GROUP TASK-"from capture to print"

For the group task we were asked to produce one final photograph influenced by one of the following film titles:

• Breakfast at Tiffany's


• The Fountain


• Dead Man's Shoes


• Dog Day Afternoon


• A Clockwork Orange


• Sunset Boulevard


• Three Colours Red


• Stand by Me


• The Thin Red Line


• Rear Window

The photograph had to be delivered at 300dpi, jpeg. The deadline was 2pm

after carrying out research in the above film titles we decided as a group to us The Fountain as the basis for our photograph.

for part of our research we look at:

• the trailer for the film, see link below


• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDp-F3Y97ZQ


• brainstormed


• used word association


• resources available to us ie. studio & lighting


• environment suitable for the picture

the original film poster

our final photograph, which was mainly influenced by using word association and also the movie trailer where the queen of Spain give a ring to a conquistador which symbolises his pledge to finding the Elixir of mortality and the water throught the ring represents the fountain (film title).

our image was achieved by using flash lighting in the studio, the camera was set using a fast shutter speed so to freeze motion, althougt i would of liked to of had a slower shutter and a more rapid water flow which i think would of represented a fountain better but this most probably would of caused the hands to blur.

editing was taken place in lightroom where a vinette was added and then in photoshop we change it to black and white and left the ring in colour to draw your attention to it and make it the focal point of the picture.

WEEKLY PROJECT 3

This week we were asked to produce a picture that portrayed.......TREASURE


for my picture i had initially decided to collect some of the things which are precious to me and that i treasure, but whislt doing my macro shot for the systems and processes i thought about using the rings i was photographing as i treause them and they hold memories of a special day for me.



this picture was taken at home using a macro lens the light source was from a lamp and i used paper to diffuse the light. i edited it in lightroom using the temperature to warm the image and i also added a vinette to create a bit more atmosphere.
after editing thought i then decided that i wanted to use some of the portrait pictures that i had taken a few weeks previous of my two boys.




these are my two favourite pictures of the portraits shots i'd taken and they also work well together to.







these where taken using studio lighting which i had brought home and a large product tent which i sat the boys in, i used the black background to. the lighting was placed towards the left hand side and the other light was on the right towards the front of the tent. i used the product tent as its good for difusing the light

I then uploaded the pictures to photoshop and resized them, joined them together to make one picture. .....MY LITTLE TREASURES

WEEKLY PICTURE PROJECT No 2

This weeks picture phrase is ENGLISH BREAKFAST

Here my interpretation....

These are a few images that i tried out before i decided on my final picture.




After doing the above i decided that i liked the egg in the pan so i moved around the spatula til i found what i thought looked best. Here's my final image.....

PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITIONS

During Andy's class we were asked to look for photography competitions to enter.

I found a few websites and registered to them. The picture below is what i entered into a competition which was for "cutest baby"
web address:http://www.snapalley.com/photocontests

this photo was taken using studio lighting at home and a large product tent to diffuse the light, i also used a blackbackground. i edited the image in lightroom changing it to black and white and using a tool to add the blue to his eyes i kept the colour subtle as i wanted it to look natural.

BOTTLE LIGHTING TECHNIQUES

Today's class was about lighting techniques that could be used on a bottle and the effects, below are the pictures taken and setups used.



CAMERA SETTINGS

• ISO 400


• F-STOP 5.6


• SHUTTER SPEED varied from 1/2000s - 1/250s

set up with continuous lighting from behind and underneath, bottle and effect.

lighting: bottom lit
effect: very dark not much detail or definition.












lighting: continuous lighting from bottom and behind but low down.

effect: bottle lit well but lid very dark and not much detail visible.








lighting: top and bottom continuous light


effect: well lit bottle and lid with detail showing clear.






lighting: lit from both left and right


effect: well lit bottle and lid not much definition.






Lighting: up lit with side subtractors and a top reflector


effect: definintion along side of bottle and lid lite ok detail more clear but still quite dark.




lighting: bottom light with black side subtractors

effect: deffinition along sides of bottle but lid quit dark with not much detail showing.

CV PREPERATION NOTES

CV

RESEARCH JOB MARKET

• Look on websites such as galleries, museums, magazines, newspapers, studios, photographic/multi-media/graphic design agencies, university/colleges and art organisations.


