Questionnaire questions + results

I surveyed 20 people, about what they thought about my photograph and how I could improve it, this is the questions I asked the results I got from them.

 Questions

1    1.Which genre of photography did you like from my photographs?

Architecture     Landscape     Fashion

2    2.   Do you like how the photographs are shot?

3.What type of photograph shots do you prefer?

Close up      long shot        medium close up

4.Which image out of them all do you like and why?

5. what would you improve ?

Results

1.Genre They like

From these results I have realised that more people liked my Landscape photographs than my fashion and architecture.

2. Do  the participants like how the photos are shot

From these results I think I have done a good job on my photography have the majority of the people liking the shot angle of the photographs. Finding this information out is really useful because I know that other people like my photographs as well, and it's not just my own opinion.

3. What shots they prefer on the photographs

 From these results I have found that a lot of people who I surveyed liked long shot photographs, which is quite unusual because people tend to like close ups.

4. Which picture they liked best

From these results I have found that the best photograph that the people surveyed liked is the architecture 1 photograph with the sand that comes over.

5. Improvements

From the majority of the results I haven't got much to improve, if I was to do this unit again though I would take in mind what my improvements were. Like take in mind the shot angles and the lighting.

Fashion Edits

 

What I have done with this image is colour in the dress at the bottom so that it matches with the other dress below I did this by going on the pain brush tool on photoshop and lowering the capatity and the flow to about 40%. I then made the background into black and white and added a bit of contrast to it.

 

 

 What I have done with this image is I have made the background black and white like on the other photograph I have also put a bit of contrast onto the photo so that the dress stands out and brightened it up.

 

With these photographs I have edited them just by putting a black and white background on them. I did this with the quick selection tool. I then inversed the selection and brightened up the clothes so that they stood out.

 With this photo again I haven't done much with it all I have done it Put a black and white background on it and brightened up the clothes a bit.

Final Photographs Evaluation

Landscape Photographs:

This is one of my 4 landscape photographs, I really like the way the sand has come round and how it's the main focus. I really like the clouds in this picture. I haven't done much edit to the picture because I liked it as it is, and didn't think it needed much edit. What I have done though is just added a bit of contrast so that the sand stands out more. With this image  I love how simple and effective the image is. I like how I have done a long shot image to capture a vast area of the landscape. I've tried to do my  landscape photograph like Ansel Adams and the first picture I Analyse because I liked how he had the mountains in the background, but trees leading up to them. I have tried to make my photograph like this by making the sand lead up to the mountains, which I think is really cleverly done, but with my picture I have kept the colour whereas in Ansel Adams he has done his in black and white. What I have done in every landscape photograph is the clouds in the sky. I really think the clouds should be part of the picture because it gives the image a realistic effect and brings it more to life, and the colour of the clouds breaks the orange from the blue which looks really good. The intended audience for my photograph would be people who like the historical pictures of Barrow and people who love the town. I could see this picture being on a postcard because of the long shot view and how the picture has been captured. It makes Barrow In Furness somewhere nice and peaceful to go and visit. The lighting is light in the photograph. There is a lot of contrast in the photograph with the sand especially with the stones. The angle of the camera is on a slight angle. I focused the depth of field to make the photograph really sharp and zoomed all the way out so you can see a lot of the beach. I have used an ISO 100. I have used this setting so that the brightness of the photograph stands out.   I also used the shutter speed of 1/60, this is a quite a quick shutter speed it lets in a bit more light. The aperture setting on this photograph was F6.3 I used this setting because it brings out the details on the photograph, for example the attention to detail on the sand.

With this image I really like the clouds and how they are all different shades. I haven't done much to this image, all I've done is made the image have more contrast, but with all the landscape photographs I haven't done much edit because I felt I didn't need to. This image was done on a nudest beach in Barrow. Again with this image I love the colour of the clouds with the different colours of blue, purple and white. The mountains again I tried to capture the similarity of Ansel Adams because his work is amazing and he was one of the people who I wanted to do my landscape photographs on. The sea reminds me of two separate worlds, like a person is looking over to get to the other side to see if its better. When I look at the image it's reminds me of a unrealistic world because of the amount of colour involved in the image, compared to the first landscape photograph. With this picture I have tried to use the rule of thirds using the clouds as the first rule, the mountains as the second and the bottom of the beach as the third rule of third. The lighting is quite dark and there is a lot of contrast in the photograph with the sand and the clouds. The angle of the camera is front view. I focused the depth of field to make the photograph really sharp and zoomed all the way out. I have used an ISO 100, you can tell this because of the brightness of the image.  I also used the shutter speed of 1/125, this is a fast shutter speed , the camera lets in more light on this setting and the contrast brings the colours out. The aperture setting on this photograph was F6.3 I used this setting because it brings out the details on the photograph, for example the attention to detail on the clouds.

