York Trip / Communications

 For the York trip I decided to just photograph people in general. After realising that my previous idea wasn't going to work out. My idea was to be as spontaneous as possible, taking images as they were and trying not to intervene so much. For this image, I saw a family on a picnic and the children were blowing bubbles. I can't pinpoint exactly why I found this a good photo subject however, I'm very happy with how the images came out. This image was shot on a 135mm lens so you get the shallow depth of field. I haven't edited this image a lot as I enjoy the mixture of the earthy tones. The lighting used was all natural. I didn't feel the need to use the built in flash as I think it would've taken the texture out of the clothing and therefore, took away a lot of detail.

Again, shooting in the same area of the last image, I wanted to capture the happiness in that moment. This image was also shot with a 135mm lens as I feel like this was the lens to use when it came down to the main focus been on a person. I also like how the main focus of the girl was off to one side but without too much of the wall. The focus goes straight to her, The lighting was all natural. I chose not to use the built in flash as I felt like it would've washed her out and would've created intense shadows which personally, I think wouldn't have worked for this image. Furthermore, unlike the last image, there is a lot of toned colours that I think work perfectly with the image as a whole. From the dark and light blue of the dress, to the pop of pink on the bubble maker. I really enjoy this image.

 This image, along with the next, are probably a few of the images I enjoy more. Although I did ask their permission and they were aware I was there, I like how it doesn't look staged. It looks very in the moment. Whilst taking these two images I really wanted to make sure the lines of the benches were straight. I'm sure you'll agree that when looking at an image with clean lines, it is very satisfying and easy to looking at. I also wanted the colours of both images to really pop so, I opened them both into photoshop, By turning down the exposure and turning up the

grammar correction slightly, I created this lovely balance between enhancing the colour but not burning the images.

This image is definitely my favourite out of everything I've taken yet throughout this project. I really like the warm colours throughout the image as it gives it an almost homely feel to it. Also, I really like how this woman is holding the flowers, very elegant with an almost smile on her face. Although this is one of my favourite images, I don't think it ties in with the chosen theme for my final major project.