Sketches from my photography

This post is to show the observational sketches I have created for my out of studio task during the October half term which was to take various photographs that show my angle on the theme and do various sketches as well. 

I feel this was a successful sketch as the proportions are correct and there is a nice range of tone but I feel that if I were to do it again I would use charcoal as I feel it would give a desired effect to this piece.

I again feel that this sketch is quite effective but I feel that if I had have given myself more time to do this sketch it would look far more skilful and show a larger amount of tone, however I also feel that if I had used brio or fine liner it would've looked better still

 I feel that these sketches are effective as they both have correct proportions and show a wide range of tone but I feel that my first sketch the pencil observation is more effective despite my thoughts otherwise however now I feet that a hard graphite or charcoal would make it look far more effective
I feel however that an enlargement of a section using pencil would also look effective especially if I use multiple grades of pencil

This was my least effective as the proportions are off and it looks crooked when it should all be symmetrical so therefore this sketch is ineffective as it doesn't accurately portray the focus as originally intended 

I abandoned the sketch on the right as the proportions weren't right and I also left it as an example to myself to remind me of a better way to sketch objects like that and get the proportions right, it can also be used to show how I developed my drawing style due to a mistake I made whilst attempting a large scale sketch.

I feel this is the most effective as it shows a nice range of tone but I feel that if I did it on a larger scale I could show a wider range of tones so if I were to do this again it would be done in a similar or identical media but on a larger scale to try and create a stronger effect.

I feel this looks effective because it show the texture through my use of tone and it also shows the light and shade from the sun accurately. 

I feel that if I had used a harder graphite I would've gotten a better effect from this but however I still feel this effective as it shows off the tones nicely and gives the sketch the effect of the objects texture .

I feel this is effective because of my use of tones but however I feel that some of the tones could be refined for a more accurate result.

I feel this last one is my least effective from this source I feel this way as the tones aren't very strong and impacting this was because the pen was running out so next time if this were to happen I would then change to using a biro to complete it and get a better effect

More of my photographs

these photographs were taken to attempt to show my angle on the theme i am using for this course.

I feel however this one is by far the least useful to me whilst i am doing observational sketches as I cannot see the shape, however I feel it does give a certain effect that may cause people to see it as rather effective

Possible artist #1 (Don Taylor)

I have selected Don Taylor as a potential artist.
i have done this as his photography of rust links nicely to what I've been doing so far and also shows a lovely attention to the vast array of colours and contrast whilst also exhibiting the beautiful craftsmanship that went into making these objects he has used within his work.

born in; Berwick, PA

Examples of his work are:

I feel that this is my favourite of his work as I love how he has captured the contrast of colour and how the rust could be representative of how as we go through life we wear and small bits get chipped away and we no longer look our best but we can still be beautiful and not obsolete even when we are old

Possible inspiration

This post will show what I find could be possible inspiration for my progression in this course.
Car graveyard

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2256470/Haunting-pictures-Belgian-car-graveyard-US-soldiers-hid-beautiful-vintage-motors-WWII.html

I am inspired by this as it beautifully shows how nature is reclaiming the metal we have torn from it and the effect created is quite stunning

The work of Hayley rose horzepa is also quite inspiring

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hayley-rose-horzepa/the-car-graveyard-photos_b_1564998.html 

This is what I feel is the most effective of her work with the contrasts of white and rust with the light pouring through the photograph makes it a very effective composition because it gets the viewers eye to move around and take in the little details 

from my research into this i have found that Belgium is by far the best place for car grave yards as all of the cars used by the soldiers in the second world war were abandoned there and have been left to rust and decay

An example of this is:

This was taken from. http://www.boredpanda.com/chatillon-car-graveyard-abandoned-cars-cemetery-belgium/

It is however better portrayed by this video as it shows us a persons experience with this incredible place this further inspired me as it gives us a better look at this site showing how much potential there is to develop and continue adapting this idea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2dnVKlalls  

From this I took a variety of images reflecting my view on this whist also showing my inspiration and perhaps leading the way for further work

I feel that this image is the most effective composition that I created as the contrast of colour gets your eyes to move around the image but it doesn't take away from  the focal point