Mobile photography
Mobile photography is using mobile devices such as iphones or Androids to,quite simply, take photos. The invention of a better camera on phones means photographers can share their art instantly to the whole world.To the right is my favourite mobile photographer Theodore Kaye. Growing up in China, India and Indonesia, Theodore Kaye found a natural passion in photographing the world. While majoring in Film at Yale, he studied Uzbek and Farsi and then went to work as a newspaper editor and mountain guide in Central Asia before settling on a photo career. He explored photography in most of central asia and europe, and his skill led him to win decond place in the International Photography Awards. He also won gold in the Prix de la photographie.
Below is my own attempt at mobile photography:
Disadvantages-Most camera phones have lower resolution than actual cameras.
-More chance of blurring because you have to hod a smaller object steadier. -Most mobile cameras don't have zoom, meaning you need to be close to take a god picture. |
Me and Samy used texture\light to chose what we would take for our first shoot. I have realised that I would like to continue in a more street portrait kind of way, and taking pictures of people in their own environment.
I will try and use the same skills that Kaye did, but I don't think Charlton is as interesting as Tajikstan. Advantages-People can share their art straight away with the whole world.
-You don't have to pack film and remember your camera because you always have your phone with you. -The display screen is much larger than any camera making it easier to view. -Editing images can be done from wherever you are. |
Why Kaye is my favourite
-The bright contrast of colours that represent the area he is taking, and also the expert blend of colours he uses.
-He mostly takes the picture without the subject noticing, capturing people in their true element.
-He captures the mood and way of life of a whole society from maybe three or four pictures.
-Apps are used, but they don't ruin the photos like some novice photographers(me) do.
-Even though they are not planed and set up by a team ,like Tim Walkers, the affect is still the same. Matbe evon more so.
-He also uses the grid extremely well, as shown below.
-He mostly takes the picture without the subject noticing, capturing people in their true element.
-He captures the mood and way of life of a whole society from maybe three or four pictures.
-Apps are used, but they don't ruin the photos like some novice photographers(me) do.
-Even though they are not planed and set up by a team ,like Tim Walkers, the affect is still the same. Matbe evon more so.
-He also uses the grid extremely well, as shown below.
Tim Walker and Cartier Bresson
The Trip-Exhibition and Mobile photography:
We went on a trip to two exhibitions: Cartier Bresson- a question of colour, and Tim Walker- A Story teller. Both were entirely different but did share some similarities. Tim Walker seems to take: fashion, a mix of reality and fiction, and story telling and then blends them into one, into a photo. Even the way the exhibition is laid out seems unreal or supernatural, the props( including flying saucers, giant insects, oversized skeletons and massively creepy dolls) are kept in the exhibition giving it the property of his photos and of a dream. Walker normally gets something small and insignificant, and makes it huge and at some times very scary. But it puts a twist on every day life and creates an interesting aura. |
The Response
We walked back along the river and took photos along the way, some were great and some were not so great:
Success-I like the way the tree is sprouting from the darkness like some kind of holy sacrament.
-Also how it's right in the middle (thinking about the grid here) of the picture drawing your attention to the main part of the picture. -It shows the underbelly of London as well, this is because London is shown as a arty place (which it is) or in this case the tree. But the reality of it is it's quite a dirty, dodgy place. |
Oh No.-This could of been made better by maybe just taking the puddle or have the subject take on a interesting shape.(no offence to Patrick)
-I also think that I should have used colour or an app to make the darker colour seem more interesting -I could of used someone who I can relate with more so I would of had more connection with the picture, but thats just me. |
Sometimes, you have to set up a before the shot is there. For example Mr Nichols ( our teacher) stood with his camera aimed at the bike lane, with the bike painting in... thats pretty funny, before he even saw a bike coming.
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My HomeworkI tend to focus mainly on light a shapes for my photography out of school, I was lucky with some.
The piano strings photo is my best in my opinion, the way the bar in the centre draws your eyes upwards towards the darkness and then leaves you wondering what is in there. Also the blend of warm colours makes it easy to look at, by that I mean it's not flashing neon. I want to go up to London Town to Covent garden to take shots of Neil's Yard. I wanted to use the huge expanse of colours there, note I didn't take the picture below. I learnt that timing is everything, even if the shot is set up you still need to time it all perfectly. Which is why in the future I'm bringing a coat with me when I go out to take photos. Sunsets are good for light photos because the rays of light give a nice orangy effect.
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