Workshop date: 6th May 2016
Genre: Street Photography
Tutor: Michael Barrow
Thanks for everyone who attended the IOP® photography workshop on the 6th May 2016.
This months Street Workshop in Manchester was nothing short of fantastic.
We had glorious sunshine and a busy, bustling city to work with.
It was no easy feat choosing a winner as each student flourished in their own way.
Winner: Glynn Rhodes
This shot, as part of the first mini project, is an excellent example of filling a frame and almost decontextualising a scene using reflective surfaces, to lead the eye all over the place!
What Glynn has done here is provide an optical illusion that is quirky and contains really impressive depth.
He has chosen to focus on a space that he knows contains something worth shooting and waited patiently until life entered a particular point, just as Cartier-Bresson did!
This is a shot that becomes more and more satisfying as we decode it.
The shop window displays the reflection of what stands behind he photographer.
he mirror beyond the window does the very same, but shooting back an entirely opaque image, vibrantly lit with sunshine, so we get this sort of double take on the same wall/area.
That coupled with the humorous narrative of individual and graffiti and you’ve got such a complex shot!
Commendable: Sean Langton
Sean’s approach is similar to Glynn’s in this great capture!
Again looking into the reflective surface of the bus window, we pick up on an individual passing behind the photographer, but placed in such a way that it almost looks as if he’s climbing the stairs on the inside of the bus.
The choice of black & white here is excellent, as it strips the shot of any contextual presuppositions we might have, and so our unsuspecting subject sits as comfortably inside the bus as he does out.
A lovely detailed shot!
Commendable: John King
An interesting use of colour in composition from John King here as well as reflection being used to great effect. John has chosen his subject carefully, the colour of the T-Shirt echoing the graffiti on the right, meaning the eye moves around the frame creating an interesting photo.
