I was privileged enough to go along to a Time Team dig in Rutland last week and took the opportunity to do a bit of documentary work and some portraiture. It was a little intimidating to ask all of the principal figures on the show if I could take their portraits and of course given time constraints I got basic images. I have a series that encompass aspects of the shoot. Each image have different qualities that appeal to me. From the perspective of simple shots I like those which have a sense of quality which is different to compositional elements within the frame that tell a story.
These images of Tony Robinson are a fusion of place and basic portraiture. The colour version is a better representation for a number of reasons but in essence it boils down to separation of the subject. In the mono version Tony is caught up in the background which is quite cluttered but stand out better in the colour version which his helped by the primary colours of his shirt and skin tones.
The images of Phil are similar but the separation of the figure works in both, the first is helped again by the primary colour of the shirt. The mono version is aided by the blue which becomes near black. The background is lighter and less cluttered and allows the subject to stand out more effectively. The latter image also partially captures a sense of place and tells you that there is an old building and that some archaeology activity is occurring.
This image for me tells the story of the production side of the event. It has fours layers of depth and human interaction. In the foreground you have the director who has the attention of the cameraman in the middle ground as well as Tony in the background but critically it is the monitor which tie all these elements together in the form of the final result i.e. the actual shoot.
This image also exhibits the same qualities of depth and was the final scene of the shoot. But the production side is only one element as it is the archaeology itself which is the heart of the Tie Team. The following series of images hopefully tell their own stories.
The above image is Tracey working in her Trench while Connie a winner from the Time Team club who was allowed to experience the dig gives a sense that she might be daydreaming of being an archaeologist one day.
An integral part of the archaeological process is in the cleaning and identifying the finds that come from the trenches. Here the finds are being cleaned and carefully returned to the trays which they came from which are numbered and identified by specialists so that they can be tied to a context of period by their depth of discovery.
The incident room plays an important part in tying together the different investigative branches of the archaeological process. In the foreground Jimmy pieces together the latest geophysical results (ground analysis) to determine if any structures can be detected even before a shovel is put into the ground. This helps to identify areas that should be explored.
Interaction here between the producer Tim Taylor and the shows presenter Tony Robinson while some of the crew wait for the outcome of the discussion in the background. What the topic may be I will leave that to your imagination.
No series of images would be complete without the archaeological process in action. Phil Harding is caught in mid shovel throw as he excavates in trench one.
It is not all hard work for some there is a wait until needed. The digger operator who has been a part of the team for years catches a few zzzz.
The final image in the story catches the sense of place. This image should conceivably been first in the series but I have left this until the very end.
These images of Tony Robinson are a fusion of place and basic portraiture. The colour version is a better representation for a number of reasons but in essence it boils down to separation of the subject. In the mono version Tony is caught up in the background which is quite cluttered but stand out better in the colour version which his helped by the primary colours of his shirt and skin tones.
The images of Phil are similar but the separation of the figure works in both, the first is helped again by the primary colour of the shirt. The mono version is aided by the blue which becomes near black. The background is lighter and less cluttered and allows the subject to stand out more effectively. The latter image also partially captures a sense of place and tells you that there is an old building and that some archaeology activity is occurring.
This image for me tells the story of the production side of the event. It has fours layers of depth and human interaction. In the foreground you have the director who has the attention of the cameraman in the middle ground as well as Tony in the background but critically it is the monitor which tie all these elements together in the form of the final result i.e. the actual shoot.
This image also exhibits the same qualities of depth and was the final scene of the shoot. But the production side is only one element as it is the archaeology itself which is the heart of the Tie Team. The following series of images hopefully tell their own stories.
The above image is Tracey working in her Trench while Connie a winner from the Time Team club who was allowed to experience the dig gives a sense that she might be daydreaming of being an archaeologist one day.
An integral part of the archaeological process is in the cleaning and identifying the finds that come from the trenches. Here the finds are being cleaned and carefully returned to the trays which they came from which are numbered and identified by specialists so that they can be tied to a context of period by their depth of discovery.
The incident room plays an important part in tying together the different investigative branches of the archaeological process. In the foreground Jimmy pieces together the latest geophysical results (ground analysis) to determine if any structures can be detected even before a shovel is put into the ground. This helps to identify areas that should be explored.
Interaction here between the producer Tim Taylor and the shows presenter Tony Robinson while some of the crew wait for the outcome of the discussion in the background. What the topic may be I will leave that to your imagination.
No series of images would be complete without the archaeological process in action. Phil Harding is caught in mid shovel throw as he excavates in trench one.
It is not all hard work for some there is a wait until needed. The digger operator who has been a part of the team for years catches a few zzzz.
The final image in the story catches the sense of place. This image should conceivably been first in the series but I have left this until the very end.
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