York Trip

The trip to York was splendid. We finally had a trip with the group and for me, it was the first time visiting. During the trip, I still had no clue what genre I wanted to work with. I kept my options open for the trip and took spontaneous images hoping that this will help me figure out what I want to shoot.

Although I had no idea of what genre I wanted to do, I managed to take some good images that could be explored further. I've used a 18-135mm prime lens for this trip for the first time and that has given me some insight on the lens with great results in the outcome. You can get close up shots with shallow depth of field, and I will definitely be using these lens again.

This image fits under the nature theme and you can see how well these prime lens work. Its great how the background is all out of focus and it's sharp in the centre. I like how the background is blurred but you can still see the colours and the green colours all linking to nature. I think this lens works well for this genre of photography because you can shoot closely and it will be sharp to capture some stunning shots.

I would say this is a fashion styled image and it's well shot because it's captured in motion. It was shot whilst the model is walking and it's also sharply in focus. I quite like this image because it's the style of images you'll see in magazines that are captured by paparazzi. The background is also blurred out with the small use of depth of field. I also decided to shoot this in a portrait format because you can fit the model and make it the focal point.

This is a candid shot of me capturing someone taking a picture. Inspired by inception, I captured this shot which works nicely for fashion and also for the setting. I like how I've used the rule of thirds and kept the model slight to the right to make it the focal point. I like the surroundings like the historical architecture in the back and the lamppost. It is a great setting and it's very earthy with all the nature related flowers behind the model.

Going into the town centre, I captured this shot and classed this as street photography. I like how I've captured this from a distance with these zoom lens and you can see how it's not been composed or planned. I like how it's close up so the background isn't busy in the town of York, but the little bits I captured like the black door and red bricks still say a lot about the whereabouts. I think it makes it a better image than if it was just shops in the background because it gives York a better feel.

Last but not least is these two images that I've shot inside the York Station. I class these images as architecture and I got one wider view and a close up shot. I like the angle the wider image is shot at because it makes the ceiling look superior and the people really small in size comparison. I think the details of the station architecture is very interesting and I like how the lines and the train track in the images lead you in. The lighting is also interesting with how the centre of the ceiling allows the light through and the two sides are blacked out. The dark sides also contrasts with the ground when looking at the images, which of course doesn't come to mind when you're walking in the station.