Thursday 10 May 2012

Final edit.

This I have decided will be my final edit. 

I am tempted to print this into a book but I do not have the time to do so. 


































A potential edit.

This is a possible idea for a final edit, triptychs.
I have been advised against the vertical layout. This is quite possibly true.

Beneath each one I have written what theme holds the triptychs together.

Some though, just felt right together. Those have nothing written under them. 
Moblie phones.

Isolation.

Sales

Sexy/Hottie.


Benches


Dogs

Fashion.

Age.



'Chavs.'

Instruments



Wednesday 9 May 2012

So.

I've shot 8 rolls of film. Here we go. When shooting my first roll there was a winding error with my camera so I ended up with some images overlaid on one another I realised this was actually a very good idea and I then deliberately shot twice on a couple of rolls, helping to produce some of the overlaid images you can see below.



There must be at least three images here. Yet there is little
of actual people, apart from the little green man.
The focus on this could be better. Yet, I quite like it.

These shops are nicely in focus, shame the same
can't be said for the people here. Something
about these old people are kind of creepy.

"You are always on that phone, are you even
listening to me?"



Old man, mobile phone, it's almost ironic

I wonder if I subconsciously lined this almost
stereotypical 'delinquents' up with the bin... Hmm...

I really wish I didn't catch the bollard in the foreground.
It would have been a fantastic photograph otherwise.

He seems uninterested in the world. Apart from what is
potentially a mobile phone there is very little indication
of he is doing or even what is going on in his head.

This guy seems to be held up against the wind.

I find that this overlay is too faint,
still interesting though.

Quite soft with regard to focus but I like the
way the angles have overlaid.

Out of focus and the crop is a bit odd.


This feels very staged. Almost awkward.



Totally out of focus.


This gentleman seems to be in a little bit of pain,
almost like his shoes are rubbing or he has a stuff knee.

The lady in the hat seems bemused, like she is telling a
private joke. 

This would have been quite a good photo just as long as
it was in focus.





This isn't exactly street photography but I do like the
water stains where I got the drying wrong.



I like how the wayfarer glasses add a sense of glamor
to the image.
Closing down? Further reductions? Yet this man is still
selling.

He seems almost jovial in his posture, as if he was
dancing in a minstrel like fashion.

'Wait' is a very interesting word.
The woman here appears shocked that she has to wait,
almost as if it's an affront to her personally.


This guy had the best idea on this day it was really windy
and cold, hot soup was genius. This image I found
was actually fairly boring.

This hoodie is a little bit insane, insane enough that it is
amazing.


There is a pride in her expression and demeanor.
Her style strikes me as something you would stereotype
with Paris, yet the juxtaposition on the phone shop
as a background cheapens it a little, I like it though.

The solidity and harshness of this image adds to the
isolation and solitude of the image.


I really quite enjoy the framing on this one, I like how
the steam adds atmosphere.

This is messier than some of the other overlaid prints,
yet i find the central figure intriguing.










This is out of focus, but I think this still has a certain charm.
A certain artistic quality.

There is something about the stern man smoking that
intrigues me.

I'm not sure what it is about this image that I like,
Yet I like it a lot.

Something about this just doesn't feel right. 


Redefining "Giving Evils" since 2012.

This man seems a very proud man.
I like how he is just standing proud and watching the
world go by.



I also find the geometry in this interesting.

My action figures don't really count as street
photography do they?


I'm not totally sure why but the word 'whimsical' pops
into my head whilst I am viewing this.
I also like how the woman's back lines
up with the accordion

I like the irony of overlaying the bank and a bargain store


The blurry trees and statues I think really add something
to the street we see here.

Shadows and the shadows of men.



I think this one is a little messy but it's quite interesting.

Simultaneous shopping and packing. 



I really like the phrase "Bag yourself a hottie."


She seems like she is coming to the end of a long walk.

I didn't realise how I was pointing the camera at this
guys crotch.....



The two streets at the same angle is a cool effect.

I like how the musicians in the background are linear
in the background.

I don't like how the guy in the middles face is covered.

The irony in this shot cannot be missed, I love it.

The way the road marking have fallen has worked
rather well for this image. I also like how there are two
dogs being walked here.

This is an interesting combination of photograph
overlaid with the geometrical pattern of a closed shutter.


I quite like the gang like stationing of the bikes and
the mistiness of the overlay.

The overlay is almost like blurry mist.

I wish these were both in line.

I like how the shoulders of the two people on the right
line up.

The odd angles here make things possibly more interesting.



The woman pushing her own wheelchair is interesting,
I also quite like how she is the one out of focus.


I do like the geometrics of this image.

The over lay on this looks a little odd, like it was
an error in the processing. I also feel the woman
is too centralised.

The crossed angles are really interesting.

I really quite like the ghostly over overlay of the museum
and her face.

This is a little bit too cluttered.




There is somethign 'Farmer-esque' about this gentleman,
I like it.

I quite like the sale signs in the windows here.


I think I was moving a little too much on this image.

I think I would title this image "Back in my day"  the
woman-on-the-right's expression will tell
you why.





Far more open than my other images. Yet the geometry
and the space appeals to me.


I like how he is busking in front of a bank, he was also the
first person to spot me taking photographs.



I completely missed focus here. 


The isolation and appearance that she is crying adds a
feeling of desperation to this image.

This living statue is actually really disconcerting,
his position is actually quite camp.

I really dislike like dogs, to the point of which I would
say that I hate them. Yet the way he is holding this one
I find amusing, like he is offering it up to something.

This feels so closed, I wish I had cropped this the other
way, with the subject to the left.

This was an odd moment. She had begun to have a small
breakdown because was unable to light her cigarette.





It feels like there is no centre, no subject in this image.


The softness of the focus here is what I believe
 makes this image work. It makes it feel layered somehow. 

I think the simplicity of this image is it's strongest asset.
An elderly couple holding hands.
It feels honest.

I really like the image of Audrey Hepburn in the
window and the clearance sign. I also like that the sign
behind the gentleman shows he is heading towards a
church.



There is too much blurry foreground here. It seems
quite distracting.

This is quite dark but I love the between the head crop.






I'm not sure what it is but something of the arrogance
in her face appeals to me.

This is a rather dark image, but I find it adds to the idea of
isolation and seclusion.

This strikes me that it would be a rather jovial conversation,
A sort of meeting of the minds.