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All photographs were taken with a Canon 5d mark ii with a 55mm prime lens.

Photoshop tutorial 

Removing unwanted items from image. I started by using the lasso to select the branches on the right hand side of this image. And then Edit>Fill then the fill dialog pops up. The drop down bar at the top should be set to Content-Aware and then press ok and Whala it’s like magic. Before doing this tutorial I used the clone tool and the spot healing tool as I wasn’t aware of an easier solution.  

Before

After

I used a Photoshop Tutorial to achieve this. https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/how-to/remove-object-content-aware.html 

it was a valuable experience as I had no idea how to get rid of unwanted things from a photograph like this before.

I decided to photograph some of my favourite bridges in and around Bristol I wanted to adopt a documentary style. I decided to cycle along the Bristol cycle track, as it’s a place like most cities full of marvellous bridges that don’t get nearly enough recognition as they deserve.

Valentine Bridge 

Alfred Macalpine built this mesmerising bridge in the 2000.The steel cable bridge was designed to allow pedestrians and cyclists to cross Bristol harbour although there are hundreds of bridges. As beautiful as this structure is it was intended to be a landmark. It’s a slightly unbalanced bridge as it slightly sways when walking over it.I find the location of this bridge is odd because it’s hidden away behind Bristol Train Station and unless you have been told to visit it or have seen it by chance you wouldn’t even know it exists.

I’m very fond of this bridge with all it quirky elements I just wish it was in a prime location and not tucked away. If I were to take this image again i would like to be standing directly underneath the s shape so the viewers eye is in line with the center of the bridge.

http://happypontist.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/bristol-bridges-3-valentine-bridge.html

Devon Road Bridge Eastville, Bristol

I decided to document this particular bridge because it’s surrounded by tress which are overshadowing the bridge which I thought looked quaint and like I was in the middle of nowhere when in fact I was in the hart of the city.

 I like how you can’t see the full name of the bridge and it feels like the greenery is taking over.

Two Tunnel Greenway

I know this is a tunnel and not a bride but I find it fascinating and documenting this was interesting I must admit that when walking or cycling through this tunnel you can only see the light at the end of the tunnel as the lighting is very dim. 

This bridge is built over Millmead road and Monksdale road in the city.The two tunnels route is part of the charity Sustrans’ project to develop walking and cycling links across the UK. The path is a direct route between Bath and the Midford Vally, more then two miles out of the city.

hhtp://visitbath.co.uk/things-to-do/two-tunnels-greenway-p1523533

Arnos Vale Bridge 

This bridge leads to one of Bristol’s biggest cemeteries and also the Bath road a major road which connects both cities. this style of bridge is popular in Bristol the vibrant colours and the fact it looks like a bridge that sways which it doesn’t only intrigues me. you could easily build a generic bridge which gets you from A to B but that wouldn’t be nearly as interesting as this marvellous structure. 

Bristol Suspension Bridge 

The Clifton Suspension Bridge was designed by Isambard Brunel Brunel. He didn’t live to see his creation finish in 1864. Building  first commenced in 1831 but politics and financial issues hindered the progression. By the time 1843 arrived only the two towers had been constructed. Clifton Suspension Bridge was finished in Brunel’s memory . The Bridge was only originally designed for horse drawn traffic it was never supposed to meet the demands of 21st Century life. Today it has 11-12,000 vehicles crossing it everyday. It’s in fact a toll Bridge which help support the ever growing costs of maintaining. It’s a massive tourist attraction which attracts thousands of visitors each year, they even have guided tours .

In 2014 the bridge celebrated its 150 anniversary.

The Bridge weighs a staggering 1,500 tonnes ad spans 702 feet.

It was very hard to get both sides of the Bridge in shot at the same time in hindsight a wide-angle lens would of been immensely useful. That said I do like how theres a tree taking over the focus of the image. 

Visitbristol.co.uk 

Pero’s Bridge 

This Bridge was designed by Eilis O’Connell along with engineers the bridge was opened to the public in 1999. Composed of three spans, the outer two are fixed and central part can rise to allow tall boats to pass. The bridge is only accessible for cyclists and pedestrians.  What makes this bridge unique is the two horn-shaped sculptures which acts as counterweights for the lifting of sections. Pero’s bridge links the bars and restraints and attractions that surround Millennium square.

I’m not very keen on the angle of this photo I did try to capture the quirkiness of this bridge but this image is kind of mediocre and not very special and dosen’t stand out as image I would remember as a viewer.  

visitbristol.co.uk 

Finzel’ Reach Bridge  

Finzel ’Reach Bridge which is S shaped has taken shape at a cost of £2.7 million.The developer provided the money to construct this bridge.it links Castle park with the new major development on the inside of the floating harbour. located between Bristol Bridge and the Counter slip. Developers hope this area will be rejuvenated area Redcliffe, either side of Victoria Street. with the developers saying they hoped in the next two years 437 new apartments, as well as almost a quarter of a million square feet of office space will appear .

I really wanted to just stand on the hand rail so that i could get an arial view of this devine structure but that wasn’t possible unless i wanted to look like a drowned rat. 

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.bristolpost.co.uk/news

Contact Sheets

Architecture students cardboard structure

I was asked by someone from my society who’s a Architecture student if I could photograph her cardboard model. I photographed it in the studio with a combination of natural light and studio lighting.

She wanted me to photograph the many different layers the structure had as I was aware that these images would also be submitted along side the cardboard model so no pressure. She also said to me there was a possibility of my work being featured in the first year MA Architecture degree show.

attempting to fit the structure in the frame was tricky as it’s such a large model and I didn’t want to capture to much of the table.So i decided cutting out the two of the corners was the only was. I was using a 50mm prime lens in hindsight a wide angle lens would of been wise.

To set the scene of night a small torch was placed inside the structure to attempt to light up the inside.It didn’t work as well as she had hoped as her envision involved the whole of the structure being lit up not just one corner but it still lets the viewer get some idea of how it would look with lights.

We did use our iPhones in the end as the torch wasn’t powerful enough to give the tress that all important shadows. you can see the two iPhones which is why I couldn’t sent this image to her but I decided it showed some of the issues encountered with lighting the inside of this kind of structure.

These trees which are made out of Mulberry which makes them look realistic. I don’t know how easy this material is to source as one of her friends in Norway sent it to her in Portsmouth.

Contact sheets

Working with a wedding photographer

I managed to contact a family friend who has a thirty year career being a wedding photographer and documenting political movements. unfortunately he didn’t have any photographic shoots over the three days he could offer me. I only did one day in the end as I became really ill luckily i can go back and do more work experience with him at a later time.

Lightroom 

Lightroom is something I have never understood so I was glad to be shown how to use it to rate your images.

To reject any photographs which aren’t good enough which are images you have given an x to can be delated at the same time by clicking liberry photos delate rejected photos. which you can set this up to delete rejected images which will also delete them from your memory card.

The rating process 1 is leave because it’s okay there isn’t anything wrong with the image but you have better. 2 star means good and 3 stars are your best from that photo shoot. It’s a really good way to get rid of your unwanted photos the first time as I always used to keep all my photos and then forget to delete the photos I didn’t want. Having a system that allows you to delate your images whilst in the processing stage is very helpful.

These photographs aren’t mind I was rating them for the photographer so that I could learn how to use lightroom and and select which rating I though each of his images deserved. then he checked the images I had rated at the end. These images are from the NHS march in London a while ago.

This was a poster I created showing the statistics for the NHS which I got from the Internet which were for the wedding photographer to take to a meeting later on that day. 

I have also been asked to come back and do more work experience over the summer.