So I may have completely changed my idea for my typology. When I went in town earlier to today to take my photos, I noticed something: no one was wearing a hat. It would take ages to find enough people willing to have a photo taken in a hat. So I changed my idea and decided to look for something that is common in Lincoln, as it is a typology of Lincoln, and something that I did not need to ask about or waste lots of time on. So I chose doors and here is my typology:

I noticed whilst walking up Steep Hill that there are a lot of pretty and relatively grand/nice doors. So I took loads of photos of them from various different distances and created this typology. I have noticed that the vast majority of the doors are either a green or a grey colour – this may be down to taste or just fashion of front doors at the moment. I also liked to try and keep the detailing in above the door as this sometimes added to the interest of the photo.

I have an interest in interior/exterior design anyway and feel this was a good way of investigating it but by using photography. I am pleased with my typology and am glad I had 16 decent photos to use as I believe typologies look better with more photos (generally). If I were to do it again, I perhaps would not leave it to the last minute and would give my subjects slightly more thought.

For my typology, I have decided to photograph as many people as I can wearing Christmas hats. I think I will probably just take the photo of the hats and top of people’s heads to show that it does not matter who is wearing it and how everyone is united in the winter with their Christmas hats. As this is the autumn/winter term of uni, I wanted to try and include something seasonal in my work. I also thought it is fitting as Lincoln is a cold, windy place and so a wooly hat sums it up quite well.

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.