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Media Project I: Research Pro Forma

  Name:  Mary Muthoni Continuation Route: Media and Communication Project Title: Photography Research Title: Architectural photography Write a paragraph about the facts you have discovered with references and in-text citation in your area of research. Aggarwal S. (2018) suggests that if one would like to take interesting architectural shots one should have the skills and professional equipment for the perfect outcome. He claims that in architectural photography, the buildings are shown or represented practically in order to create an illusion of reality. Before shooting you need to consider lighting as light is the most important element here.                          Write a list of key points that you would like to explore from this research   Best Natural  Lighting when shooting. Different lenses used in architectural photography. shooting the surroundings. Explore different angles     ...

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I started by researching  Andrew Prokos' white and black photography. His Ultra-high-definition black and white photos are known for their sharpness and clarity. In his photography work, Andrew Prokos focuses on design to capture the wonders of the urban atmosphere and its typically underappreciated intricacies. In his cityscapes, Prokos’s pictures lengthen the sense of marvel associated with degreed detail in an urban skyline. In his subject area pictures, that he's best famous, he captures the customarily unnoticed aspects of contemporary and style of architecture. Prokos uses each medium- and large-format camera, typically using long exposures to capture wealthy details and imbue a way of motion. His work feels modern. He follows an extended lineage of photographers who launched to capture urban landscapes and design, together with Berenice Abbott and Weston. Although his photography work focuses on urban settings, Prokos remembers the methodology of the good nature creative...

Project plan

                                                          Media Project I Project Ideas & Plan Name: MARY MUTHONI   Major Project Title: PHOTOGRAPHY Progression Route: MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION Describe your major project objective using the SMART acronym I will create a photographic project which will be a collection of between 6-10 images. I will be using the concept of architectural photography inspired by Michael Wolf. I will download an app to improve and develop my understanding of manual photography techniques. I will frame and compose my images in-camera. These will be in black and white and will quality check in Lightroom or Photoshop.    Why have you chosen to do this project? Because I am interested in photography and I would like to learn more techniques in photography and because it is a field under media and ...

Project Sign off

This week I signed off my project with my tutor and agreed on my photography project. Here is the form with the project aims and objectives and photographers who would inspire me; Art, Design & Media Ethical Approval Form   Student & Project Information   1.  Student Details Last Name:  Ngendo Muthoni   First Name: Mary Subject Area (please indicate)    Art & Design Media 2. Project Activity for which ethical approval is being sought.   please complete the following details: Continuation Route: Media and Communication BA (Hons) Project Title: Architectural photography Project Aims and Objectives:   I will create a photographic project which will be a collection of between 6-10 images.  I will be using the concept of architectural photography inspired by Michael Wolf.  I will be using my mobile phone with a manual setting that I can download to improve and develop my understanding of manual photography techniques. I will ...