Work Record 1

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Best Images: 

Aperture 1/125 - f.13

I like this image because the model is central and the right proportion of his body is captured in the image as I was aiming for upper body landscape shots. Aside from a few marks in the image due to marks on my camera lens, it is a clear, bright image. I plan to remove the marks in photoshop to fix this issue. Additionally, the model appears happy as he is laughing and showing true emotion, giving my images an honest, raw tone. 

Aperture 1/125 - f.13

I also like this image of the same model, again he is central in the shot and the image is clear. There are a few marks in this image too which I will remove on photoshop. He is appearing defensive and confident here with his arms folded. Slightly annoyed even, the point of these images a lot of the time are to present a clear emotion in my models to elicit a certain feeling or reaction in the viewer. 

Aperture 1/125 - f.13

This image is also clear despite a few marks that will be removed when edited. The model is central and appears shy and introverted, not really showing a lot of emotion through body language or facial expression. Although his raised eyebrows suggest he could be intrigued or surprised. 

Aperture 1/125 - f.13

This image contrasts to the last one in regards to emotion. The model is shown to be laughing and the fact that his eyes are closed would suggest he is really comfortable as this is a vulnerable state in body language. 

Aperture 1/125 - f.13

These three images were all shot one after the other with the idea that I would experiment overlapping them on photoshop. The model here reveals nothing, with a blank facial expression and not much body language. This suggests that the character here could be hiding something. I would hope that this would intrigue the viewer of the image.

Aperture 1/125 - f.13

I also like this image for it's honesty and purity, as the model seems comfortable and happy. She is central in the image and despite a few marks that will be removed in Photoshop the image is clear. I will probably also adjust the lighting of the image and make it slightly brighter.

Aperture 1/125 - f.13

I asked my model to wear her sunglasses so that during editing I could use these to my advantage, perhaps putting something on the lenses. The model is in the right third section of the image facing the left, so even though this is a studio shoot this image looks a lot less set up or performed in comparison to the others.

Aperture 1/125 - f.13

Although this image is slightly dark I can easily adjust this in photoshop. The model appears moody with one hand in her pocket and her head tilted. Again she is central in the image. There are also a few marks in this image that I need to remove in photoshop but other than that it is a clear shot. 

Aperture 1/125 - f.13

Finally this image was successful because of the model. She is showing true emotion here and offering the image a happy, honest tone. This is something I really aim for in my shots, so that the viewer can relate to the model and almost feel as if they know them.

Worst Images:

    

A02: Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops.

I carried out this shoot in the studio with a white back drop and two soft box lights facing the models, one on the left and one on the right.  I was shooting full body portraiture shots with a Nikon on a tripod. I used an aperture of 1/125 and a shutter speed of f.13 and an ISO of 200 for each shot. Although the images were slightly dark I knew I would edit this on photoshop and brighten them. 

I began by cropping the image, changing it from a landscape shot to a portrait shot.

Then I used the curve tool to make the image brighter.

After this I used the colour balance tool to make the image appear less yellowish so I gave it a blue tint.

 I saved this version and printed it off. After that I used the magnetic selection tool to select the area around the models head and used the paint bucket tool to change this to a turquoise colour. I also printed this off and using scissors I cut this area out and layered it on top of the image I had already printed off.

 The first thing I did when editing this image was adjusting the brightness so the image wasn't as dark. I used the curve tool for this. Once I had done this I saved this image and printed it off.

Then I converted the image to black and white and saved this and printed it off. After this I cut a circle out around the models head on the coloured copy, and layered this on top of my black and white copy.

For this image I opened the first layer and then proceeded to use the 'Place Embedded' tool to add another two images (layers).

I adjusted the brightness of these using the curve tool and adjusted the opacity to result in the ghostly effect. I ensured to shoot three images of this girl, one facing left, one facing right and one facing the camera so that this edit would be successful. I saved the image before I converted it to black and white and saved this image too. I printed both of these off and cut out a circle around the models head on the coloured copy and layered this on top of the black and white copy.

A03: Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress.

My Idea was to use framing devices as a topic throughout my work. I decided to do this through the use of layering and adding colours. I am not a particularly confident user of Photoshop and therefore decided to take the physical editing approach.

I feel as if I should have created a stronger plan when it came to editing my images so that I had an outcome I was proud of. I wanted to layer a black and white strip over the image of the boy but after several attempts failed to do this and wasted a lot of time. I don't think that the second final image is very effective and didn't involve a lot of work for the final piece. I do like the third final image and the use of the opacity tool was a good idea and if I had experimented with this earlier, the complete outcome could have been a lot more successful.

In regards to my shoot I think it went fairly well. I got at least five images of each model so that I could pick the best ones. I knew how to use all of the equipment and it all worked fine for the shoot. The images could have been slightly brighter before being edited and I could have tackled this issue by brightening the flash on the soft box lights or adjusting the camera settings to a higher ISO or something along those lines. 

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