MAS110- Photo Essay - Old and New Forms of Architecture

Photo Essay - Old and New Forms of Architecture

By: 

Ryan Maher    43005799

Vivek Vastrad  42917417

 

Main Theme: Old and New Forms of

       Architecture

Sub Theme:  Reflections          

Music: Casual Most Days         

By: J̌ą̊ɱës•Ɓųsīnęsš       

Music Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported
( CC BY 3.0)

http://soundcloud.com/jamesbusiness/casual-most-days

Photo Essay Rationale

For the photo essay we decided that our main theme would consist of capturing old and new forms of architecture. Reflections appear throughout the photos which form the foundation of our sub theme as they represent the ‘everyday aesthetic’. The photos of the buildings were taken from various angles which assisted in highlighting the reflections which appear in the windows of the newer buildings. iPhoto was employed as a way to edit these photos, and through enhancing the colours as well as editing the contrast and exposure of each photo, these reflections became significantly more prominent. In addition to iPhoto, iMovie was used to create various transitions, such as fades and cross dissolves. The Ken Burns effect was also utilized in order to effectively highlight aspects of the mundane such as decay and modernization. Correspondingly, the photo essay is accompanied by music which provides urbanized and reflective characteristics, all of which are visually present throughout the photo essay.  The occurrence of clouds is also prevalent throughout, as reflections are evident in all the photos of the modern buildings and consequently supports the notion of the mundane and ‘everyday aesthetic’. 

References

Murray, S (2008) 'Digital Images, Photo-Sharing, and Our Shifting Notions of Everyday Aesthetics', 
Journal of Visual Culture, vol. 7(2), pp. 147-163.