This is a picture I found on the internet, which was taken in Camden, where the markets are. The element of colour has been exaggerated by editing the image on Photoshop - by doing this, the photographer creates a vibrant and attractive picture for his viewers. A low F-stop, such as F3.5, in order to achieve this bright and colourful image. This has allowed him to highlight specific parts of the photograph, for example, the fast food restaurants hidden by the market stalls. The bright signs with the titles attract the viewer's attention but their view is immediately restricted as they cannot see the actual food places. This represents the consumption of fast food in society, symbolising how individuals are constantly eating fast food, the restaurants just blend into the picture, showing this. The bright colours have also enabled the photographer to symbolise diversity and tradition, portraying the different aspects of culture that can be found in that area - this is further highlighted by including a range of subjects, who all have quite different styles from each other, adding to this diversity he is trying to show. The framing of the picture has been thought of very carefully beforehand; the photographer has chosen exactly what to include and to omit in this scene, allowing him to show off the culture and diversity that is present in Camden. It is also a very full frame, with no wasted space, giving out the impression that this is a very busy place with something always going on; further illustrating the numerous cultures that can be found in that specific area - this would have been different if the framing was different and had some wasted space, which would have implied that Camden was a fairly empty place.
This is my picture, taken on my one of my culture shoots in Camden. I used a high aperture, around F19 as I was aiming to make this scene look dodgy so that I can show a rougher side to Camden, rather than the colourful, bright image that is associate with the area. I included the security guard to help me achieve this by making the area look unsafe - I also made sure that his jacket was bright and clear so the viewer can automatically pick up on him and pay attention to that part of the picture. This was successful because everything around the guard is fairly dark so he stands out a lot. When framing the picture, I ensured that I included everything and made the scene look quite empty for two reasons; so that more attention is payed on the security guard rather than other subjects and so that I can put further emphasis on the guard. This has allowed me to achieve what I was trying to from the beginning. There is also a lot of black in this picture, such as the ground and the roof; this diverts the viewer's attention away from those parts and more towards the colourful parts of the photograph, this helped me to manipulate the viewer and ensure that they are focusing on exactly what I want them to in the photograph.
These pictures have both similarities and differences; for example, both pictures have made use of the element of colour, however, the picture from the internet exaggerated this, whereas my picture has a limited use. This varied due to the fact that we had different aims and so used slightly different techniques in order to achieve them. Despite this, both images were taken in Camden and show the market stalls, showing culture through the scene, even though they have been shown in different ways - for example, in the picture from the internet, culture is shown through the subjects and the food restaurants in the background, on the other hand, in my picture from my shoot, culture is shown through the clothing being sold, even though the view is restricted. Additionally, both pictures used similar framing, not including empty spaces, ensuring the whole frame is full and show activity, emphasising the busy routine that takes place daily in this area,
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