Analysis of Photography
Frames and Perspective~ 24/09/2018
These are the first set of pictures that we took. They are based around the idea of using frames and perspectives to enhance our photography. In the first picture, I used a gap in the stair railings and positioned Monica's face in the center of it. It shows the impact of using a frame in a picture to add emphasis to the model rather than what's around. In the second picture, we attempted to use my shoe as the point of perspective. We tried to take the picture from the angle of my show to make my shoe look a lot bigger than my face. In some cases, this type of photography can be conveying the characteristics of the model. For example, if our picture worked, my face would look smaller making me seem vulnerable. However, if my face was meant to look bigger, I would seem more superior and strong. In the last picture, I photographed Monica from a bird's eye view angle. In this picture, Monica looks taller and the top of her body looks bigger than the bottom half. I think this picture could've been better if the camera was focused on just Monica's face rather than the rubber blocks.
Frames and Perspective (part 2)~ 8/10/2018
We definitely got a lot more photos relating to our topic this lesson. We decided to take a few more quick pictures using perspectives and frames since we understood it more after our first trial photography session. In the first picture, we tried to take a photo from a downwards angle but it didn't work very well since the playground equipment became more prominent and diverts the viewer's attention from the model. In the second picture, we wanted to utilize the net as a frame and perspective because of the large squared in the net and also to make the background a bit blurry. This is better shown in the fourth picture where the camera focuses on the net leaving myself and the background blurred, showing perspective.
I think the third picture worked very well since we were trying to make the shoe seem bigger and more obvious when you see the picture. As we can also see, my face is blurry and a lot smaller, indicating the use of perspective. Moving into the fifth picture, shot by Charlotte. She took it from a high angle to produce the effect of Sabrina and I being seemingly smaller than in real life. To further improve this picture, I think we could crop the top bit out since the wall ruins the image and is irrelevant to the image. However, I think the climbing equipment on the right side of the picture gives the viewer an idea of how small we look in comparison to real life. In the last picture, we tried to make the model focused and the net blurry but clearly the camera focused on the net. If it focused on the model, I think it would create a good impact since it would show perspective. Also, we could have added an aspect of framing by having the model standing more towards the middle of one of the squares in the net since they're (me) standing in the middle of two squares.
I think the third picture worked very well since we were trying to make the shoe seem bigger and more obvious when you see the picture. As we can also see, my face is blurry and a lot smaller, indicating the use of perspective. Moving into the fifth picture, shot by Charlotte. She took it from a high angle to produce the effect of Sabrina and I being seemingly smaller than in real life. To further improve this picture, I think we could crop the top bit out since the wall ruins the image and is irrelevant to the image. However, I think the climbing equipment on the right side of the picture gives the viewer an idea of how small we look in comparison to real life. In the last picture, we tried to make the model focused and the net blurry but clearly the camera focused on the net. If it focused on the model, I think it would create a good impact since it would show perspective. Also, we could have added an aspect of framing by having the model standing more towards the middle of one of the squares in the net since they're (me) standing in the middle of two squares.
Photoshop session one~5/11/2018
Impacts of cropping
Impacts of cropping
In this edited photo, I decided to crop out most of the extra room on the side as there wasn't anything significant which enhanced the photo.
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In this photo, I cropped out most o the head room and also a bit more of the room on the sides to allow the focus to be on the model (myself). This cropped photo is my favorite since I think, it creates the most focus on the model because she's in the middle of the photo and in one of the squares of the net.I also think leaving a little bit of room at the top and sides puts the model into proportion.
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I this edit of the photo, I've completely cropped out any room from the top and sides, leaving only the model in the photo and one square of the net. However, I don't like this crop because it only shows the model which gives the photo no meaning and makes it quite boring to look at.
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Photoshop
This is the edited version of the photo that I chose to use on the Photoshop software. The original image is an example or perspective/framing and was taken in our previous photography session. First off, we learnt the basics of Photoshop such as layering, cropping, editing our pictures (darken, brighten, saturate, etc.) and how to add a picture on top of our starting picture. For my picture, I first reduced the brightness as I felt the picture was too light and struck the eyes. So I proceeded to reduce the brightness and then made a new layer. On Layer 2, I added a water colour splash image and reduced the opacity in order for my picture to be seen through it, creating the impact of my picture being textured and coloured. I think my end image turned out really well and I love how the splash adds colour to the image as, in my opinion, the picture was quite monotonous in the beginning since there were only shades of mainly green and blue |