PHOTOSHOOT PLAN:

WHO

I will be taking the photos in an urban setting, not specifically focusing on nature such as trees and other plants they may be in my desired location, or people although they may be in the shot.

WHAT

My photoshoot will focus on urban structures within the city, such as general architecture of buildings, bridges, roads and crossings, as well as historical buildings such as churches. a large proportion of the city has derelict and empty buildings which could also be interesting to photograph.

WHERE

My photoshoot will take place within the city of Gdansk in the north of Poland, mainly in the old town areas I will also be able to take photographs from higher up, for example the balcony of the apartments and the top of the church viewing platform, which will give my photographs a range of angles and perspectives.

WHEN

I will take this photoshoot on the 24th October, during the morning, between 7am and 11:30am, the weather will be cloudy, however this may potentually give more focal point of the infrastructures I am taking photographs of as I walk around.

WHY

I have chosen this location due to its range of beautiful architecture and large towering buildings to give my photographs a variety of a high angle, low angle, or canted angle shots. I have chosen this time period as there may be some sun coming through the clouds in the morning, altering the colour of objects in my photos.

HOW

Due to the constant moving around that I will be doing during the photoshoot, in order to complete walking around the city, my photos may become blurred and I will be taking photos while walking (not using a tripod). To prevent blurred and unfocused images, I will change the camera settings, to a hight ISO of 1600, a fast shutter speed of 1/320 and an aperture of f/14.

EXPOSURE OF A PHOTO RELIES ON THE EXPOSURE TRIANGLE:

Because I have chosen to have a fast shutter speed to help take photographs quicker, the amount of light entering the camera is minimised. to help create a brighter image, I have to increase the ISO from 200, to 1600, in order to capture a brighter image.

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New Topographic’s was a term created by William Jenkins in 1975 to describe a group of American photographers (such as Robert Adams and Lewis Baltz) whose photographs had a similar banal aesthetic, in that they were formal, mostly black and white prints of the urban landscape

Many of the photographers associated with new Topographic’s such as Robert Adams, Lewis Baltz, Nicholas Nixon and Bernd and Hiller Becher, were influenced by the man-made, selecting subject matter that was matter-of-fact. Parking lots, suburban housing and warehouses were all focused upon in their photography.

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Born in 1967, Rut Blees Luxemburg is a German photographer usually taking photographs at night, mostly exploring the urban landscape. She uses long exposures to allow the light from the street to illuminate her photographs, for instance from office blocks or street lights. this often leaves her images with warm, urban orange colour, contrasting the dark shadows created but the night. She works as an artist and photographer, concerned for the representation of the city and the phenomenon of the urban.

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ANALYSIS OF PHOTOGRAPH

TECHNICAL: 

The lighting of this image is generally quite dark due to the shoot being at night time, with the streets being illuminated by fluorescent street lights as well as lines of colour along the road from cars driving. You can see this lighting used is artificial and dimply illuminates the urban area. The image looks generally underexposed, with a high contrast between the shadows of the unlit streets, and basketball courts that are brightly lit.

The aperture of the photograph looks as if is around f/16 as there is a fairly deep depth of field. The shutter speed is obviously quite long in order to create the blur of the car lights going past, so the shutter speed maybe around 1/8. The image also seems to be underexposed and quite focused and sharp.You can see that this image isn’t very grainy not very then not at all, which indicates a moderate iso (trying to maintain underexposed look). This could mean that the is maybe ISO800.

VISUAL:

The colour of the image is primarily shades of green, grey, and yellow with tints of red for the blurred lights of the car. The image shows the stereotypical colours one sees when out at night, of the iconic dim yellow street lights. This creates a mellow mood. There are noticeably no people in the image, with a soul focus on the urban setting.

There are very clear lines in the image, stretching along the edges, lines and barriers of the roads, slightly curving to ease the sharpness of the image. These lines guide your eyes along the photograph,

CONTEXTAL/CONSEPTUAL:

Rut states that her “interest in the urban realm” influences her work, and it is clearly shown through the quiet, magical looking way she portrays city nightlife to look like. Rut executes her images with sensitivity and compassion.

Final outcomes

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Selected photographs

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WHAT ARE URBAN LANDSCAPES?

Landscape photography refers to the presence of nature in the world, however urban photography mainly focuses on man-made features or disturbances of landscapes.

“Urban areas are very developed, meaning there is a density of human structures such as houses, commercial buildings, roads, bridges, and railways. “Urban area” can refer to towns, cities, and suburbs. An urban area includes the city itself, as well as the surrounding areas.”

https://www.nationalgeographic.org › encyclopedia › urban-area

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