PLACES - INTRODUCTION

In this brief I intend to show the character of various places through the medium of photography. The photographer has to show what he sees to the viewer, and project his thoughts which might not neccessarily be the truth, for example, the Alien landscape images I took do not actually show that you are on a spaceship, or an alien planet, but merely put across the sense of what I saw as an alien environment.

For example; this image, "Dust Breeding", by Man Ray shows an "alien" landscape as Man Ray wanted us to see it, but in fact it is a macro shot of dust.

You can view more of Man Ray's work at the following web link:

http://www.manray-photo.com/catalog/index.php

To capture the character of a place as you see it, and want to portray it may not always be true, but is dependant on the way you take your picture, and how you use the lighting, be it natural or added, the different lenses you use IE; wide angle will give you a sense of space, depth of field to give you perspective.