Within my next shoot I wanted to look into a different type of photography. I was searching through google for some inspiration and seen this photograph which captured my eye:

 

The blurred headlights and street lights within this photograph are so gorgeous and eye-capturing that it inspired me to want to try some of my own. It uses a really simple technique of adjusting the focus on the camera; using a shallow depth of field. However, I am looking forward to seeing how my photographs come out. What I like about this photograph is the fact that the light straight away guides your attention to the background of the photo, but then your eyes follow the road back to the foreground of the image. This is a really good angle to take the picture at and that's what captured my attention. The foreground is in focus because the photographer has focused the photo onto the ground and used a shallow depth of field as I mentioned above. Then because of this, the lights in the background are out of focus. With my photographs, however, I think I will just be focussing on the lights and making a more blurred image as a whole. I want to take the photos so that the lights are the main part of the image, however so that the viewer can see what sort of surroundings they are and where the lights are coming from. The composition within this photograph is also inspiring as the lights spread evenly acorss the top of the photograph, and this is what I'm going to aim to achieve.
My concept behind this shoot will be carrying on the idea of parents working hard for their families, however when they get home and the days’ work is over, the madness of the day is just a blur and fades into the background as that's not important anymore. The lights will be created from street lights and cars, linking back to my shoots on transport for the parents to get to and from work, however the lights are going to represent the fading of the days hard work into a lost memory. I really like this idea as it links in well with my project but it’s also an unusual style of photography. To capture these lights in the dark I will most probably need a low aperture and ISO. This is so that more light is let into the camera and so that the lights are easier to see with the dark surroundings.


(the website page for this photograph is http://www.google.co.uk/search?safe=active&biw=1280&bih=902&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=photography&oq=photography&gs_l=img.3..0l10.22420.25972.0.26096.21.16.4.1.1.1.387.2272.1j8j2j2.13.0....0...1c.1.43.img..8.13.974.Jhe50hefkYo#facrc=_&imgrc=1T9u3pC5iWGjOM%253A%3BxLd9x_LG-xaxoM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.creativedigest.co.uk%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2013%252F08%252Fphotography-tips.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.creativedigest.co.uk%252Ftips-to-help-launch-your-photography-career%252F%3B1920%3B1080)