When choosing my images, I had to take into consideration what photos linked and worked well together. My aim was to portray different benches in a way that would display how their design suits the environment that they are placed in. For example: The first two photos are very basic and have a modern feel to them as they are part of a modern, cosmopolitan city (Nottingham).
I felt that it was the simplicity in these two images that makes them what they are, the cigarette stub in the photo on the left adds more character to the bench. Whereas the image on the right has the Council house behind it which clearly displays its location. I was torn between these two but decided to use both in my final images.
This made it in to my final images due to the detail in the wood and the few snowflakes that are in the handle. This also gives a simple, contemporary feel as the stone is very practical for a City centre.
I chose this one mainly because of the initials 'EBC' (Erewash Borough Council) as this is in a place nearby (Ilkeston) that I have been to my whole life. I also liked how you can clearly see that this bench has been there for many years as the age really shows in the wood.
It was the way that frost displayed the cracks and dents in the planks of wood that made this a final image. The white frost gave a great winter feel and toning down the colour temperature of the image enhanced this.
This was going to be one of my final images even before I shot it due to the composition of the window, door and bench and the warm brown colour on the bricks of the church. I didn't feel the need to do a close up of this bench like I did with the majority of the other benches as the design is clear from this distance and having the window and door around it gives the image a little more substance rather than it just being of a wooden bench.
As my other final images had very basic bench designs, I chose this for the swirly metal work. I think that this creates an quaint, 'olde-worlde' feel, it's this that drew me towards the bench and not the location unlike the other benches.
I incorporated this photo purely down to the location as this was taken in the area of Maryport, Cumbria that I regularly visit due to family. The gritty, rugged vibes I get from this image match the location exactly as there are many old, and some tatty, fishing boats in this dock. I thought the grey stone of the bench matched the rugged location perfectly.
This almost did not make it in to my final images as but it is my favourite in terms of the angle that it was shot in. The low angle creates the idea of importance and dominance as it seems as though it has some form of higher power as we appear to be looking up at the bench.
This one was picked as I believe that this is the bench that suits its location the most as it is made from the same sort of rack that is lying in the river nearby so it fits in so well. It's simple design doesn't make it stand out and look out of place in the very natural environment.
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I started off my project exploring 'Low Light' photography but found that it was not the topic for me. Because I was naturally drawn to taking photos of benches, I wanted to display the different designs of benches and show the aspects of the benches that made them what they are, for example: a handle or wood carvings.
I feel as though I have achieved this goal with the final images that I have chosen as the way that they have been shot match the bench and show what is needed to be shown of their environment.
