The idea for my fifth shoot is to create another in the round image. Having already researched and attempted one in my first shoot, I am feeling quite confident about trying another, and I will hopefully be taking my time with it. I firstly need to remember to slow down the image taking process, ensuring I line up the subject matter straight from photo to the next. I also wish to take many more images whilst walking around this time, to give off more of a layered feel after editing.
One issue I discovered during my first attempt was that getting the correct exposure was not as simple as it should be. Sometimes the sun was too bright, so while the sky was exposed beautifully, the building was far too dark, and I lost all the details of the structure.
http://www.exposureguide.com/architectural-photography-tips.htm
On Exposure Guide, another lovely photographer blog which I have followed for some time, there is a post about the basics of architectural photography. A useful tip they suggest is to simply underexpose the photograph by one or two stops, ensuring you retain the details as it is undoubtedly the most important part of the image. The sky can always be fixed in post production at a later stage.
The structure I would like to focus on this time is the Nelson monument in the centre of Glasgow Green. The tall obelisk towers high above the skyline, making it visible from across the city centre. It was designed by a popular architect of his time, David Hamiltom, to commemorate Horatio Viscount Nelson after the battle of Trafalgar. Nelson was a very popular man that over 80,000 people came to Glasgow Green when they were laying the foundation stone. I wish to photograph this monument as there is plenty open space for me to walk around it’s entirety, and I believe it would look very effective photographed in this style. There are high rise flats which sit to the right of the green, which I hope could add the urban feel into the images as I am essentially photographing in the park again.