Photography Assignment 2
I have been commissioned to produce a series of images about ' Unseen Teesside '. I need to submit evidence of your process and an example set of images in order to secure the funding. The investors require evidence of planning and development through the production and a critical evaluation for future progression.
Ideas
- Looking for high end cars around Teesside.
- Looking for graffiti around Teesside e.g. on train tracks.
- Pictures of bridges around Teesside.
Examples
I have now decided that I am going to take photos of the bridges in Teesside. Some of these bridges are going to be in Middlesbrough, Yarm and Stockton-On-Tees.
There are a couple of images of bridge photography below:
I really like this photo as it is technically two images combined into one, ' vgm8383 ' ( the person who took this photo and edited it ) has made it into a very clever image. I really like the background of the dark grey sky as well as the use of the leading lines effect on the bridge.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dsansen85/8559656647/in/photolist-e3otH2-qBbJVT-DQWskt-8QUk95-p8cx7X-bW2Bzj-9g5AsM-mSWkJK-gRBiMc-9wX27p-bCnxij-pD4Na4-pqsiFE-bxAXx6-fP12q1-bKzvsv-cE5PmG-dL8zS7-27Ud5E-pCZyjA-fcQqWF-bUTP7C-4CfMrX-6FzXxA-eKf2Ht-c1zphQ-o2a3MV-T3hveG-da6u3w-aV7R3t-fHz9qw-bwKS9s-ShwwJ9-fFNU1S-obag8v-G4Q87M-pJTmZp-cFGcss-gqVy1t-qYvSNc-e7uZPH-da6QQj-c2QePL-nokyKV-ftgGB4-8ZK8Bt-hkZKvh-8qQ3Ko-b7TmPn-fPrumT
I believe that this photo looks like a very good example of bridge photography and Daniel Sendino has made a very good image and edited it very cleverly, this is because he has used only two colours in the image, blue and grey, the blue is very significant as it reflects off the water, the blue is there to stand out towards the viewer. The grey is also effective as it is the background colour based off the blue.
There are many ways in which you can edit photos in Adobe Photoshop when it comes to the levels of the colours on the image. The image below is of the Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough, below are screenshots of how to edit the levels and how it effects the image below.
The image above is of how to get to the levels and how to then change the colours in the image. This is a good piece of knowledge to know as it can become important and effective when editing images.
The image above is the ' Levels ' tool where you can then change the colour in the image.
For example if the first level is around 30 it changes the image to this, compared to it where it is on 0. You can also change the other 2 levels, the level to the right is about how light it is and the one to the left is how dark it is.
Before I can go on my photo shoot there are a few things which I have to complete first, one of these is a risk assessment, this is just to make sure that everyone is going to be safe when completing the project and if there are risks then trying to minimise these as much as you can, the screenshots below are of a completed risk assessment which I have finished.
The locations which I am going to visit on my photo shoot are going to be Middlesbrough, Stockton and Eaglescliffe. It is important to know where you're going before you are going to complete your photo shoot as it then means you could be wasting time trying to find places to go when you could be getting a really good photo if you were organised. As I used my own equipment there was no reason for me to book anything out of the college and therefore I saved time doing it this way, there was also no reason for me to have any models or props in the photos as they were all based on bridges in some way, as well as there was no reason for me to have a studio at any time as every shot I took was outside.
As a part of me practicing photography I went onto a shoot with my class peers and I took some photos near Middlesbrough College and the small dock next to the Riverside Stadium. Below are a few photos in which I took when I went onto the shoot and a short paragraph on why they are my favourites.
The image above is my favourite photo I took on the shoot, this is because I think that the sky and the background of the Transporter Bridge makes it look like a good photo and how it was planned, I also think that the clock tower to the right of the image makes the viewer see both main points of the photo in good time, also the colour blue on the Transporter Bridge makes compares it to the dark grey of the sky. I have decided that this photo will be used in my assignment. The images are below are the photos which I will be using in my assignment, however I have not yet edited them.
