David Baker- Southampton common photography exhibition

What was the title of the exhibition/show?

 Southampton Art Gallery - David Baker. 

Why did you choose to attend this exhibition/show? 

It was a free exhibition in the Southampton Art Gallery, it was suggested by our photography teacher and it looked interesting. 

What did you see?

I saw lots of nature, trees and photographs of the outdoors . There was a lot of mist in the photos. 

Who were the artists and what do they create? 

David Baker - the exhibition was  4 years worth of photography documenting Southampton Common. He spent time documenting the space in the early hours of the morning, he focused on; paths, open spaces, water, woodland and graveyards.

What were your first impressions?

 My first impressions was that it was rather small and not many photographs in the exhibition. The photographs I did see where very impressive and beautiful.

Did you find anything particularly interesting to you personally?  

I really liked the photo of all the various shades of greens the trees and the mist in the background which gave it a look of mystery. I liked this photo because it was of nature and I love taking photos of nature and landscape.     

What did you learn? Did it make you think about any art form differently?

I learnt that everyone has different tastes in photography and uses different styles to achieve a photograph. Yes it did make me think differently, taking photographs in mist creates an atmosphere in photos. Using water, to create photos with reflections makes a great image.

Did you enjoy the experience overall? Why?

Yes I did enjoy it as it made me think more about how I could make my photographs different to other peoples by using different times of day to create different lighting effects and atmosphere in my photos