Experimenting with camera settings.

Just playing with all the different settings and generally getting a feel for the camera and how it works.

Macro Shot

Macro shot (focussing on the foreground)

Macro shot (focussing on the background)

Landscape shot

Out of focus and using about 30 sec shutter speed

In focus using about 30 sec shutter speed (without a tripod)

note: all traffic light colours are showing.

Matt Stuart.

Colour

Black and White

I really like the theme of all these photos, it's almost like everyday life. It's quite humorous too in the way he's almost caught them at an embarrassing/interesting moment.

Again, I really like the high contrast in the black and white image. Also, the clean, crisp quality all images have.

Frank Breuer.

Kind of the opposite to what i've been looking at.

Still quite a high contrast, though a much brighter picture. I really like the simplicity of his subjects. It's made me realise it doesn't have to be an interesting subject to be a great photo.

Shirley Baker.

I just really like the atmospheric feel to this image.

Simon Chaput.

Really like the geometric shapes, and again the high contrast. I like the idea of close ups, where only a little bit of the object is photographed, but still being enough for the audience to realise what the object is. 

Gillian Wearing.

It's not really the style of the photo i'm interested in here, but more the message it conveys.

I like how the message contrasts the professional look of the man. It's just made me think about whether my photos should convey some sort of message, wheather it's through the image itself or adding text somehow. As I am afterall, a Graphic Designer.

Lichtfaktor.

Lichtfaktor use light to give expression to their creativity. They use a variety of light sources to produce photos at night. I know there will be a lot of editing involved when producing images like this, but I really like the idea of using long shutter speeds to create an image that has that sense of movement to it.

Links:

www.lichtfaktor.eu

David Bailey.

An obvious one, but still one of my most admired photographers.

He mainly does portraits, focussing on famous people or people with some significance. I really like the high contrast of black and white, it gives it that very bold, important feel.