Contrast 2 work diary

The second time I went out to shoot contrast. I found it much easier because we had a discussion with Paul before we went out to take photographs. This allowed me to gather my ideas before I went out to take photographs. The difference between the two contrast shoots was that this one involved contrast in emotion and personality and appearence. Where as my first contrast shoot was on nature and man made materials.

The first photograph im going to evaluate is the photograph where I used the contrast of Beth expressing a happy and angry emotion. I did this by putting the red back ground with her angry expression. And the happy expression with a white background these reflected the emotions very well. To improve this photograph I could of taken the photographs closer and been more creative in the editing process.

The second photograph im going to evaluate is the photograph of the hair. I used Sophie and Taylors hair in contrast with eachother as one was curly and one was straight. Then i changed the opacity to put Demi and Beth's hair ontop but ghostly to show Blonde and Black hair. This photograph was creative and fit the theme of contrast very well. To improve this photograph I could of cropped there bodies and just had there heads and hair.

If I would go back and add to this shoot I would of taken more photographs as I only filled one and bit contact sheets. However by not taking as much photographs showed that I concentrated more on what I was taking and how they would turn out instead of making sure that I have taken plenty of photographs.

Contrast 1 work diary

In my first contrast shoot we established in the lesson that contrast was opposites of eachother. For example light and dark or rough and smooth. This gave me a bit of an idea of what to capture but didnt create a huge understanding. When I went out to take my photographs the weather was dry and the sun was shining which was great because then my photographs would bring out the detail more of the established contrast as the sun would be shining on them. This allowed me to take some decent photographs which was good.

The first photograph Im going to evaluate is my photograph showing half brick and half wood. This photograph is taken vertically where the two man made materials meet. This photograph shows the contrast of two differnt building materials. The brick being very light and rough and the wood being very dark and smooth. The sun was directly shining on this photograph which bought out both the textures and hilighted the detail more to show the contrast of them.This photograph to me is very simple but the brightness of it and the layout makes it appealing to look at. Before I started photography at a level I didnt think that you could take a photograph of man made materials and make it look engaging. This is something I have learnt from all my shoots in formal elements. To improve this photographs both sides could of been even to make the photograph more presentable.

The second photograph Im going to evaluate is the photograph I took of the pavement where the shadow was covering half of the photograph diagonlly and the other half was very bright. This photograph shows the contrast of lightness and darkness. When I was taking this photograph I imagined the meaning behind it. This is that in life there is always going to be dark and lonly times but if you keep smiling your life will soon brighten up and become postive. This photograph is presented well. However to improve this photograph I could of taken it closer to achieve more detail in the photograph.

If I would go back and add more to this contrast shoot I would take more photographs of colour and the emotions that colour expresses.

Studio work diary leaves

When I went into the studio for my 4th time to take photographs. The theme was to take photographs that fit the theme of quite reflection as well as leave photographs. Because it was my 4th time in the studio I found it much easier to use the lighting and work with the shadows. There was lots of props to use which brang out everyones creative sides.I also found it easier to work the camera because I had used it in the past times I have been in the studio.

My first photograph im going to evaluate is the photograph of Demi with the leave against her face. This photograph involves a leaf which fits the theme of nature. Aswell as quite reflection as its been taken because of the life cycle of a leaf. As well as the beauty of both nature and Demi. This photograph used the dark red back drop which created the photographs to have autmn colours in them. This back drop was very different to plain white and gave it  different style to it. To improve this photograph the leaf could of been more attached to Demi and the photograph could of used shadows.

The second photograph is of the mixture of leaves. This photograph was close up so brang out the details in all the leaves. As well as the colours and the fresh water was hilighted. The photograph again was inspired by the cycle of a leaf which fit the theme of quite reflection. To improve this photograph the organisation of the leaves could of been better and the foucus and quality better.

If I would go back and add to the studio shoot. I would of taken more photographs and more photographs of leaves which were better and higher quality.

Nature walk 2 work diary

When I went out on my second nature walk with my photography class. We decided to go a different route and this was so that we get totally different photographs from our last walk. Because I had been out and taken photographs from my my last walk this time I had more of an idea what to take and how to take them. The weather on this walk was much colder and it had rained the night before thereofore there was alot of puddles. Even though the weather wasnt very nice this allowed me to take reflection photographs in the puddles and show how autumn was fading out and how winter was coming and how it affects nature. I took a lot of photographs again on this walk. My two faveroite photographs were:

The first photograph was my bird photograph which appears in my top twenty and portfolio. This photograph was of the birds flying in motion. This was very affective because it looked as if the birds were flying towards the reciever. This photograph involved the sky and the clouds which created the photograph to look very beautiful. The birds were silouhetts and so was the top of the house and tree's. This made them stand out as well as using the formal element of shape. This is one of my favrouite photographs I have taken. How ever if I could improve this photograph I could of made the photograph brighter and cropped the photograph to show less birds.

The second photograph im going to evaluate is my tree photographer. This has been captured when the sun was shining right on it. This makes the tree and its remaining leaves glow. This photograph shows the life cycle of a tree through how the leaves are all almost fallen off the tree. This hilights that this photograph was taken in the autumn season. I expecially like the colours in this photograph and how the deep blue sky is in the background. The layout of how the tree covers the whole photograph and the branches spiral out are very capitivating. How ever to improve this photograph I could of made the two sides even and taken more of the tree therefore not having it as close up as it is.

If I would go back and add to this shoot I would take more photographs using the formal element of reflection. Also I would take more photograph reflecting the cold weather.

Nature walk 1 work diary

Work Diary

When I went on the nature walk with my photography class the walk was for atleast 30 minutes. This allowed us to take loads of photographs so that we had a nice amount of photographs to select and edit to fit in to our portfolio and the compettion. The weather was dry and perfect to get some lovely photographs. This shoot we explored other surroundings instead of just the college. We went out to woods and mainly places where nature was. I managed to take a lot of photographs and learnt new techniques while on the walk. I also learnt how to make a simple thing like the sky look stunning
g with the angle I take the photograph. My two faveriote photographs were:

My leaves photograph that is in my portfolio and my top twenty. This photograph I expecially like because of the bright colours and the layout of the photographs. As well as the photograph being close up which makes detailes of the leaves stand out. Even though this photograph is under the nature walk. This photograph shows extremly well the formal element of lines. This is shown in the leaves. Overall I think that these colours create nature to be beautiful. To improve this photograph I could of blurred the background out more to just have the attention on the big leaves.

My second photograph is the photograph I took of the huge bushes that uses a variety of colours. These colours represent autumn very well as they are green,yellow and red's. This creates the photograph to look very unique and stand out from just plain green nature. The colours are all seperate from eachother and the gaps in the bushes which are dark create the formal element of depth. The layout of ths photograph is that the bushes cover the whole page. This photograph is very busy and shows natures beauty. To improve this photograph I could of enhanced the brightness and focused on a closer version of this photograph.

If I would go back and add to my nature walk I would take more photographs of flowers as my work mainly consisted of tree's and leaves.

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Top Twenty Photographs

Top twenty photographs from ameliabarrett16