Photography Portfolio Calistro Reyes
INTENT: East Bottoms is an enormous site. We looked at our site as a whole and later analyzed it through conceptual mapping. We then zoomed into specific areas of concern. Each one of us with the task to document existing conditions and further analysis. Photography coexists with our studio project and for my portfolio I documented the western most part. The area is between the River Market and Front Street. It is a main connection point to the city. The streets consist of Guinotte Avenue, Chestnut Trafficway and Front Street. My study intent is to analyze the procession of our proposed trails and bike paths through a series of photographs. These would capture the current conditions that give character and feel to the area. They will consist of buildings, streetscapes, and other related material. Process photographs will be presented in order to show I selected a final picture.
AREA OF FOCUS: This is a map showing the three streets I used for my portfolio. The lines represent the path and the dots show the exact location of the photographs. The portfolio presents the drawings from left to right along the path.
Intent & Focus Guinotte Avenue
1-2 3-18
Chestnut Trafficway
19-22
Front Street
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APERATURE: Aperture is the first part of the study. The images below show different settings that range from F4 to F13. In the aperture realm the sweet spot for this image is F8 with an ISO of 1000. Time is important as well which is why I took it before noon before the sun was on the west side. This allowed me to capture the texture in greater detail.
F4 (ISO 1000) -1
F8 (ISO 1000) -1
F13 (ISO 1000) -1
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F8 (ISO 1000) -1 4
Veolia Energy Storage Building
ISO: The images below are the same building as the previous but at a different angle. This is where I started to practice with the different ISOs including 100, 200 and 320
F6.3 (ISO 100) 0
F6.3 (ISO 200) 0
F6.3 (ISO 320) 0
F8 (ISO 100) 0
F8 (ISO 200) 0
F8 (ISO 320) 0 5
F8 (ISO 200) 0 6
Veolia Energy Storage Building Angle 2
Veolia Energy Building 7
Train Crossing 8
EXPOSURE:
320 F6.3, F8, F10
1000 F6.3, F8, F10
4000 F6.3, F8, F10 9
F8 (ISO 160) 1000 -1 10
Abandoned Storage
Tracks Cutting through Street 11
Road Block 12
Local Business 13
CAMERA & PHOTOS: Halfway through Guinotte Avenue you can see that much of the area is vacant and unfinished. This is where I used composition to frame a balanced photo. You’ll see a pattern start to emerge of symmetry and regulating lines. Capturing the moment was one of my themes. I studied the photographer John Free, who focused on the moment. He captured people and their surroundings which added to the character. I used a similar method but swapped people with the built environment. The camera I used is a Nikon D7000. The photographs before this page focused on aperture, ISO, and exposure. The following show more development in composition and frame with the street and its context.
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Factory Cutting near Guinotte 15
Vacant Business 16
Other Vacant Business 17
Neighborhood Sidewalk 18
Live Work Dwelling 19
J. Reiger to Knuckleheads 20
Dividing J. Reiger and Knuckleheads 21
Parking Lot 22
F6.3 (ISO 100) 400, -2
F8 (ISO 100) 400, -2
F10 (ISO 100) 400, -2
F6.3 (ISO 100) 400, +2
F8 (ISO 100) 400, +2
F10 (ISO 100) 400, +2
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F10 (ISO 100) 400, +2 24
Sears Sign
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CONCLUSION: Overtime I started figuring out which setting was appropriate for the picture. Through my photography work I learned how to use the cameras settings to get the best picture. Texture, exposure and other things helped me become a better photographer. My eye played a huge role in its search for finding a pattern to document. I learned that the camera is an extension of the eye that tells a story.
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