Texture - Work Diary

For my texture photoshoot, I walked around my college and surrounding areas, and kept an eye out for rough or worn textures. I took some of natural rough textures, and others of man made objects that had been worn out over time.

This is my favourite photo from my texture shoot.

I like this photo because everything seen in the frame has an interesting texture. Also, the narrow depth of field means attention is drawn to the rock in the middle, which was my attention. There are a mixture of textures in the photo; there are smoothed out textures with some rough blemishes on the rocks, whereas the edge of the stone pot they are in shows a very rough texture, with clearly lots of bumps and
different stones poking out of it. I also like the fact there are lots of dark tones and muted colours.

This is my least favourite image from my texture shoot.

I didn't like this photo because I feel the texture was not very interesting to look at; it has some visible marks though is not clearly very rough or smooth. I also feel the background is distracting, as there is a large plant in it which draws your attention away from the texture which is in focus. I don't like the reflection it casts on the bin either, as it also draws attention away from the marks on top of the bin, which we are supposed to be looking at. Additionally, I don't feel that there are any other formal elements prominent in the photo to make it more interesting.

If I were to shoot texture again, I would attempt to take some texture photos in the studio, as I feel it would be interesting to try and capture some textures in controlled conditions and I feel that it would expand my knowledge and skill with the topic.

Texture - Straight Images

Joiners - Work Diary

For my photo joiners, I did three photoshoots, as i planned to create three joiners. For each joiner, I went to a location I wanted to capture and took pictures of it while moving the camera across and then lowering it, then repeating until the camera was at a low viewpoint.

This is my favourite of the three joiners I made.
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I like the fact a person was used in the image, as it creates an interesting form that you can manipulate to create a very broken up and distorted joiner image. I also liked the fact you could see past the studio background, as there are more things to the side of it that created interesting broken up forms. I feel that this added variation to my set of joiners, as it was the only one which involved people and was taken int he studio. I think this joiner benefited from me not using a tripod as I was able to physically able to move the camera and get different viewpoints.

This is my least favourite of the three joiners I made.

I didn't really like this photo joiner as much as the others. I think that the place i took it was not particularly interesting, as it didn't have a lot of complex structures that could be warped by the joiner. Also, I feel that i should have physically moved the camera to capture the images, as I used a tripod and simply turned where the camera faced, and I feel this resulted in a lack of different viewpoints.

If I were to create photo joiners again, I would try to experiment more with capturing people in my joiners, which I only did in one joiner. I would like to try incorporating props with the people in my pictures to try and create a few different visible pictures within the joiner.  

Texture - Contact Sheet

Pattern - Work Diary

For my pattern photoshoot, I went to an urban environment as I thought there might be lots of man made patterns there. I also found some natural patterns on the way to the town. Lots of my photos are images of patterns in floorings and walls.
This is my favourite image from my photoshoot.

This photo shows a man made pattern. I like it because the metal bars that the pattern is made up of also show texture as they are dirty and show some dark tones. I also like the narrow depth of field shown in the photo; the middle of the pattern is in focus but the rest is out of focus. The background behind the pattern is also out of focus, so attention is drawn to the pattern. Finally, there are a wide range of colours shown around the pattern, and some darker tones in the background.

This is my least favourite image from my photoshoot.

I don't think this shows pattern very well; it's too disorganised for my liking, as i prefer a pattern that shows symmetry and neat repetition like the one above. The image is also under exposed. Additionally,  

I feel that it doesn't show any other elements such as depth of field competently.

If I were to do this photoshoot again, I would try to focus on natural patterns, as in this photoshoot I focussed on man-made patterns.

Portraiture - Work Diary

For Portraiture, I did both a studio and public shoot. For my studio shoot, I got somebody to stand against the background and people to talk to her, while i took pictures of her expressions as she spoke. I also got somebody to do some set poses against the background. For my public shoot, I took some pictures of somebody else i took with me to do the shoot, and also used some people walking around the town.

This is my favourite image from my studio shoot.

 

I like it because it is quite close to the face so you can see the facial expression, but it also shows the shoulders so that you can see a bit more of the person in the photo. I like that a white background is used, as it means more attention is drawn to the subject of the photo. The black and white means the blacks are very dark and the light tones are very light, meaning it has a large tonal range. I also like the fact there is a shallow depth of field, as this means everything is in focus so we can see the details of the subject.

This is my least favourite image from my studio shoot.

I don't like this because the stool the person in the image's face is obscured by the stool they are holding up.  Also, i don't really like that the subject didn't quite fit on the background; you can see past the red screen that should be used as a background. Additionally, I feel that the image was not framed very well, as it has been taken not perfectly horizontally. Finally, I feel like prefer close up portraits than this full body style, as close ups show the subject's face in more detail.

This is my favourite image from my public photoshoot.

 I like this image because it has been taken with the subject leaning up against the wall, which is different to all the others. Also, the close up format means there is less background to be distracted with and attention is drawn to the subject. This image has quite a narrow depth of field, which means the background is not in focus, and therefore more attention is drawn to the subject.

This is my least favourite image from my public shoot.

I don't like the angle this is taken from as i feel it would have looked better if it was taken from at eye level of the subject. Also, it would benefit from having some background in shot so that a narrow depth of field could be achieved to drawn more attention to the subject. Finally, the image is not in focus, due to a mixture of the subject moving and camera shake. This could be prevented by using a tripod to take the photo.

In conclusion, if I were to do these photoshoots again, I would try to get more portraits from different distances, as mine were mostly close up portraits and I would like to explore full body portraits.

Definition - Printing

72 PPI - The general PPI for uploading images for viewing on the screen e.g. on websites.
300 PPI - The general PPI used for when you are going to print your image.