Shoot Five - Work Record

Plans for this shoot- In this shoot I plan to photograph images within a caravan which my grandparents are staying in, in Norfolk, whilst also photographing images of everyone on the beach in order to explore how different individual's live in different parts of the country (e.g. the coats), and also to explore how people who live in caravans may live, whilst also exploring Brits when on holiday in the UK. I chose to photograph images on the beach in order to explore what us Brits do when we are on vacation in the UK, moreover this would also explore what individual's who live by the coast may do daily in comparison to those individuals who live further south, for example in built up areas like London. Moreover, by photographing images within the caravan I believe this will explore what individual's who live in caravans may live like. Subsequently, this shoot will explore how different people live in various parts of the country, how individuals may live in different forms of homes- caravans, and lastly how us Brits live when on holiday in the UK. 

I will be using my camera and a lens for this shoot in order to allow me to actually photograph the images themselves, a tripod will be hard to use if I will be shooting on sand, as the stand of the tripod will sink and get dirty. 

Inspiration- Martin Parr is my inspiration behind this shoot as within his shoots he explored how Brits live when by the coast, his images are extremely bright and colourful which results in them being eye-catching for the viewer. Moreover, Parr photographed the lives of different people on different beaches around the world, this explores the cultural differences in various locations, I will not be able to do this for my shoot; however this shoot will be in Norfolk which contrasts my other shoots in this project which are all in Essex/Hertfordshire although they are not of beaches, this still explores the way different people in the country live.

Best image from this shoot-

The above photograph is my best from this shoot, as the movement of the dog and the young boy is captured, without blur. This image captures the whole saga of a 'British holiday', as this image is clearly taken on a beach, which is usually associated with hot weather, despite this the young boy in this image has his coat on; therefore, this links to the unpredictability of the British weather, which is evidently experienced anywhere in the country meaning that we all have to deal with this, no matter where we live or how we live.

The movement of the dog is captured with no blur, this makes it evident to the viewer this dog is running, with the child chasing the animal. Moreover, the stones on the beach link to the idea that holidaying in Britain can have it's down sides (e.g. stony beaches, unpredictable weather...), but despite this we make the best of a bad situation, as shown in this image by the boy laughing. 

I photographed this image on the following camera settings: ISO 200, F 9, and a shutter speed of 1/320. The shutter speed of 1/320 would have allowed me to capture this image without blur, almost freezing the scene that was in front of me; due to the quick shutter speed this would have meant a low amount of light would have been able to enter the lens, therefore the ISO of 200 would have been sensitive to light ,combining with an aperture setting of 9, which would have also allowed some light into the lens.

Worst image from this shoot-

This photograph is my worst from this shoot as the subject is very dark, due to the camera settings used, the quick shutter speed of 1/400 means that little light would have been able to get in the lens, this combined with an aperture setting of 10, and an ISO of 200 means little light would have got into the lens, making the image darker overall- to increase the brightness of the image I should have lowered my aperture and made my ISO higher, in order to allow more light into the lens, and subsequently make the photograph lighter as a whole. 

The subject in this image is in mid-speech, therefore they appear to be pulling a strange face, subsequently making the image ineffective. If the subject was starring deadpan into the camera then this image would be more effective, as I do like the background of this photograph as the viewer can deduct that this is shot on a beach, as sand and rocks are evident in the background. In addition, within this image I captured the skyline, showing grey clouds, this too is effective as it allows the viewer to see that despite being on a beach which is usually associated with sun, that this image is still taken in Britain whereby the weather can be unpredictable.

The future: If I was to reshoot this shoot and had more time, I would also photograph images on other beaches around the UK in order to show how different people may holiday, or live by the coast. I couldn't do this for this shoot due to monetary constraints, and time limitations for this project. Moreover, I would also like to have taken images of people in the sea itself, however the day I conducted this shoot it was too cold to get into the sea, therefore I couldn't execute this.