Mood board

My chosen theme is movement so this is a good example as it is of something that stopped moving

Photos that have been taken with bulb and had a different type of movement this is because there is several frames in one shot  this means that the object appears more than once and has to be taken in the dark to let less light in

Project Diary 1

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Today i made my project proposal this was a simple task that took only a few hours i might increase the standard of my work, but for now its fine the standard of my work is at a sutible or satisfactory standard.  Each section says that i aspire to have the best standard of work possible and that i will waste no time on tasks that wont give me a higher standard of work.

Exposure masks

Step one open image

Step 2 spot healing

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If it is raw you can use the spot healing tool this will remove blemishes and undesirable distractions to the subject.

Step 2 use the colour mask and the paint brush.

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Using the paintbrush tool and the saturation filters you can exclude certain parts and assets.

Step 3 colour and saturation.

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Now you can mess with the overall colour and saturation.

Questionnaire

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The majority of people who answered are male this shows that the audience might be biased and have a negative view in certain things

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The largest number of people are aged 16-19 this means that the bias is to an age that is in line with my own so the opinion will be more oriented to my specific biases

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The majority likes landscape this photography does not include people often so the bias is against people being in the photo this is something that is often used in portraiture

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Most people like urban which is more readily available to me

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There is a range of techniques that i could use so it has become the least restricting as each of these techniques can be used in different ways

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An even amount of people chose abstract to still this is hard to do as abstract photos are hard and expensive to stage and still photos are hard to successfully plan but there are easy aspects to it

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People thought black and white looked best this is easy as I can use a monochromatic filter this would be the easiest to stage or edit but the lack of colours bay restrict me creatively

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Casual photography was the most voted this is the best under the circumstances that I am in this will be my only option as I have no way to take pictures under any of the other circumstances

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People liked Gregory and Ansel these photographers are the most restricting creatively as Gregory’s style is expensive as it requires stages and Ansel only took photos of black and white photography

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Landscapes were most popular this means that it is the largest niche so it will be harder to compete with other photos that are set up like that but it will also have the highest chance of being seen as is stated

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People thought that 26 to 46 year olds will buy a coffee table book this means that is my target audience this will change my content significantly as the demographic is for an older clientele

Assistive technologies

Adobe light-room it is an adobe app that has some of the Photoshop tools and you can use these assets at any time giving more freedom to edit in raw.

Visco it is the only app that gives you controls on your phone camera enhancing the camera on your phone.

Miops connects your phone to the camera this makes multiple functions possible.

Snap speed it has curves brushes and  dodge.

Light room app.

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This is the original photo but by adjusting the contrast haze and blacks and whites i was able to make the light focused on his face this was further amplified. When i messed with the saturation this made the photo dark and a large outline made it better defined and suited to the specific context.

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Anatomy of the Camera

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Analogue SLR cameras

  • Has aperture and shutter speed ring
  • Has viewfinder
  • Needed to be focused
  • Had no IOS or white balance
  • No detachable lens
  • No battery
  • More durable
  • No screen
  • Had a self-generated motor
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Digital SLR cameras

  • Auto focus
  • Microphone
  • Mode dial
  • White balance
  • Fluid Shutter speed
  • ISO
  • Detachable lens
  • Different functions

Adjust lens shutter opens light strikes sensor witch caused the data to be stored in the ram card.

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Kit lens

  • 18-55 is typical
  • A different lens can get a different image with the same clarity shorter lenses will take wider shots
  • The lens has different used for different sizes

Lens filter

  • Fish eye will give a wider effect

The lenses can be polarized

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Tripods

Mainly used to stabilize cameras

Tripod is used in most areas of photography

Gives even horizon

Weighted tripod are best

Flash

Creates nice silhouettes low lights situation is best.

Analysis of my photo

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This photo shows Georgia using the sun i got an angle that captures a predominantly shady region of her. She has a minor depth of field around her showing the aperture was smaller than average but not the smallest and the ISO was not as sensitive also the shutter speed is relatively fast as it caught her mid blink this created a nice effect in this pose  the sunlight is on only one side of her. The photo is bright and vibrant even without editing. This is because we used a colourful subject the scene uses trees and background objects in the background the photo has no discernible emotion. So it relys on the body language to tells how she is feeling. this conveys a failure to display emotion. The photo was taken with the sun going down so the colours are stretched over the background and are more prominent than mid day or dawn. There is no visible sound in the photo or unnecessary clutter/smudges. The photo has one main subject so it would be better is the aperture was bigger so the depth of field would be more prominent Georgia uses semiotics to make a laid back feel the pose is very disingenuous or depressive. Alternatively she could be in thought this would covey a mood that is about quiet contemplation. The photo was taken off to the side of Georgia the photo uses the contrast of light to dark.

5 Photoshop features

Dodge tool

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The dodge tool can be used to lighten objects and bake them seem more bright and highlight things subtlety or make it stand out. This is useful when dealing with low or minimal light situation.

The Clone stamp tool

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Can be used to hide small things that you don’t want in the picture or ad more of something you want in a picture

Crop tool

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Cropping is extremely important for making images as you can scale the image and cut out.

Spot healing brush

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unfortunately i cant show this in action but this too hides blemishes by using the surrounding area to clone over it. it is similar to the clone tool but it uses a variety of sources to fill the space.the spot healing brush

Magic wand tool

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This tool can select the specific shade of an object depending on the sensitivity set  this can be useful for changing select objects or independent items  i have foun this very good for selecting things where i have made the item from multiple items