With this photograph again I like the sky and how bright it is when I took the photograph I didn't expect it to be that big.  With this photograph I wanted the stream of water in the center to be the main focus because I thought it looks unusual and really like how it makes your eyes look into the water. I love the contrast of the photograph how the clouds are light and the sand and sea is dark it really contrasts well together. The camera angle is on a front angle but has been taken on a high surface looking across. The ISO was 200, but I brightened the clouds by selecting them on Photoshop and brightening them up. I used the shutter speed of 1/150 as you can see this image is a bit darker than the other 4 photographs, but it makes it unique. The aperture setting for this setting is F6.3 I used this to bring the attention to detail on the photograph. I also used the focus on the camera to make the photograph really sharp. I have used the rule of third in this image , the first third is where the stream touches the sea. the second is the top of the hills and the third is the clouds. I think using the rule of thirds really helps because it makes the photograph look more professional.

With this photograph I had to contrast the sand to make it darker. I really like the sky again on this one because of the cream and the white and the dark blue. The sea has been darkened and looks like the other photographs. I really like how the contract of the beach reflects on the brightness of the clouds. For this image I used the ISO of 200 but I selected the clouds firstly I brightened them up to make stand out but I also used the curve tool on Photoshop to make the mountains, the sand and sea to contrast. The aperture setting was done with F6.3 like all my landscape photographs, I did try to use different aperture setting but I thought this looked the best for my landscape.  I used the rule of thirds in this photograph having the top of the mountains as the first third, second third is to the water, then the third is from the sand. I got inspired by Ansel Adams who does a lot of photography and with clouds as well, but he does his photos in black and white, whereas I prefer my photographs to be in colour to show the contrast and the attention to detail in each photograph.

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 Architecture photographs:

 

This picture is a image of a church in Nottingham, What I did with this picture is I darkened the image and brightened up on side of it to make it look like the sun was shining down on the church. I have split it into 2 photographs so that I can make the image bigger on the page. I like this picture because of the contrast of the picture and where the sun hits the clock face. With this picture of the church I used a slow shutter speed of 1/25 to make the light stand out. I then went on Photoshop and used the selection tool and made the church a bit darker. With this photo I love how the clouds stand out. The aperture setting was F6.3 as you can see it has brought the attention to detail come out of the picture. I used the the ISO of 200 because it was a really nice day so I used a darker ISO to brighten the image up. I got inspired to do the angle of the photograph by the photographer Matt Lively. Like my image Matt Lively photos are very minimalist and like Matt's the sky really brings the building out from the picture. The angle of the photograph I have done is from a high angle, so you can see the extent of the building and how big it actually is. This is I have cut up to make the image look even bigger it was originally just one image. I have done this so that when it come to the exhibition This will be the first image that people see on my architecture photography.

This picture was took in Nottingham at the christmas market. I wanted it to be a close up of the building, so that you can see the old building and how unique they are. With this picture I made it in black and white and made the contrast of the image so that the house stands out. This photograph I took was inspired by Kulian O'Sullivan and how close he gets to buildings.  I also really like the sharpness and contrast of the photograph that I have took. The aperture setting of the photograph was F14 because it was really bright outside and using a higher aperture setting lets less light in so it bring more of the colour out. I also used the shutter speed 1/50 so that some light came in and so that the photograph wasn't fully black. I think these settings went really well together. Because of the closeness of the image I had to amend the focus so that the house would be in focus. the ISO I used for this image was 100.  

With this image I put a black and white wash on it so it looked old. I like the angle on this photograph and the way I have made the lanterns go off in the distance. I put some contrast and darkened the image a little bit but I think it works well. I used the appeture setting of F6.3 because of the weather, this really captures the true detail in the wall, and it works well with the contrast of the black and white as well. I put the ISO on 100 because I wanted the image to be bright in some bits but dark in others. That is why I used the shutter speed of 1/200 so that not a lot of light goes through the photograph. I got inspired from Kulian O'Sullivan because he does a lot of close ups of buildings and gets the attention to detail really good. I have used the rule of third in this photograph as you can see. The lighting is very bright at the top f the photograph whereas the lighting in the lower part looks really dark and mysterious.

