Hi everyone, I hope you and yours are doing well. A couple of weekends ago I went to a photography workshop with Nigel Gaunt from Red Dirt Photography. I have long admired Nigel's landscapes of northern Western Australia. He lived for many years in Broome in the Kimberly but now operates out of Fremantle near Perth. Please check out his website to see some of Nigel's amazing images.
Organised by the Photography Group of Bunbury, the workshop was not about landscapes but about urban detail and abstracts - which is quite different to street photography (usually including people) or urban architecture.
There is always something to photograph even in an urban environment. The workshop opened our eyes to see and appreciate the little things in the urban environment - textures, lines, curves, shapes, colours, repetitive pattens, grunge, rust, cracked and peeling paint, drain pipes, gutters, door handles, numbers, strong colours, contrasts, light, shadows.
They are everywhere around us - where light, shadows and contrast all play a part and imperfections create interest. Break the rules.
Nigel suggested that square crop helps pull the viewer into the image and perhaps question "what is it?"
Urban abstracts are not for everyone, but here I am sharing a few of mine from the day. I hope you might find some inspiration to have a go yourself. You don't have to go far from home - even in a rural environment you will find oportunities.
A couple of different crops of the same scene - seen in a gutter
And one a bit further away
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ReplyDeleteNo still says the linkparty has closed. So sorry Erica.
DeleteI’ve been very impressed with the various photos shared from the workshop ( seen on social media )
ReplyDeleteI note it’s all about getting much much closer to interesting subject material .
Susanna Ingham
ReplyDeleteI love these!!!! There is art in even the most mundane things
Now that’s a workshop right up my alley 😁 Great shots
ReplyDeleteSome nice images there, looks like you had fun!
ReplyDeleteThese are all amazing, Jill!
ReplyDeleteVery cool! Quite different from anything I've seen before.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2022/10/some-more-fun-with-botanical-drawing.html
It's not something I ever photograph. I really like the photos your took. Fabulous!
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I don't usually either - but it really opened my eyes to the possibilities.
DeleteI think these are fabulous! I often don't know what to focus on when in an urban environment so I love this post.
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting what catches your eye. Great captures.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your link at My Corner of the World this week!