Final Piece: Hedgerow Panoramic Photograph

Development Ideas for Panoramic Photograph (2)

Development Ideas for Panoramic Photograph (1)

Statement of Intent

I have chosen the question ‘hedgerow’ for my exam piece. I will create a panoramic photograph of an entire area of landscape/fields which best represents hedgerow, my main chosen photographer is Robert Adams who is known for taking landscape photographs. I will aim to use this panoramic style to put across with my interpretation of hedgerow. I will do this by going out on location to grasp ideas, and then for my panoramic outing I shall use a tripod to accurately take multiple photographs of a full area, to then edit them into one big horizontal photograph.

Response to Robert Adams

Response to Ansel Adams

Response to Fay Godwin

 

Robert Adams: Photograph Analysis #2

In this photograph “Nebraska State Highway 2” it shows a long road beside some hedges, fields and three trees. The composition shows a leading line as you follow the road, which creates mystery as to where it may lead, and where it’s coming from, the vast fields and elegant trees create a mood of emptiness, freedom and escape, yet the hedges can build on that mood but also act as boundaries, so there’s like a dual effect in the image. The horizon and sky is clear white, which may suggest that the atmosphere and sky was misty, or bright with no clouds, this also builds on the emptiness idea, like there is nothing, but the freedom you have from the emptiness is peaceful and pleasant. The simple use of brightness, contrast etc… may suggest that it was Robert’s intention to just show the contents of what he captured, maybe to portray those moods and feelings, or just to have us see part of the world, part of nature, and maybe make our own interpretations, see them as they are, have it have its own effect on each individual viewer.

Robert Adams: Photograph Analysis #1

In this photograph “Baker County, Oregon” it shows a grass field, a fence/hedgerow behind it and a hill/mountain in the background. Robert has used the horizontal line composition in the foreground with part of a tree in the upper right of the image; this gives a slight feeling like he may be looking through somewhere or under a tree or trees. This brings more interest rather than just the basic foreground and background. The image looks rather raw than edited, this may be because of the lack of contrast; this makes it seem more ‘real’ and gives more of a ‘freelance’ effect. The black and white colouring clearly bring out the shadowing and atmospheric effects of the image, just about the hill horizon you can see a clear white colour from the sky, which may be the light coming from behind, or the atmosphere around that area. We can also see the hedge and tree shadows clearer which add more ‘power’ to the image.

Robert Adams

My final photographer I have chosen is Robert Adams who is a photographer focused on the changing landscape of the American West. I will be looking at his landscape based photography and will aim to capture photographs based of his style and my question ‘hedgerow’.