Art Photography: January 2011

Saturday 22 January 2011

Exercise 13: A Standard View

This exercise dictates using one focal length, in my case about 35mm which is roughly equivilent to a 'standard' view. This is a challenging lens length to use because the photo matter and viewpoint must be interesting enough in themselves without relying on the use of wide angle or telephoto characteristics to make the photo interesting. I decided to photograph this morning at our new local Organic Farmers Market here in Brisbane. The weather is hot and sunny and there are plenty of people out getting their organic produce at the market. I have tried hard to capture a variety of views of the market and I think I have succeeded moderatly well with 10 quite different photos which capture the essence of the market - trade, people, fresh vegetables, animals, children and colour!

Photo 1: A girl at the market

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Photo 2: Basket with busy view behind

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Photo 3: Mother and daughter having a snack

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Photo 4: Tasty bananas and a yellow hat

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Photo 5: Lettuces galore

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Photo 6: Busy feet

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Photo 7: Fresh produce basket

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Photo 8: A dog watches at the market

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Photo 9: Queue for purchase

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Photo 10: Live music completes the scene

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A fun project, it's good to finally get back to taking photos again!

Friday 21 January 2011

Exercise 14: An Organised Event

This project was to photograph an organised event with plenty of people and a variety of images to be taken. I chose to photograph the Edinburgh Jazz Festival event held in the Grassmarket in August 2010. I did use a variety of lenses and focal lengths but in the end the 10 photos I took are mostly at the 200mm end... I think I 'hid' a bit behind my lens in this exercise and should have tried more wide angle shots. There were lots of people about (unfortunately more were sitting in chairs than ideal) and I did manage to take a wide variety of photos to 'tell' a bit of a story about the day. The weather was harsh - bright sunlight for most of the time culminating in a heavy rain storm at which point I decided to leave! Here are my 10 best images from the day, posted almost 6 months later and from the other side of the world (now based in Brisbane, Australia).

Photo 1: Clarinetist takes to the stage