Journeys Task 1

One idea I have come up with when conducting my research is to show the Journey of me travelling to London. Although this idea will require me to complete a risk assessment due to the current situation of Covid and also due to the fact i will be travelling to a busy area which will include many risk when doing so.

I developed my idea for my journey to London by deciding which parts of London i wanted to shoot in and how i wanted to do them. When shooting i decided to go with a theme and to shoot all my photos in black and white. I chose to do this as it helps the viewer truly focus on the photo and everything around it rather than getting distracted by colours and only focusing on one point. Once i had chosen my theme i then took photos as i was walking on my journey to help document the journey i was going on.

On week 2 of starting my work i decided to go out to London to take some test shots for one part of a journey. From the tests shots that i gathered i will be using a few of them as my final work. I chose to add a theme to my images and shot them all in black and white. The journey i decided to take around London started at Victoria station and ended at Vauxhall. For part of my journey i got on a boat starting from Westminster Millennium pier and ending up at Vauxhall pier. When in London the health and safety measures i followed was ensuring that i keep 2m away from any member of public to ensure that i keep both myself and them safe. I also put on a face mask when i was in close proximity to other members of the public. I also completed a risk assessment prior to travelling to London to ensure i can keep myself safe.

Another idea i came up with is taking photos around Brighton and Worthing when we go on our trip their to visit the photo fringe. Some of the photos i would like to take is photos of architecture around both brighton and worthing as well as shots of the sea to help document my journey around both Brighton and Worthing.

This time i chose not to go with the theme of taking my photos in black and white instead i chose to take them in colour to help show the true beauty of what’s visible in the photo such as the sea. This allows the audience to view the photo clearly and gather emotion from the photo through the use of colours allowing them to interpret the photo based on how they feel towards it. When in both Brighton and Worthing i ensured that i was sticking to my health and safety protocol which included keeping 2 meters away from members of public as well as ensuring i sanitize my hands when getting on and off the trains as well as when entering buildings such as the Phoenix centre. I also made sure that i wore a face covering when entering vehicles such as the train, when in close proximity to members of the public and also when i entered buildings.

My final idea that i came up with is to photograph my journey around Birch woods which is a woods in my local area. The reasoning behind me choosing to photograph around the woods is because it allows us to see the journey of nature changing which essentially shows us the journey of life through nature due to leaves falling off trees which shows us how nature changes over time. Some of the safety precautions i have to when taking my journey around the woods is to ensure i travel a safe route when walking so i don’t end up getting myself lost. i also need to make sure i steer clear of members of public to keep both of us safe.