With this image I took as I was getting on the train to Nottingham, with this image I really like the clouds in the sky and how it goes round the building which I didn't recognized until I looked at it more closely. What I also like about this picture is how the trees are on either side of the photograph and peering though is the building. With this image I have put a black and white wash on it so that it fitted with the theme of my other photographs. I got inspired from Matt Lively, he does a lot of high angled buildings and he was one of the people who inspired me to do these types of photographs. With this photograph I have used the black and white filter. I used the shutter speed of 1/200 which i thought worked really well with the clouds as I have captured them as they were moving. The aperture setting on this photograph was F6.3 which captures the sharpness. As you can see with each of the windows on the building and how detailed they. The ISO setting I used was 100 because there wasn't much sun out at this time I wanted as much light on the photograph as possible. What I do like about this photograph though is how dark the trees are.

This is also a really unusual picture that I have taken. I like how the building is on an low angle. I have put the picture in a white and black wash. I like the sky how it looks really cloudy I haven't done much to this photograph  I just used the curve tool to make the contrast right. This photograph I used the ISO of 200 to make the photograph darker. I also went on Photoshop and used the curve to to get the shades and contrast in the photo. With this photograph I used the shutter speed of 1/100 to get some light in the photograph but not that much to make it seem bright. I wanted the photograph to look like it was dull and dark. With this photograph again I was inspired by the photographer Matt Lively and how he take high angle shots of buildings. I used the aperture setting of F6.3 to capture the sharpness of the photograph and I think with this photo it works really well.

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Fashion Photographs:

This fashion was done in a shop window in Manchester, I really like how I have done the black and white background it was quite hard separating the colour and the black and white. But I thought it looks really good and the clothes stand out which shows fashion at it's peek. This photograph I took I used a ISO of 100 and didn't use a flash on it the reason being is because it was taken in a shop window so if I used the light it you would be able to see the glass and the reflection in the camera. I also put the camera on a shutter speed of 1/200 so that there isn't much light. This photograph reminded me of the photographer Richard Avedon because of the unusual postures he uses for his models. I have choosen to bring the colour out of the photograph on some of the clothes because that's what i'm trying to promote in the pictures fashion. The aperture setting was F6.3 which I thought was the best one when I did a couple of trail shots in different aperture setting they looked to dark . If I could do these picture again I would make sure that the whole of the models body including her feet are in it and I would make the third model at the back come more in the picture. 

This image was taken in another shop window, What I have done to this image is took the colour from the background which I did with the other one, This was the hardest one to edit because of the outline of the image, you can see the outline so I have developed that and made it less noticeable and also with the part between her legs, I think this is one of the things if I was to do it again that I would change. After I noticed the issue I changed it so on my final piece you can't actually see the bit in between her legs. Like with the image I have tried to get the colours on the clothes to stand out. For this photograph I used the ISO of 100 and the shutter speed of 1/200 I used the manual setting so that I can adjust the ISO like on all the photographs. With the ISO it makes the photograph lighter but because I have used a shutter speed of 1/200 it contrasts together and makes a good balance in brightness which doesn't show much reflection in the glass. I used the aperture setting of F6.3 which makes the image really sharp and captures every detail. Again this photograph reminded me of the photographer Richard Avedon because of the unusual postures he uses for his models.

This images going to be going on the center of the A1 boards so that it stands out, what I have done with this dress is I have put a colour on the dress so it's the same colour as the other dress, also I have took out the colour of the background so that the dress stands out from the picture, and makes it the main focus like with the rest of the photographs. I have used a shutter speed of 1/200 it contrasts together and makes a good balance in brightness which doesn't show much reflection in the glass. I used the aperture setting of F6.3 which makes the image really sharp and captures every detail. This photograph I took I used a ISO of 100 and didn't use a flash on it the reason being is because it was taken in a shop window so if I used the light it you would be able to see the glass and the reflection in the camera.

This image wan't as much edited as the other image above, I again took out the background to keep the theme going with the fashion photos, I also brightened the dress up to make it stand out a bit more. With this image I used the shutter speed of 1/100 to make the image look brighter I also went on Photoshop and highlighted the dress to make it the same colour as the one above. I used the aperture setting of F6.3 which makes the image really sharp and captures every detail.  I put the ISO on 100 because I wanted the image to be bright and make the colour stand out As well as making the black stand out also.

