OCA People and Place: Assignment 3
Assignment 3 Buildings in Use For assignment 3 I photographed six buildings which people interact with. I wanted to show not just a whole building but also areas or even a small space within. I found whilst framing a subject that, deciding on what elements of composition could be kept and what could be lost, [...]
British Sprint Triathlon Championships
Recently I attended the National Triathlon sprint championships in Olney near Milton Keynes as one of the official photographers. Having now photographed several sporting events I have found that the techniques I use while covering an event are different to the ones I use while taking landscapes and portrait photos. Normally while taking set photographs [...]
No football here!
A result of always trying to have some sort of camera close to hand, be it a DSLR, compact or even a mobile phone, I found myself taking quite a few photographs while taking the family dogs on walks. One of my usual routes includes sports fields close to my home. Initially I intended these [...]
Venice: The People and the place
The historical Italian City of Venice stretches across 117 small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy. The photographs from my fourth visit to this magical city are not necessarily of all the usual landmarks but capture the essence of this place.
Exercise 18: How space changes with light
For this exercise I photographed a dining room throughout the day to see how the changing light would affect the scene. For the most part the changing lighting effects are subtle until the evening where the colours in the room appear warmer. When artificial lighting is introduced in the form of a chandelier the room takes [...]
Assignment 2 revisited
In assignment 2, people and activity, I chose to photograph a show put on by a synchronized swimming club in Henley. I wanted to act on some of my tutors comments to see if I could improve on my previous pictures.
People and Place:- New Model Army
It has been 21 years since New Model Army last played in Reading. They returned on the 17 March 2010 to play at the Sub89 club.
Exercise 16: Exploring function
The kitchen Often considered the heart of the home, the kitchen seemed a good subject for the exercise. Not just for cooking but people, be it friends or family, often congregate there with a cup of tea/wine and how often does a party seem to end up in the kitchen?
Assignment 2: People and activity
Local synchronized swimming show. The photographs that were selected for this assignment were taken during a local synchronized swimming show dramatising Peter Pan.
Henley Royal Regatta
What seems like an eternity a go. I had the opportunity to take some photographs at the Royal Henley rowing regatta.
Track night
On a cold wet January night I spent several hours photographing cyclists at the Palmer Park velodrome in Reading.
Excercise 10 Moment and Gesture (A 10ft Snowman!)
With temperatures down to -18˚C in the evening and yet another 12 inches of snow fall in parts of Oxfordshire, photography seemed to good an opportunity to pass up. A 10ft snowman in the centre of Henley on Thames was proving to be a real people magnet.
Excercise 9: A comfortable situation
The objective of this exercise was to find an outdoor situation where there would be many people and activities to photograph, where the people had not been asked in advance.
Assigment 1: A comprehensive portrait
Objective : Taking one person as a subject. Create between between 5 and 7 portraits (portraits 1 -7) which differ in type and style.
OCA Excercises 4 and 5
The intention of this photo shoot, was to get a couple of photographs that I could use for OCA assignment 1.
OCA – Exercise 3: Experimenting with light
This was my first attempt at excercise 3. The objective was to take a a number of portraits of the same subject with various lighting effects.
OCA – Excercise 2: Think about location (part 2)
Earlier in the week I visited various local locations to pick a suitable backdroup. Today I revisited the dissused barracks in Sonning common with a willing victim subject.
OCA – Excercise 2: Think about location (part 1)
The object of this exercise is to find 6 different settings or backgrounds to be used effectively and attractively for either a body or torso shot. The locations I liked varied from woodland to a disused army barracks.
OCA – Excercise 1: Portrait, scale and setting
Four scales of portrait. Face cropped in close Head and shoulders Torso, taking into account arms and hands Full figure
Enrolled to the OCA
Today I enrolled on the OCA. People and Place level 1 unit. I hope I can learn new skills/ways to create more sensitive or dynamic portraits.