Task 1a

For task 1A I was asked to go out and take photographs but to consider the location in which the photograph was taken in. I was given a list on photographic genres to photograph and I was asked to try and capture a photograph for each of the genres twice. One in an indoor location and one in an outdoor location. The genres I was asked to explore included travel, art and documentary. This meant that some of these genres proved difficult to find in both indoor and outdoor locations. I found it particularly difficult to think of ideas of ways in which to capture the genre of ‘transport’ whilst in my inside locations as my initial thought was to photograph cars and busses as they passed down the street. This said, other genres such as ‘art’ proved easier to find in both indoor and outdoor locations as art can be found anywhere and can range from things such as large sculptures which are sound out and about to delicate paintings found in places such as art gallerias. this makes the genre 'art' easier to capture through photography as art is found everywhere. 

This is a photograph of a wall which has been covered with graffiti of a large yellow octopus. I to photograph this as a representation of the art genre in an outdoor location. I feel that this shows art in an outdoor location very well as the artist who has created this graffiti was talented and created an art piece on this wall. I like this image of the octopus on this wall as i feel that it brightens up the area in which it is located as it it has a vibrant yellow colour which i feel is effective as yellow is a colour associated with happiness therefore this yellow octopus does a good job at cheering up a previously dark and dull area. This photograph is not as good as it could be and i do not feel that this photograph shows off the artwork to its fullest potential. The main thing i dislike about the way this photograph was shot is that i feel that the the lighting within this photograph is too uneven. when taking this photograph, i was relying on natural lighting with no assisted lighting meaning that the excessive contrast between the brightness and darkness within this photograph is caused by the sunlight and obstructions blocking the sunlight from hitting the entire art piece and causing dark unwanted shadows. if i was to reshoot this photograph i would take time to figure out what time of day would be best in order to get the best lighting cast upon this art piece and i would also take the time to properly assess the lighting situation in order to achieve the best possible results for this photograph.

This is a photograph of a wall within the 'impressions' art gallery in City Park which is covered with multiple pieces of art work. I chose to take this photograph as part of the genre art. As I was asked to take photographs of set genres within both indoor and outdoor locations, this is the photograph i chose to take for the indoor location as this phoptograph was taken within an art gallery. when taking this photograph, i had to ask the lady on the reception desk at the gallery for permission to take the photographs, she then asked me to sign a couple of forms stating that i would not go on to sell copies of the art work on display. I feel that this photograph shows off the genre 'art' in an indoor location very well as the photograph literally shows pieces of artwork mounted on a wall inside a gallery. The ligting within this photograph is pretty good in the sense that the subject of the photograph can be seen clearly however, as i was relying on the artificial lighting given off by the ceiling lights, there is some visible glare on the photographs. When taking this photograph, i found that no matter what angle i stood at when taking this photograph, i still got a slight glare from the lighting one one or more of the photographs.

This is a photograph of a crane like demolition device tearing down an old college building. This even is current and the demolition was taking place as i was taking this series of photographs. This meant that by taking these photographs, i was documenting the demolition of this building therefore, i used this photograph for the 'documentary' genre in an outdoor location which i was asked to capture. i feel that this photograph captures this genre well as this even was current and as this building was quickly being demolished, if the photograph had been taken at a later date, the same photograph would not be able to be achieved as the building would be even closer to being completely demolished. for this photograph i was relying on natural lighting , this meant that shadows were unintentionally but inevitably created making the claw part of the crane a lot darker than the rest of it. in addition to this, the chimney in the bottom left hand corner of the photograph proves to be distracting from the main subject of the photograph however i could not find a way to not get this in the shot as I liked the angle which the building and the crane were shot at and without the use of photoshop, there was no way i could have shot this image and not have this chimney in the shot as it is in a direct line with the crane arm which would also be lost if i shot the photograph at a slightly different angle in order to crop out the distracting chimney.

this is a photograph i took of some people having lunch whilst sat in the college canteen. this photograph shows people who are enjoying themseleves and socialising at that moment therefore i used this photograph as part of the 'documentary' genre within an indoor location as this photograph is documenting the fact that these people are sat socialising with each other. This scene is subject to change at any given time so this means that this photograph fits with the documentary genre as i was documenting what was going on there and then, at that moment in time. for this photograph, i used a combination of natural and artificial lighting as the ceiling lights are providing artificial light and there is a window off to the left of the photograph, providing natural lighting as well, this makes a nice mixture of lighting and provides even lighting which, in this photograph, seems to have no overly dark shadowy parts. one thing i would change if i could reshoot this photograph would be that i would have the camera at a different angle. when shooting this image, i had my camera placed on the table, this means that quite a lot of the table itself is shown in this photograph, this is not ideal and if i was to reshoot this photograph i would make sure i did not include part of the table within this photograph.

