Exercise;
Exploring function
On doing these exercises for this module, I realise that
everything is getting just that little bit harder to do, which is to be
expected. I had to really think about which building to choose for this
particular exercise and, well, for all of them really, it was a tough decision
and in the end I chose to photograph the Natural History Museum.
I had to choose a building which focused on how the
building is intended to be used and whether or not its design is successful and
then translate this thought process in to an image.
First I have to note what I think the space ought to be
doing, then consider how well I think it succeeds.
Looking in to the history of the museum on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_History_Museum,_London It was purposefully built as a museum, which I think it
succeeds successfully and could not really be used as anything else, I have
heard of old museums being converted in to housing, however, this is very rare.
The design of the building works well with the intension
of its purpose. If I were to have any thoughts on what the space ought to be
doing, it could possibly be a mansion for a very rich person, although, there
would have to be a lot of work done, you would have to leave the main entrance
as it was and convert the upstairs galleries and the ones below in to
functional living spaces.
The function of the museum as it is now works well. The grandeur
of it envelopes you as you enter and you can easily see the directional flow of
the building. The only parts of the museum that I think would need to be
changed were the back areas (the new areas) I got a bit lost and the flow does
not work as well, which is strange in a away as you would have thought it would
have worked better, due to modern technology. I suppose it depends on the person/persons
who designed it and their vision, but I think it does not fit well within the
beautiful architecture of the rest of the building.
I have to produce one image that represents the space in
order to put across the way that it works and on reflection, I decided to
photograph the building in the way in which it works currently, as a museum.
0.5 seconds at f/14.0 – Lens EF-S 10-22mm
f/3.5-4.5 USM
For this shot I used my wide angle lens, so to depict the grandeur and enormity of the building, I wanted to include a lot of people in the shot to get a good sense of scale and I kept the aperture as high as I could, to get everything in focus and at the same time let enough light in to get a good image, I also wanted the motion blur in the image to show the directionality of the people using the space.
I think this image is a good representation of how the function of the building is used by people.
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