MOCK UP

Evaluation:

Overall I am happy with the outcome of my Final photography project, The main theme of the project was Simple / complex photography. My aim was to take Photographs of architecture and street photography in London, capturing the busy city. I took photos in several locations including Covent garden, Regent street, Oxford street and Piccadilly circus. In total I took 256 photos and used Lightroom classic to pick photos I want to edit and discard the other photos that I felt had no potential to be in my photo book as they came out blurry or weren’t as good as the rest. After selecting the Images I wanted to be used I then went on to do some basic editing on Lightroom classic and grouped them as ‘coloured photos’ , ‘Black and white photos’ and ‘film photos’ which I wanted those photos too seem like they were taken on a disposable film camera to see weather or not I would use them in the photo book and I liked the outcome of them so I put them in two pages. Then I decided to make a mock of my photo book on Lightroom classic to decide the layout of it.

My main source of inspiration for this project was Saul Leiter, a renowned American photographer and painter who was instrumental in establishing the New York School of Photography in the 1940s and ’50s. His striking images of city life in New York served as a guiding force as I set out to capture the essence of London’s urban landscape.

Over the course of the project, I took a total of 256 photos, carefully selecting the most promising ones to be featured in my photo book. Using Lightroom Classic, I refined my selection by editing each image and organizing them into categories such as ‘coloured photos,’ ‘black and white photos,’ and ‘film photos.’ I even experimented with creating images in black and white while retaining a single object’s colour as a focal point, such as the iconic red buses that traverse London’s streets.

After finalising my selection and arranging them in a mock-up of my photo book on Lightroom Classic, I am pleased with the overall layout and design. Through this project, I not only developed my technical skills but also discovered new ways to see and capture the world around me.