23.02.13 - Ripper Street?

One of my favourite TV shows at the moment is BBC's "Ripper Street", a wonderful representation of the East End of London in the aftermath of the Jack the Ripper murders. It has multiple layers of atmosphere, complex overlapping storylines, a constant struggle between light and dark. Those also happen to be some of the many things I love about photography.

There are technically perfect images, and they should be admired in their own way, but personally I prefer photographs that are multilayered, evoking emotions, taking the viewer on a voyage of discovery, that make you think, and that suggest different things every time you see them. I've shot this view many times before, but every time I see something different. It can be warm and friendly, with a cosy "olde worlde" feel. But with the right lighting, and judicious use of filters, it can evoke quite different emotions :)

I have the twins today so might not be able to comment much at all, except maybe very late this evening

23.02.13 - Ripper Street?

One of my favourite TV shows at the moment is BBC's "Ripper Street", a wonderful representation of the East End of London in the aftermath of the Jack the Ripper murders. It has multiple layers of atmosphere, complex overlapping storylines, a constant struggle between light and dark. Those also happen to be some of the many things I love about photography.

There are technically perfect images, and they should be admired in their own way, but personally I prefer photographs that are multilayered, evoking emotions, taking the viewer on a voyage of discovery, that make you think, and that suggest different things every time you see them. I've shot this view many times before, but every time I see something different. It can be warm and friendly, with a cosy "olde worlde" feel. But with the right lighting, and judicious use of filters, it can evoke quite different emotions :)

I have the twins today so might not be able to comment much at all, except maybe very late this evening