New shots

These are my new photos from the low point of view. I really like the interesting angle. Bath is over populated with tourist type photos to advertise it. Photos of the abbey in daylight, attractions etc. Here I am trying to push for an idea that is completely different, viewing Bath from a different point of view. Perhaps this should be captured in my name for the Ipad app, something like 'View Bath Differently'. I am not sure, that concept needs work. But for now, I am going to take photos around Bath at night from this angle. I have decided that instead of an Ipad app that covers both day and night it would be interesting to do an Ipad app that just focuses on Bath at night. This would include the best places to eat at night, the best pubs and the best pubs. I could then break the information down into days of the week. I think that to contextualise the angle of the shot from such a low perspective, I quite like the idea of suggesting that it is from the point of view of a squirrel. Every day I see squirrels in Bath, they are everywhere. Perhaps this is the theme of the Ipad app?

This is the first of my images from this new shooting angle. I think they are really powerful shots that capture the imagination. I quite like trying to create interesting geometry and form in the photos from objects such as bike wheels. Also, the hues in the photos should be fairly consistant. This should nicely tie all of the images together into a visually consistant Ipad app. I really like the idea of using the line of road as a consistant horizontal line when you slide through pages on the app from left to right. I would have to experiment with the way that the photos are cropped to achieve this.

These are two attempts at capturing the cosy club sign. The low shooting point creates a sign that completely dominates the composition. I also like the way that it bleeds of the top of the photo. The angle of the shots create dynamism because the visual information in the frame is always from different perspectives and heights. I am not too sure about this second photo because of the guy that is walking towards the camera. He has a glow around him, he humourously looks like some sort of angel or super human.

This photo is really interesting. I had to be really quick with the capturing of this. I initially was taking photos of the bouncers of the Weir lounge club but then a bus drove past. I thought that this would be the perfect opportunity to capture an image that would convey public transport at night. To take these shots, I am lying horizontally on the floor and have a battery grip on my camera. The battery grip is useful for two reasons. It levels the camera so that I can shoot with longer exposure. These shots are around half a second in exposure. It was very dark but they are well exposed because of the very shallow depth of field, on average around f2.8. Secondly the battery grip gives the camera a little bit of vertical height so that there is more of the ground in the composition creating a more interesting, dynamic shot. I really like this photo because of the point of the obscure focus point. It is in the middle of the road, so the road texture is in great detail and the bus is out of focus. It is interesting because it engages the viewer, they have to think about what I am trying to show them rather than just presenting them with a straight forward image of a bus.

This is one of the nightclub photos that I took. I am not too sure of this photo, I think it looks a little bit intimidating and creates a sense of unease, especially since the bouncers are wearing high vis jackets and I am focusing on the floor as if suggesting perhaps that this is where you will end up after an encounter with the bouncers. To get a better club shot, I am going to leave slightly earlier at night so that I can capture a large queue of people. This will show that the club is busy and should also show a more friendly atmosphere of people having fun. This photo here was taken at around 12 at night, everybody was already inside the club so it was quiet on the street appart from the intimidating bouncers.