Work Record April 8th 2013

Preparation;

The aim for this shoot is to show nature and the contrasts I see within it, such as colour and the contrasts between natural and manmade. I decided to do this as the majority of my work is in the studio and I want to explore shooting outside a bit more.  

I don’t really have any specific plans with this shoot, but I do plan on using the macro lens when photographing things such as flowers as I like the way it makes the camera focus on the subject and its detail whilst slightly blurring the background.

To Prepare I need to; 

•   Plan where I am going to go

What I hope to achieve;

From this shoot I hope to achieve a range of photographs showing various contrasts within nature.

 

What I actually achieved?
I am really happy with how my shoot went, especially as it was something I am not used to doing, and I got a variety of images showing various contrasts and compositions. As I got a range of photographs showing different things ranging from churches to flowers, this shoot shows a range of different contrasts such as contrast between light and dark. When editing, I did keep them consistent, as each image is different and needed different editing, so it ranged from just using levels and curves, to using different filters to create different effects. Overall, I am really happy with how this shoot has turned out and the range of images I got.

This is one of my favourite images from the shoot, and it did not take much editing. What I like most about this is the sun shining over from one corner through the trees and slightly hitting the pipe, emphasising the form. I also like the composition, with the camera looking down the pipe showing depth. When it came to editing, I just enhanced the contrast using levels and curves, as it did not need over editing, just enhancing slightly.

This is another image that I really like, although it does stand out against the rest of the images as it is not to do with nature or the scenery of where I was. I took this with the macro lens, focusing in on the tear in the shoe, which is obvious as it is central of the composition. As this image without editing did not have much to do with contrasts, so during editing I decided to use the selective colour technique which also emphasised the subject.

I think this is a really effective image, as it is simple yet shows good detail and strong colour. I also took this using the macro lens as I wanted to capture the detail of the flower precisely. When editing, I made the background more blurred using Gaussian blur. When it came to colour, I only had to enhance it slightly using levels and curves.

 





What I am going to do next;

As this was a one off shoot, there is not much else I can do to continue this, as the idea cannot really be developed further so I will move onto a new idea.