THE NEW TOPOGRAPHICS-shoot 1

Plan

What- I’m gonna create photos of the new topographics for that I will take pictures of buildings and search for geometric figures

When- this shoot will be taken in the day during the photography class

How- exposure – 80 – IOS – 800

Where – around Hautlieu and highlands.

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I chose this photo for the little details that can be found like we can see tree branches above the buildings and the reflection of that same tree on the windows of this building which recalls nature if you look close into the building through the window you can see a light bulb which is a human invention so in this photo we can see that nature (tree) is surrounded by human invention (the building). I therefore chose this images because it is the message that I wanted to convey with my image and then there are geometric figures (square and rectangle) like the windows, building, the front door … and we find the geometric figures in the images of the photographs of New Topographics Lewis Baltz or Bernd and Hilla Becher,

The New Topographics

The New Topographics 

Lewis Baltz

Lewis Baltz was born in Newport Beach, California, he studied at the San Francisco Art Institute. He worked as a freelance photographer in California and taught photography at various institutions, including the California Institute of the Arts and the École Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris. His work has been exhibited in New Topographics at the George Eastman House as well as in Mirrors and Windows at the Museum of Modern Art. He has been based in Europe since the mid-1980s and travels a lot.

Plan/Ideas

Potential Locations to Consider

Greve de Lecq Woods

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Photoshoot Plan

Where – I will shoot the rural landscapes of the St Ouen Sand dunes and the Greve de Lecq woods.

What – I will look for interesting leading lines and romanticised structural elements of the landscapes.

When – imperfect weather conditions, later in the day

Why – To explore the idea of capturing the essence of romanticised landscapes

How – Narrow aperture, wide lens, small vocal length.

I settled on shooting these locations as they provide a lot of potential for exploring different viewpoints and ways of romanticizing them. The trees and dense, populated nature of the woods provides an abundance of the element of sublime, as well as a good light obstruction – drawn out shadows and gaps for light to creep in.