A COLLECTION OF LIKE OBJECTS – “Melbournians and their phones”

 

This photo collection consists of people using their phone’s on the streets of Melbourne City. Despite this common theme and similarity, each photo displays different contexts and gives insight to their lifestyle or a part of their day.  

This photo collection consists of people using their phone’s on the streets of Melbourne City. With this common theme and pattern, each photo shows different contexts and gives insight to a person’s or peoples lifestyle in a part of their day which can be identified.   

The contrast between the highlights and shadows across the photos signify the time of day they were taken at being in the afternoon. Types of people such as those going to university or going home from work or university crowds can be identified in the foreground or background of the main subject on their phone. A lot of these crowds were found on Swanston and Elizabeth Street. Even people in the foreground and background around the main subject can be seen on their phones or holding it. The hunched back shape and action and arm movement of people in the background or foreground holding or using a phone can be seen even if their body is cropped. This collection of photos also highlights quieter areas in the city where people decided to rest and use their phones in the shades of trees and buildings which have minimal compositions in contrast to the ones with action and movement around the main subject.

All photos underwent post-production and had adjustments made, especially in the exposure as I purposely underexposed the images when shooting just to be safe due to the bright sun. As for areas that were covered in shade, I lifted the shadows to better display the main subjects. As for the colours I also adjusted the vibrance and saturation as we were instructed to shoot in a neutral picture profile which was great in then controlling the colours to my liking later on. 

As for aspects I would improve on from this assignment, it would be on being cautious and attentive to the amount of head room I give to the subjects and positioning or cropping them better vertically in post-production. Improvements made on this aspect can better centre the subject which was the type of visual consistency I was aiming towards in this assignment.