Final Pieces

Walk 1- work diary

Evaluation of session: 

When we were first told that we would be going for a walk to shoot i was unsure of what to take pictures of as i couldn't think of anything that would show journey, that why most of my photos are of Autumn colours and back of heads. It wasn't until the second walk that i realised how to show journey through a photo.

This photo shows autumn colours as there are green and red leaves. I like this photo as i like how it shows more than one formal element, it shows lines, with the branches of the bush and the veins on the leaves. As well as this it shows contrast between the green and red leaves and colour, as there is a lot of different greens, reds and browns in the photo. I also like how the edges of some leaves are red but the inside is green, this shows the progression into Autumn.

The second photo i have chosen to write about again shows autumn colours. I like this photo as the sun is behind the leaves so it makes the contrast more apparent between the pale yellow leaves and the darker green leaves. As well as this it makes the branches of the tree look black so they agin contrast with the pale yellow leaves. I also like how the sun is bend the tree rather than facing it, usually in photography we are told to ensure that the sun is bend us became taking a picture but in this photo i liked how the sun behind the leaves made the yellow and light green leaves look brighter and the dark green leaves darker so there is a bigger contrast.

Progression:

If i were to go out and reshoot the walk, i would make sure to take more  photos that show a journey, as well as this i would want to use people in my photographs as none of the ones i took during this session (other than back of head) ha people in them. I also think red to take more back of head photographs as even though i took quite a few i think i could have taken better ones if i payed more attention to the backgrounds.

Self assessment

Over the next 4 weeks i am going to add more to my work diaries as i don't think that i have evaluated the session and the photos i had taken in enough detail or written enough for the progression. Similarly i am going to add more to my image bank and i don't think that i had described the photographs i found in enough detail.

I am also going to reshoot studio contrast, location back of head, Mapplethopre studio and do another physical experiment as i am not happy with one of the ones i had previously completed.

As well as this i am going to look over my photographer research again to ensure that i have completed them fully in detail, if not then I'm going to add more to them.

I am going to add more to all of the connecting essays as they are very short and only have brief descriptions.

Work Diaries-COMPLETE
Image bank- COMPLETED
Reshoot Mapplethorpe studio- COMPLETED
Reshoot Studio contrast
Physical experiment- COMPLETED
Connecting essays- COMPLETED
photographer research- COMPLETED.

Best 40 photos.

Final project evaluation

In the last few weeks of the project we have started to write connecting essays, these essays compare our work to the work of other photographers. I found it difficult to do this as i struggled to find pictures similar to the ones i have taken. However, it did get slightly easier by the last essay as i was looking at smaller similarities, like tone and lines, things that i hadn't considered when writing the first four essays.

I have found that the physical experiments to be the most enjoyable part of the project as i liked seeing the photos, that i had taken, printed out and finding interesting ways to change the appearance of the photo. As well as the physical experiments, i found looking at Robert Mapplethorpes work to be interesting as i like how controversial his work was at the time. This made it more interesting when we tried to take photos that were inspired by Mapplethorpe as it made me realise how different people used to view subjects, such as homosexuality, in the 50's-80's compared to how people view it now.

Overall, i have found this project to be useful as it has helped me to understand the elements of a 'good' photograph so i can take and notice what photos are good and bad.

Connecting essay: 5

The photo below is a picture found on the internet that shows movement. In the photo the background is blurred as well as the people running in the foreground. Other than movement this photo is also an example of colour as all of the runners are wearing bright coloured clothing, as well as colour the photograph shows a contrast between the bright colours of the runners clothes and the dark green on the trees in the background.

The next photo is  photo that i and taken during the session of Movement. In the photo the background is blurred where i moved the camera as well as the person being blurred as he was running showing movement. In the photo a contrast is shown between his black coat and the lighter background, as well as colour, this shows contrast as the light background makes his coast stand out. A second contrast is shown on the grass, the grass is a lighter green compared to the green of the bushes so it stands out against the darker green on the bushes behind it.

The two photographs are similar as they both show movement. In both of the above photos a person is running through the centre of the shot and both the person in my photo and the people in the photo from the internet, are blurred and both of the backgrounds are blurred. Other than movement, both photos show colour and contrast in the background. However  difference between the two photos is that in the first photograph he background is dark and the colours are bright in the foreground, whereas in the bottom photograph the background is light and the darker colour of his coat contrasts against it in the foreground.

Connecting essay: 4

I found the photo below on the internet, in the photo we can see a small path going uphill in a forest.

The photo is a good example of depth as it shows a path getting thinner the further away it gets.

As well as this, the photo shows a contrast as the lines of the dark tree trunks and branches contrast the the bright green and light brown on the trees and floor. Other than tone and depth the photo is a good example of colour as in the photograph there is a variety of greens, browns, oranges and yellows.

The photo below is a photo that i had taken on the second walk. This photo shows a sense of journey, in the photo we can see depth is the main focus as the path looks as though it gets thinner and comes to a point as it gets further away. As well as journey, the photo shows Autumn colours as the leaves on the floor show a variety of browns, oranges and yellows. The photo also shows a different variation of line thickness and length as the branches all vary in size.

The two photographs are similar as they both show a path going through the centre of a forest. Both of the photos show depth, as they are taken by someone standing on the path and the path gets further away, so it looks like its getting thinner and coming to a point. As well as this the photos show colour as there is a variety of different colours in each one and different shades of the same colour, showing tone. However there is a difference in tone between the two photos as the path on the first picture is a lot lighter brown/yellow than the brown path in the bottom picture. A difference between the two photographs is that in the photo found on the internet, the colours are much more vibrant and bright, whereas in my photo the colours are much more dull.