This is a photograph of the memorial for the people who lost their life during the fire at Bradford City's football ground in 1985. This was an historic event so i photographed this memorial in order to show this. although the event itself and this memorial are only from around 30 years ago and not from a long way back in history, the event and this memorial are an important part of the history of Bradford. this means that it is not historical because of its age, but because of its significance. This the reason i chose to photograph this as part of the 'historical' genre within the outdoor location. as this memorial is outside, this meant that i was relying on natural lighting and i think that the lighting worked well within this photograph as there are no dark spots where shadows have been cast and there are no parts which have become too bright from too much sunlight hitting the memorial. one thing i would change about this photograph however, is the angle at which it was taken at as i am not happy with the way the memorial is framed within the photograph as i feel that it is situated a little too far to the right making the photograph look a little unbalanced hoverer, changing the angle that this photograph was taken at slightly would easily correct this.

This is a photograph of a row of books containing law reports from each year. these books go back through many years so i thought this would represent the history genre within an indoor location well. as these books clearly state different years through history on their spines, they show us the changing history through the law reports. for this photograph, i was relying on a mixture of natural light and artificial lighting. the artificial lighting in this photograph was provided by ceiling lights and the natural lighting was coming from a window situated to the left of this photograph and can be seen reflecting off of the spines of the books towards the left of the photograph. This reflection of light was not intentional and if i was to re shoot this photograph, i would change my positioning when taking thwe photograph so my back would be towards the window. this would mean that the books would still be lit by the natural light coming through the window but the reflection of light on the books would be reduced. Other than this small issue, in am happy with the way this photograph looks as i am happy with the other aspects of this photograph such as it's composition.

This is a photograph of a new building being built and as the building site is an industrial location, i used this photograph to show the 'industrial' genre in an outdoor location. Given the opportunity, i would reshoot this photograph as i am not very happy with the way it looks. I feel that this photograph serves it's purpose, but it is not very appealing to look at in my opinion as there is far too much going on which distracts from the subject which i was trying to capture within this photograph. i think that this photograph would be a lot more effective if i was to get closer to the construction site or zoom in on it more from where i was originally stood. this would mean that there would be less room in the photograph for other things such as cars and other buildings to get into the shot and be a distraction.

this is a photograph of the view you get if you look down the middle of the interchange. i chose to take this photograph as I was struggling to think of a way in which i could capture the industrial genre winin an inside location, then i thought that the interchange showcased the travel industry and how it works so i went down that rout when taking this photograph, therefore, i used this photograph to represent the industrial genre in an indoor location. looking at this photograph, there are a couple of things which i would change if i was to reshoot this photograph. one of the things which i would change about this photograph would be the angle at which the photograph was taken at as i feel that the photograph looks slightly off to one side, changing this if i was to reshoot this photograph would easily correct this. another thing that i would change if i was to reshoot this photograph would be to make sure that the photograph was properly in focus as this photograph is currently out of focus and i would wish to change this if i was to re shoot this photograph as it would make the image look a lot better than it currently does.

this is a photograph of a scarf placed on a wall overlooking a patch of grass in City Park. i took this photograph to represent the fashion genre in an outdoor location. i chose to photograph this as it is a simple photograph which clearly shows a fashion item in an outdoor location so i felt that this fit in with the genre i was asked to photograph very well. the lighting for this photograph is completely reliant on natural lighting and on the day of taking this photograph, the sky was overcast and cloudy so this means that there was enough light given out so that the photograph is well lit but it was not too bright and sunny that harsh unwanted shadows were cast. I feel that the lighting for this photograph works well as this photograph turned out exactly how i wanted it, well lit without unwanted brightness or shadows. 

this photograph was taken inside the interchange and shows the waiting area for buses and it also shows the buses outside waiting for boarding. i used this photograph to represent travel in an indoor location as although the buses which are the actual mode of transport are outside, the photograph was taken while inside the interchange in the waiting area. this means that the photograph is of the waiting area for the buses and not just a photograph of some buses taken inside from the window. this means i felt that this photograph was appropriate to use to represent the travel genre from an indoor location. the lighting in this photograph predominantly comes from natural lighting let in from the windows seen within the photograph with the addition of a small amount of additional artificial lighting as well. i feel that this lighting works well for this photograph as the light is natural looking and there is no strange colour cast over the photograph like there could have been if all artificial lighting was used as some artificial light cast a strange colour over an area, for instance, street lights give off an orange glow making the objects around them look slightly orange. this is not happening in this photograph as the lighting looks nice and natural and i feel that this works well within the photograph.

This is a photograph i took on the street outside college of cars passing down the road. i chose to take this photograph in order to represent travel whilst in an outdoor location. this photograph relied solely on natural lighting as I shot this photograph in an outdoor location and did not require any additional lighting to properly light this scene. i feel that this lighting works well for this photograph. The main focus of this photograph is supposed to be the cars travelling down the road however, this is not that effective as the two cars within this photograph are both far from the camera and it is quite hard to tell that this is supposed to be the main focus of the photograph. in addition to this the corner of the college building in the top left corner is slightly distracting and it takes away from the main subject of the photograph. if i was to reshoot this photograph i would shoot it so the corner of the college building is not in the photograph. I would also take the photograph when the car is closer to the camera. this would make it more clear that this if the main focus of the image. in addition to this, i would also consider using a longer shutter speed in order to capture the movement of the cars in order to emphasise the idea of movement and travel within the photograph. 

Once I had taken all of these photographs, i was ten asked to create diptychs from these images. These diptychs had to display the photographs taken for both the indoor and outdoor locations of each of the genres. Here are the diptychs i created: