Black and White test shoot

Urban Environment

Research into Topic

Architecture is itself an art form, and documenting architecture needs special care. Like other photographers, architecture photographers are familiar with the values of photography, including subjects such as light levels, focus, texture, and various printing techniques which can be used to produce different looks and feels. They must also think about issues like how to frame their images, and the moods they hope to suggest with an image. Architectural photographer may be hired to take images for the purpose of documenting an architectural project.

London has not been considered by any particular architectural style, having accrued its buildings over a long period of time. Few structures pre-exist the Great Fire of 1666, for example the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, Banqueting House and several scattered Tudor survivors in the City of London. London's generally low-rise nature makes these skyscrapers and others such as One Canada Square and its neighbours at Canary Wharf and the BT Tower in Fitzrovia very visible from a distance. High-rise development is restricted at certain sites if it would obstruct protected views of St. Paul's Cathedral. However, there are plans for more skyscrapers in central London the "Shard of Glass", which is the 72-storey what is now completed and is currently the tallest building in the European Union.

Other famous modern buildings include City Hall in Southwark with its characteristic ovular shape, the British Library in Somers Town, the Great Court of the British Museum, and the striking Millennium Dome which is now known as the o2 arena, next to the Thames east of Canary Wharf.

 Banqueting House, Whitehall, London, is the grandest and best-known survivor of the architectural genre of banqueting house, and the only remaining component of the Palace of Whitehall. The building is important in the history of English architecture as the first building to be completed in the style that was to transform English architecture.

Previous to the structure of this building, f had no permanent banqueting house; Henry VIII preferred to banquet in a temporary structure built in the gardens. The building was used for far more than just banqueting; the King also held receptions, ceremonies, and a variety of entertainments in this huge space

The structure was the beginning of a bit of a revolution in British architecture. Indigo Jones had traveled in Italy and brought his ideas of traditional Roman balance and perfection to his design for this royal palace.

Roger Fenton Architectural Photography

Roger Fenton was one of the eldest architectural photographers. Roger was born 28^th of March 1819 and died on the 8^th of august

1869. In the picture shown on the right is a photo Roger Fenton took in 1857 of Buckingham Palace as part of a series of photographs of public buildings in London, this photograph was made available for sale to the public. The palace originally known as Buckingham house was built in 1703 for the duke of Buckingham.This photograph captures the Architecture of the building even though he has taken this photograph from a far you can see the detailing of the bricks and all the single windows on every side of the building. The style of the photograph has a filter of “sepia” which shows this photograph is old and has been taken many years ago and would also be printed on a gone off white paper. The technique used to take the photo the photographer has used the reflection as you can see there is a line landscape in-between the floor and the building.

Aidan Monaghan Architectural Photography

This is one of the most recent photos I have taken an interest in of the Lloyds building in London by a photographer called Aidan Monaghan. I can see this is a more modern photograph taken for example the sharpness of the building with the contract between black and white on the building.

Photography Mood Board

Location: COMPUTER USE

Risk	Who is at risk?	Level of Risk	Control measure to be implemented
Physical fatigue, aches and pains in joints and limbs with possible development of more serious long, term muscular-skeletal problems. These could arise from inadequate adjustment of workstations poor ergonomics and bad posture. Position, height and layout of the workstation assessed and appropriate for the work can cause body strain and bad posture	Person on the computer	High	1.    Work station and equipment appropriate for individuals (size, reach etc. ) 2.   Adjustable chair 3.    Position and height and layout of the workstation is appropriate for the work 4.   Supplementary equipment such as foot rests, document holders etc. Must be provided if needed.
Eyestrain and possible acute effects such as headaches caused by glare and long periods of close focus work. (There is no evidence that using a computer can cause permanent deterioration in the eyesight).	Person on the computer	Medium	Short, frequent pauses allowed for very intensive work.
Radiation, noise and dust do not present a significant risk to health. Radiation and noise levels are insignificant and dust emissions from well-maintained equipment and in well-ventilated offices is not a concern.	Person on the computer	Low	If there is something noisy being played on the computer, lower the volume, and avoid using headphones at a high noise volume.
Lap top computers are not exempt from assessment procedures. laptops present a greater risk to the user if the computer is used for prolonged periods. Laptops should not be used as routine computers without the use of an appropriate docking station.	Person on the computer	Medium	Set a time schedule for when you use want to have a break from using the laptop. When having a break make sure you have a drink and a snack and rest your eyes.
Regular prolonged use of the keyboard and mouse may result in some people developing WRULDs such as carpal tunnel syndrome and tendonitis.	Person on the computer	Low	Walk slowly down the center of the darkroom and let people know you are walking to which ever area either to go to the printer, enlarger or to leave. Do not run or be noisy otherwise people can’t hear you or someone will get hurt without seeing you.

