The candidate proposes to take photographs of Salford Quays in Manchester to showcase the architecture and portray the city in a positive light. They plan to take at least 50 photos and select 10 for the final piece. They will be inspired by the work of photographers Luke Tscharke, Reto Fetz and Mirek Galagus. The candidate will use a Canon EOS 1100D camera with 18-55mm and 75-300mm lenses, along with a tripod. Techniques like increasing ISO, rule of thirds, shallow depth of field will be used. Shoots will take place at iconic locations in Salford Quays such as the Imperial War Museum and Media City.

1. Unit 57: Photography and Photographic Practise
Project Proposal
(P2, P3, M2, M3, D2, D3)
Candidate name: Theme: Architectural Exploration of Salford Quays
Predicted final outcome
For my photography task I shall be taking photos of Salford quays in order to permute
Manchester to the public .I’m trying to show Manchester in a good light this means that
all the photos that I take must have a positive vibe to them. While there I am hoping to
take a large amount of photographs (having a minimal of 50 )then out of the photos I
have taken I shall then pick 10 to work as my final piece .during my shooting I should try
to get iconic locations in Manchester and after use photo editing software such as
Photoshop to give the images some personally in order to improve them .
Reasons for selection of theme (including inspiration from the work of others)
I feel that the best way of showing Manchester in its finest would be to take the
photographs landscape . I think that this will help show of all of the iconic structures and
arcertecture around Manchester
This is work from Luke Tscharke he one of the photographers that I will use as my
inspiration in the when I do my shoot. I like how this artist uses a mix of natural
photography with the sun ,sky and wart alongside the bridges and structures this is
something that I hope to use during my shoots .
The following work is done by the photographer Reto Fetz I am going to use him as
inspiration for my work because I enjoy how he has used the reflections of the buildings
in the water I believe that I could use this on my work at Salford Quays because I can
reflect the buildings off the canal .

2. The final person that I am takening insperation from is Mirek Galagus . I like how he has used to
the weather to change the mood of the shots . Im probaly going to digily change the wheater
on my shots to make a happyer mood on a photo editing softwear
The photo imaging equipment and medium that will be used and why
The camera that I shall be using for my shoots will be the Canon EOS 1100D.Some of the
features that this camera will includes is 12.2 mega pixels ,6400 ISO, Continues
shooting ,LCD screen and optimize lighting levels
The lenses that I shall be using is the default 18 – 55 mm lenses for close to mid shots .I
will also be using a Cannon EF 75mm-300 mm lenses for far off shots . I will also be using
a GIOTTOS tripod if needed which is 3/8” mounted with a max high of 1.76 m
Techniques that will be used and how they will help convey the visual message
During the shoots I am planning on uses different techniques in order to give the images
a good look . I shall be using a high ISO , considering the weather lately it will most likely
be gloomy and dull this would not put Manchester in a good light so I shall increases the
lighting in order to make it brighter and have given off an upbeat mood. I shall also be
using the rule of thirds to attempt to draw the viewer’s eye to a particular object or
building .I should not need to worry about the shutter speed since there should be little
movement but I might want to take it into consideration in I have people in on the
shots. Finally aperture I shall have a narrow aperture so the background will be out of
focus so the viewer focuses on the particular object that I am aiming for.

3. Location of shoot The location that I shall be doing the shooting at is Salford quays
that are located within grater Manchester. Some of the iconic
sites that are located there are the imperial war museum, the
Lowry and the media city. In the media city the BBC and ITV
studios are now there theses might turn out for some interesting
shots .
Risk and health and safety considerations
I will complete a risk assessment