After my initial shoot I really liked the musky tones and the colours which the images had, and Matt urged me to take another look into the work of Hido, as the mood of the images is similar to that of his, who's work is very dimly lit and focused on the lighting. This moody aspect to these images evokes a similar feel to one to that which I want my images to achieve, as this contributes to the almost creepy feeling of voyeurism.
These houses are captured from a distance, which gives the impression that the photographer is an outsider, watching the house. There are no humans which can be seen, but merely the light which should signify that there is someone home. This Anthropomorphises the houses to the extent that the lone light suggests isolation and vulnerability; the same feelings someone would feel if they realised they were being photographed without their permission in an intimate fashion, such as voyeurism. This effect is highlighted by the pathetic fallacy which is brought from the comparison of the act of voyeurism and the dark, foggy dimly lit landscape which surrounds the house.
Philip Lorca Dicorcia's portraits really stoof out to me as images which were similar to my own. The way he has used lighting to isolated his subject from their surroundings.
LAST ONE. Little repetitive but this is it. I've finally got enough images of my building to create a composition to the large scale in which I had planned. Its taken 3 shoots however I'm so proud of myself for sticking at it and not being lazy and repeating images on my final composition. Each image is unique. I'm really looking forward to adding these last images to my composition and to see the final outcome ready to print tomorrow.
Today I went back out to both St.Stevens Carpark and the travel lodge opposite all saints green to photograph the building at night.
Unfortunately it was raining and my images taken from the travel lodge were slightly blurry due to the rain on the outside of the window.
However I still managed to get some images which I could use in my final composition, which was my aim, so I call that a success.
Yesterday I went for a walk around the back streets of norwich taking photographs of windows at night, it was 5:30. Upsettingly dark so early :(
Anyway this was the outcome of this shoot; I wanted to capture illuminated windows and use them as part of a larger scale composition similar to that of Anne- Laure Maison.
I am happy with how this shoot turned out and I have captured a variety of different windows, which will all work together in a composition.
Images 1418-1430 were taken from outside of a antique shop and an old book store. I really like these images as you cannot tell they are photographs of shops, and therefore really highlight the position of an outsider, looking into a home which isn't there own.
1/50 f/4.5 ISO 6400 Canon 600D
1/250 f/4.5 ISO 6400
I really like these two images as they feel as though they are snapshots taken of someones home from the outside. I chose to include the window frame in these compositions to highlight the boundary between the inside, and where the camera is. This is a similar technique to that which Joy (post here) used. The lighting is soft and realistic of lighting which might be in a family home in the evening.
This image would be different if the lighting was how it would be during the day; as it is a shop therefore it would be quite luminescent, and further more, if the shot was taken from further in, without the frame of the window being included in the photograph, it would have a much less voyeuristic feel to it.
Overall I am really happy with these images, in particular these two as I wasn't expecting to come across such a shop that would be so interesting. It would have made the shot even better if there was a model who I could have used to give a really voyeuristic approach.
