Taking photos in Eastbourne and Hastings

I visited Eastbourne and Hastings as a start to my project, I did take near 200 photos today, but here are a couple:

Taking photos in Brighton

After heading into Brighton, these are some of the shots I had taken:

These are a couple I had taken, I do have a lot more but I may use them in my project. I experimented again with long exposure on the wheel and I think it produced a nice effect, however I don't think it fits well with the project.

Inspiration: Martin Parr

After seeing one of the presentations in class, it inspired me to look up Martin Parr

I like the way he makes British life appear bleak by not using dark colours but just by the nature themselves and the highly saturated colours. I think I may try to present in a similar fashion.

Taking photos in Swansea

As I'm from a coastal city as well as Brighton, I thought taking some photos of Swansea's pier would help Unfortunately the photos did not turn out quite as good as I would have hoped. It doesn't help that hiccups happened and I couldn't go at the time I wanted. I did however get some night shots of the bay. I tried having a go at long exposure after we had practiced in class. I also did try a technique where you extend and shorten the lens during the exposure to get the effect of light lines looking like they came towards you. The photos I have taken are displayed beneath:

Inspiration: Ansel Adams

Following a session with one of the technicians who mentioned a landscape photographer who I think takes absolutely fantastic shots. He is Ansel Adams. His main focus is black and white photography of landscapes. Mainly mountain areas and so on.

I think the reason why I like so much is that it looks the pinnacle of perfection. Everything is so clean and crisp. It's almost like you're looking at the scenery with your own eyes. I would of liked to have seen them in colour but black and white is nice too, although a bit cliche.