Shoreditch Bridge 54

Shoreditch Bridge 54

As a development in my photography I decided to use a large format MPP 5x4 camera. I wanted to specificly look at spaces and architecture. I created this photo focusing on the shapes and tones. This photo doesn't really fit with my beautifully bleak trend. However I feel it shows a range of tones and the detail in this photo is huge. I quite like the geometric shapes and lines althought they do all follow the same direction. The main reason for this photo was to get a huge range of tones and details in this image, especially as each photo costs in excess of £8 to produce. Although the composition isn't anything hugely interesting there is a good range of depth and the tones are all evenly exposed.

When looking at other photographers who use large format cameras there is more substance to their photos, and I feel I almost wasted money on this photo.this could have had so much more depth and visual detail, everything in this photo is roughly on the same plane giving it very little foreground and background separation. Next time I choose to use the 5x4 camera I'll ensure the photos have a great depth and stronger concept both visually and theoretically.

This photo wouldn't fit with the bleak beauty approach I've previously taken, however I do feel this could sit with a more architectural body of work. In the future I'll spend more time thinking about the photo and what I want to create and how I can use the camera to its fullest potential.