Production documentation - Photographic

Beginning the production documentation and embarking on initial feedback I was given about location, I have taken photographs in the desired areas I will be using, whilst clarifying purposes of this. The photos are separated under the four themes with the location details. 

Personal notations taken to complete, whilst in possession of a Nikon - 

'Start' of book. Black and white experimentation.
The book begins with black and white photography to symbolise the deserted vibe the town has from the characters point of view. This type of photography can be conducted from either -

Nikon monochrome - Menu - colour -     .These settings applied whilst photographing, advantages including the idea that the histogram is visible, being able to fully judge the photos exposure and ensuring its at the desired settings, avoiding challenges in post production from deceiving views on a smaller LCD screen.
Photoshop - Image - adjustments - black and white. These settings including the following -

Advantages of adjusting the photo in this manner including time - possibly more time to look at the photograph, especially when photographing on location or at fast movement and the space to visually experiment with various settings.

Landscape'Nature'
Landscape photography will be explored in the first section of the book, introducing the entire 'Welcome to the Forest' aspect. The location chosen consists of both areas around me on a daily, along with a country park used in unit 7 - Hainault Forest Country park closer to Essex and landscaped areas around London. These locations will be used as they are easily accessible with cinematic views and close up pictures available for the details of smaller plants and possible insects, bugs, etc. Examples of how close up photos and how the photos will look overall are shown as below.  The final photographs must explore more photographic techniques, this including rule of thirds and framing to add further depth and show my understanding of photography - how I have used the rules and when, in particular, the use of horizontal line as I am practising landscapes and overall informing my ideas.

Location and photography studio 'Culture'
The culture element will consist of  3-4  individuals from different ethnic backgrounds, photographed on location, further ending with a group photo expressing unity and silhouette photography symbolising the idea of identity - silhouette as you cannot see the colour of the individual. The photography studio is required for this technique, due to timing and booking of the studio, the sillohete photographs taken will be used for the final book and the outcomes / settings used are titled on blog post 'silhouette photography'

Abstract 'Fellowship'
The photographs taken under this category will consist of meaningful and subtle elements, an example being the photograph below where the hand breaks through the rainbow. Many abstract photography techniques will be included, representing LGBTQ+ themes. The photos further taken will include people holding hands, holding flowers, in particular roses as they can be most symbolic, representing themes of love with each other and within a society. This theme particularly relating to young teens, and reflecting the love and relationship theme of poetry books I have researched.




Street location 'Art'
The location in which I will take more art and street photography is in Shoreditch, London. This includes further notable streets such as Chance street, Sclater street and Old street. Shoreditch is home to all graffiti and art exploration streets and walls, and links to the artistic vibe I wish to show. The colour pigmentation of photos also works well when editing in Photoshop, and overall creates that uplifting vibe. Ethically, there are no issues photographing in these areas, though they are popular and used for portraiture photography. This being the case, I will consistently have to consider the time in which I photograph, making sure there is not too many interrupting subjects, this being people. 

End of book - 
The process of finishing the story-line requires further idea developing, I personally feel that more of this is to occur the further I produce for the themes before the ending, therefore no specific route as to what type of photography will be included, however, I have ideas of finalising with aesthetic and abstract photographs, including the 'bokeh' effect I have shown interest in within previous projects - a positive and artistic ending, some photos could contrast the start photographs - the same location but better contextual circumstances, or the same photos, but in colour.