SEASIDE PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
For my first photography exhibition I decided to go to a exhibition called the Great British Sea Side, the exhibition was held at the maritime museum in Greenwich and included work from four different photographers ( Tony Ray-jones, David Hurn, Simon Roberts and Martin Parr). The exhibition showed photography at seasides from the 1960s to present day. I thought it was really interesting to see how photography has changes in just over 50 years with the progression of technology and how much better quality the present day photographs look. I also thought the exhibition linked with the topic I chose to do in my personal project as it is a family ritual to most families to go to the seaside when it is sunny and hot. I could also document my journey to and from the exhibition showing my ritual of how to get there and back.
I thought the photos in the exhibition were very effective as they showed lots of different peoples emotions very clearly and even when in a happy place you could still be unhappy. The exhibition also showed the progression of the photos and had lots of negatives showing the process of how the final photograph was made as older cameras wouldn't have been as advanced and it would have been more difficult to get the final image. Something else I really liked in the exhibition was all the range of colours from both the photos included in the exhibition and the surroundings. The exhibition had really tried to make you feel like you were at the seaside by adding deck chairs around the photos and they even had a beach hut with a video recording of how the exhibition was put together inside and the recording also showed us more about how the photos were taken and why they were taken.
I wasn't allowed to take many photos inside the exhibition so I had to try and find my favourite photos from the exhibition online when I got home but when I researched the exhibition and the photos in it more when I got home I realised that there wasn't particular photos I preferred that much more then others and I kind of liked seeing them all together as you can see multiple different things that have changed over time. For example technology, the older photos tend to be in black and white and the newer photos are in colour, I do prefer the photos in coloured and the newer photos more because I think the happy colours can sometimes contrast with peoples moods and facial expressions or they can sometimes go together really well. I also like how through the images you can see different ethnic groups and more variety of people and peoples roles within the photos over time and each year more ethnic groups can be recognised and more roles that have previously been sexualised can be seen being done by a wider variety of people from different ages and genders. I also really like how through the exhibition you can see how much what people wear and how peoples style changes just over a 50 year period.
I thought the photos in the exhibition were very effective as they showed lots of different peoples emotions very clearly and even when in a happy place you could still be unhappy. The exhibition also showed the progression of the photos and had lots of negatives showing the process of how the final photograph was made as older cameras wouldn't have been as advanced and it would have been more difficult to get the final image. Something else I really liked in the exhibition was all the range of colours from both the photos included in the exhibition and the surroundings. The exhibition had really tried to make you feel like you were at the seaside by adding deck chairs around the photos and they even had a beach hut with a video recording of how the exhibition was put together inside and the recording also showed us more about how the photos were taken and why they were taken.
I wasn't allowed to take many photos inside the exhibition so I had to try and find my favourite photos from the exhibition online when I got home but when I researched the exhibition and the photos in it more when I got home I realised that there wasn't particular photos I preferred that much more then others and I kind of liked seeing them all together as you can see multiple different things that have changed over time. For example technology, the older photos tend to be in black and white and the newer photos are in colour, I do prefer the photos in coloured and the newer photos more because I think the happy colours can sometimes contrast with peoples moods and facial expressions or they can sometimes go together really well. I also like how through the images you can see different ethnic groups and more variety of people and peoples roles within the photos over time and each year more ethnic groups can be recognised and more roles that have previously been sexualised can be seen being done by a wider variety of people from different ages and genders. I also really like how through the exhibition you can see how much what people wear and how peoples style changes just over a 50 year period.
My favourite photo from he exhibition is defiantly the photo on the left as it is clear that the photo hasn't really been planned and the subjects within the photo haven't been posed for the photo so it gives kind of a more real feeling. I also really like how all of the colours really compliment each other and really go together. I also like how the title is more relatable to this photo as you can see it is a British sea side more clearly as there are British flags in the background.
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