The document analyzes six architectural photographs taken by Simon Kennedy. It summarizes the subject, composition, techniques, and strengths and weaknesses of each photo. The photographs feature buildings such as a castle, skyscraper, and BBC broadcasting house. Kennedy uses techniques like adjusting shutter speed and rule of thirds composition. The analysis notes strengths like capturing color and detail, and weaknesses like lack of focus on one building.

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Unit 57: Photography and
Photographic Practice
Research of other photographers
work (P1, M1, D1)
Photographer: Simon Kennedy(Architectural Photography)
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Theme or focus of images
A. This is a photo of a castle looking building in Pedestrian Bridge by Moxon Architects
in Taunton, Somerset. It’s outdoors on a sunny day. There’s a huge glass wall which
creates a slight reflection of the building on the right hand side, the huge glass wall is
the bridge.
B. This is a photo of a Sky building which looks like its been taken around winter time
this includes the road out the front of it and all the trees with know leaves on the sky is
very grey and is a very similar colour to the building, it all blends very well together.
C. This is the tower bridge house this is a time lapse photo and looks like its been taken
around winter time due to what the people are wearing, because it’s a time lapse
the cars have been taken where only the light of the headlights has been picked up
by the camera. You can tell this is the main focus in the image because its centre.
D. This is the energy from waste facility in St Helier, Jersey, its been taken from far
away this photo includes more of the surroundings than the building itself, you can
see the sky and the sunset with some hills and rocks all scattered at the front.
E. this is from one of the photographers projects for the BBC broadcasting house
which features a lot of time lapse, the photo is of the BBC broadcasting its self
including other buildings surroundings it. The colours of the lights and the sky go
together really well.

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F. Again this is from the photographers project for the BBC broadcasting house this
photo was taken right outside of the building where the entrance doors are it shows a
lot of people entering and leaving the building its shows all of the detail of the
building.
Composition
A. the photographer has took the photo at a low angle and hasn’t zoomed in or out
because he’s at a low angle it makes the bridge appear bigger, he’s chosen to
include half of the building on the right and chosen not to include anything in the
middle in between the bridge and building.
B. the photographer seems to include a lot of the sky in his photos as well as the
building its self he hasn’t zoomed in or out, he’s chosen to make it so the building is in
the centre an, him including the trees on both sides makes it look like its been
purposely positioned like that.
C. the photographer has taken the photo from far away, he’s included more of the
street in front giving the person looking at the photo have more to look at it also
makes it more interesting making the cars look like beams of light also he’s chosen to
take it at a good time because the sky and all the colours go really well together.
D. the photographer has again taken this from far away including the scenery around
the building he’s captured it so the lighting on one side reflects and is lit up on one
side all the colours in the photo are again very similar all being grey dull colours.
E. the photographer has included more than one building in this photo so it gives you
more to look at again he’s included the sky which again goes really well with the
colours the purples and blues.
F. the photographer has taken this at a low angle to capture the sky in the photo as
well hes gone for the matching colours of the blue sky and the blue glass on the
building hes included people in this photo as well as the building it gives you more to
look at than just a plain single building.
Techniques used
A. the shutter speed seems average because this photo isn’t to light or to dark it , the
depth of field everything is in focus everything in the background and everything in
the foreground is clear, there a lot going on in the background than there is in
foreground not much is up close apart from the side of the bridge. Rule of third is the
centre of the photo is part of the bridge there isn’t much going on in the middle.
B. the shutter speed seems normal there isn’t too much light and it isn’t too dark its all
the natural light of it being taken outside, the depth of field everything is in focus
everything in the background and foreground there more in the background than up
close, the rule of thirds he has got the building the most important and the whole
point of the photo is right in the centre.
C. the shutter speed has been open for longer to create the beams of light which are
in the photo instead of it taking the picture and it captures the cars the shutter speed
has been made longer, the depth of field everything In the foreground is the beams
of light made by the passing cars the building and main feature is the further away,
the rule of thirds the main feature in the photo is the building which is important to it

