Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze
Nature vs Manmade
Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze is a French photographer based in Hong Kong. He has been photographing the city since 2010. He has several projects, one of them is called Wild Concrete where he photographs plants and trees growing from buildings in the city. The pictures show how nature starts to take over the man made environment if it is left alone.
Analysis of three Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze photos
Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze is a French photographer based in Hong Kong. He has been photographing the city since 2010. He has several projects, one of them is called Wild Concrete where he photographs plants and trees growing from buildings in the city. The pictures show how nature starts to take over the man made environment if it is left alone.
Analysis of three Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze photos
Photo 1
This is a wide shot of the city. It shows the area is residential and busy. Even though the area is heavily used by humans, nature is still strong enough to claim a space to survive. This photograph shows both the man made environment and nature in one straight forward scene. This has shown me that it's quite important to include a wide picture that can show what the project is about.
This is a wide shot of the city. It shows the area is residential and busy. Even though the area is heavily used by humans, nature is still strong enough to claim a space to survive. This photograph shows both the man made environment and nature in one straight forward scene. This has shown me that it's quite important to include a wide picture that can show what the project is about.
Photo 2
This photograph shows some close up detail within the city. The main focus of the photograph is the plant taking over the manmade environment. Romain has used a low angle to take the picture, this makes it more interesting. It is like seeing the city from the point of view of a cat or fox. This photo has shown me that it is important to try lots of different angles and view points with my photography.
This photograph shows some close up detail within the city. The main focus of the photograph is the plant taking over the manmade environment. Romain has used a low angle to take the picture, this makes it more interesting. It is like seeing the city from the point of view of a cat or fox. This photo has shown me that it is important to try lots of different angles and view points with my photography.
Photo 3
At first this photo looks grey and boring but when you look closer you can see there is more
going on in it. Even though you can't see the plant, you can still imagine it's struggle to survive between the two man made surfaces. I think this is quite an interesting way to illustrate nature reclaiming its place in the city. This photo has taught me to look for details and things that are not obvious at first to include in my projects.
At first this photo looks grey and boring but when you look closer you can see there is more
going on in it. Even though you can't see the plant, you can still imagine it's struggle to survive between the two man made surfaces. I think this is quite an interesting way to illustrate nature reclaiming its place in the city. This photo has taught me to look for details and things that are not obvious at first to include in my projects.
My Response
I made a series of images in the style of Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze's Wild Concrete project. I took the pictures at school and in a small concrete area behind where I live.
I made a series of images in the style of Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze's Wild Concrete project. I took the pictures at school and in a small concrete area behind where I live.
What Went Well
Some of the photos I took looked similar to Romain's work, especially the ones where I used a very low angle. There was a good variety of nature growing in the area's I choose to photograph, this helps keep the images interesting. I thought that the photos taken near my home are better than the ones I took as school. I think this is because I was not rushing to do them before the lesson was over.
Even Better If
I think if I had used different apertures the pictures could have been improved. I used the same depth of field for each photo and they look a bit similar. I also think that I could have included some wider shots where you can see more of the environment.
Top Six
Below are my six best images from the project.
Some of the photos I took looked similar to Romain's work, especially the ones where I used a very low angle. There was a good variety of nature growing in the area's I choose to photograph, this helps keep the images interesting. I thought that the photos taken near my home are better than the ones I took as school. I think this is because I was not rushing to do them before the lesson was over.
Even Better If
I think if I had used different apertures the pictures could have been improved. I used the same depth of field for each photo and they look a bit similar. I also think that I could have included some wider shots where you can see more of the environment.
Top Six
Below are my six best images from the project.