TAOP Assignment 1: Contrasts

Light / Dark Combined

I decided to use this image of people watching fireworks to illustrate the light and dark in a combined image. The sillouhette of the people watching the brightly coloured fireworks really stand out. I especially like the persons arm in the crowd taking their own photograph of the fireworks.

TAOP Assignment 1: Contrasts

Moving / Still

The moving image was taken at a rugby match during a fast paced run towards scoring a try. I focussed my camera right on the player in the middle with the ball and I really like the space around him and the angle of his body, showing the speed at which he is running.

The still image was taken at the British Museum in their collection of 100 items for the Centenary. This is the Crystal Skull, now agreed to be a fake. I felt it had a stillness about it and thought it was perfect to show in this contrast.

TAOP Assignment 1: Contrasts

Large / Small

A modern large sky scraper in Canary Wharf is the large image. Taken on a shoot in Canary Wharf, I particularly liked the angles of the image, really shows off the height.

The small image is of traditional one storey houses in Madeira (now not lived in and just there to show the tourists). The houses in total height only scale about 12 ft.

TAOP Assignment 1: Contrasts

Savoury / Sweet

The savoury image was initially taken as after numerous attempts I actually managed to get a toad in the hole to rise.

The sweet has a double meaning. While on a Brownie sleepover I caught this sweet little girl who was making chocolate rice crispie cakes and had obviously licked the remaining chocolate off the spoon.

TAOP Assignment 1: Contrasts

Smooth / Rough

Both of these images were taken at University of Greenwich of and below a sculpture in their grounds.

The first image shows the smooth (albeit rusted) close up of the sculpture.

The second is the gravelled rough ground beneath the sculpture.

The shadow on both are deliberate and I like seeing the difference on both images under the light and shadow.

TAOP Assignment 1: Contrasts

Hot / Cold

Taking advantage of the recent snow, I used a quick shot taken in my front garden to depict cold. I particularly like the sunlight coming through the trees making everything glisten.

For the hot image I picked this shot from the Maldives, the sun so hot it's bleaching the sand. I feel this image gives you a real feeling of the heat.

TAOP Assignment 1: Contrasts

Few / Many

Both of these images were taken as promotional shots for Girlguiding.

The first image is of some Rainbows celebrating their 21st birthday with a Fairy Princess Party. I found the girls to be very easy to work with and were very forthcoming with a big smile.

The other image was taken to publicise their Giant Seepover in a local shopping centre. This one took a little organising and was taken over a balcony of the girls and their leaders in the section below.