Potential locations

Potential location shoot:

Location 1: Watling Street-

This graffiti piece is located on Watling Street in town which I think looks edgey because of its steel background not just a normal wall. Although taking photos here can be quite impractical because it is a road.

Also along this road is an abandoned factory with graffiti and shattered windows, giving an urban effect and relating back to the genre.

Location 2: Underpass near Abbey Park-

I love this underpass because it has a greyscale effect to it which meets the conventions of an R&B genre music but also fits a gloomy location, this could work well with a dramatic emphasis on music.

Location 3: Phoenix Square-

I had this wall in mind pariculary when going out for my location shoot as I like the difference between the brick wall and steel shutter, causing contrast therefore not being boring. This location would work well with a medium close up.

These two graffiti walls have been purposefully put here with permission from an artist to advertise the dance college and although I thought it would work well being structured, I don't think it will agree with my stylisation I want to use for my image on second thoughts.

Location 4: Bouskell park-

I wanted a contrast from the gritty city with my locations so went to Bouskell Park to take more of a scenic image, I'm not sure whether this will work with the R&B genre but I am keeping my options open.

Location 5: Northfield Park-

I thought capturing the basketball hoop showed the Urban side to R&B although now looking back on the photo, it would be hard to take a good image that would relate back to the conventions and the genre itself without resources which is a dissapointment as the sunset really adds to the image and makes it peaceful looking rather than than the typical basketball atmosphere.

The tubes at the park caught my attention as they are obscure and quite mysterious, this could work for a shot but making it stylised may be diificult.

These graffiti walls with an arch over a stream are my favourite photos from the location shoot as they are edgey, rebellious and interesting which compares differently to the structured ones in the Phoenix Square. Plus the lighting in 2 of these shots really brings out the creativity and different perspective on the graffiti.