Hutong Photos:

     

 

Contact Sheet for hutong photos and photos taken outside of school:

Yellow Photos:

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For the yellow photos I simply filtered the ones that weren’t bad even though some didn’t align with my vision

 

Green Photos

These photos stand out in quality from the other ones and employs a range of techniques including focus, background, camera angle, framing, lighting composition, and most importantly it captures my vision of culture and human activity in the Hutong.

 

Red Photos

This photo shows an old man on the streets in the hutong playing tennis against a wall. He is centered two thirds to the right of the frame and presents Chinese architecture that can be seen in the window the color and wall. Although the ball cannot be seen in the image, his movements suggest he is doing a single handed backhand- this could be the next Federer. His clothes are simple, this could be the average type of people like him here in terms of attire and fashion. Moreover, this photo successfully captures the sports in the daily lives of the people.

The subject of this photo is a construction worker carrying a huge ladder walking down the narrow streets of the Hutong. He is dressed in his defining uniform and is wearing a helmet. By the looks of it he could be a man well into his fifties and this picture goes to show the life of the working class, still having to do manual labor past retirement age. This image powerfully conveys the situation of many like him who still have to work and demonstrates the hardship of life the struggles these people face.

1. Work The Scene
2. The Decisive Moment
3. Perspective and Angles
4. Looking For Things That Are Out Of Place
5. Get Real Close
6. Fishing Technique

I will focus on culture and human activity in the Hutong.

Inspiration photographer – Fred Herzog

Fred Herzog takes photos of the downtown areas of different cities such as Vancouver and captures the life, light, and other aspects to create an image. This is similar to what I might be doing in streets in the Hutong, and his photos could provide inspiration.

This photo is taken in downtown Vancouver 1950s. This photo is taken in front of a hotel reception and the setting of it explores the streets from a unique perspective. The angles make it seem as though the audience in actually inside the photo. In all, the bustling streets, sidewalk, cars, buildings, shops, hotels can all be seen in the image.