Canditate invigilation sticker // INVIGILATION

Bikes // Street

This image that I took in London during the time we had for our Street Photography project. This image shows multiple bikes lined up between trees, with slight reflections of the bikes happening onto the wet floor from the rain. The trees create vertical lines within the image give the image, and they give contrast to the image that has mainly horizontal lines. Each of the bikes are different, this is a nice change within London because usually when you see bikes lined up together, they are the 'pay-as-you-go' bikes.

This is one of my favourite images that I have taken for my Street Photography because of the colours, reflection on the floor, lines, and composition.

New Portraiture piece // Portraiture

This image that I took awhile back during the Portraiture project, is one of my favourite portraiture images that I have taken. This is because my subject is central within the image, whilst looking straight at the camera.
The background gives the image an urban feel, as there is a building and metal railing. This creates a change to portraiture images taken around greenery, such as trees, bushes.

New portraiture project final piece - Corinne Day, Kate Moss image inspiration // Portraiture

Recently, I met up with my friend Ella to take some portraiture images that I could use for my media coursework (2 fashion magazine covers). In doing this, I borrowed my mum's friends pop-up photography background and 2 lights. This meant that I could have a 'professional' white background to have my subject against.

I took inspiration for my image that I am including as one of my final portraiture pieces from Corrine Day's image involving multiple images of Kate Moss seemingly going about some sort of conversation. These images are quite powerful as Moss she isn't posed as she typically would be as she is a professional model. The images are in black and white which create a much more powerful effect to the image as a whole as all the different shades of colours that would typically be present within a portrait of Moss.

The image below is my image, that I created using Corinne Day's image as inspiration.

In my personal opinion, I prefer the black and white image, as I think it looks more striking and brings the attention to what's happening rather than the colours in the image. The image is very relaxed as it seems like she is having a conversation in the images rather than posing like a model to the camera. Also the aspect that each of the 9 images are squares means that the composition within the image, is well defined to the subjects facial expressions.

Landscape Project Evaluation // Landscape

What was the project brief?

The brief of the landscape photography project was to be looking at different ways of taking landscape images, through ways such as cityscapes with an urban theme, rather than just thinking and taking landscape pictures of the countryside.

1. What was the project theme and what did you think of it?

The theme of the project was landscape photography, which at first I wasn't too sure about. This was because when I think of landscapes I think of summer, sun, leaves on trees; compared to winter, dreary weather, no leaves, and coldness. But over time I came to quite enjoy it as my dad and I would go out to the peak district and take pictures and that we were stopping at places in Switzerland so that I could take some pictures.

2. What part of the project did you enjoy the most/found most interesting (taking photograph? developing the film? etc.)

The part of the project that I enjoyed the most and found the most interesting was taking my landscape images whilst I was over in Switzerland, this is because there were mountains, lakes, and other geographical aspects there that you wouldn’t see over here in England.

3. What new techniques have you experienced?

I have learnt quite a few new techniques through completing this photography project. These being things such as thinking more of how my composition would look, this being through taking my pictures and thinking about what would be best where in the image. Also changing the levels in my images on Photoshop to make them come out slightly more realistically. I also learned how to create HDR images using my camera and Photoshop.

4. What technique would you like to develop further?

The technique that I would like to develop further is thinking more about the composition of my images. This is because composition is important for all aspects of photography and not just a specific type of photography. Composition is also a vital aspect of photography, as the composition of an image is one of the aspects that makes it a striking image that draws in the viewer’s attention.

5. Which photographers did you research through this project?

The photographers that I researched through this project was Mike Behnken, Ross Hoddinott, Nathan Hayag, Aditya Mawardi, Johan Peijnenburg, and Stefan Forster.

6. How have they influenced your photographs?

They have influenced my photographs for this project by using the concepts, ideas and parts of the images that I liked and wanted to use within my own work. I created my own HDR images like they had to try out a new landscape technique.

7. Which technique did you enjoy the most?

I enjoyed the HDR image technique the most, this is because I had to learn how my camera settings worked and implement them in doing this. I had to change to the Shutter Priority setting and change my F Stop to create three different images, then merge them together on Photoshop CC in college to create images that have a high dynamic range of luminosity.

8. What do you feel is the most successful part of your project and why? (sketchbook pages, final prints, cyan tones images? spray developed images, etc.)

I feel as if the most successful part of my project is the HDR picture that I took, this is because it captures all the textures, colours, and light and shade within the image to make it unique and an image that you would see with your eye.

9. Did you encounter any problems in your project?

I don’t think I really had any problems.

10. What would you do differently given the chance to complete the project again?

If I had the chance to complete the project again, I would have created more HDR images. I wish I had taken some images whilst I was away in Switzerland for HDR, as that would have given a view and perspective you wouldn’t be able to get in the UK.

