Task 1

For the first task I was asked to take the six elements of design (line, shape, form, lighting and scale) and photograph them in relation to architecture. in order to do this I once again went out into Bradford to photograph buildings but this time my main focus was the design elements which I was asked to photograph. Each photograph shown in the contact print below represents a different design element while still being related to architecture as this is what I was asked to focus all of the images which I was taking for this first task. 

This is a contact print of all of the photographs which I took during this shoot. This contact print shows six different photographs showing six different elements of design including scale, form, shape, line, lighting and texture. each of the photographs shown in this contact print is a representation of one of these elements of design. Each of these photographs was taken in and around Bradford city centre meaning that the location for all of these photographs is local and each of these photographs was taken within an outdoor location.

This is the photograph I took in order to represent the design element 'form'. This is a photograph of two of the detailed arched windows features on one side of City hall. I chose to take this photograph to represent form as form is described as 'the 3D version of shape' meaning form to shape is what a cube is to a square. With this in mind, when looking at this building, I noticed the three dimensional archways by the windows on the building and thought that this would fit into he form category for this task. As I was relying on natural lighting when taking this photograph, this means that I got unwanted shadows within this photograph. The unwanted shadows within this photograph mean that the left side of this photograph is quite a bit darker than the right side making the lighting within this photograph uneven. I feel that this photograph would look much better had the light been evenly distributed throughout the entire photograph. 

This is a silhouette photograph which I took of city hall in Bradford. This is the photograph which i took for the 'lighting' section of this task. I chose to take this photograph to represent this design element as i felt that the lighting used within this photograph is very different to that used within the other photographs i have taken for this task as this photograph is silhouette and does not have all the detail within the clock tower at city hall on display. In order to take this photograph, I photographed towards city hall while the sun was positioned behind and to the left of the clock tower. As I was aiming the camera directly into the direction of the sun, the brightness of the sun cancelled out the remaining light in the photograph and cast the rest of the scene into shadow. This meant that the scene was silhouetted against the background of the sky. I really like the way this photograph turned out as the way it has been shot means that it is not just another photograph of City Hall and the clock tower, but it is different and unique while still being a photograph of a place which is seen so often by myself. The lighting in this photograph is simple and the source of the lighting in this photograph is the same as in the other photographs which i have taken however the impact which the lighting has had on this photograph is different to the others which i have taken during this photoshoot. 

This is a photograph of a section of the David Hockney building at Bradford College.and i chose to take this photograph for the design element of 'line' as this section of the building is created using several boards arranged in parallel lines with strips of lighting incorporated into this. This gives the building a striped look which I thought would work well if used for the design element of line. In order to take this photograph i was hooting upwards so in order to make this apparent i chose to capture the edge of this building along with a small section of the sky towards the right og the photograph. I chose to photograph this in this way rather than getting closer into the lines on this building as I wanted it to remain clear that it was a building which i was photographing and i did not want to obscure the meaning of this photograph by making it so the subject of the photograph was unrecognisable. 

This is the photograph Which I took for the design element of scale. This a photograph of the Alhambra with Nicole stood in one of the entrances. When taking this photograph I asked Nicole to stand within the entrance of this building as it would give a sense of scale to this building as we are familiar with the general size of a person so when someone stands by something else, it gives scale to the thing they are stood next to. I took this photograph in such a way that I got the entirety of the building into the photograph with the sky showing at the top of the photograph, i feel that this helps to bring scale to the photograph as you can see just how big the building is as when looking at the photograph, Nicole looks quite small and is not the first thing to be seen when looking at this photograph. overall, I am happy with this photograph as i feel that it shows off the scale of this building well and communicates what i was intending it to communicate. 

this is the photograph i took to represent the design element of shape. This is a photograph of a section of the college old building and this section of the building features prominent columns and regular rectangular brickwork. I chose to take this photograph to show off the design element of shape as I liked the way the columns looked when photographed from the bottom upwards but I also thought that the regular pattern of the brickwork was interesting within this building. This as this building has the columns with the intricate stonework at the top of them, this adds more detail and interest to this photograph as if i had wanted to use the regular pattern of brickwork to show off shape, i could have used a veriety of building however, i am happy that i chose to take the photograph of this building as i feel that it is more interesting than some of the others which i could have chosen. i also chose to photograph this building as it features man more design elements such as form, seen in the cylindrical nature of the columns, pattern, seen also within the brickwork, line, seen in the brickwork and the columns and texture seen within the intricate stonework features at the top of the columns. i am happy with this photograph as it not only shows the design element which i was intending it to show, but it also shows many more.

This is the photograph i took for the design element of texture. This is a photograph of a smashed mirrored panel which is part of the old 'mode' nightclub situated next to the Alhambra. I walk past this nightclub most days while i am on my way up to college meaning that I always see the smashed up mirrors on the exterior of the building however I did not think much of it until going out to photograph buildings which contain an element of texture within them. once i was asked to photograph this design element, this building seemed to make sense and fit perfectly as the cracks in the glass are a perfect example of texture as it is apparent from looking at this photograph that there are many sharp edges and it is not something you would want to touch. I like this photograph a lot as the texture is very apparent but also because i think that the pattern caused by the cracks in the glass is very interesting and unique.