People in Places

Presentation ofA Portfolio

Mascha Lange

Project Synopsis• ThoughtsMost people only travel to cities to do serious sight-seeing. Only few tourists take the time to watch a cities’ people. The following photos for a fictitious article in a travel magazine try to focus on people in famous places around London, their position, their possible feelings, their daily life… in order to show you, the tourist, the stranger, another perspective of the city.However, the people shown still remain anonymous, leaving it to the spectator to invent or imagine their stories. For this is what a city is like, it is anonymous, it is impersonal.

Possible PublisherIndependent Travel Magazines• Lonely Planet Traveller• Wanderlust

Ethical Considerations• Taking photos of strangers; I was curious if I’d

be asked to stop photographing by some police or watchmen, but surprisingly I wasn’t

• Many thoughts about composition in advance, no need to change much afterwards

Truth, Honesty, Authenticity

1. Praying in St. Paul’s

• Shot from the One New Change shopping centre

• Properties: • F 3,5• Exposure 1/100• ISO 800

• Shutter priority

1. Praying in St. Paul’s

Inspiration: Henri Cartier-Bresson

The combination of Architecture and People

1. Praying in St. Paul’s

• Post-processing: Auto levels, Hue/Saturation, Shadows/Highlights

2. Underground Acquaintances

• Shot in Pimlico Underground station

• Properties:• F 3,5• Exposure 1/40• ISO 800

• Shutter priority

2. Underground Acquaintances

• Post-processing: Auto Levels, Shadows/Highlights

3. Waiting for the World to Change

• Shot in Notting Hill Underground Station

• Properties:• F 4• Exposure 1/100• ISO 800

• Shutter priority

3. Waiting for the World to Change

• Post-processing: Auto Levels, Shadows/Highlights

(was too dark before)

4.Passing By

• Shot in King’s Cross Railway Station

• Properties:• F 3,5• Exposure 1/80• ISO 640

• Shutter priority

4.Passing By • Post-processing: Auto Levels, Colours, Shadows/Highlights

5. Work

• Shot in the British Library• Properties:

• F 5• Exposure 1/20• ISO 640

• Shutter priority

5. Work • Post-processing: Auto Levels, Shadows/Highlights

6. Wandering, Wondering

• Shot in Camden Market• Properties:

• F 3,5• Exposure 1/60• ISO 800

• Shutter priority

6. Wandering, Wondering

• Post-processing: Auto Levels, Shadows/Highlights

(was too dark)

7. Being Tourists

• Shot in front of Buckingham Palace (shortly before the Changing of the Guards)

• Properties:• F 8• Exposure 1/80• ISO 200

• Auto (program) without flash

7. Being Tourists • Post-processing: Cropped, Auto Levels, Shadows/Highlights

8. Having Great Expectations

• Shot at Victoria Memorial (in front of Buckingham Palace)

• Properties:• F 11• Exposure 1/400• ISO 200

• Auto (program) without flash

8. Having Great Expectations

• Post-processing: Levels, Shadows/Highlights

9. Prima Ballerina

• Shot in Covent Garden• Properties:

• F 3,5• Exposure 1/200• ISO 500

• Shutter priority• Post-processing: Auto Levels,

Shadows/Highlights

9. Prima Ballerina • Post-processing: Auto Levels, Shadows/Highlights

The Places