Pre AS summer photography task

I really like my image, this is because I think it fits really well into the work of Paul Strand, although his work is predominantly in black and white mine is black and white with added colour just so it stands out much more than it would, if it had been in all black and white. This image is one of my favorites as although you immediately look at the boldness and the more focused plants in the foreground, your eyes can’t help but get dragged to the blobs of colour in the background. This image makes you think about the picture and instantly makes yourself asks itself questions such as, where was the photo taken, and what is the photo about. As I said this photo leaves it in your imagination. To some people they will instantly know where this moment was captured, to others you will be left questioning yourself. Although I really like my final edited version with the black and white and dark colours with the colours drawing your attention, I did this to follow the work of Strand, but I like my original version even more, this is because I feel like it didn’t need to be edited to show its true beauty of the scenery.I really like my photo, because it reminds me of when I was taking it as I was enjoying some family time which is sacred to me. It also reminds me on what I used to do when I was a young child down at this location, so personally this photo has a meaningful background to me.

abstract introduction and moodboard

abstract
adjective
/ˈabstrakt/
  1. existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.
    “abstract concepts such as love or beauty”
  2. relating to or denoting art that does not attempt to represent external reality, but rather seeks to achieve its effect using shapes, colours, and textures.

    Abstract photography, sometimes called non-objective, experimental, conceptual or concrete photography, is a means of depicting a visual image that does not have an immediate association with the object world and that has been created through the use of photographic equipment, processes or materials.