Creative Media Production: Urban Landscape Photography Two

The previous week we had Photography in our Creative Media Production class. We talked about famous photographers in the field related to the topic 'Urban Landscape' such as Thomas Struth, Michael Wolf, and others. Most of all, I was inspired by the work of Thomas Struth. That is why, I decided to take some pictures, which will be with some atmosphere as in Thomas Struth's photos. 'Something strange happens when one becomes involved with the work of Thomas Struth. In looking at and studying this photography one becomes more and more convinced of its sincerity and truth...'(Steiner, 2009)

Wagnerstrasse
Düsseldorf
Made by Thomas Struth
1979
During the whole photo shoot, I was thinking about my frame and composition. I tried to take balanced shots. I took all my photos in color. However, I am going to change them to White & Black in Photoshop. "I wanted to make photographs in which everything was so complex and detailed that you could look at them forever and never see everything"(Thomas Struth, cited in O'Hagan)

My basic settings were ISO 200 as it was a sunny day and wide aperture at F4. By changing locations I changed my settings. In the photos below, you can see my Contact Sheets. Mostly, all my pictures were made with Landscape pre-set. I made them by opening Photoshop and clicking on the buttons 'File-Automate-Contact Sheets'. 













My test shots 




I am not going to put this image on my website, but I like it. The old beautiful building looks like it hides from people's eyes. 



I like how the colors match each other in this picture. I like this deep, vibrant blue color. This image with its composition reminds me of Thomas Struth's works.  




This photo is one of my favorites. I like everything about it. However, it is one thing that I would edit. I am talking about straightening. This building should be straight in the center. So, I will straight it and add it to my website. 


I enjoyed this lesson. It was exciting to take pictures of all these locations. I took more than 200 photos. So, I have a wide range of images to choose from for my final piece. I hope I will be able to take more photos like these. 


References:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/jul/03/thomas-struth-interview-photography-whitechapel
https://www.afterall.org/article/wondering.about.struth

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