                                                         

Location: DARK ROOM

Risk	Who is at risk?	Level of Risk	Control measure to be implemented
When using or handling photographic processing solutions – particularly developers – avoid as far as possible any contact between the bare hands and solutions.	The person developing the photograph	High	Wear protective gloves if there is a possibility that such contact cannot be avoided
Wet floors are slip and fall hazard especially in a dark room.	The person in the dark room	Medium	Clean up after if you have spilt a liquid
Could have an allergic reaction to the chemicals, this can be caused if colour developed come into contact with the skin	Person who is in the dark room developing the photographs	Medium	If this happens then rinse the affected parts straight away and thoroughly in running tap water.
In the dark you could easily walk into someone and hurt them	The person in the dark room	Low	Walk slowly down the centre of the darkroom and let people know you are walking to which ever area either to go to the printer, enlarger or to leave. Do not run or be noisy otherwise people can’t hear you or someone will get hurt without seeing you.
Touching the chemicals in the dark room can make your skin irritated	The person developing the photo	Low	Usually there is not any acute risk of commination by photo-chemicals. However if this does happen wash hands thoroughly with slightly acidic skin cleaner.
Always wash hands after using chemicals and before eating, drinking or smoking. Otherwise this could make you ill.	The person in the dark room	Medium	Wash hands
Could trip over undone laces	The person in the dark room	Medium	Make sure you wear sensible shoes and are done up before entering the dark room

Photographic Equipment and Print Process

The Darkroom Equipment

When making black and white prints a safelight is normally used to illuminate the work area, making it easier to see. This is because of black and white paper is sensitive to only blue or blue and green light, a red or amber coloured light can’t be safely used without exposing the paper to a white light.

Another main use of a darkroom is to load film in and out of the old cameras and develop the film holders or spools, this required complete darkness in the dark room. Lacking a dark room as a photographer would make the job extremely hard work as you, because you’ll have to open and develop your film in a small bag with sleeved arm holes specially designed to completely light proof and used to prepare film prior to exposure or developing.

In most darkrooms there is an enlarger, an optical apparatus equivalent to a slide projector. This projects the image of negative onto a base, finely controls the focus, intensity and duration of light this is mainly used for printmaking. The sheet of photographic paper is exposed to the enlarged image from the negative.

In the dark room the equipment you’ll need:

·         A negative to print

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100% Cotton cosmetic pad

·         Rubbing Alcohol

·         A light tight room (Must be well ventilated) (Bathrooms with towels shoved under the door can work well)

·         Running water

·         Safe light

·         4 Trays for chemicals

·         Enlarger with a condenser head (and bulb)

·         Paper easel (holds the paper in place under the enlarger)

·         Timer

·         Squeegee (Technically optional, but highly recommended)

·         Drying rack/clothes line and pins

·         Grain enlarger (optional)

·         Emulsion paper - doesn't matter much what you use. I prefer fibre paper.

·         Gloves and apron are optional.

·         Chemical storage bottles

Chemicals needed;

·         Developer - I use Kodak Dektol

·         Stop bath - I use Kodak Indicator stop bath

·         Fixer - I use Kodak Fixer

·         Hypo clear - I use Kodak Hypo Clearing Agent

Print Processing Terms

·         Agitation

To move a solution over the surface of film or paper during processing to insure fresh chemistry comes into contact with the surface. Agitation should take place during each step of the printing process by gently rocking the tray.

·         Fixer

Chemical solution (sodium thiosulfate or ammonium thiosulfate) that makes a photographic image insensitive to light. Fixer, also called Hypo, dissolves unexposed silver halide crystals while leaving the developed silver image.

