This photograph is taken from the 4th roll of film in the 2nd to last final major project. Although shot on 400 ISO film I knew I was onto a winner. I believe it was the 1st film I shot with the Hasselblad. I had been struggling with the words 'PHOTOGRAPHIC LANGUAGE' throughout my whole degree, what did this term mean?? would a tutor tell me? No is the simple answer. The idea of using the square format of the Hasselblad was to cut out the excess around the shop facades. This was mainly due to the fact that the majority of shops in and around Plymouth have a square front. With this in mind I was cutting out what I didn't want within the frame. Thus allowing myself to realise that everything within frame allows the photographer to show his 'Photographic Language'.
Monday, 13 July 2009
The first photograph that paved the way forward
This photograph is taken from the 4th roll of film in the 2nd to last final major project. Although shot on 400 ISO film I knew I was onto a winner. I believe it was the 1st film I shot with the Hasselblad. I had been struggling with the words 'PHOTOGRAPHIC LANGUAGE' throughout my whole degree, what did this term mean?? would a tutor tell me? No is the simple answer. The idea of using the square format of the Hasselblad was to cut out the excess around the shop facades. This was mainly due to the fact that the majority of shops in and around Plymouth have a square front. With this in mind I was cutting out what I didn't want within the frame. Thus allowing myself to realise that everything within frame allows the photographer to show his 'Photographic Language'.
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