Liverpool Cathedrals
Work of Other Photographers
These photographs are good in particular because they take advantage of the cathedrals' architecture and their effect with light. The light shining through the stained glass windows fills the images with colour and vibrance in the particular places the interior of the buildings let in light. The tall and spacious appearance of the Anglican Cathedral as well as its old fashioned architecture are the features that make the photos taken of it so unique and prominent. I will try to replicate the uses of angles and light seen above in my own images.
The Work of Paul Adams
Paul Adams is a local photographer who has taken many vibrant images of the Metropolitan Cathedral. I didn't find his exterior images very interesting but his interior images were a better influence. He has used the stained glass windows and light well and really took advantage of the dark but colourful interior. Not all of his images are perfect but they are still a good example of the potential the cathedral's have as a photography subject.
In my work, I aim to use light and colour in a similar way. However I may not be able to capture light as effectively as my camera is not as advanced as Adam's will be. This may mean more slightly blurry and overly bright images than the ones to the left. Despite this, I will try to produce vivid images like these to the best of my ability. |
About My Work
We took a trip to the Anglican and Metropolitan Cathedrals to collect these photos in Liverpool City Centre. Both the buildings have very unique style and architecture which provided excellent images. The Metropolitan Cathedral was very colourful and circular. On the outside, the cone shaped exterior, four large bells and tall multicoloured panes of glass were an unusual sight and therefore ideal to photograph. Inside, the bright lights and vibrant stained glass windows contrasted greatly with the dark interior. The dark interior, however, did cause some problems. As the Cathedral requested for flash photography not to be used, most of the cameras found it difficult to produce a steady photograph as a longer shutter speed was needed for the lens to take in more light. This resulted in some grainy and blurry images which weren't as good of quality as they could have been. Some of the faults weren't too image ruining and others could be fixed in Photoshop so overall the lack of light didn't become too much of a problem. The blurred effect made for a good artistic style when used with polaroid frames which also is a positive outcome for low light photographs.
Before we came to the Anglican Cathedral, we walked through the graveyard near it. In the Anglican Cathedral, it was a very different type of look compared to the Metropolitan Cathedral. The building was a lot older and didn't look as modern as the Metropolitan as a result. Its architecture was more detailed and it was mainly made up from brick and stone. This meant there were more creative and varying shapes of the building to photograph in different areas of it. Its stained glass windows were large and intricate as well as having many colours and pictures to photograph in them. These two factors gave the photos a distinct style which was different to to Anglican Cathedral's.
I aimed to improve the photos in photoshop by editing the brightness, saturation and vibrance to subtly change them. For some others, I made panoramas, added black and white filters and placed them in polaroid frames.
Before we came to the Anglican Cathedral, we walked through the graveyard near it. In the Anglican Cathedral, it was a very different type of look compared to the Metropolitan Cathedral. The building was a lot older and didn't look as modern as the Metropolitan as a result. Its architecture was more detailed and it was mainly made up from brick and stone. This meant there were more creative and varying shapes of the building to photograph in different areas of it. Its stained glass windows were large and intricate as well as having many colours and pictures to photograph in them. These two factors gave the photos a distinct style which was different to to Anglican Cathedral's.
I aimed to improve the photos in photoshop by editing the brightness, saturation and vibrance to subtly change them. For some others, I made panoramas, added black and white filters and placed them in polaroid frames.