Part 2 Research Erik Dallimore

Juxtaposition Re-shoot

These are my photographs for the re-shoot for Juxtaposition. I think these ones are a bit better i got a different angles which i had the keel in the middle of the road and i have photographed a person as well so you can see the size of the building and the surroundings.
I have also come a little closer so that you get less of the side street which i thought was distracting, but i still find this photo very dull and boring just because there is again no light, but i do think that the sky has brightened up a bit which i think has helped with the contrast of the tree and the building,

These are from my re-shoot the one of the left is the original and the right is the ones i have edited.
Brightness: 68
Contrast: 39
Exposure: +0.06
Vibrant: +25
Saturation: +17
Curve input: 115 Output: 145
Gamma Correction: 1.20
Again i think this photo is so much more vibrant and i think that having the person in it makes it so much more interesting and also shows the scale and the size of the building and the tree. I much prefer my edit it one for the original and i don't think that it is too edited it still looks natural just a lot more sunnier and brighter which i think is loads better and adds more contrast to my photo.

My Juxtaposition Shoot And Evaluation

For this task we was looking at Juxtaposition and communication though images, i found this task fun but challenging and you really had to think about what you was photographing and if it was going to work and also fit in with the overall project brief.

I think that as an overall shoot, they could be many improvements but i do think this is very good for a first try and with the amount of time i had to complete this shoot and i think that it would be so much better if it was in a different city like Leeds or even London, but i think if i went into Bradford city centre i could get some better ones and more variety of buildings and have more ideas.

This is my final photograph from my first shoot for Juxtaposition. I think that is works so well because I think something so natural 'the tree'  looks so out of place when the building is technically the one that is in the wrong place. ''The wrong place at the wrong time.''
It was a really dull day and i think this photograph would be so much better if the sun was behind the building almost lighting it up making it look more vibrant and pretty.
 I think that if i was to get a bit closer to the building and the tree and less of the side street so you had nothing to distract you in the background.
I think this photograph could be better after I have edited it on Photoshop to make it more interesting to look at and to help it be more vibrant.

       

On the left is my original photograph and then on the right is the one i have edited on Photoshop and i have noted down what i have edited and changed.
Brightness: 47
Contrast: -12
Vibrant: +37
Saturation: +32
Curves Input: 202 Output: 145
Gamma Correction: 1.22

I think that my edit one is so much better because it is vibrant and bright and makes it feel so much warmer and like a happier photograph which i think makes it more interesting to look at. I dont think i have over edited it so it still looks very natural just more bright because it was a very dull day and that impacted and effected your photos. 

                                                                                           

juxtaposition and Communication Though An Image Research

What is Juxtaposition?

Juxtaposition happens when there is two or more elements in a scene that either contrast each other, or one element contributes towards another to create an overall theme. It’s all about making the viewer wonder why we chose a certain viewpoint for the photo, and why we decided it was good enough to share with others. To create a point of juxtaposition, the photo must have at least two elements in the photo that contains strong visual weight, so that the viewer looks at both at the same time and comes to their own conclusion about their purpose in the photo.

Example! 

When you take two elements that reinforce the theme of the photo, it instantly become a much stronger photo. The photo below was shot in Croatia where it was very hot so the two men had their tops off, while putting wristbands together for a festival, but I noticed that they were sitting under a painting of a heart, so I took a photo. The juxtaposition was no accident, I framed the photo because of the painting, and I went unnoticed when I took the photo so that they didn’t look up and draw the visual weight elsewhere. The idea was that the viewer would look at the heart and then notice the two topless men and see the correlation between the two, which has proven that it works. 

Task 1 shoot & Re-Shoot

These are my photos from task one where i had to go photograph buildings focusing on, line, shape, form, texture, scale and lighting. 

I found this shoot really hard because we didn't go far to photograph and because we have to be in groups so its hard to take photos that are different from everyone else's. I also found it hard because i wasn't too sure what form was because  i found two meanings, so when i go out to re-shoot i will make sure so i am sure of the meaning. 

I do like these photos i have taken i think they are well thought about considering i didn't go very far and because i was photographing with a group but my last photo is the one of lighting, and i think that is my least favourite i think it could be so much better if i just put a little more time into it and thought. i think when i go out to re-shoot i have a lot of room for improvement. 
My first photos is to represent form, and looking back at it and now i am pretty sure on the meaning it is a really good photo and represents it well considering i am unsure off the meaning.  
I tried to experiment with different angles but i admit i could have done better with my angles and i could have experimented more. 

It was a really dull day and their wasn't much light or sun to work with so i think that this overall made my photos really dull and not as vibrant as i would have liked. 

These are my photos that i had to re-shoot for task 1. I had to re-shoot light, texture, scale and shape. i personally think that theses photos are so much better because i have had more time to think and consider my photos as well as review my first attempt at this task.
My first photograph of the new building has improved a lot this one is to represent shape. I have taken this photo keeled down looking straight up at the building, which i think makes it look loads better because you have a line in the centre leading you up and you have loads of different shapes and a bit of everything in the photograph.
The one of the right is showing light, i tried to do this last time but it was hard because it was very dull but i thought this was so much more interesting to look at and to photograph myself.
The 3rd photograph is scale  thats why Amy is stood in front of a building with her arms up because you can see the full building i still wanted to show the size. i thought that if i was to get the whole building in i would loose some effect of the photos and it wouldn't look as focused and interesting.
The last but not least was my texture photograph which i had to try and get with some light on so that you could see the detail so much more, and made it so much more vibrant. 

Secondary Research New Buildings & Answer To The Question

Bridgwater Place
Height: 112m
Floors: 32
Built: 2007
It is currently the tallest building in leeds.
Sky Plazza 
Height: 106m
Floors: 37
Built: 2009
Pinnacle
Height: 80m
Floors: 20
Built: 1973
It is also known as West Riding House
Park Plaza Hotel
Height: 77m
Floors: 20
Built: 1966
It is also know as the Royal Exchange House and was renovated in 2004
Broadcasting Tower 
Height: 70.10m
Floor: 23
Built:2009
Voted the words best building in 2010
Central Village Tower 
Height: 70m
Floors: 22
Built: 2014
It is also still in progress of building but is still currently in use.

Through time, can you see a change in the design of the buildings and the materials used to construct them?

I think that these newer building are more futuristic and less decorative, the older building have something about them a feeling of elegance and something special. They are all unique and different but all these new ones look the same and have almost no individuality. 

The Older ones are so much more interesting to look at and photograph, but i guess it total depends on what you are photographing, for example, the newer building will be good for lines, allusion and changing perspective, such as liner perspective. 

As the older building will be amazing for pattern, texture and will look so much more interesting with the different angles you can experiment with. 

Secondary Research Old Buildings In Leeds

Leeds Kirkgate Market
Architect: Joseph & John leering of London. (1904 hall)
Corn Exchange 
Architect: Cuthbert Brodrick
Style: Victorian
Leeds Town Hall 
Architect: Cuthbert Brodrick
Style: Classical/ Baroque
Leeds City Museum
Established  in 1819
Architect: Cuthbert Brodrick
Redeveloped and designed by Austin Smith
Kirkstall Abbey 
Date back to 23000 BC oldest existing building which is a man made structure in leeds
St Johns Church Is the oldest church in central Leeds and funded by John Harrison. There wear plan on demolishing the building but Norman Shaw came to its defence and argued agents it successfully for its restoration.
Hyde Park Pitcher House 
It was biult by Thomas Winn and his sons and it still has many of its original features such as its nine operating glass lights and the decorated Edwardian Balcony.
The glass lamp is also listed along side the building but no loner has power.