Juxtaposition photos

This is my final photo of an old building and a new building next to each other. I think it's a good example of Juxtaposition because it shows contrast between old and new architecture and different materials that have been used to build them. I really like this photo because it doesn't give you an idea of scale and also because you can't see the sky or the ground so nothing is distracting you from looking at the buildings. I also like the lighting on the side of the new building, it makes it look less boring even though it distracts you a little bit.

















I've edited my final photo to make it look a little bit darker and to bring out different shades and colours. I think it looks a tiny bit better than the original one because it's more mysterious and it shows the difference between the two buildings.

I've photographed an entrance to the old building. What I really like about this photo are the details. The entrance is new but it says 'old building' on it which you may think is ironical but then you can see an old building next to the entrance. You can also see a reflection of a new building which is on the opposite side of the road.

I've taken this photo because I was trying to experiment with different techniques and I didn't want to use just buildings. I've asked my friends to stand in front of an old building to show the past and present. I like that they are looking at that building and it makes you reflect about the past. The only thing that I don't really like is the sky. There's too much of it on that picture and it distracts the viewer's attention. Also the angle is important because it makes your eyes go from the bottom to the top and because of the sky on the top, your eyes kind of stay there and don't know where to go.

I've photographed my two friends walking around an old, empty,ruined building. It's not one of my favourite pictures but I still like it because of the contrast between modern teenagers and a pile of old dirt.

I've taken this photo because I like the idea that there's a brand new building in the background and the remaining pieces of an old one in front of it. I don't think I like the green bit at the bottom because it catches viewer's attention straight away.

PreTask

Juxtaposition research

Before we go any further,  juxtaposition is when two objects are positioned next to each other with the intent of comparing or contrasting them.
The great thing about juxtaposition is that a lot of the time it happens by accident. And it doesn’t happen just in photography – you see juxtaposition in your everyday life.



Children playing near Beirut, Lebanon

Steve McCurry shows a group of children playing on a tank in Lebanon, demonstrating just how effective juxtaposition can be. Innocent children playing on a tank contrasts with what many feel is “normal”.




                                                                          Edhi Orphans: Pakistan’s Abandoned Hope
Warrick Page shows us a moment of tenderness between a father and his adopted son from the Edhi Foundation in Pakistan. There are several elements of juxtaposition in the photo: the colour contrast between the hand and foot; the smooth blur of the hand against the sharp focus of the foot; and even the fact that the child is wearing an over-sized garment. 
       



London
This photo shows the contrast between old and new buildings. It's a very good example of good framing and the use of colours. "the venerable old stone Georgian architecture, in close proximity to the sleek modern glass of the Gherkin."









 

Secondary Research

25 St Ann Street 1848

Asia House 1900
Mrs Gaskell's house 1830

Anglican Church of St. Benedict 1880

Manchester Athenaeum 1837
Bartons Building including Barton Arcade 1871
Watts Warehouse (now Britannia Hotel) 1856
British Muslim Heritage Centre (former G.M.B. National College) 1840
Christ Church 1896
Estate Exchange 1852
Free Trade Hall 1856
Former National Westminster Bank 1902
Lancaster House 1912
Dale Street Warehouse 1806

Manchester Athenaeum is a part of Manchester Art Gallery. It was originally a club built for the society.

Elizabeth Gaskell's house was the home of the famous author and her family from 1850 till 1884. The house's architecture style is rare in Manchester.

It's a warehouse in the Piccadilly Basin area of Manchester City Centre. It's the earliest surviving canal warehouse in the city.

                                                                                                                                                                               Beetham Tower 2006

One Angel Square  2012

City of Manchester Stadium 2002

No. 1 Deansgate 2002

The Chips Building 

Urbis Building 2007

Alan Turing Building 2007

Manchester Civil Justice Centre 2007

       

One Angel Square is an office building in Manchester. Construction work was completed in 2013. It's 72.5 meters tall.

Alan Turing Building is a building at the University of Manchester and it's named after the mathematician and founder of computer science. 

Through time, can you see a change in the design of the buildings and the materials used to construct them?

Yes I can see a lot of changes, like the type of materials that have been used to build each building. Old buildings are brown and darker because people used to use bricks and stuff like that to make the buildings stronger. The new ones look more colourful and blue because they use a lot of glass to build them. Sometimes they cover whole buildings in glass to make them look bigger and new.