Photography- Production Diary

7th December 2018: I created a proposal for the project. This outlines how I will be completing my project, what my project will be about and why I want to do it. This also states how I will evaluate and reflect on how I complete the project. This is to help other people know what

Photography Intro

Framing & Composition- Look for where things have been placed and what’s missing. Place subjects in the photo where you want to and is not accidental. Lighting- Important. Fundamental part of photography. Can connect certain things in the photo, different emotions and different experiences. To show the mood and tone of a situation on the

Inspirational Image Analysis

  This image is 99 Cent by Andreas Gursky which was taken in 1999. In a single large-scale of seemingly endless rows of isles and shelves of stock was stitched together by multiple images that were taken at a 99 Cent Only store in Los Angeles. With the endless rows and endless rows of people’s

ISO, White Balance & Shutter Speed

These are examples of me using slow & fast shutter speed, using different colour balances to create less or more light, using the lowest & highest ISO to create darker or brighter images and using different aperture to create different depths to some of the images.Slow Shutter Speed- When the lens closes slower. This lets

Portrait Photography

Portrait Photography- Consists of taking photos of an individual or a group of people. The focus is usually the face, although there have been exceptions. It’s supposed to connote the mood and tone through expression on the face(s). Things to consider- Make sure you get enough light for image. Fast shutter speed to capture your

Don McCullin- Work & Info

Don McCullin was born on 9th October 1935 (Age 83). He is a British photojournalist. He is known for taking photos of the more negative, less well-known sides to society including urban strife & war. His work specialises in examining the other side of society that’s talked about less & not thought of as often,

Ansel Adams- Work & Info

Ansel Adams was born on 20th February 1902 and died 22nd April 1984 (Aged 82). He was an American photographer who took photos of nature. All his photos were landscape, none of them were portrait, this was to make the photos look wider and so people could see more of the natural surroundings. Also, all

Mario Testino- Work & Info

Mario Testino was born on 30th October 1954 (Age 64). Mario is a Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer. His worked has featured globally in magazines such as Vogue, V Magazine and Vanity Fair but Mario mainly does work for Vogue. He’s also created images for brands such as Gucci, Burberry, Versace and Chanel. He has

David Bailey- Work & Info

David Bailey was born on 2nd January 1938 (Age 80). He is still alive. He is an English fashion and portrait photographer. He helped influence the swinging 60’s culture in the 1960’s and celebrity chic, working with people like The Beatles. David has socialised and spent time with actors, musicians and the royal family. By

Gregory Crewdson- Work & Info

Gregory’s work usually took place in small-town America. His pictures are usually dramatic and cinematic. His images are often feature disturbing, surreal events. His photographs are elaborately staged and his photos look very cinematic. He uses motion picture equipment and techniques to create his photos, which makes them look like it’s a scene from a

Vivian Maier- Work & Info

Vivian Maier took over 100,000 photographs in her lifetime as a photographer. Her work was not published or recognised until after her death, when her work was discovered by her daughter who showcased her work. This was when people recognised and acknowledged her work. She didn’t publish many of her negative photographs. Due to her

Inspirational Photo Analysis 2

Black and white image   This picture was from 1945, in Nagasaki, Japan. Three days after a bomb called Little Boy ruined Hiroshima, the US thought to land this mega bomb called Fat Man which claimed 80,000 lives and plummeted 80,000 feet into the air radioactive dust and debris. Six days after this bomb had

Types of Photography

Landscape Photography- Ansel Adams is a good example for this. First of all, you got to think about the depth of field and how wide your shot is. Make sure the aperture is wide to focus everything in the image and to be able to see everything in the background and in the image as

Camera RAW- How to Use It

Camera RAW is a feature in Adobe Photoshop where you can edit the exposure, contrast, brightness, colour, highlights, shadows and clarity of the image. You can also change the saturation and vibrance of the image. Basically, with Camera RAW you can change how an image looks to create different messages and emotions. The only thing

Photography Research Posters

Research Posters 2 These are a few posters which explain the different Media research techniques and how to use Adobe Photoshop & Camera RAW for editing. The reason I created this is to educate and let people know what the different research techniques are in Media. This is to help me out so I know

Photo Analysis 3- Own Picture

This is a picture of some fruit that was at a bakery stand at Gunwharf, Portsmouth. The macro elements of this are that it is colourful and bright, detailed and you can see what’s surrounding the fruit and behind the fruit. It also focuses well on the bananas and oranges and that’s what your eyes

Anatomy of a Camera

Camera- There are 2 types of these, there is a analogue and digital camera. First of all, SLR (Analogue), was used before digital cameras were invented. It used to have a film reel (Celluloid) inside the camera to capture the images. It had a ring for shutter speed and aperture. The focus was still there

Photography Challenge Day 2

Street Photography Presentation PDF This is my presentation of the pictures I managed to get and take for my second photography challenge, which was doing some street photography. The skills I used was ISO and white balance, making sure the image wasn’t too bright or too dark, especially as it was dark and wet when

Questionnaire Results

Out of the 8 responses I got from my questionnaire, I found out that my target audience is males of 18-49 years old, who were the most popular genders/age ranges (except 18-25 was second most popular). So, for whatever theme I’m going to choose for my photography project, I got to make sure it attracts

Assistive Technology- Testing

This photo was taken on an app called Miops and edited in Adobe Photoshop. Miops is an app which you can get on your phone which you can connect your phone to a DSLR camera and take a picture via sound. On the Miops app, you use simple photo editing techniques including time-lapse, exposure and

Photography Research File

Research Fact File- Photography PDF This is my secondary research for my photography project.

Photos from 12th & 14th December 2018

Wednesday 12th December 2018 Photo 1: Autumn Madness A picture of a big leaf that is surrounded by other, smaller leaves. This is to show and to indicate that this leaf is more important than the other leaves. The image I edited in Adobe Photoshop via Camera RAW and I change the colour of the

Pre-Production- Photography

7th December 2018: Planning and Getting Ready Photography Proposal This outlines how I will be completing my project, what my project will be about and why I want to do it. This also states how I will evaluate and reflect on how I complete the project. Photography Moodboard PDF A collection of images to help

Questionnaire for Photography Research

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3OR4j_OeJFwTU3f0roacMJql-sDY-s4mRu0GBFRt4wNKPuQ/viewform?usp=sf_link This is the link for my questionnaire to help me with my primary research for my photography project. The questionnaire is to find out what people like in a photograph, what styles and types of content people like in an image. Also, to find out my target audience for my photographs. (No longer accepting

Camera Modes on a Camera

Digital camera modes allows photographers to control the parameters of exposure, shutter speed, aperture & ISO. While certain modes can fully automate the camera exposure, there are other modes that let the photographer control some or all the parameters of exposure. Most digital camera nowadays have various different modes and settings that can be used

Photography Challenge- Fareham/College

This is my attempt at taking a photo in the style of Ansel Adams. Ansel took photos of nature in deprivation or suffering and this photo is the perfect example of nature suffering, with a big plastic bag dumped in a wood full of leaves. All his work was in black and white, which explains

Photos from last week- Improvements that could be made

This photo was taken using a slow shutter speed. I did this to create motion blur. I used a tripod as I needed to use it for this technique. As you can see, in this image, it is very blurry and you can’t see much of what’s going and the surroundings. To improve this image,

Portrait Photos

This was my attempt at portrait photography which I did with Mitchell & Jordan. We tried to get photos inside in the studio as well as outside, so we could get different images, different effects and get different emotions dependant on where the photo is and also so then we got some pictures with artificial