Major Practical Project - Evaluation of the final images.

So here is the final selection of prints I will be submitting:
This image is one that I feel will act as a visual break from the busier ones, with the simple composition and straight lines. However, the dressing gowns behind the door give enough of a hint of life.



Again, here I feel that the straight lines work well in drawing the viewers' eyes through the image. The muted tones work well against the brighter, more colourful images in the series, and the less-than-healthy plants in the foreground show the reality of a family too busy for gardening.



(This image is a lot less magenta in the real print) For me, this image falls between the simply composed images and the busier ones. The simplicity of the white windows work well against the details of the bottles and cosmetics in the bottom right hand corner. I also feel that the uneven towels on the rail strengthen the image, and reflects family life.

Again, I like the contrast of this colourful image against the muted ones. I didn't want to include many images of my bedroom, as my previous project looked at that room in detail. However, this is a feature of my room that is unique, and wasn't all that prominent in my previous piece.



Here, I think the notion of order amongst chaos really applies. In most of these images, there is not much organisation, but the way the shoes are lined up shows a different side to the house and family.

In this image, I wanted to focus on the repetition of all the CDs, which are no longer essential in the household but are kept because of sentimental reasons. However, they end up occupying every surface, taking up more room than they should. This was what I was trying to communicate in this image and I feel I have been successful.

This image again looks at a small detail of the house, but one that still acts as a sentimental reminder of youth. I chose to photograph this as simply as possible to make sure the subject matter remained the most prominent feature of the image.

Again, this is one of the more busy images, that I tried to cram full of details. I wanted it to be almost overwhelming for the viewer, with all of the different shapes and colours that make up the image. I'm not sure whether this image is entirely successful as I feel the composition might not have enough structure. However, I wanted to include it to reference back to my previous project and link the two series together.

This image is of another sentimental area of my home, and once again I wanted to shoot it as simply as possible. I think that the way it is simply composed but full of details strengthens the image.

This image was included in the final edit as I feel it sums up family life. I also like the way that it contains lots of crossing lines at different angles, it leads the eye through the image.



Again, this image is filled with detail and the viewer would need to spend time with it to take it all in. I like the contrast of the bright, new yellow rake and the dirty, old and slightly grotesque lawn-mower.



I wanted to include an image of every room in the house, and this was the only image of the bathroom that I felt worked compositionally. I managed to straighten up the image at the printing stage, meaning that the top of the image is parallel to the top of the window frame, which I feel has improved the image.



This image I feel is the strongest in the series, and sums up the entire project for me. The way that every nook and cranny of the house has been affected by the family's presence I think is strongly communicated through this image. Again, I have highlighted the repetition and the way that objects such as books and CDs are often stored in large groups.



I like this image because I feel that the lighting is a bit different from the rest of the images in the series. Also, all the different angles provided by the pan handles sticking up I feel strengthens the composition and shows that the image is real as opposed to being constructed.

This is one of the most simply composed shots in the series. Again, I had to straighten the image at the printing stage, but I feel that doing this has improved the composition and creates straight, defined lines through the image.



With this image, I wanted to include it as it shows the contrast between my brother's bedroom and the rest of the rooms in the house. I think that the contrast between the simple blocks in the top half of the images and the large amount of tiny details in the bottom half keeps the viewer's interest.



Once again, I feel that the lines in this image give it a powerful composition. It also suggests that the structured form of the stairs has been interrupted by the human influence of the newspaper and hangers.

I was hesitant to include this image, as I felt it could be seen as too similar to the image of wellies in our hallway. However, in contrast to that image, I feel this one shows how we have tried to create order in the home, but it has been disrupted.



I wasn't sure if I had included too many images of our garden in this project, and this was the image I was unsure about cutting. However, I feel that the repetition of the forms of chairs, but in different positions and sizes, gave the image interest and strength in its own right.



In this image, I am unsure whether the presence of a person on the right hand side works. It is the only image in the series to include a portrait, and therefore might stand out a bit too much. However, it does provide evidence that this house is being lived in, that life is inherent to this home.

For me, this photo represent how youth has slipped away from the children of the family. My brother and I used to play on these swings all the time as children, but now they sit unused and unnecessary. This is the main reason I wanted to include this image, and I feel that it communicates this message successfully.



I knew that I wanted to include an image of my fridge in this series, as with our family it is pretty much the heart of the home. It took several attempts to get the look I was after for this image, but I think that the lighting in this image was the best of all that I took, and I like that it includes the old style milk bottles.



Again, with this image, I knew that I wanted to have a picture of the washing up, as I feel it reflects family life. I also wanted to link back to Nigel Shafran's work, as it influenced me so much in this project.



This is probably the image with the most detail in the series. Again, I like that it reflects the slightly hectic life my family leads, and that this room is where all of our 'stuff' just gets left. Again, I wanted this image to be nearly overwhelming with the amount of detail in the composition.



This is one of the first images I shot in the project. I wanted to include it as it provides a visual break in the project, and an opportunity for the viewer to see a simpler image that still communicates my ideas about the project.