Final piece experimentation

As I decided to focus on my David Wilson shoot I am expanding on it by looking at the weather to create a mood such as clouds and grey skys as it will make the picture look more appealing and eye catching. I will control this by shutter speed and ISO.

Here are a few examples here..

Final Pieces

These are my final pieces of my coursework which I'm really proud of. I haven't thought about doing photoshop layering. I always wondered how photographers got such stunning photos but this is how!

I had to experiment a lot such as different techniques by over exposing the photo and under exposing then rubbing it out on Photoshop.

Some photos in particular I would change it by using the straightening tool for example this photo:

 

I straightened the top image and cropped it, I done this as it makes the sky look more dramatic and the grass to stand out. I also lightened the grass as it really was a contrast to the sky and made it stand out.

 

Here..

 

In this photo you can tell I lightened the grass and the horse to make it stand out more and I also changed the saturation to make it more colourful and vibrant. There was a printer fault as well which made it look darker so I had to bring the brightness up.

 

 

 

I trialled out black and white too but it didn't make as a good effect. I think these photos apply to my theme really well as it the setting and the landscape wide angle is very lonely and lost. The colours of the sky look like a tornado or a storm is about to appear and linking the weather with a mood this would be anger, upset, lost.

 

 



 

Ansel Adams 2

As we've had a winter patch I thought it would be great to experiment with a shoot I did back in September of foot steps. I firstly took photos of converse shoes and walking away, but this seemed more experimental. I would of liked to have got footsteps in sand but that would have been hard so I took advantage of what I did have which was snow. I really like these images as they look lonely because it's showing we did have people here, it's the past. These images resemble Ansel Adams photos of the long road which looks lost and deprived.

Elizabeth Carmel 2

 

 

 

I was pleased with these photos, they were taken on a sunny day which caused the shadows to be really sharp, the third photo reminds me of a jungle/safari which was quite nice as it looks so desserted it reflects my theme. My ISO for these photos were 100, it makes the photo seem really sharp and my f.stop ranging from 7.1 to 8 and my aperture was was about 4.8.

My second photo I edited in photoshop blurring it out as I think you can see the objects and what it is but at the same time makes it more mysterious. I like the contrasting colours of the sky at the top of the picture against the gate being dark.

Final piece ideas

Trying to think of final piece ideas are always hard for me as I was unsure whether to come up with a whole brand new concept or to develop something. A lot of thinking with my teacher we came up with to experiment with my David Wilson shoot and widen my ideas. The shoot I did was great with the composition and mood but to make it even better I could focus on the weather as the weather is just white which shows it over exposed so my teacher has taught me how to capture the weather with the right technique (ISO or Shutter Speed) but also how to get the scenary at the right exposure by photoshop.

These are some examples of my teachers pictures. The first two images are obviously capturing the colours in the sky but the garden is dark so in the picture underneath she has taken it so the garden is bright but the sky is white so...





Using photoshop - layering and rubbing out this is her final image. I think it's fantastic as I never knew you could do this as I always wondered how. It's widening my photoshop knowledge and developing my technique.

A way with words..

Lonely Life

Lonely on the land I walk,
Lonely cross the sea I sail,
Lonely air of beach I stroll –
This lonely life doth take its toll.

- Mark R Slaughter

 

 

 

After a breakup, there is a great feeling of loneliness that overcomes us. For so long, we felt that we were a part of something bigger than ourselves. Suddenly we are left with the realization that we no longer have another to lean on. The loneliness is overwhelming. We have become used to having someone with us all the time. We probably made all our decisions together. To suddenly be alone after intense togetherness is a very lonely feeling.

-CC BY 3.0

 

 

 

 

Jenn Ackerman 2

Jenn Ackerman 1

Jenn Ackerman was my inspiration for these images. I wanted to look at people in distress, working, as it looks much more natural. This is taken in my schools kitchen but the black and white effect looks great as the kitchen is classic black and white metal.

I tried out different angles and used depth of field as I thought I could get some nice shots. I think my third image makes them look trapped and like a prision like ... images. Im proud that I used the depth of field in this image as it makes certain parts of the photo stand out and make the people who are blurred in the background seem not important and question us who see it, what is happening?

David Wilson vs Ansel Adams

Looking through artists to inspire for my work the differences between David Wilson and Ansel Adams are really interesting.

David Wilsons photos are usually based in his hometown, Wales in black and white. Wales is what seems to inspire Wilsons photography like it's telling a story about Wales and maybe to attract tourism to see that parts of Wales is a beautiful place. I can see that his passion is too explore the coast and countryside during the autumn/winter/early spring times. His photography is very modern with modern techniques, sometimes some of his photos can look quite fake and not natural such as the sky or edit to his photos but I do love that some of his photos are pure landscapes yet they look desserted. His photos are really thought about as it's not just the place where the picture is taken at it's the weather capturing the clouds and the reflections on the water which adds to the mood and tone of the photo which is pathetic fallacy.

Ansel Adams on the other hand doesn't celebrate one specific place it's to celebrate the arts and natural environment. His passion is to inspire people with the world around us and encourage self expression which I think is great as we should appreciate the world around us and see the beautiful interesting parts. His photos are very natrual and the same as Wilson, weather is very important in his work to create a mood. His photos are edited such as using the Dodge and Burn but it creates a lovely effect. Some of his photos can look historical with the sepia effect but mostly modern.

Documentation

Documentaries on mental illnesses are always interesting to watch as they show you the history of what it was like years ago to now and what happened. This helps my knowledge of how it is conveyed from years ago to now as it all links up with how it is portrayed through photographs.

One documentary I watched was called A History Of The Madhouse it showed that years ago they didn't care much about the patients feelings and thoughts and diagnosed everybody as mentally ill even if they had something small wrong. They were up for all types of experimentation without worrying about the consequences.