For the City Shoot project, I immediately thought of the Distillery District as the location that I wanted to document - there is a lot of old and interesting architecture and details concentrated within just a few blocks. I took a lot of images in the first shoot, over a hundred, which was a good idea because a lot of them did not turn out too well in terms of exposure and angles. This was only my second time using a professional camera and I seem to spend most of my time figuring out the settings rather than on the composition itself. As I went through all my pictures, the ones that I liked the most were of objects and details rather than of buildings. My final series includes objects and details that caught my eye and that I thought contributed to the historical atmosphere and character of the Distillery District. The theme running through the final series is that of antiquity meeting modernity.
In this first photo of an old truck, I really like the contrast of the truck with the modern looking metallic sculpture in the back.
In this first photo, I really like the contrast of the old truck with the modern looking metallic sculpture in the back.
I took this photo because I really liked the old weathered look on the wheels of this cart.
I included this photo because I seem to be drawn to old objects. I like the repetition of the circles in this particular one.
I liked and selected this one for the variety of curios and also for the reflection of the modern building in the window in contrast to the old objects.
This is a different shot of the same location. I made it into a black and white photo to show it from a different persepctive and to place more of an emphasis on the shapes and details. I really like the reflection in the window in this one as well.
