Statement of intent

Candidate name :Mahdeih Bakhtiari	Theme: Architecture
Title of the theme: Churches
Intentions/purpose of the photography to be undertaken
I intend to focus on architecture, especially churches. I wish to take images of churches and try to keep their magnificence. Additionally, I think on a website, photos viewed are not very good. Therefore, I prefer to print my photos as A4 size of photo book.
Reasons for selection of theme (including inspiration from the work of others)
The first reason for this choice is, maybe because I have never seen this old kind of architecture closely. I always saw in ART HISTORY books. The second reason is, I really like this subject, In the past, I did research about Iranian architecture, and now I think choosing this theme helped me to find out something more about architecture, in here. It’s a great comparison and challenging
The photo imaging equipment and medium that will be used and why
I will use my Canon G10 to shoot Raw files.  I don’t think I need to use tripod, Because often I sit down, lie down, and usually the churches are surrounded by fences. So I need to take photos freely. I will use macro option, more than another options.
Techniques that will be used and how they will help convey the visual message
I will favour DOF (Depth Of Field) with AV option. And also using MANUAL, and Shutter speed can help me to achieve a better result. By the way, I prefer to use Photoshop for the final edition. Altogether I really like black and white photos, with one colour in high point of photos, just for more attention.
How light quality can be used to help convey the visual message
In general, I don’t like photos with flash, but for this project I will try to take some photos with flash. Although I’m not sure, that I will use it. I always prefer natural light, daylight, even sunset light.
Safety considerations
I think everything is safe. I will not have any problems. Just may be when I want go to derelict and disused churches, I should, be careful about wild animals and prickle, and I should finish my work before getting dark. because that areas a bit scary in the night.

Assignment Title: Presenting Photo Images

Staff:

Student:Mahdieh Bakhtiari

Topic

Churches

Why have you presented your work in this manner? In general I prefer to print all the photos which I admire. When I print out the photo to my hand, and look at it, I got totally new different and interesting feeling. Maybe it’s a main reason that I prefer to print my photos as a book. If I want to say why to chose a photo book ,I should say because a photo book was best way to organise and compose photos together and also I can keep them in better form for future. Describe the process for presenting your work. As the first step I chose better photos which had a good composition, balance, shadow, and some of them are my favourite photos, between many photos. After that I was searching long in the various websites, and looked for a vertical photo book. Because I think for higher building including churches a vertical frame is a better form. But I couldn’t find it. All of them, which I found had a different problem. Finally I chose “Photo Box”. Because I have used that already, and I knew it’s faster than other websites. Also I was sure about photo box’s quality. Additionally I think it has a flexible software and much easier than other. After this step I tried to order my photos in I     Describe other presentation methods considered and give a explanation for deciding against them. At first I decided to present my first theme on a blog and second theme(portrait)   as a photo book. But I changed my mind, Because in my opinion when you print photos, you can see all the feelings and presented on the photos, all I want to emphasis all shots on this exact photo, therefore I decided to print them as well. Additionally I was thinking some time about printing theme as a A4 canvas, but unfortunately it was too expensive. What health and safety considerations did you observe? I think doing my work was quite safe. I hadn’t have any problems. Just when I wanted go to derelict and disused churches. I was careful about wild animals and prickles. I was finishing my work before getting dark. Because these areas were a bit scary in the night.