Personal Study: Photoshoot #1

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For this first photoshoot, I visited La Collette during the night-time to capture the isolated streets illuminated by the artificial lighting (lampposts). I aimed to recreate the glowing effect, usually seen in Pierre Putman`s work, but the lack of mist and fog on the night of the shoot I was not able to strongly achieve this. Another challenge/problem which I encountered while taking these images is that my camera was on a low resolution setting, which impacted the overall quality of my images. I plan on going back to La Collette as it is a perfect location to get images similar to Pierre Putman`s another night, making sure that my camera settings are finely adjusted for high resolution images and hopefully capturing the glowing effect of the artificial lighting under more foggy conditions. This will allow me to produce even stronger and more effective images for my personal study

Image Comparison

When comparing this image with Pierre Putman`s image, there are some clear similarities, like the focus on the time of day (night-time) and capturing the lampposts to create mood in the photograph. Going to La Collette was a good idea, setting wise as Pierre Putman`s image is taken in a urban setting and when looking at my image and his, the area looks extremely similar, almost identical. Like Putman, my photograph focuses on the quietness and emptiness of a isolated street lit up by lamp-posts, highlighting the contrast of light and shadow. However there is a huge difference in my image and Putman`s image which is the weather. In most of Putman`s photographs the mist which he captures, intensifies the glow from the artificial light creating a cinematic glowing beam look. This is what makes Putman`s image stronger in comparison to mine as my photograph lacks mist and the glow from the artificial light, due to the clear conditions during this photoshoot. Another aspect of my image which I think makes it a weaker image is the car found on the left of the image, the cars being in the image takes away from the emptiness which I aim to capture with my photoshoot.