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Portrait photograph – jamescphotos©

Posted on December 2, 2014 by jamesrobc

I took this photograph of a street performer within Stoke-on-Trent. The photograph is lit only by natural light during the day, I feel this has provided the photograph with much stronger highlights and has highlighted the subject within the photograph effectively. I also feel that the lighting has provided higher contrast providing greater depth of field as the subject appears much closer than the dark background. My photograph is empathetic towards the subject as I have captured them in motion making them appear glamorous, because of this I feel that the genre is a mix of both art and fashion. – jamescphotos©

Derelict Pottery Factory in Stoke-on-Trent – jamescphotos©

Posted on November 27, 2014 by jamesrobc

Stoke-on-Trent was once well known for its pottery industry although during recent years the industry has somewhat disappeared, leaving most pottery factories and kilns within Stoke abandoned. Recently I gained access to one of these building and decided to photograph it from both the inside and out. I decided to shoot the photographs within black and white in order to provide a gloomier emotive feel to the shoot, Here are some shots. – jamescphotos©

Posted on November 26, 2014 by jamesrobc

Through altering white balance I am able to generate a silhouette effect. The use of appropriate composition has also allowed me to produce photos which highlight linear patterns. The fact that the the blinds are backlight through the window behind highlights the harshness of edges and change in lighting. – jamescphotos©