Architecture Edits

what I have done from this photograph to the final black and white photograph is that I have put it in black and whit and darkened the trees so that they stand out, so that you can the building peeping through the trees.

 

What I have done to this photograph was black and whitened it so that it was like the rest of the other images and then I put the contrast up and dimmed the brightness down so that the black stood out more.

 

 

what I have done with this photograph is changed the angle of the town hall and then made it black and white. Then I went on the curve on photoshop and made it darker on some bits and lighter on other.

 

 

What I have done with this picture is made it black and white like the rest of the photographs, and made the contrast dark so that the black stood out and made it look more like a tudor house I really like this photograph in black and white.

Landscape Edits

The first image you can see above is the photo I took of Walney Beach. I have edited the colour a little on photoshop. How I have done this is by going on the curve button and adjusting it a little so that the sand on the beach stands out from the picture. I have also brightened the sky a little so that the picture has that contrast of dark and light. I really like the clouds on this picture and I think what I have edited was enough, I think if I did anything else to it, it wouldn't look like the picture.

 

 

The edit I have done from this picture is firstly I have zoomed in on the picture, from the bottom. I did this because I wanted the stream that goes from the river to the water to be the first thing you see on the photograph. What I then had to do was clone the clouds and the water to make it fit because I also cropped the edges as well. I then went on the tool bar and did the curve button which then brightened up the sky and darkened the sand and the water as you can see.

 

 As you can see from this picture I have not done a very lot to the photo because I liked it as it was, what I have done is I have made the image a bit darker and used the contrast button so that the sand stands out on the picture. I haven't done much to the sky because I liked it as it was.

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Landscape Photography Proposal

Unit 57 Photography and photographic Practice

Landscape Photography Proposal

Purpose

My purpose is going to be Landscape. At Hyde Clarendon Sixth Form College there is going to exhibited in the gallery were my work will be looked at and graded on.

 Audience

The intended audience I want to aim my Landscape photographs is mainly people who like landscape photos or who is interested in all aspects of photography. My target audience will be aged between 25- 40 because older middle aged people prefer landscape photographs.

 Concept

The concept of the landscape photographs is going to be really simple and of the beach because it different and unusual. I will be using long shot photographs so that you can see the whole of the view instead of just a small amount.

Location

The location of my landscape photographs will be done in Barrow in Furness on Walney beach. I want to do it in this part of Barrow because it really quite and not many people go on this part of the beach because it’s a nudist beach.

Quantity

The size of the photographs will be about an 8X12 photographs there will be 4 of them on an A1 page. I want to have them at this size because you will see the attention to detail and the sharpness of the photograph.

Usage Rights

The photographs will be used in a magazine in a shop or on a postcard, because it’s what my target audience reads.

Fees

I will have to rent a SLR camera which is £100 to hire and my train ticket will cost £32 and my cost will be £140 for 8 hours work.

 

Fashion Proposal

Unit 57 Photography and photographic Practice

Fashion Photography Proposal

Purpose

My purpose is going to be fashion; it’s going to be a fashion shoot, at Hyde Clarendon Sixth Form College. Which is then going to exhibited in the gallery.

Audience

The intended audience I want to aim my fashion photographs at are women aged 16- 30, the reason for this is because young adults like the latest fashion and the women, ad how slim they are. I’m not aiming it at men pacifically because a lot of men don’t read about fashion and look at fashion photography; it’s more aimed at women.

Concept

The content of the fashion is going to be taking photos of a model who is going to have clothing and advertising the clothes. The lighting of the photos will be really bright background, the shots will be medium shots and long shots of the model, and so you can see the clothing. There is going to be a couple of objects in the shot like mop buckets ect.

Location

The location of the Photo shoot will be at Hyde Clarendon Sixth Form College, because they have all the facilities there, which I need such as the lights and tripod and the SLR camera, they also have a white sheet background, which is good for taking photographs.

Quantity

The size of the photographs will be about an A4 photographs there will be 3 of them on an A1 page. I want to have them at this size because you will see the attention to detail and the sharpness of the photograph.

Usage Rights

The photographs will be used in a magazine in a shop or the latest fashion update because it’s what my target audience reads.  

Fees

I will have to rent a SLR camera which is £100 to hire and then £40 per day, the model I will be hiring will cost over £160 per day, and my cost will be £140 for 8 hours work.