This is the first picture taken from my photo-taking trip. It is suppose to contrast the low lying shophouses on the right and the new HDB blocks on the left. I feel that the HDB blocks give off a monotonous vibe, but the shophouses contrast them by having more 'character'.
This is taken outside CHIJMES. This is an attempt to show that although the old architecture may be less 'noticed' during the day, but it's still always lighted and is contrasted by the newer buildings where lights are rarely on through night.
This shot is of the Fullerton Hotel. It is meant to show how the design for architecture, serving the same purpose, has changed through the times. The foreground shows Fullerton Hotel, and the background shows the rest of the hotels in the area, i.e. Marina Mandarin, Pan Pacific and The Oriental.
This is where chinese coolies used to unload goods from boats on the Singapore River. Althought the shophouses that kept these goods are still standing, this place was redeveloped into a nightlife/eatary area. And these shophouses are currently benig overshadowed by taller, metallic buildings in the area.
This is of the Red Dot Design Museum. This is once again to show the difference in both height and design of the old architecture and the newer one.
This is my favourite shot out of collection. The contrast between traditional lion figure, and the red dot museum, is further contrasted by the more modern building in the background. I also like the contrast in colours in this shot. I also like how two seeming different cultural architectural designs can be 'similar' in the way which they contrast the high rise building.
These two shots are another attempt at shophouses contrasting high rise buildings in the background. The top one was presented in class. The two shots are about the same, so I just grouped them together. But I still can't decide on which to choose, or maybe neither.
The last shot is a slight digression from the main idea. It's a contrast of the change in the way which we access buildings. The winding stairs is contrasted by the elevator beside it. It shows how with modernity and technology has changed our lives.Note: Some of the above photos had the White Balance issue fixed, so may seem different from those presented in class.
The photo essay that I have done attempts to show that preoccupation of modern buildings on how tall and glossy it should be. Although tall seems to be better now, modern buildings lack a personal touch. Even so, older architecture seems to be neglected by the younger generation. Although it seems that the heritage board it trying to preserve and mainstream the older buildings in Singapore, it only seems to work on tourists, rarely do we see Singaporeans taking a second look at these time worn architectures.
Assessment:
I personally rate Paul's work the highest. Not only did he do 2 sets of of photo essay, he also brought across the theme of change clearly in both of them. Personally, I prefer the set on colours. In it's simplicity, the photos showed both the original state and the changed state. furthermore, looking at the photos, one can even feel the passage of time and the length in which the change took place.
In comparison to Paul, I would give myself a total of 7.5/10. Comparatively, I felt that my photos are a bit too cluttered, and like the class said, it would have been better if all the shots were taken in the day (this will be fixed as I'll be retaking some of the photos); which is the result of my failed attempt to depict the passage of time as the photos were taken in the late morning from 0435 to 0730. But i also felt that, although a little repetitive, my photos did bring the point across. So I'll give myself 7 overall, and +0.5 for the effort.
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