Instead of finding an individual photographer, I thought I would just have a look at some typologies that I like on Pinterest:

• I like how this is black and white – it is a classification of lip shape instead of colour of anything else
• The lips are all relatively central
• The fact there is 15 different photos means there is quite a few to compare

• I love the simplicity of this
• The black and white works well
• The trees tend to be in an order of shorter – taller – shorter
• There is a lot of white space around the trees

• Simple but works well
• I like the large variety of colours
• Same hanger makes it look better
• All central

• The mountain itself is not very exciting but the various shades of colour are
• Colours compliment each other
• Mountains are at bottom of photo – perhaps indicating the sky is the important part

• Lots of umbrellas makes this pleasing to the eye
• Large variety of colours looks good
• All central
• Taken from above – best angle for umbrellas
• Something I could attempt?

When I first saw that we had to create a typology of Lincoln, I was quite excited as they are one of the best types of photography to look at. I also want to revisit typology as I attempted it last year but it did not go particularly well – I took photos of different coloured houses but I did not quite frame them all the same in my photos.

When researching typology, I wanted to find a photographer who creates typologies using things you could find in a town or on a street, as our typology has to be on Lincoln. I found a man called Steve Tyler, a recent graduate, and here are some of his typologies from his collection ‘Typology in Common Places’ that I particularly like:

I like his comparison between indoor and outdoor lights – lights are something you can find everywhere which is why this is relevant to me as I need to find objects to take photos of in Lincoln. I notice all of his subjects are central in the photo and an amount of blank space around them. The objects are all a similar size in each photo, making the typologies look professional and pleasing to the eye.

His other project, ‘Typologies of Mass Consumption’, is also very successful:

The sheer amount of can tops and cigarettes make the typologies look amazing! I like how some of the cigarettes are bent and deformed and that he has photographed them in the way that he has found them. The use of a white background in these photos also works well (even though the white varies) as it means the lines of the tops and cigarettes stand out better.

When creating my typology, I need to make sure the objects are central and fill the same amount of space in my photos, just like Steve Tyler has.