Project update 1

As my project is based around Farsley Celtic and the behind the scenes of a non-league club and the volunteers that help to run the club, I have attended two games so far and took some test shots. I also plan to attend their game on the 20th April as this is the last home game of the season for them and I will need to collect the rest of my images for the project on that day.

Farsley’s ground has multiple pieces of graffiti artwork in it. Above are two of the murals I captured and think these photos came out quite well and are in contention for being used in my final project. As both of these images were taken on my phone, I will try to retake these exact images with a camera at the game on the 20th and see what versions of these images I prefer.

The image above is the third mural in the stadium and I don’t think the image came out as well. The fact the actual writing is quite hard to read and it is located in an awkward position to shoot and fit the full thing in means it is unlikely this will end up in my final project.

I want a shot of the main stand of the stadium in my final project but I will definitely recreate this one with a camera in order to try to get a better zoomed in effect. Perhaps I could try standing on the pitch to take the image from a bit closer if I am allowed.

As I was doing media work during this particular game, this was the best action shot with my phone I could get from my seat. If I could recreate a shot like this with no blur on the ball in mid air from a closer angle like behind the goal, then I could use it in the project. Furthermore, the zoom in was limited as I was shooting on my phone.

Another challenge I faced when shooting at this game was I rented a camera from the university but was so unfamiliar with how it worked in terms of attaching the lens, viewing images after they had been taken etc that I didn’t feel comfortable using it and resorted back to using my phone.

For the match I am attending on the 20th I will be be renting a different and more simple to use to camera to hopefully get some crisper and more zoomed in shots when relevant to my project.