Project 17 : The Users Point of View

With my photographs here, I understand what you are asking with, taking the photograph from the users point of view, and the explanations of the japaneses room or a golfers view point, but its difficult when you take the photograph not to just be taking it of the building.

My first set of photos are of St Pauls Cathedral, and I am taking them as a tourist, walking around, getting snapshots as I go of different angles, seeing the building through the railings.. looking up at the vast pillars and observing the pigeons landing where they shouldn't, as usual. I also could have gone into the building and maybe taken a photo from one of the seats, where you would stop for prayer, or walking down the aisle. This would maybe show different use of St Pauls, but i'm hoping I can say I am using it as a tourist in this instance.

Buckingham Palace


Im hoping this is a better description of people at Buckingham Palace from inside the gates. Normally we are kept well outside.  Obviously this is the home of the Queen but in the summer the palace is open for tours.  I have taken shots of the Palace inside the gates, one of the view of the gates from inside, people using the restaurant facilities, however I did like this shot but maybe I could have taken it whilst sitting at the table to have given a view as a restaurant user.  The palace is so beautiful and you want to get it all in the photograph, so you are pulled to take what I call more of a normal shot.  But I hope this gives a view of inside the gates and of people using the building.

Local Farm - Westland Green

Here a local farm which is constantly in use, these are the views of the farmer as he comes to work every day.

Wyndhams Theatre


And finally, visiting a Theatre, when you are searching for your theatre you are looking up for street names, Theatre signs, posters, lights ... before you go in to enjoy your show.

I found this quite tricky, but from this I have learnt more by making errors, I will continue on with this and look for different situations, and taking more photographs and thinking about locations from a users point of view and see what I come up with.