Further exploration of Brixton Village

• Brixton Village opened in the 30's as a market for fresh fish and produce 
• Sold to new owners in 2009 - introducing of new restaurants and shops, targeting a younger, trendier ground. Similar to that of Nottinghill?
• Transformed the face of the village, pushing out locals and causing rising rent prices
• Is the spirit in which Brixton Village was born still alive?
• Below are some pictures that took last year when visiting. Not very good quality camera

• Could chose to focus on the latest craze of shops coming into the market. Those that have bought out other shops. Chain shops such as Champagne & Fromage - very upper class cheese and wine type place.

• Have access to a couple of independent shops and a bar that started right before the big craze. Could focus on the middle ground of people who believe they've earned their spot in the market and that they are in keeping with Brixton

• Could focus on those that have been there since the beginning and have seen the vast change and are struggling to keep up with the rent prices. Giving credit to those that are being affected the most.

Brainstorming ideas for photography project

• Up and coming - South London. Are locals being pushed out to make room for the middle class?
• Streatham Highroad, Brixton. Brixton Village - Old trading area for fish and fresh produce. Now filled with trendy bars and restaurants. Are the locals being pushed out?
• Juxtaposition of old and new - rising rent prices, white middle class taking over
• Controversy over chain shops coming into the market 
• As you may or may not know a dark cloud is ominously looming above the once pure skys of Brixton, this cloud is called CHAMPAGNE AND FROMAGE and from the 11th of October it will rain on us until we drown in a sea of estate agents, champagne swilling yummy mummies and the so called “fizz fiends”… c-nts! WE WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS. DEATH TO CHAMPAGNE AND FROMAGE! YUPPIES OUT! 
• Taken from Brixton Buzz

Stammer Park field trip - Experimenting with Photoshop

The slant across the bottom of this photograph stops this image from having a bigger impact. 

I tried to crop the photo to make the middle of the house more central. I like the way the chimney's are in line with the lower trees.

This seasonal photograph highlights the changes in nature during the year. I think the reflections of the trees in the pond give the photo depth and make it appear bigger than the frame.

This is a close up of one of the church doors in line with the wall. I like the textures and the edges that are presented in this image. I used photoshop colour contrast to further highlight the different materials.

I like the angles in this photograph and how the two gravestones are almost pointing in towards each other.  The image confuses me when I glance at it which I like and makes me question which part is the gravestone and which part is the wall behind. I used photoshop to intensify the green grass.

Portrait photographs and experimenting with Adobe Photoshop CS6