Unit 57: Photography and Photographic PractiseProject Proposal

(P2, P3, M2, M3, D2, D3)

Candidate name:

Theme: Architectural Exploration of Salford Quays

Predicted final outcome

I will be conducting a photo shoot at Salford Quays capturing a number of photographs including urban landscapes of Media City and the Lowry, with the intentions of promoting Manchester to tourists. I will take minimum of 50 photographs and as a result my final outcome will consist of the 10 best photographs.

Reasons for selection of theme (including inspiration from the work of others)

Throughout my images I will be representing Manchester as a busy city which is full of life. I will take a number of images, some during the day and some during the night, therefore not only promoting the things to do in Manchester during the day but also the nightlife.

Alex Filatov

Alex Filatov is a self taught fine art photographer, currently working in New York and his images have been featured in Magazines worldwide. I will be taking inspiration from Alex Filatov's city photographs, by using the water reflection technique within the images I take during the night time, not only because I think these photographs look stunning, but also because I feel that the cluttered lights from the building shining onto the water creates a lively representation of the cities night life.

Barry Ocarrol

Another Photographer who I like is Barry O Carrol who is a landscape photographer based in Dublin, she believes that it is the quality of light available that results in stunning photos, and therefore captures images during sunset, sunrise or the blue hour. Therefore during my photo shoot I will capture some images during sunset in order to try and capture various warm tones in the sky.

David Rhodes

I also like the work of David Rhodes, due to the angles he chooses to take his photographs and that he mixes vibrant colours with neutral colours, I feel that this contrast looks pleasing to the eye and as a result i would like to interpret this into my own work.

The photo imaging equipment and medium that will be used and why

The camera that i will be using to capture these images will be the Nikon D3100, which is an entry level digital SLR camera. It is suitable for most lighting conditions due to the sensitivity range of 100 - 3,200 and expandable to 12,800. It features a manual mode setting which i will be using throughout the photo shoot, enabling me to change the shutter speed and aperture when necessary.

Techniques that will be used and how they will help convey the visual message

In order to anchor the fact that i am hoping to promote Manchester by representing it as a busy city which is full of life, I will be capturing a number of photographs with a slow shutter speed, therefore blurring any motion within it. One of the photographs I am hoping to achieve is an image of the Lowry outlet during the day when it is expected to be busy, I will use a slow shutter speed in order to blur the motion of the people walking in front of the outlet, in contrast to the Lowry outlet which will be clear.

I will also vary the depth of field throughout the photo shoot, with some images being large depth of field where the majority of the image will be in focus, in contrast to other images which will be shallow depth of field where a specific thing will be in focus and the remainder of the image will be blurred. In order to do this i will have to change the shutter speed along with the aperture setting.

Salford Quays

Salford Quays is within Salford, Greater Manchester and was previously the site of Manchester Docks before becoming one of the first and largest urban regeneration projects in the Uk. Salford Quays is now home to a number of attractions including Media City which includes Granada and BBC, the Lowry outlet and theatre, the imperial war museum and much more. Therefore I feel this would be the perfect place to conduct a photo shoot to promote Manchester.

Risk and health and safety considerations

I will complete a risk assessment