I found the evidence of weather shoot quite difficult, as it was difficult to express and emphasise certain types of weather. I went outside when it was relatively sunny, however the weather was not extreme enough to clearly show evidence of weather. For example, If I went out in a massive storm or in the snow the weather in these images would be more focused on. On occasions the sun went in so that no specific type of weather was apparent, and made some of my images irrelevant to the theme. I also found that I had quickly run out of ideas for what to shoot. After I had shot pictures of the sky and of some shadows I found it difficult to think of other things on location that I could shoot to establish weather, so I did not end up with a lot of photos and the ones I did take did not have much variation. Most of my images were of landscapes rather than close ups of certain features, as I did not know what specific objects could relate to or indicate the weather.
Despite these negative points, I did produce some interesting and well composed images of shadows which implies the weather is sunny. Also, I was able to enhance the brightness of the images so that they showed sunny weather more obviously.
In this photo I attempted to show shadow in order to imply sunny weather but it did not really turn out the way I wanted. The shadow only takes up a very small amount of the frame so that it is not very focussed on, and the colourful background catches the eye more than the shadow. To overcome this I could edit the image black and white so the the colourful surrounding are not distracting, however there would still be a problem with composition. I found it difficult to find a good angle to shoot this image, as I wanted to show both the shadow and its source. if i was to shoot this image again I might think about taking the image a bit closer up, so that the lamppost can still be seen but the shadow is bigger and clearer. Despite this, a clear shadow is created as it contrasts against the textured wall in order to show a clear outline. I also like the way the shadow bends as it travels up the wall.
This is another image I had taken during shoot 5, which i quite like. It shows how the sun can create distorted shadows depending on angle. I like the way there is a clear shadow from the stairs, but also from me. The legs are very elongated which shows depth and also lines. Other types of lines are also apparent in this image for example in the stairs, the rails, and the textured brick wall. One other thing I like about this image is that almost all of the frame is filled, so that the eye immediately focusses on the shadows rather than the surroundings. I went on to edit this image black and white so that the contrast between the stairs and floor, and the dark shadows is even clearer.
Progression
If I decide to shoot weather again I will make sure the weather is easily recognised for example a storm or snow, rather than discreet, average weather. This would have produced some nice close ups for example a snow covered leaf or rain falling down a window. I want to continue with this topic into my next shoot, however I want to shoot a different type of weather so I can contrast it against todays shoot. I think that I might go out on a rainy day to shoot, as snow is very unlikely and rain will contrast well against sun. I want to try out some type of photomontage as this worked so well with my graffiti shoot. This way I can show different aspects of weather all in one photo.
These two images are examples of the kind of images I hope to take in my next shoot. I want to take pictures of a large landscape including the sky so that the weather is clearly shown like in the top photo. I also want to take close ups which indicate the weather, like puddles on the floor, raindrops on a window, or an umbrella. This is another way or showing evidence of rainy weather without actually showing the sky. i hope to create a multiple image out of some of the images I take to show the different aspects of the weather.
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