29.07.16

I love this close up image of the London Eye. Not because of the camera angle or because the subject is the London eye but because I managed to capture an aeroplane in the frame by accident. I didn't notice it was there so when I looked back at this image I noticed it and I managed to capture it perfectly. I decided to edit this image in black and white and added an orange photo filter on top because I wanted to make this image look historical and vintage, which it does. I love the overall image, it looks great and it looks like a photo that has been discovered from the early days of London (of course the London Eye wasn't built then!) I knew how I wanted to edit the image straight away and I am glad I did it because it looks fantastic.

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27.07.16

Honestly this is one of my favourite images from all of the images from the London Photoshoot. I love this image because you can see the stunning sights of the London Eye, Parliament and Big Ben. This is a wide angle shot and I wanted to capture one image with all three fabulous tourist attractions in one picture and I managed to achieve just that. I also love the boat that isn't directly in the centre of the frame but the timing of it and the positioning of it. I guess what I have managed to capture in one image really sums up London, but London is massive and this is only one area. The photo was slightly underexposed so I had to play around with the levels. I also played around with the vibrancy to bring out more colour from the image as it was a bit dull due to the weather conditions. Overall this is a fabulous image and it is one of the best from the day.

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25.07.16

The Big Ben! The last time I was in London, I never got to see the Big Ben up close. This time I made sure I did and it was absolutely beautiful. I really love this shot due to the Big Ben and the building on the left just cropping in. It is a wonderful landmark to visit as well as it being right next to Parliament. I would recommend anyone touring London to go visit the Big Ben and also Parliament. This image has come out great due to the composition and the crop. I always use manual settings on my camera, The aperture was F/29 and ISO was 1600 as the weather was very dull but still gave me good opportunities to take advantage of the good lighting to capture some great images in the city of London. At times I struggled to find the right aperture, shutter speed and ISO as I didn't have a lot of time to find out the perfect settings at the time, however looking back at the images, most of them have come out amazing and the others I can always edit.

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22.07.16

I took this picture on the bridge heading towards London Eye. I thought I would try to take a different image from the usual landscapes pictures of London. This man was playing on the side of the bridge and with his permission he allowed me to take his picture. Now sometimes, they won't let you but this man was a kind man so I also gave him money to buy food or maybe a drink. I love this photo. As you guys know, I love to turn an image in black and white and keep some colour in the photograph, I was deciding whether to keep the instrument in colour or himself in colour. Now keeping him in colour is something I haven't done before and so when experimenting with both styles, I preferred this one as it's different from my usual edits but it actually looks amazing and even more dramatic at the same time. I didn't want to take too many pictures of him so I only took the one or two, but this shot came out well so I'm glad he allowed me to photograph him.

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20.07.16

The London Eye! One of the popular attractions in London, attracting people from all over the world to experience it and to go on it to view the whole of London. This was taken from the other side of the bridge which you need to cross in order to get to it. You cannot miss it! Just looking at the Eye is fantastic. But capturing it is really something else. I didn't get the chance to go on it because I was running out of time but next time I go, I will definitely go up there and try capture images from the top of the London Eye. Parliament isn't too far from the London Eye and because me and my mate have never been up close to it, we decided to go visit as close as we could and I will blog those pictures when I get to them, so keep a look out for those! But the London Eye is fantastic, I would recommend anyone who visits London to go on it and experience the city view from a high vantage point.

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18.07.16

I just had to take a picture of the underground tube sign. Its really common in London but it is popular. If you are a tourist in London, one of the things that you look for are the signs. It is associated when you think of London. It is a simple photograph but effective. It sets the location of where I took the photo and I just wanted to share this photo with you all. Not the most interesting photo but as I said it's something that I couldn't resist taking a photo of. London Bridge one of the most popular areas of London, which is why I decided to take the photo of the sign there.

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15.07.16

This was taken in one of the underground tube stations. My friend who is another photographer, captured a similar image and told me to give it a go and so I did. I just love it. Although he didn't make his black and white, I did. It just makes the image more dramatic and it is the perfect location for a tense and dramatic image. I love the composition of the image and it just looks like an abandoned location. The black and white effect helps it to make it look abandoned so when editing you have to think of what you want the image to look like. Also you need to have a clear idea of how you want to edit it, that way you'll edit it the best way and have a really cool effect. You can edit one image in multiple ways but for this image I thought a simple black and white filter would work the best and in my opinion it has.

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