The images which are now shown below are the edited versions of the images above, in my opinion I think that these images look better and more effective when they're getting shown to an audience, I have edited these images in Instagram, and they were all shot on an iPhone 7 apart from the last image which was shot on an iPhone 5S.
As you can see from the first image above I have edited it which makes the lightly coloured blue standout, I believe this is necessary as it makes the image directed to something, in this case it's all about leading lines, as well as rule of thirds. The leading lines rule implies that it will draw the viewers attention from the start and the eyes will follow the line to the point ahead, I think this edited image works well with the surroundings, to complete this I used different editing tools ranging from changing the brightness, contrast, structure and warmth of the image as well as the saturation.
The next image is shown below, this is quite similar to the image above however I have still edited it but only a little bit, I think this image works well as I have edited the shadows to the sides of the image, I also believe that the sky in the background works very well with the image as it goes from quite dark to light, this could signify light at the end of a tunnel.
The next image which is shown below has also been edited but even more limited than the one above. I didn't edit this image a lot as I think it already looks great, I just put a casual filter over it to make it look a little lighter and neater, it makes the blues stand out very cleverly, as well as the sun shining and reflecting on the architecture shown in the image.
After that, the image below has been edited a lot, and because of this I actually think that the image is worse than it actually was shown earlier in the blog, however this can be a positive outcome as it means I won't make the same mistake twice, I have used every tool I possibly could on Instagram and it has shown, it doesn't look nice at all, I think the only thing which looks better is probably the clouds above the clock tower and the transporter bridge.
Finally, the image below is also a picture of the transporter bridge but at a completely different angle and because of this it gives it a different effect all together, in my opinion it looks a lot better than the other one above. Like a couple of images above I have only edited this image a little bit, and this was only the contrast and the colours to make it look more blue to make the image stand out more, apart from this the image is completely the same as the original as shown earlier in the blog.
There are many different audiences when it comes to photos, for example many people might like bridge photography and it might not matter how old they are, what gender they are, what they do as a living etc. However some types of photography might be aimed at a certain audience, for example motor racing might not always be but usually is targeted at men and young men who have an interest in the sport, just like sport like football, much like how Sky use many photos when they're using them in advertisements and how you can watch it and see how clear the image is. I believe that I had a good preparation technique which was to make sure I knew what I was going to take photos of at first before I went out and took them, if this wasn't the case I would've been wasting time when I could of been using it efficiently such as completing documents such as risk assessments and research about the type of photography which I focused on.
Conclusion - I believe that I have produced a series of images about ' Unseen Teesside ' by the topic which is bridges, I have submitted evidence and examples of different types of research I have produced and how important it is to secure the funding, the investors also require evidence of planning and development through production and a critical evaluation which is this. In the assignment brief it states that I can self evaluate my piece of work including all types of notes which I used to help me get to my photo shoot. My first piece of self evaluating is that the preparation in which I completed for my photo shoot e.g. the ideas which I got in the first place could've been improved in the way I explained them, I didn't really give a good explanation about the topics which were on a shortlist for me to decide which one I was going to pick. The next thing in which I could've improved upon my assignment is the equipment I used to take the photos, for example for one image I took it with an iPhone 5S whereas all my other photos were shot on an iPhone 7, I believe that you can see the difference in the quality viewing on a computer as well as the phones themselves, I also could've used a DSLR camera which would have been supplied by the college, if I could do this assignment again I probably would choose to use them as they're even better than the iPhone 7's camera quality. I think what I did well in this assignment was the photos themselves, I think now they have all been edited I think that they look really good as well as they all focus on the topic which I picked - bridge photography. I also think that the documents which I have provided in the blog above are up to a professional standard however it would of been even better if I could of used an example of a equipment booking sheet as it would show that I would know what to book and when it needed booking. I have gained some vital knowledge for the finished product, for example I now know how much preparation a photo shoot can take and how much effort you need to give to your project to get yourself a very good photo and more importantly a good grade.
No comments:
Post a Comment