This a photo which I got from an online search of the location in which I used in London- Leake Street. What I find interesting about this photo is the way the photographer has captured it looking from half way in the tunnel to the end. It has also included the light of the "The Vault" club/cafe lit up which implies to me that this was taken at night. Another reason why I like this photo is that the photographer has appeared to have gone here at a time where no other people were there, both times I went to Leake Street, there was a constant flow of people walking back and forth the tunnel. The lack of people in the photo makes it really interesting because there is still a symbolism of youth even with a lack of subjects through the artwork of graffiti. Another aspect of this photo which I like is the concept of framing, the photographer has managed to capture this photo near enough in the middle of the tunnel with the kerb that runs down the middle acting as a leading line for the audience to follow whilst looking down the tunnel.
Furthermore, this image has captured the beauty and stereotype of youths vandalism really well due to the wide angle this photographer has decided to use. If this was a narrow angle, it wouldn't have the same effect as the audience would only be able to see a section of this image. Therefore the wide angle effect as almost created a distortion which I find really interesting because its a fish-eye effect, making it easier for the audience to be able to see every aspect of the tunnel.
The use of editing in this image is further interesting because it has created an eery atmosphere in the image, the use of editing combined with the lack of people is really interesting. This therefore shows how to capture the stereotypes of youths, you do not need to have youths within the frame, this photographer has easily captured youth through the graffiti alone. A way this photographer may have edited this image could have been by originally using the camera flash on their camera and then from the use of photo shop using the levels tool and colour correct it giving it a blue tone to the image.
This is the image in which I took at Leake Street which I find really interesting. This is because I have been able to make the same focus of this image the graffiti of the women with a gas mask on the roof of the tunnel as I had positioned it within the centre of the top third. Furthermore, the use of colouring within this image is really useful and makes the main focus of the women stand out even more because there is lots of colour on the surrounding walls whereas the women is in black and white and even though this image wasn't taken straight under the graffiti work, the artist who has created this has made it appear that the eyes are always watching you. Furthermore, I took this mid day time so was able to capture lots of different passers by within this image and I find this highly symbolises the different generations. As I was standing within the tunnel I saw a variety of different responses yet there was a very similar correlation to the last time I went to this location, the older generation were purely walking through the tunnel, using purely as a way to get to the other side, yet I noticed, the youth generation were the ones who were walking through it slowly taking in the graffiti. This shows how even though the youths walking through may not have done the graffiti, they are still taking consideration and thought into those who have- thus showing the collective identity within youth.
Furthermore, when taking this image, I wanted to be able to capture as much as the tunnel as possible therefore, I used a wide depth of field and angle in this image. Not only did that make it possible to show all walls of the it also helped me show the passers by.
These images link really well not only because they are within the same location of Leake Street but also the style of photography links the images together. For example both the image from online and the image which I had taken have the use of wide angle. Furthermore, the use of the the camera flash makes it really interesting because without the flash the colours of each image wouldn't have been so vibrate as they are here. Another aspect of both these images which I find really connect is that even though my image shows people, there isn't any direct subjects in focus, just like the image I found online, thus showing how both of these images show the stereotypes of youth through not actually including youth subjects- just through the use of graffiti.
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