Brighton Pier Arcade Visit

 

Having referred to the brief we noticed as a group that we hadn’t explored external light factors at all. On the back of this we decided to go down to the pier to take some photos. The sun was shining but it was a particularly bitter day so, after taking a few images of the way that the sun reflected off the sea, we took shelter inside the pier arcade.

The arcade proved to be a far more interesting subject for photography than the great expanse of blue that surrounds it. The colourful, tacky lights proved to very effective in producing a stark contrast with the dark environment. I am particularly proud of the photo I took at the top of this post.

We experimented with all of the techniques we’d learned the day before in the photography workshop. Testing out how the slow shutter speed drew out the movement being created by all of the different attractions. It will be brilliant to collate our photos tomorrow and see how everyone’s interpreted the same location.