Preperation for shooting

For the shoot, i will be using a number of different types of equipment. Firstly, the camera i will be using is a Canan EOS 400D. Along side this i will be using a number of different wide and narrow angled lenses. I will also take with me a polarizer & ND8 filter to captuer detail in the sky and create nice effects with water. I will also take a tripod for long exposures.

Seaside set

For my seaside photos i think i want to make them as minimalistic as possible, i want to make them like this as the seaside for me, i think as being a place of thought, somewhere that i go for time to think, so my view on southsea coast has always been very pieceful. So i want to make my images for seaside as calm as possible, i feel that using long shutter speed on the water will create a smooth, velvety effect to portray calmness.

Seaside inspiration

From flicking through flickr i have found a set of photos from a local source that i would like to try to replicate. I feel that combining this effect with the idea of not going by the main rules of seaside photography, i could create an appealing image. I like the effect of the slow shutter speed in this shot, by Gary Bown

I think that, to replicate this type of effect, i need to use an ND8 filter. This will help keep my shot from over exposing when having a shutter speed slower than 10 seconds.

Ideas for seaside photography

When looking at seaside photographyt, many photographers seem to go for the same look or just the sea and the beach. I want to see if i can add a certain dynamic to the photographs, and maybe look at the subject from a different matter. Alot of seaside photographs portray sun and sand. I am looking to verge away from this persona.

Converging verticals

I think with converging verticals in architecture photography, it is something you should avoid when taking a photo for a serious purpose, such as for a property for sale as it doesnt show a true representation of the building. But as i want to focus my photographs towards a more arty approach to architecture photography, i am hoping to use the technique.

Converging Verticals

A great Nikkon video talking about converging verticals:

I am undecided to whether i should use the converging verticals technique or not. I really like the way that converging verticals exagerates the subjects scale, but from reading up on the technique, a lot of photographers try to avoid converging verticals. This is something i will have to experiment with.