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being architectural.
D. the shutter speed is normal it isn’t to dark or to light its taken in all the natural light
from outside, the depth of field in the foreground is all the rocks and grass in the
background is the building and the clouds, rule of thirds is the building is slightly off to
the side not making it centre in the photo but the part of the building in the centre is
a nice section have centred.
E. the shutter speed again has been left open for a long time because along the
road are beams of light which would have been the headlights on the cars, the
depth of field is the closed thing to being in the foreground is the building on the right
and the background is the much more lit up building its all clear and in focus, the rule
of thirds in the centre is one of the buildings. Which is a main focus because it such a
different colour than the others.
F. the shutter speed seems normal nothing is the light or to dark, the depth of field
everything in the photo is in focus but in the foreground are a few people and in
some of the building as it curves to come towards the camera in the background is
the glass part of the building and the sky, rule of thirds the curve part of the building is
right in the centre making it the main focus of the photo.
Strengths & Weaknesses
A. the strengths in this photo are the colours and how he’s angled it to reflect off of
the glass. The weaknesses are that you can’t really tell where it is if you were familiar
with the place you would if you wanted to visit.
B. the strengths in this photo Is the angle you can see the whole building along with
the surroundings like weather, trees etc. the weaknesses are if he captured it on a
brighter day or mid day because in the bottom right of the photo you can slightly see
the sunrise/set it would look nice to have the light and colour be in the picture.
C. the strengths is the colour they are all ‘cool’ colours and go together really well
and it gives the picture a ‘mood’ also the cars being fast and creating the beam of
light gives it a really good effect.
D. the strengths is that he’s taken is at a certain angel so it includes the sky, you can
see the clouds coming from behind the building also the rocks in the foreground. The
weaknesses are its supposed to be architectural but when I looked at it I focused on
the surroundings more.
E. the strengths are that its been taken late on nearer to night time so you get to see
the buildings lit up which shows off the details so much more, the weaknesses are that
he hasn’t chosen one building to focus on he has included more than one.
F. the strengths in this photo are you get to see most of the building and its shape also
included some of the sky the weaknesses are him taking the picture having caught
the people in it they are a distraction from the building its self.

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being architectural.
D. the shutter speed is normal it isn’t to dark or to light its taken in all the natural light
from outside, the depth of field in the foreground is all the rocks and grass in the
background is the building and the clouds, rule of thirds is the building is slightly off to
the side not making it centre in the photo but the part of the building in the centre is
a nice section have centred.
E. the shutter speed again has been left open for a long time because along the
road are beams of light which would have been the headlights on the cars, the
depth of field is the closed thing to being in the foreground is the building on the right
and the background is the much more lit up building its all clear and in focus, the rule
of thirds in the centre is one of the buildings. Which is a main focus because it such a
different colour than the others.
F. the shutter speed seems normal nothing is the light or to dark, the depth of field
everything in the photo is in focus but in the foreground are a few people and in
some of the building as it curves to come towards the camera in the background is
the glass part of the building and the sky, rule of thirds the curve part of the building is
right in the centre making it the main focus of the photo.
Strengths & Weaknesses
A. the strengths in this photo are the colours and how he’s angled it to reflect off of
the glass. The weaknesses are that you can’t really tell where it is if you were familiar
with the place you would if you wanted to visit.
B. the strengths in this photo Is the angle you can see the whole building along with
the surroundings like weather, trees etc. the weaknesses are if he captured it on a
brighter day or mid day because in the bottom right of the photo you can slightly see
the sunrise/set it would look nice to have the light and colour be in the picture.
C. the strengths is the colour they are all ‘cool’ colours and go together really well
and it gives the picture a ‘mood’ also the cars being fast and creating the beam of
light gives it a really good effect.
D. the strengths is that he’s taken is at a certain angel so it includes the sky, you can
see the clouds coming from behind the building also the rocks in the foreground. The
weaknesses are its supposed to be architectural but when I looked at it I focused on
the surroundings more.
E. the strengths are that its been taken late on nearer to night time so you get to see
the buildings lit up which shows off the details so much more, the weaknesses are that
he hasn’t chosen one building to focus on he has included more than one.
F. the strengths in this photo are you get to see most of the building and its shape also
included some of the sky the weaknesses are him taking the picture having caught
the people in it they are a distraction from the building its self.