martin parr

Martin Parr

Martin Parr is a documentary photographer. He often takes pictures of people on their holiday. It seems that his images were stolen shots (his subjects were caught unaware that their picture are being taken.


Here are some of martin Parr's work taken  at Amalfi coast in Italy:

This image is in colour that shows people in swimsuits and enjoying themselves on the beach. You can see the background is beautiful where there are lots of boats and big rocks. It's a sunny day and the water looks bright and clear green blue green. The orientation of the camera was horizontal. The camera used was digital. It seems like the picture was taken from the distance. 

This image is in colour which shows a couple having an intimate moment by the beach while having a suntan. They're wearing swimsuits. The brollies in the image are very colourful and stands out. In the background, you can see people swimming and playing ball. It looks like a sunny day, so there's plenty of light.

This image is in colour which shows people enjoying ice cream. You can see a couple sitting while talking and eating ice cream outside a shop. There are other people outside the shop standing up and eating ice cream while people pass by. Motorbikes are parked outside the shop. The camera's orientation is horizontal. It looks like a sunny day, so there's enough light.

I was inspired by his work because it is based on everyone wanting to go on holiday  and have a good time. I went to central London and I was amazed that everybody want to experience and taste London.


How do I plan to emulate Martin Parr's work:

Planning: I will go to three locations, London Eye, House of parliament and St Paul Cathedral to photograph the people go holiday and sightseeing the British tradition .I will use stutter speed and F1/125 and try to use ISO to captured people going normal day.

See my work below:

This image was good shot because I had to stand up to take the photo. I had no tripod and the people were far away, so I used the zoom on my camera to get a closer shot. I didn’t need to use the flash as my camera light meter let me know that there was enough light to take a good shot. I used shutter speed 1/125.

 This photo was possibly my favourite because you can see the visitors who were taking pictures of   the Houses of Parliament on the other side of the Thames. I had to stand on the elevated bankside to see the people below, and pointed the camera down to capture the image. I never used a tripod. I had to use a small zoom, but didn't need to use flash with my camera as the light meter told me it was OK to take the shot. I  use shutter speed 1/125.

This image was good shot because I had to stand up to take the photo. I had no tripod and the people were far away, so I used the zoom on my camera to get a closer shot. I didn't need to use the flash as my camera light meter let me know that there was enough light to take a good shot. I used shutter speed 1/125.

Café Review

Café and Restaurant Review.

At Aladino’s restaurant and bar located in Kensington, Time Out reviewed the restaurant and talked about the dining room where there are art work on the wall and chandelier. It also mentioned the type of food and the list of alcohol beverages the restaurant serves.

There are 17 pictures shown from the website and I posted three of them

Chocolate dessert – a piece of chocolate with a pastry roll on the side was served on a platter decorated by green leaves and dashes of honey. The photo was taken from above and the combination of colours used to make the chocolate stand out made the picture look appetising.

This image shows how the restaurant arranges their table for dining (table with set of plates, glasses and cutleries and covered by linen cloth). There’s a chandelier hanging on the ceiling.  You can also see a painting hanging on the wall.  I think the photographer was standing on something to take the shot so that the camera was pointing down. The lighting was a bit dim to create a warm environment and digital camera was used. The camera orientation was horizontal.

This image shows wines on racks. It was arranged or placed in racks according to their color

This image shows how the restaurant arranges their table for dining (table with set of plates, glasses and cutleries and covered by linen cloth). There’s a chandelier hanging on the ceiling.  You can also see a painting hanging on the wall.  I think the photographer was standing on something to take the shot so that the camera was pointing down. The lighting was a bit dim to create a warm environment and digital camera was used. The camera orientation was horizontal.ur which makes this picture looks good because of the contrasting colours that it created. The camera was angled at an unusual position which was at the side

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Café Gourmet

One of Café Gourmet’s branch is located inside Lambeth College in Vauxhall. It’s a self-service restaurant for college students and staff.

How I plan to take Café Gourmet restaurant:

I plan to take pictures of the Café’s service such as the following: the staff serving food over the counter, customers paying for their food, customers, queuing up to be served. I would try taking pictures at different angles, such as pictures taken from above, at eye level and unusual angles. 

This image is the best shot I’ve taken because of the lighting. It’ bright and clear and has the right amount of lighting. I think the subject looks appetising because of the lighting.

This image is not so bad, but it could be better if I shoot this image at a distance and adjusted the focus settings.

I set the table up to show the restaurant’s service. However, the picture did not come out so great as it’s a bit dark and doesn’t look interesting. The aperture setting was probably not precise.

My Experience:

I went to visit the Gourmet Café to capture stunning and interesting food. I was armed with a camera to try to explore composition e.g. colour, pattern and good angles. I was disappointed most of the photos I’ve taken were overexposed, so I tried again on a different day. Unfortunately, the restaurant was not ready yet to serve food, so the best I can do was the pictures I’ve posted above.

Once I had finished taking the photos of the breakfast food: Patties and croissants, I decided to interview kitchen staff about their skills and passion in the kitchen.

Most of the food they cook is British food and Italian food .e.g. Pasta and at later at lunch that day they made lasagne. They cook Halal food for their Muslim customers.

The most popular item on the menu is the chicken.

The chef said the quickly way they cook the chicken is they put the chicken in the tray and then they add the spices sauce and herb and then the chicken put in the oven for an hour and the chicken is ready  for  serves Lambeth college ‘s students. Every time I see the chicken in College café I want to eat with pleasure   and I want like see chicken each week in Lambeth College.

I think the good thing in college s the staff is very friendly and helpful with their service. I want to see more organise with tray when people finish with their meal and they need cook the pudding because I am having sweet tooth. 

The London Zoo

This image is Gary Winogrand's work. It shows hand of a person giving the elephant some food (probably nuts) through the animal's trunk. There was a wall between the elephant and the man, but it depicts an image where a big creature like an elephant can connect with people. The image is in black and white and the orientation is horizontal.

Planning:

I plan to go to London zoo to capture images of animals and people. I will use a digital camera and an SLR as well. I will try to capture images of people connecting with animals to emulate Gary Winogrand's work.

When I went to London Zoo I tried to find  people to connect with the animals because they want to understand them. I had to look around to find the public that had a little bit of a connection like the images that I researched. I wanted this to influence my work and show this wonderful connection.

London Zoo Experience:

I had the best day ever, as it was a beautiful sunny glorious day!  I also love looking at different types of animals. I was disappointed though I didn't see any lion or elephant in the premises. I enjoyed taking pictures of the animals as well as people visiting the zoo. I wasn't very pleased with some of the outcome of my pictures, as some of them turned out too dark or underexposed. I would still need to improve my skills on how to use the camera setting properly. Here are some of the pictures that best emulated G. Winogrand's work. I used F 1/125 shutter speed for these pictures. I could have used Photoshop to change this pictures into black and white, but I decided to show the animals in colour instead.



In this picture, you can see people outside the fence were looking at the llama under the shed.

 In this picture, the man and a woman passing by were trying to make eye contact with the little monkey, but the little monkey was too busy trying to work out how to find some way to have food.

This picture best emulates G. Winogrand's work, as you can see the couple trying to connect with the penguin by feeding it and the penguin was trying to get close to the couple.