11. What do you think about your final outcome and what are your feelings about the project?

Overall I am very happy with my final outcome, because I feel as if I have researched a varied range of photographers who use different landscape techniques. I have used this research of the photographers to construct my own images by using aspects of theirs. I have come to really enjoy this project as you got to really look into your surroundings, which I have never really done before as much as I have done during the project.

Peak District Landscapes // Landscape



These images taken in the Peak District show how bleak England can be. But they also portray some bright, vivid colours along the land, such as reds, greens, browns, yellowy greens. Each of the images capture the textures that are there and how they are.

 

Landscapes from Switzerland // Landscape

 All of these images have been taken of Lake Lucerne, with the top two actually being in Lucerne. The top picture is actually of The Wooden Bridge in Lucerne, which is an iconic place to go. I quite like all these images as I was capturing holiday snaps for myself to remember my time in Switzerland by.

Mike Behnken inspiration // Landscape

Thailand based photographer, Mike Behnken takes cityscapes, landscapes and waterscapes. With this being he has travelled around for his images that I've posted beneath, ranging from Bangkok, Trang and Nepal. This creates a varied look throughout his images as they are of different places, so he can therefore capture different pieces of land within his images. His images are on his flickr account, which you can reach by clicking here.

This image is of the new year's fireworks happening in Bangkok, Thailand. The bright colours from the fireworks work well against the plainness from the dark sky. The firework is made up of yellow, white, red, green, and blue, which brightens up the sky and creates this the point of interest.

This image would have been created as a HDR image because of how vivid the sky and the buildings are and that its captured it all with a greater dynamic range of luminosity than a single image would have been able to.

This image is a picture perfect place of where everybody wishes that they could be instead of in England. This is because of the palm trees which are in the foreground of the image, the bluey green water from the two beaches either side of the leisure facilities, and the tree covered mountains in the background of the image.

This image by Behnken has been taken from the top of a mountain overlooking a city to mountains opposite. This creates the vantage point of long view as it's looking across to the distance. This image has an element of tranquillity to it because you're looking at what's happening away and above from it all.

Ross Hoddinott // Landscape

Natural history & landscape photographer, Ross Hoddinott creates interesting landscapes through the use of colour, light and shade, composition, and lines.

This image shows fog coming in from the right side of the image through the trees. This is a contrast within the image because the trees are a bright green showing texture and colour, and the white fog is coming in and overpowering that by turning it into a white scene. The hills are full of colour from greens and browns.

This image has an aspect of tranquillity to it, because the sky is toned down pastel colours which are reflecting on the water, and making sure that the image isn't too bright. There are 3 boardwalks, with one running down the very centre of the image and the other two coming in from the left and right sides. The central one is leading the viewer's eyes through the image and creating a point of interest for them to look at. Around the water, there are hills or mountains, which are dark greens and browns. This creating a peaceful landscape.

This image shows a pile of large rocks sat upon each other, overlooking out into a view of greens and browns and an almost clear, sunny day. The rocks are the point of interest within the image because they are up so high, compared to all the other rocks around there which are sat upon the ground

This image shows a castle sat upon the summit of a hill, this creates a point of interest with the castle because it's at the very top overlooking the rest of the image. The limestone in the fore ground gives another colour and texture to the image. The image is made up of browns, greens, and greys on the land. The image has been taken on a long exposure, as this can be seen fro the clouds which have moved whilst the image was being taken.
My images below:

This image is much more bleak than Hoddinott's as the sky is so grey. The Totley tunnel air shaft is up higher than the rest of the ground around there which is similar to the third image I have analysed of Hoddinott's. The ground is full of texture from the long grass there, with it being green and brown.

This image has a building as the point of interest like the fourth image I analysed of Hoddinott's. The house is sat on it's own in the middle of no where, being very isolated. The ground is made up of vivid colours which is a contrast to the bleak day that the image was taken on, such as browns, greens, dark oranges, and reds.

Nathan Hayag inspiration // Landscape

Singapore based photographer, Nathan Hayag takes images of cityscapes, landscapes and waterscapes. His work can be found on flickr account here.

This image by Hayag is of buildings overlooking water, which is creating reflections. The image has been taken at night time because the sky is dark and all the night lights are on along the water. The lights from the buildings and night lights of the city are creating reflections along the water, making it look as if there are two sets of buildings, one upright and one upside down in the water.

This image is done in sepia and monochrome theme colours of brown, grey, black, and white. There is a bridge going from the right of the image into the centre which the viewer's eyes will follow to the buildings in the centre of the image. The sky makes the image look as if it has been taken on a long shutter speed because the clouds look as if they have moved whilst the image was being taken.

