Today our class went on a day trip, visiting Grande Parade at Brighton University. We were given a brief, called ‘Art school’ which fit with the setting of the location, being mostly an art department. In groups, we went off around the department to look for inspiration for a potential photoshoot.

My group and I decided to go with the theme of ‘Red’. This was due to it being a vibrant and unique colour, with lots of contrasting colours surrounding it in the building. I focussed on red lighting accompanied by my focus of visual elements such as shapes and composition. I also captured the lighting in different viewpoints, creating a variety of images to look at. I thought the focus on red graffiti against a blue background was interesting to look at, along with the heart-shaped lock, which I have played around with lighting in order to get a shadow surrounding it. I practiced my use of leading lines, composition and also aperture setting on my camera.

This exercise was successful in my opinion as it gave me time to practice and play around with settings on my camera in preparation for my upcoming project over Christmas.