practical response:
Social Housing
For my response to my Curatorship task of Photojournalism I decided to document the social issues that London faces. I first decided to focus on social housing and to try and capture the issues and problems that come with it. In order to do this I went to an estate located in my local area of Highbury, that contains social housing. The main issues of social housing that I came across when I was photographing was that the area was not that attractive due to the appearance of the buildings which was worsened by the amount of bins which were overflowing with rubbish outside them. I photographed some close ups of the flats and properties that I found in order to capture the physical appearance and details of the buildings better.
MY response
For my response to documenting Social Housing I decided to go and photograph a large estate in Highbury and capture the different elements of social Housing. To do this i photographed a variety of buildings and surroundings of the estate which included high rise buildings of flats. What went well is hat i managed to get a range of close up and long distances images which captured the different elements of the estate, such as close up of the details of the estate which included rubbish bins, maps, signs and the details of the buildings and the different brickwork. However some of the images i had taken were not taken in the centre of the lens and were not straight and therefore were a little wonky. Next time i will use a tripod in order to improve this.
Chosen edits
First Development
For my first development on social housing I wanted to show the contrast between privately owned properties and social housing within the same area. I did this by going to different streets in my local area of Highbury that only contain privately owned properties and photographing them. I also decided to get close ups of the appearance and details of the buildings to see how they compare with the details of the estate in Highbury that i had previously photographed.
Contrast
In order to show a contrast of how the type of housing varies within the same area I decided to take pictures of similar buildings and parts of buildings to see how they look different and how they compare with each other.
Artist analysis
kristy chatelain
Kristy Chatlain Is an American based photographer who has created a series called 'Brooklyn Changing' which highlights the gentrification of the Brooklyn area in New York.Chatelain moved to the Brooklyn neighborhood of Greenpoint in 2006 and fell in love with all the Polish mom-and-pop shops that lined its streets. She's a history geek as well as a photographer, and she loved how the past seemed to permeate every building facade and sidewalk crack.Kristy Chatelain began capturing the gentrification of neighborhoods such as Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and Dumbo in 2007. Several years later, she returned to the same locations to witness how they had transformed, chronicling the shift through her camera's lens.Chatelain captured locations again whenever she noticed they had changed. Some were utterly remade within months; others transformed over years. In a few cases, Chatelain couldn't recognize locations she'd already photographed.
second development
Shops
For my Response to kris Chatelain work I decided to look at gentification and to do this I photographed the different types of shops within the same area, ranging from the more affluent shops and cafes to less affluent shops in the area. To do this I went to Highbury barn as there are a variety of different shops there however I should have brought my tripod as some of the Images came out blurry and were not in focus.
contrast
To show the contrast between the different types of shops
cLOSE UPS
Development
third development
artist analysis - John LONDEO
In 1972, photographer John Londeo started taking pictures of small independent shops the length and breadth of Britain.Shot over a fifteen-year period beginning in the early 1970s, his 'Shutting Up Shop' series is a tribute to the traditional independent shops that once flourished in Britain.The photographer John Londei captured 60 unique shops. They range from family run grocery shops to stores selling flowers, tea and tobacco. As well as shops from London the series covers many regions of the UK, from the Isle of Harris to the Isle of Wight. In addition to taking pictures of the shops, Mr Londei has spoken to the shopkeepers who remembered a very different era. "All the shops were incredibly well cared for and cherished and there was a real connection between the shop's identity and the people who ran them. I wanted to capture the sadness of the shops on their last legs," he said.Then in 2004 he began the task of updating what had become of the shopkeepers and many had closed not long after the pictures were taken.
MY RESPONSE
for my response to John Londeo's work I started by photographing the inside of different types of shops and tried to incorporate some of the workers in the shops within the images i had taken. To do this i looked to photograph a range of different shops around Highbury which included a Laundrette, a fish mongers, the butchers, A supermarket and a bookshop.
Fish mongers
Butchers
Supermarket
Book shop
laundrette
fourth develpment
markets
For my next development I decided to explore the concept of markets and the different types of shops, stalls and people within the market. To do this I took my camera and I went to Dalton lane market on Ridley road. Overall i was disappointed with some of the outcomes of the pictures i had taken.This is because some of the images came out blurry due to the movement of some of the subjects in the photos and the shutter speed on my camera being too slow. To correct this next time i m going to adjust my camera settings and take more time when taking a photo. Another issue that i found when looking at the images i had taken is that not only were some of the images blurry, most were also taken at an angle which meant that i could not capture the full size of each market stall.
Close ups
After Visiting and taking pictures at
fith development
Artist analysis- ROB CARTWRIGHT
Borough Market
For my next development i decided to continue to expand on the theme of markets and develop it further. To do this i decided to visit a selection of different types of markets too see and contrast the types of markets that are situated in London. The next market I visited was Borough market which is a wholesale and retail food market in Southwark, London, England. It is one of the largest and oldest food markets in London, with a market on the site dating back to at least the 12th century.
Bakery market stall
Close ups
vegetable market stall
close ups
sTREET FOOD
CLOSE UPS
Fish market stall
close ups
cheese market stall
close ups
Drinks stall
close ups
close ups
close ups
Brick lane market
For my next development i decided to go brick lane which has a variety of different market stools which range from clothing to food and furniture. Brick Lane Market is a London market centred on Brick Lane, Tower Hamlets in east London.It is located at the northern end of Brick Lane and along Cheshire Street, in the heart of east London's Bangladeshi community. It operates every Sunday from around 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Street performers in BRICK LANE
For my next development i decided to look at the surroundings of the market in brick lane and i came across a variety of street performers which i thought captured a different element of Brick lane. The first street performer i came across was a drummer who was playing an african drum. I then came across a group of musicians that were singing and playing the guitar.
Grafiti in Brick Lane
For my next development i decided to look at the different graffiti in Brick Lane,in order to capture another element of Brick Lane
architecture in brick lane
chosen edits
final piece
For my final piece i decided to create a collage in order to represent all the different aspects and features of Brick Lane. In the collage photographs of graffiti , street performers and market stalls were all incorporated