This image is looking straight across at the skyscrapers in Singapore. The image has been taken with a long shutter speed, this can be seen by looking down at the road in the image and seeing light trails from cars going along the image. The image has been taken at night, this is seen by the sky being dark. The city night lights are keeping the building and image illuminated.

This image has been taken along the rocks, overlooking the water, with the background having the shape of the nearest land over the water. This is effective because the rocks are at the very bottom of the image taking up about a third of it. The texture of the water is visible through the image with a pinkish colour reflecting onto it from the sky.

Aditya Mawardi // Landscape

Melbourne based photographer, Aditya Mawardi creates landscapes, cityscapes, and seascapes. His work can be found here on his flickr account and also here.

These are all very interesting to me as I've visited Melbourne in the past, so it brings back memories of when I walked through and past all these places in the blazing Australian summer heat. These images are very powerful to me as Melbourne is one of my favourite cities.

These images feature the use of HDR images like Johan Peijnenburg. This has been done so the images capture all aspects of what is happening, with the sky, in the distance and near in high detail. 

The image above has been taken at night looking down on the city of Melbourne. This means that they have used birds eye view vantage point as part of their composition. The image has been taken at sunset, you can tell this by the part of the sky which reaches the land is a golden colour, while the rest of the sky is a darkish blue. The night lights of the city are keeping Melbourne bright and illuminated. The river Yarra can be seen running through the image on the left side, with a few small reflections seen along it from the city lights of Melbourne.

This image is of a beach, with very few people on it, with two people in the water. The image has captured the texture of the clouds, being lines along the sky, as well as the crashing waves, the sand, and the fence. This is the type of image that people look at and wish that they were there and not where they currently are. 

This image is of a pier / board walk that goes into the sea. The walkway creates a line for the viewers eyes to look down, which brings them to the sky and sea. The image captures the texture of the walkway, wood, sea, and clouds. 

This last image of a cloudy sky at Southern Cross, Melbourne. This image has been taken from the vantage point of worms eye view, because they're looking up at the sky and buildings. The sky has a pink colour in it, almost as if it's been taken at sunset with the pastel colour within the sky. The buildings and lights have created vertical, horizontal, and diagonal lines through the image, which draw the viewer's eyes there as they're lines that their eyes can follow. 

Johan Peijnenburg - HDR // Landscape

Dutch photographer Johan Peijnenburg, lives in the Gruyère region of the Swiss Alps. Since he lives there, he uses it to his advantage by going out and taking landscape images that are very close to him.

His images all seem as if he has used HDR to create the effect he has. This is because he has reproduced a greater dynamic range of luminosity than standard digital imaging. This is highly effective because he captures each aspect of the images in high detail. To create a HDR, he would have taken at least 2 pictures in the exact same position using a tripod, with the camera on Shutter priority, changing the shutter speed slightly.

The image above is full of dark colours, which give an element of mystery to the image. This is from the trees, mountains, and clouds in the sky. There is a light coloured cloud that separates the trees and mountains, which makes sure the viewer can see that there are trees there, rather than a block of darkness within the image. The sky is dark in the top left corner and gets lighter on a gradient towards the bottom right.

This image features a castle of some sorts in the right hand side of the image, with green trees leading up to it. With the rest of the image being of a lake, with mountains in the background behind the castle. The sky is dark above the castle, but is much lighter elsewhere, this reflects of the lake with darker and lighter parts. This gives the castle an eerie feel to it, with it being dark around it and the rest of the image being much lighter.

This image has been taken looking along a lake, with mountains on either side and the background of the image. The mountains are casting reflections along the lake, but aren't too bright because thick clouds are in the sky blocking how much light is within the sky and the image. The HDR has meant that Peijnenburg has managed to capture the texture of the mountains, rocks, and sky within the image.

This image is similar to the first image I have looked at by Johan Peijnenburg because the land in the image is very dark, so that you can only make out the shape of it. The sky is a golden colour from either a sunrise or sunset, which is much more of a gentle colour compared to the bright blue colour of the sky at midday. This is contrasting with the land being very dark, almost, if not black, whereas the sky is such a light colour which are completely different.

My images below:

The image above is an image that I took up at Surprise View as a HDR image. The image has been inspired by the work above by Peijnenburg as well as wanting to try out some HDR images with my camera. To me this is quite effective because the image has captured all the different colours and textures, which a single normal image wouldn't. This is because this image is made up of 3 different photos each having different shutter speeds. This image came out particularly well with all the colours and shadows being very prominent. I altered the levels within the image on Photoshop Elements 13 to make the colours more realistic and the shadows more prominent.

Above is another image I tried as a HDR, but this one didn't work particularly well in my opinion. This is because some of the colours within the image don't look very realistic. I'm not sure how the colours came to look like this.

 Above is a screenshot of the process of creating a HDR image within Photoshop CC.