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Landscape Work Diary

Planning



Evaluation and Progression

Evaluation

  I chose this image as one which represents landscapes well because I like the colours and how the trees are bare and we can therefore see segments of the sky in the background. This creates a really picturesque landscape which is calming and quiet. Vertical lines represent strength and power which goes well with the idea of trees (production of oxygen) as an essential for everyday life. The trees are long and tall which presents a sense of strength. I like the angle which I have taken this at because the trees lead us to the top of the picture.

Progression 

  To progress this image, I used Photoshop to adjust the exposure, saturation, gamma correction and contest. This made the autumn colours in the trees really stand out as they were originally quite dull and dark. This image now makes me feel warm due to the orange and yellow tones. they stand out against the white background. The lines represented in the picture are more prominent. I really like this image because the colours are intense which portrays the wide variety of colours we see in autumn.  

Evaluation

I like this image because the long pavement means our eyes are led towards the end of the picture. I also like how the picture looks simple and tidy but is still effective. I like the mixture between greens and yellows however, I think that I should convert it into black and white because the colours here are darkened due to the overcast sky. 

  

Progression

   

  To progress this image, I used Photoshop to convert it into black and white. I think that this works better because it highlights the tones in the picture better. I used the dodge tool in Photoshop to highlight specific areas within the picture. I also used the burn tool to darken some areas of the sky. I have consciously made adjustments which are more effective in 'leading' our eyes to a certain area. I think by using these tools, it has created a picture which represents landscape from a different perspective.  If I were to the this image again, I would take it more centre orientated so that our eyes lead straight into the end of the picture.              

Evaluation 

I like this image because it is different and is not something people would usually think represents a landscape. I like the damp patches on the floor because they are reflective of the light above. This picture has an opposite effect to the alternate images because it does not supply me with a warm feeling. This is because the colours here are very bland and cold, unlike the warming oranges and yellows. However, I like this picture because it presents landscape photography in a different way.

 Progression

  

   I made subtle adjustments to this image using Photoshop because I think that it worked very well previously. However, I used Photoshop to change it into black and white, adjust the contrast, curves, exposure and offsets settings. I think that these changes work well because the black and white is well suited to the damp and cold nature that this image portrays. I also used the dodge tool to highlight some particular areas which I wanted to be more highlighted and I used the burn tool to create shadows in areas which I wanted to be darker. This image contains a range of tones and portrays landscape effectively and intriguingly. If I were to take this picture again, I could use a tripod to steady the camera while taking the image at a lower angle.



Progression

 I chose this image as one which should be adjusted or retaken because I do not think that it accurately presents landscape. I think that it is uninteresting and should be taken at a better angle. I could maybe use a tripod to take an image at a accurate angle and maybe to get more of the building and landscape in. I went back to retake this image (shown below). I think the mage shown below does work better than the one previous however, I would need to make some adjustments using Photoshop using crop, contrast , curves and so on to improve the appearance of the picture. I could also turn it into black and white as I do not like the colours presented in this picture.

Landscape Straight Images

  I like this image because I think that it has potential to be a good landscape image. I like it because it is peaceful and I like the autumn colours such as orange and yellow. The trees represent vertical lines, which imply strength and direction. I also like this picture because the trees are mostly bare, which allows us to see parts of the overcast sky. I could use Photoshop to make the colours more vibrant and eye catching as they are fairly muted and dull here. By doing this, the autumn colours that I like will be intensified.

  I chose this image as one of my favourite takes on landscape photography because I like how our eyes are lead into the picture due to the long straight pavement. I like how there are no distractions in this picture ad the landscape is completely empty, because it does not divert our eyes anywhere else. I could use Photoshop to turn this image into black and white as I feel it would look better this way. I could also use the dodge and burn tool within Photoshop to create more defined tones.

I chose this image as one of my favourites because I like the light coming through the clouds and how the sky looks dainty and soft. I also like it because the sky is really the only bright thing in this picture. This image presents me with feelings of freedom and relaxation which  may be due to the spacious area that I have photographed. I may edit this photograph to make other areas more visible and enhanced rather than just the sky.

  I like this image of a car park because it is different to what I would usually photograph for landscape photography and is a more unique idea of landscape. I like the reflection of the light onto the floor and the low ceiling. However, I could use Photoshop to make some adjustments regarding the colours and tones in this image because the image displayed above presents some suffocating and depressive feelings in my opinion.

Ansel Adams Research Post

 Ansel Adams was an American photographer and environmentalist. He created the zone system shown above which was a scale of 1-10 to help identify different tones. He not only focused on tones but looked widely at landscapes. Adams commonly linked the two subjects together - manipulating his landscape photographs to show a wide tonal range.

This is an example of Ansel Adams' work which shows a wide range of tones. It is a good representation of his usual work and focus point. This picture shows large depth of field because it is all round a sharp image. Ansel Adams often focused on natural landscapes rather than man made landscapes. He tied together his connection to the environment (due to being an environmentalist) to his love of photography. This is commonly seen within various famous photographers work (for example, Vivian Maier and her tying of her occupation as a nanny and photography). The stream  catches our attention because of the light tone it shows and the fact that it leads us into the photograph (leading line).

   This image is another piece of Ansel Adams work which again, presents a wide tonal range. There are extremely bright whites which highlight certain areas and therefore are eyes are more drawn to this. Our eyes are close drawn to the reflection of the sky onto the water which is very clear. The clouds look soft and puffy and the grass looks untouched, presenting the natural world in a more picturesque way. I like this image because you can see the real contrasted difference between the bright white highlights and the dark tones.
 

  I chose this image taken by Adams because it not only explores tone, however it explores form of the natural world also. The rocky and jagged shape of the boulder creates a sharp contrast with the soft and calm clouds. I like this image because the way in which the photographer has taken it, makes it seem as if the boulder is touching the sky which creates a intriguing illusion. It is more interesting than the other images of Ansel Adams which I explored because it looks at more than one topic in photography. I could possibly attempt to bring these two topics together when shooting my photographs.
          

Joiners Work Diary

Planning

Evaluation and Progression

  Here I used Photoshop to create a more unique joiner. I like this because I have layered different images on top of the original images which include his face/body from different angles. I adjusted the capacity setting on Photoshop which helped me to create the fading effect on some particular images. I really like this joiner because it creates an illusion. I could possibly add further images to the joiner to make it more interesting.

Evaluation and Progression

  I used a similar technique as the joiner above when focusing on this one. I took small scale images of separate parts of her body in the studio. I then used Photoshop to make adjustments to each of the smaller photos before I merged them all together to make this joiner. I joined images together which obviously did not match together accurately, which creates an illusion. I think that this piece of work is successful in showing my ability to use Photoshop to the standard in which I require. I like this joiner because it is not perfect, not every image is accurately matched with the corresponding one. 

Progression 

  To further progress this project I could try to use different objects to join together. For example, taking images of different parts of the flower and joining them together. I could also try to work with images of a building and join them together. This would add variety to my work rather than just photographing people. 

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