Contact Sheet:
For this shoot I originally wanted to focus on a recreating the work of John Davies, however when editing, I found that using a tilt-shift lens effect in Photoshop (by using the quick mask tool in Photoshop, then using the gradient tool to select which area I wanted to be in focus, then deselected the quick mask, and finally added a lens blur from the ‘tools’ section of the quick bar) made the idea of ‘Journeys and Pathways’ stand out more than just landscape images. I utilized this effect to show how small everything really is, or at least how small it can seem. The final outcome of my images looked like this:
Final Images
Out of all my images, I found that this one worked better than most others taken in terms of creating a realistic looking tilt-shift effect, in essence making the buildings look like tiny scale models. I think the angle, and visibility of what is behind the subject in focus helps create this effect.
For this image, I liked how the wider angle helps this it in showing much more than some of the other images, making it look more like a smaller model city. However I think that the shot would have looked nicer if the houses in the foreground weren’t there. Despite this, I do think it once again supports the message of showing how small we are, especially seeing the Avenue in the background, stretching into the mist on the other side of the island.
Unlike the first 2 final images, I wanted to show a more close up view on the buildings, and personally I find this image looks most like a model building set, and really emphasizes the miniature/model look that I was aiming to create. However, I struggled in photographing more interesting buildings for these shots as they were taken around the Fort Regent area, and therefore meant I had very little to work with in terms of getting nice buildings at the right angle, yet I still think this image works for the message I’m trying to put across.
