I was just experimenting with curves, colour balance, filters, etc.
Here are some of my outcomes:
Monday, 2 January 2012
Photoshop Practice
After visiting Chartham & Eastry, then discussing with my tutor, I decided it was time to give Photoshop a go.
I was just experimenting with curves, colour balance, filters, etc.
Here are some of my outcomes:
I was just experimenting with curves, colour balance, filters, etc.
Here are some of my outcomes:
Eastry Mental Hospital Evaluation
The photos I took at Eastry I am very pleased with, although I wish I had spent more time inside looking at detail, rather than letting the fear get to me & spending a lot of time sat outside! Not only was Eastry scary due to the hospital furniture (beds, clinical room divider screens, etc), enclosed spaces & dark corridors, Eastry was a more dangerous place to explore than Chartham because of the state the building is in, collapsing floors, ceilings & staircases, etc.
I think the black & white photos are really effective for these images as it adds a sense of fear and shows the dark, dirty building in what I think is the best way possible.
Once again, like Chartham the building has gained a new purpose; an urban explorers paradise, a graffiti artists blank canvas or a playground for anyone who visits. This again shows me that there is beauty in decay.
I think the black & white photos are really effective for these images as it adds a sense of fear and shows the dark, dirty building in what I think is the best way possible.
Once again, like Chartham the building has gained a new purpose; an urban explorers paradise, a graffiti artists blank canvas or a playground for anyone who visits. This again shows me that there is beauty in decay.
Eastry Mental Hospital
After visiting Chartham mental asylum, I wanted to explore more! A friend had seen my photos & asked why she hadn't been invited to come with us & if we would be up for going again, as she was now interested. I suggested we visited Eastry instead, as I knew the area from when I lived in Sandwich. She couldn't wait to come with us & offered to drive us there the next day.
Eastry Union Workhouse on Mill Lane was converted into a mental hospital in 1948 and specialized in the care of people with learning disabilities. I could not find a lot of information on Eastry hospital and went back to my friend who worked at Chartham before it shut in the hope she would be able to help...Fortunately, she had also worked at Eastry and told me they were very different environments to work in. Eastry was smaller and quieter where as Chartham was a lot bigger & had a lot more difficult cases involving surgery & very bad cases that were in a secure part of the hospital.
When Eastry shut many of the patients were re-homed into smaller units (including The Rectory at Ash, which is just down the road), but it was a sad & worrying time as many of the residents from Eastry suffered with downs syndrome & were very vulnerable & were sent out into society, where their security and safety had gone.
Eastry closed its doors in 1997 & large amounts of it have been demolished, what remains are now listed buildings of historical importance.
Here are some of my photos:
Eastry Union Workhouse on Mill Lane was converted into a mental hospital in 1948 and specialized in the care of people with learning disabilities. I could not find a lot of information on Eastry hospital and went back to my friend who worked at Chartham before it shut in the hope she would be able to help...Fortunately, she had also worked at Eastry and told me they were very different environments to work in. Eastry was smaller and quieter where as Chartham was a lot bigger & had a lot more difficult cases involving surgery & very bad cases that were in a secure part of the hospital.
When Eastry shut many of the patients were re-homed into smaller units (including The Rectory at Ash, which is just down the road), but it was a sad & worrying time as many of the residents from Eastry suffered with downs syndrome & were very vulnerable & were sent out into society, where their security and safety had gone.
Eastry closed its doors in 1997 & large amounts of it have been demolished, what remains are now listed buildings of historical importance.
Here are some of my photos:
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