William Eggleston

William Eggleston is an American photographer. His photography is mainly focused with colour but involves street photography too. 

He takes photographs which have a vintage look and makes the colours more bright and vibrant. The settings he uses are mainly places like shopfronts, gas stations and anywhere with signs and bold colours.

This photograph is of a McDonald’s next to a camera shop, these two places are a mix of yellow, orange and red colours and have different signs. The photograph is very bold and vibrant making it eye-catching

Photoshoot 1: Nostalgic Locations

This photoshoot is made up of photographs I took of different locations around Jersey that feel nostalgic to me. I grew up in Jersey which is why i focused this shoot on locations over here. 

When taking my photos, I tried to get different angles and I took photos zooming in and out with the lense.

Photoshoot 2: Nostalgic Objects

For this photoshoot, I photographed objects that are nostalgic for me. I have specific memories that i associate with these objects which i remember very clear, this is why i chose these certain objects. 

To start, I took a photograph of a traffic cone as when I was younger, I dressed up as a traffic cone for Halloween and this has always been a fond memory for me. The other photos have corresponding reasons for them as well. 

Although I didn’t take as many photos as I would’ve liked too, I am happy with the objects that I chose to photograph

Evaluation

I like this photograph of mine of a nostalgic object as the object itself is large rather than smaller like the rest of my images. This O shaped structure is nostalgic as it is in a place I would always go to as a child. 

This photograph captures the whole object and also the shadow coming off of it. I think I could have taken the photo a little better, for instance, I should have ventured the object more in the middle rather than a little to the side.

This photograph, I think, was a good picture to take to associate with Nostalgia. This is because as a child, I was always intrigued by the clock and the songs it plays. 

I think this photo is good as it captures some street photography. The only thing I don’t like about the photograph is that there is a person standing in it and the way that the sun intrudes in the corner. If I were to retake this photo, I would try to avoid this.