Peers Feedback 19-11-09

During an open seminar, I laid the previous 3 images on the table along side the following project concept and questions for my peers to answer, to help me progress further.

Project Concept

The concept is for environmental portraiture. Specifically, I want to focus on the characters connected with markets stalls. I want to depict their relationship with the stalls using vivid colours for impact. Also to portray individual characters, the atmosphere at different markets, as well as culture and class if applicable.

From viewing the 3 preliminary images -

1) How well do you think I have achieved my aim (see above)?

2) How could I improve these images?

3) Any further comments?

4) Any markets that you know of?

Below are the answer I got to the above questions –

1)

· Colour & brightness works well, I like the different sale signs featured in the images.

· The top left (Man veg stall) is good and has lots of colour; the other two lack the vibrant colours.

· Maybe create a bigger depth of field might be more exciting.

· The colour and lighting is very interesting and the characters are really interesting.

· The colours work really well and there is a lot of visual info about what their stalls which is interesting to see. There is good light and shade in all.

· The vivid colours have worked, and catches your eye straight away.

· The colours draw you into the images.

· Top right (Women) looks good. You said her friend’s were making her laugh but I’m sure this is how she serves her customers (with a smile).

2)

· Experiment with distance from subjects, some closer shots, different backgrounds and objects perhaps.

· Maybe you could take images whist they are selling so you saw their relationship with customers.

· They look posed and managed, try action shots. Maybe get them talking maybe to see their expressions more.

· Variety, many different types of stalls and people?

· I think characters; culture has come through the image slightly but could more. By asking them questions, if you didn’t already, few questions about them and take photos while they are honestly answering.

· Shoot the people working not as posed.

· Would make it a bit easier to photograph them if you told them what it is for maybe? Because they kind of just stand there.

3)

· I really like the idea of this; I think you should travel to other small markets.

· Nottingham *very similar to Leicester), small town marks? Villages.

4)

· Try the foreign markets that come to some towns to capture different kinds of market holders.

· Spittle fields in London and around Brick Lane, London

· Lincoln, March, Peterborough – they are small little ones.

· Lincoln Christmas market, that’s international market that comes to Leicester sometimes.

· Melbourne – Australian Victorian huge market. Very popular there locals love it, lots of traveller go.

· Beaumont leys market.