Diptych Analysis

This is one of the diptychs I created from the images which I took whilst I was taking pictures of a certain genre within different locations. The genre for these two images is ‘art’ meaning what both of these images contain ‘art’ as the main subject. The first image shown here is a photograph of an art exhibition within the Impressions gallery in city park and the second image shown here is graffiti of an octopus on a wall. This diptych shows the genre of art within different locations, one of which being inside and outside. This fits in with the task which was set as I was asked to capture the art genre within different locations making sure I used both indoor and outdoor locations. These images are quite specific meaning that they could not be taken in other locations as you cannot move the walls in which these art pieces are sitting on for the purpose of the photographs. The composition of both of these images is limited as they are both photographs which have been taken of walls which feature art work. This means that the only way in which the composition could be changed would be to change the angle in which the photograph was taken from to give the image a slightly different effect. The lighting within the first image is reliant on artificial lighting which there is only just enough of within this image. To improve this photograph, extra lighting would be beneficial in order to make the colours of the art pieces really stand out and catch the eye.  The second image shown here relies solely on natural lighting meaning that natural shadows are often cast. This causes a bit of a problem as half of the image appears darker than the rest. This could be solved by either waiting until the weather is at its best, finding the best time of day trying to find a good angle which minimises the shadows cast or by setting up artificial lighting which would compliment the natural lighting already in place and eliminate any unwanted shadows. As there is only one main feature of each of these photographs, the subject of both is clear and in focus. This makes the photographs sharp and appealing to look at. Overall I am happy with these images and I am happy with the way this diptych looks as I feel that although there is some improvements which coul be made if I was to re shoot these images,  they are both in focus and appealing to look at. I feel that these image work well being put together as diptychs as they share the same genre of ‘art’.

This is another of the diptychs I created from the images I took whilst I was taking images of certain genres within different locations. For the second shoot I completed I was asked to re visit the locations which I visited during the first shoot but this time with an inanimate object and incorporating that into the scene. The location for these two images is the same and it is that of the college cafeteria. This is a diptych I created for the genre of ‘documentary’ as the images document what people are doing as they are having lunch and socialising. This location could be changed if needed and could be moved to any café or dining area where people eat and socialise as the location for these photographs did not have to be specific to the college cafeteria in particular. The first image shown here is just a general shot of the cafeteria with people sat6 at a table towards the right of the image. In this photograph, the entire scene is in focus showcasing the location in its entity whereas the second photograph, the focus is solely on the subject which happens to be an old Gameboy console with the background of the cafeteria blurred. I feel that this techniques works well with this photograph as you know from the first images shown in the diptych that the setting is that of a cafeteria but the focus is taken away from this slightly as the subject becomes dominant within the photograph. As the location of both of these images is the same, this means that the lighting is the same in both of these images. The lighting in these images is reliant on artificial lighting as the images were both taken inside with artificial lighting illuminating the room. I think the lighting within these images is good and I do not feel a need to change this. Overall I am happy with the way these images have turned out as I feel that that composition, lighting and locations work well together and make these images visually appealing. I think that these images also work well together as a diptych as they have the same location just a different subject matter.