Andy Yueng
Analysis
Andy Yeung is a landscape, architecture and aerial photographer based in Hong Kong. His recent projects include aerial photography of the city of Hong Kong using a drone, and a series of photos looking up to the sky along the side of buildings
A lot of his work is of lit up buildings at night or they are taken during the day in dramatic weather. There is good use of colour in the pictures either by the way the buildings are painted and arranged or from the natural light. I think that Andy Yeung is trying to show us what it is like to live and work in a city with a very high population. Even though there are no people in his pictures, it feels like the city is full of people living and working on top each other.
My Response
I made a series of images in the style of Andy Yeung’s Look Up project. I travelled into the Docklands area of London where there a lot of tall buildings close together. I tried to use the sides of the towers so the tops of them retreat into the distance.
Andy Yeung is a landscape, architecture and aerial photographer based in Hong Kong. His recent projects include aerial photography of the city of Hong Kong using a drone, and a series of photos looking up to the sky along the side of buildings
A lot of his work is of lit up buildings at night or they are taken during the day in dramatic weather. There is good use of colour in the pictures either by the way the buildings are painted and arranged or from the natural light. I think that Andy Yeung is trying to show us what it is like to live and work in a city with a very high population. Even though there are no people in his pictures, it feels like the city is full of people living and working on top each other.
My Response
I made a series of images in the style of Andy Yeung’s Look Up project. I travelled into the Docklands area of London where there a lot of tall buildings close together. I tried to use the sides of the towers so the tops of them retreat into the distance.
What Went Well
I think that making the effort to travel to the Docklands was a good decision. It allowed me to photograph very tall buildings that look similar to the ones Andy Yueng has in Hong Hong. I think going to the Docklands in the evening was a good idea because the light was better. It helped bring out the colours of the buildings and there were nice light and shadow areas. I am very happy with the way the pictures turned out because some of them really look like Andy's work.
Even Better If
It was quite difficult to find an area where the buildings were as close together as the ones Andy photographs, but this is because London is more spread out than Hong Kong. A lot of Andy's photos are symmetrical and lead to a point in the middle of the composition. I found it hard to find a composition that was symmetrical using the buildings in Docklands. I also think that if I had a very wide angle lens I could have fitted more of the lower part of the buildings in.
Top Images
Below are my best images from the project.
I think that making the effort to travel to the Docklands was a good decision. It allowed me to photograph very tall buildings that look similar to the ones Andy Yueng has in Hong Hong. I think going to the Docklands in the evening was a good idea because the light was better. It helped bring out the colours of the buildings and there were nice light and shadow areas. I am very happy with the way the pictures turned out because some of them really look like Andy's work.
Even Better If
It was quite difficult to find an area where the buildings were as close together as the ones Andy photographs, but this is because London is more spread out than Hong Kong. A lot of Andy's photos are symmetrical and lead to a point in the middle of the composition. I found it hard to find a composition that was symmetrical using the buildings in Docklands. I also think that if I had a very wide angle lens I could have fitted more of the lower part of the buildings in.
Top Images
Below are my best images from the project.