Analysis of Architecture in Photography
I have decided to look at architecture for my next genre in
photography. I have chosen architecture as it is very different to
fashion photography and looks at totally different materials and
includes different characteristics. In the early years of photography,
few if any photographers were specialists in any area other than
commercial portraiture, which was the main area in which a living
could be made from the new medium. Early photographers did fairly
often photograph buildings, often working from the window of a
convenient room rather than at street level.
Many of the images from this era can truly be described as monumental,
giving the subjects (including some very fine ancient monuments) a
great impression of importance and grandeur. Using large glass plates
and making contact prints gave detail and tonality that, although not
strictly natural because of the lack of green and red sensitivity of
the medium, are of unsurpassed delicacy. Architecture demanded lenses
that gave sharpness and linear drawing across the frame, quite
different to the needs of portraiture, where softer edges were
acceptable if not desirable, and curvature seldom noticeable and
high-speed imperative. Buildings would sit still for as long as the
photographer needed.
For this project, I have chosen to compare and contrast two individual
photographs from two different photographers. The photographers I have
chosen are Tessa Musgrave and Adiseshan Shankar.
Photograph one by Adiseshan Shankar interested me because it is a very
attractive photograph. The photograph doesn’t really have a large
tonal range, as...
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...at it is a very solitary photograph.
Photograph 1 creates a serene mood and is very easy on the eye, photo
2 has a mixed sense to it, even though it also has calm nature to it,
the photo has a mysterious feel to it, you’re not quite sure if the
blankness of the photograph is supposed to be negative or positive.
On the whole, I like both of the photographs. There are obvious
features about both of them that stand out and there are a few minor
improvements that could be made to them. Photograph 1 has a really
nice feel to it; however photograph 2 has an edgier side to it. They
both differentiate to it each other but are both equally as dynamic to
look at. Both the photos are 2 totally altered types of architecture,
yet they both work really well in their individual ways, both having
their own highlights and weaknesses.
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