in the building. By doing this, it would make my photo seem more interesting and less simplistic. Also, I was able to exaggerate some of the darker and lighter tones to help create a stronger contrast and make my photos become more intriguing.
I like how these photos turned out because the variety of tone within these images creates an interesting element because the detail on the buildings are more visible. Also, the darker tones help draw people in first and eventually allows them to travel towards the lighter toned areas through the picture. By converting the images into black and white gives them another key element which makes the overall photo become interesting. By experimenting with different tones on Photoshop, I was able to create an intriguing photo by changing the intensity of each colour in the image.
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