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.