Shoot One

In my first shoot, I set out with the objective to get to grips with a DLSR camera, which is a tool which I was previously not well acquainted with. My focal point was light and reflections within photography, which was a theme that I have explored from the outset of my project looking at photographers such as Ron Bigelow and Azzam Merchant. I went to a graveyard, looking at different textures in both natural and man made objects, and the way that these all impacted light and reflection.

With this image, I looked at the metal of the staircase, and the way that the dull surface changed light and reflection.

With this example, I looked at the way natural light filters through foliage and zoomed in close with the standard lens on the camera.

If I was to do this shoot again, I would set out a clearer shoot objective and take more planned shots rather than shooting spontaneously, as I found that I took many photographs that didn't really relate to the subject that I was pursuing.

What is Abstract Photography?

Abstraction isn't a form of art that many consider to be aesthetically pleasing. However, abstraction is loose and highly expressive of the artist's emotions and feelings at the time of creating the piece.


Much like abstract art, abstract photography is expression in it's rawest form.


It is sometimes described as experimental or conceptual photography, and like abstract art, does not have a direct association with the 'object' world. This means that often, form is not depicted in the same way that it would be in more traditional forms of photography.


To me, abstract photography allows me to express my thoughts and feelings with something as raw and direct as a photograph, and though this may not mean anything to anybody else, to me, it allows me to say how I feel without using words.