·         Stop Bath

Chemical solution that stops the development of the print.

·         Water Rinse

Preliminary rinse to minimize residual fixer from contaminating archival rinse.

·         Developer

Chemical solution that converts the latent image (still invisible) in exposed film to a visible image.

My Responses

Jiri Kolar

I have chosen Jiri Kolar create responses for as this photographer has intreaged me as the way he takes two photos and puts them together to make a montage to the eye. For my responses I have done three, two have been done with paper, I took a photo and printed them out of different colour paper and cut them up and struck them together. The third one I did on photoshop where I did not take these photos myself however I put them in photoshop and put them together using the crop tool on photoshop.  After 1953 Kolar drifted away from writing and began to focus on the graphic arts: ‘poetry of silence’. He adoption of less symbolic art forms outlined a clever strategizing. For example the Carloline De Riviere made in 1981

Here are some of my responses to his work, the first one I did on Photoshop, I did this by selecting two photographys. These are the two photographs I picked to become my first attempt to do my own reponse to his work. I did this by going in to photoshop and cropping both photos into little seprate strips and put them together to make one photo.

These next two photographs I created on paper I printed the same photo in different coloured paper and cut them up some in strips and some into smaller squares and stuck them together, this gives it a different twist onto Jiri Kolar

 

Architecture in London – Research into Topic

Architecture is itself an art form, and documenting architecture needs special care. Like other photographers, architecture photographers are familiar with the values of photography, including subjects such as light levels, focus, texture, and various printing techniques which can be used to produce different looks and feels. They must also think about issues like how to frame their images, and the moods they hope to suggest with an image. Architectural photographer may be hired to take images for the purpose of documenting an architectural project.

London has not been considered by any particular architectural style, having accrued its buildings over a long period of time. Few structures pre-exist the Great Fire of 1666, for example the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, Banqueting House and several scattered Tudor survivors in the City of London. London's generally low-rise nature makes these skyscrapers and others such as One Canada Square and its neighbours at Canary Wharf and the BT Tower in Fitzrovia very visible from a distance. High-rise development is restricted at certain sites if it would obstruct protected views of St. Paul's Cathedral. However, there are plans for more skyscrapers in central London the "Shard of Glass", which is the 72-storey what is now completed and is currently the tallest building in the European Union.

Other famous modern buildings include City Hall in Southward with its characteristic ovular shape, the British Library in Somers Town, the Great Court of the British Museum, and the striking Millennium Dome which is now known as the o2 arena, next to the Thames east of Canary Wharf.

 Banqueting House, Whitehall, London, is the grandest and best-known survivor of the architectural genre of banqueting house, and the only remaining component of the Palace of Whitehall. The building is important in the history of English architecture as the first building to be completed in the style that was to transform English architecture.

Previous to the structure of this building, f had no permanent banqueting house; Henry VIII preferred to banquet in a temporary structure built in the gardens. The building was used for far more than just banqueting; the King also held receptions, ceremonies, and a variety of entertainments in this huge space

The structure was the beginning of a bit of a revolution in British architecture. Indigo Jones had traveled in Italy and brought his ideas of traditional Roman balance and perfection to his design for this royal palace.

Roger Fenton Architectural Photography

Roger Fenton was one of the eldest architectural photographers. Roger was born 28^th of March 1819 and died on the 8^th of august 1869. In the picture shown on the right is a photo Roger Fenton took in 1857 of Buckingham Palace as part of a series of photographs of public buildings in London, this photograph was made available for sale to the public. The palace originally known as Buckingham house was built in 1703 for the duke of Buckingham.

This photograph captures the Architecture of the building even though he has taken this photograph from a far you can see the detailing of the bricks and all the single windows on every side of the building. The style of the photograph has a filter of “sepia” which shows this photograph is old and has been taken many years ago and would also be printed on a gone off white paper. The technique used to take the photo the photographer has used the reflection as you can see there is a line landscape in-between the floor and the building.

Aidan Monaghan Architectural Photography

This is one of the most recent photos I have taken an interest in of the Lloyds building in London by a photographer called Aidan Monaghan. I can see this is a more modern photograph taken for example the sharpness of the building with the contract between black and white on the building.