• make enquires even if job is not advertised.


• get myself and work known


• look at the things they want from you and reseach include thee in your cv


• research nature of the job


• work voluntry

CV CONTENTS

• consise


• correct and honest


• appropriate to the post


• intresting and positive


• links to statement - get it checked, include inspirations, remember the content.


• referee - who's best? get permission, still there? contact details

DIFFERENT LIGHT SOURCES

During our class with Andy we were asked to go out and find different light sources and photograph them here are some of the different sources we found.





the light here is from a traffic signal
























this lighting is from a vending machine




















indoor lighting bulbs

the red lighting here is coming from above is from the darkroom

this was taken in the studio and is light from the window

taken in studio using florescent lighting

taken in the studio using tungsten lighting

from going out and finding the light sources i found that a light that tends to just come from above can be very unflattering as shadow are cast on the face and under the chin making for quite a dark image. i also found out that different lighting sources have various colours ie tungsten can be quite orange and florescent blue.

WEEKLY PROJECT PICTURE - TIME

Every fortnight during our group tutorial we get a work/phrase. we then have to create a picture that we associate with this word/ phrase.


our first 'weekly' picture project was....TIME.

Initially i was going to show the hands with sand running through them up but after photographing it i felt it didnt look right so decided to go with this, simply the sand falling...........


this is the process which i went through to get to my final image.

My final image.

"The Sands of Time"

taken using house lamp as my light source with paper to act as a diffuser i only wanted light on one side of the image so i used the 45/45 lighting technique which i'd learnt whilst taking pictures for my assignment (pear), i also used a tripod so i could slow the shutter speed right down then the sand falling would be blurred, which i felt was a representation of time when editing the image i changed it to black and white and put the contrast right up to make it very dark on one side and light on the other, another representation of time to.

Lighting Techniques 14th November 09

Using available lighting AND differences of lighting settings via DSLR camera



Set 1 Lighting via a window on the subject’s right hand side
Shooting at 1/125, 400 ISO, F4.5, WHITEBALANCE




Set 2 Lighting via a window on the subject’s right hand side
Shooting at 1/125, 400 ISO, F4.5, TUNGSTEN




Set 3 Lighting via a window on the subject’s right hand side
Shooting at 1/125, 800 ISO, F5.6, TUNGSTAN (Incandescent)




Set 4 Lighting via a window on the subject’s right hand side with a reflector on the subject’s right (photographer’s left hand side)
Shooting at 1/125, 800 ISO, F5.6, WHITEBALANCE (Daylight)





Set 5 Lighting via a window behind the subject using reflectors as shown below
Shooting at 1/125, 800 ISO, F5.6, WHITEBALANCE (Daylight)





Set 6 Lighting via a window behind the subject (No reflectors)
Shooting at 1/125, 800 ISO, F5.6, WHITEBALANCE (Daylight)





Set 7 Lighting via a window Above the subject
Shooting at 1/125, 800 ISO, F5.6, WHITEBALANCE (Daylight) Camera pointing down onto the subject





Set 8 Lighting via a window Above the subject
Shooting at 1/125, 800 ISO, F5.6, WHITEBALANCE (Daylight) Camera pointing straight at the subject’s face





Set 9 Lighting via a window Above the subject
Shooting at 1/125, 800 ISO, F5.6, SHADEY Camera pointing down on the subject’s face





Set 10 Lighting via a window Above the subject
Shooting at 1/125, 800 ISO, F5.6, CLOUDY Camera pointing down on the subject’s face





Set 11 Lighting using a 5500K Fluorescent daylight tube on the right hand side of the subject (photographer’s left)
Shooting at 1/125, 800 ISO, F5.6, TUNGSTEN




Set 12 Lighting using a 5500K Fluorescent daylight tube on the right hand side of the subject (photographer’s left)
Shooting at 1/125, 800 ISO, F5.6, SHADEY





Set 13 Lighting using a 5500K Fluorescent daylight tube on the right hand side of the subject (photographer’s left) Shooting at 1/125, 800 ISO, F5.6, CLOUDY




Set 14 Lighting using a 5500K Fluorescent daylight tube under the subject’s face
Shooting at 1/125, 800 ISO, F5.6, CLOUDY