Mcfly, Royal Albert Hall | Fan Culture

 This photo was taken as part of my ongoing project about fan culture. I intend to explore crowds and queues of fans showing the dedication of fans. In this case, photographing the crowd at a live music concert conveying the atmosphere with the audience's arms in the air. Specifically, this concert was McFly at the Royal Albert Hall celebrating their 10th anniversary. The colour balance was edited in this photo and it creates really vibrant colours in the image with strong pink and blue colours. Also, the image isn't too overexposed, nor is the confetti out of focus so the aperture and shutterspeed is good.

Warner Bros Studio Tour | Fan Culture

This image was taken as part of my current project exploring fan culture, showing the passion of fans by photographing them in crowds and queues. Specifically this was taken at the Warner Bros Studio Tour in London, an exhibit of the sets used in the Harry Potter films which hundreds of fans of the films visit every day. 

The composition of the photo is good and exactly shows the rule-of-thirds composition rule. Also the lighting of the photo is very good and makes the purple and blue colours very vibrant. The shutter speed is also good, despite is being blurred it creates a nice effect that could convey the rush of the crowds. 

Grand Central Station | New York

This is a photograph of Grand Central Station in New York taken for my AS exam. The shutterspeed of this photo is good as it has managed to capture the movement of the people in the bottom right corner well, despite being unfocused. The composition of  the photo is very good as I've managed to capture the Chrysler building in the background. It also has good lighting despite it being taken at night - the station itself is well lit and not too dark which it easily could be because the rest of the image is dark.

Times Square | New York

This was taken during my visit to New York and was used as part of my AS exam. The photo has a good composition as you get a good overall view of Times Square. The lighting is decent but could have been better, although the blue of the sky is very vibrant. If I could improve it I would make the foreground brighter, but that would mean that the sky would be too overexposed. However, I did aim to edit my photo in the style of my contextual influence Stuart Franklin, so it is a decent edit overall. 

Building | New York

For my AS exam last year, I went on a trip to New York and intended to portray the contrasts of the city. The photograph has been taken at a good 'looking up angle' and 'shows off' the height of the building located at the south of Manhattan. The photo is a little too overexposed as you can tell by the whiteness of the sky, which I tried to suffice whilst editing. Although the building itself has a good level of contrast and isn't too overexposed. 

Newsagent | Urban Decay

This photograph of a decayed sign on a newsagent was taken for my Urban Decay coursework last year. My main objective of that project was to take pictures of empty streets and signs but I thought that this photo could also convey the overall sub-theme of 'Silence in the City'. I added warming tones to this photo in photoshop which I think improves the lighting compared to the original. The original photo was quite dark which may of been down to the weather but it was probably because the aperture and shutterspeed weren't low enough, which is something I would improve if I were to take this picture again.

Bridge | Porto, Portgual

The city of Porto in Portugal has a significant landmark of six differently designed bridges crossing the river - some modern and others more old. This is one of those bridges which actually has two levels, the bottom for pedestrians and the top for vehicles. The image itself was taken this summer. I like the angle that I took the photo at along with the composition being very good. Additionally the photo is pretty much perfectly exposed, as the sky isn't completely white and the details of the bridge pretty well enhanced. The editing of the image also enhances the details on the bridge and makes them look more vibrant.