1. I shall be photographing the city of London, from the various scenes that
I picture in my head. At different times of the day. I will be taking
these pictures for the London Independent Magazine article “London
Through the Lens”. They would like some photos of places around London,
some various styles of shots, some buildings & other iconic structures.
I’ll be traveling around the South Embankment area, I shall initially get
there via Tube. Firstly by joining the Central Line at Epping, using my
oyster card I shall travel down to Bank, where i’ll switch to the
Waterloo & City Line. Traveling a short distance to Waterloo, where I’ll
make a final switch onto the Bakerloo Line and head to Embankment. This
journey will total to roughly an hours time. Below is the breakdown:
The journey itself shouldn’t cost too much
either, with my oyster card especially.
I shall be traveling out of rush hour time,
so hopefully the train should be relatively
quiet.
Some of the main risks & dangers of being
in London are going to be the traveling.
As it is a rather busy city, I will be
expecting the worst when it comes to board
the tube, obviously i’ll be sensible when
I get on and off the tube, but I shall be
also carful in other situations, such as
crossing the road. Or whilst around water,
mainly the River Thames. If I am asked to
move along from taking a picture, I will be
willing to leave the site & anyone that asks me if I have written
permission, has full right to ask me to delete the pictures. I won’t be
working with any additional electrical source lights, so I don’t need to
take these into consideration.
To stay safe, I will try to eliminate as many risks as possible. I shall
be traveling down to London with a friend, purely for the company but
again she will act as a witness to where I am. I shall be informing my
parents where I will be going and also where I happen to be at various
points in the day. I will also gain permission, but I don’t imagine that
it will be an issue. Whilst I take the pictures I shall be wearing a
luminescent yellow jacket, this should eliminate the amount of
interruption from other tourist activity.
Sam Stratford
Scenic London Photography! 17th March 2012

2. Equipment Price
Lumix DMC-ZS3 Compact Digital Camera £119.70
I don’t plan on using any other equipment, this is to keep the shoot as
low budget as possible. I feel that I can create some decent photos using
a camera that isn’t of the best specifications that is out at the moment.
I can always tweak them post shoot, if I feel that they need editing. I
am always pleased when I photograph doesn’t need any editing though.
Here’s the specification for the Lumix, for comparisons sake:
Sam Stratford
Scenic London Photography! 17th March 2012

3. To theme my pictures I have found a set of professional photographs,
these will help me illustrate my own work and also set a guide to how I
want to capture my own photographs.
The image above is roughly in the same location that I have chosen to do
my photo-shoot, along the Embankment. Overlooking the River Thames, the
London Eye and also Big Ben. I will try to capture the various sites at
different angles and the possible lighting conditions throughout the day.
This picture is by the same photographer-
Will Barton. It is taken from the bridge
that is just a bit further back. Where the
previous picture was actually taken from
the bridge that you can see in the mid-
ground of the picture. This image plays
with various lighting conditions which is
what I wish to achieve with my photographs.
Fortunately I will be in London all day to
see it in all conditions of light.
Another Will Barton
photograph, however this time
he plays with the reflective
surface of the water on the
River Thames. It is quite a
majestic image, the light
picks up the windows and
really highlights the tone of
the image. It helps to create
a feeling of elegance &
finesse.
Sam Stratford
Scenic London Photography! 17th March 2012