Evaluation

The 3 tasks were: Nature and Decay, School Brochure and a Photo Esssay.  The purpose of these were to exhibit a range of images that were edited or un-edited. For nature and decay we had to display a range of flowers, plants,decay and everyday nature images. For the school brochure we had to present pictures that would then be made into a brochure, so they had to be of an appropriate style. By this I mean that  I had to ensure that the way I asked students tp pose was in m keeping with the over all theme, image or feeling of the the school. I had to make sure that the mise-en-scene was correct, no extraneous elements that weren't un keeping.  For the photo essay we had to show images of an interest or hobby, that would be shown in a slide-show, movie or collage.  

With my nature and decay shots i was trying to enhance the main focus of the picture, to make it seem more interesting and attractive. This was the set of images where i felt that i had the most freedom to create and experiment with Photoshop. So I tried a lot of different processes in Photoshop   This was not just applying filters but actually trying detailed techniques that required many steps.  For my school brochure images i needed them to look professional to show the school in a good light. I made sure that the brochure also had information in it, which would make the school look more interesting and make people favour that school.

The thing i enjoyed the most was probably taking the images and then using my photoshop skills, and YouTube tutorials to edit and enhance my images.  I didn't have a lot of experience with Photo editing, but after following online tutorials by Sir, I have managed to get to a decent standard although I understand that there is stil a lot more to learn.  The thing i enjoyed the least was all the writing, such as annotation, brainstorming and evaluating as they are very time consuming and plain.  Even though I know this is important, it still can't compete with taking and learning about Photoshop. I think this image is my least favourite image (on the left), as it was very difficult to edit and was taken at a strange angle which made it very awkward to crop and look interesting. However the professional image (on the right) makes the image look bright, interesting and has been taken at the right angle. This profesional image has been edited in a very good way which means that it attracts people's eye and makes them want to look at the image closer, which is what my image doesn't do.  My image wasn;t taken with the right approach.  In hindsight I think that I could have waited until we stopped the coach an got out so that I could have gotten a better composition.  The professional image they have waited for the sky and light to be just right. This highlights the case for the light being the most important factor of the image.  I have learnt that it is not just a case of 'getting a shot' of the subject as this is just a snap shot, a proper photograph has good composition.  Saying that, a lot of documentary photography has to taking in a snapshot way as you can;t always set up a composition. 

I think this is my favourite image (left), as it is a very simple, but effective image as it has a range of different tones, colours and textures. I like this image as it attracts the eye and shows something people in Paris would probably take for granted, but tourists would be very interested in. Compared with the professional image (right) , i think it works well as my image looks alot warmer and brighter than the professional one. 

I found it very easy to improve my skills as a photographer as i learnt how to take photos that look more professional and gained confidence which made my photos look better. This made my photos look better as it made them look more interesting and different to other images. I used many things to improve my skills on Photoshop such as YouTube tutorials, my teachers help and asking other people in the class how i could improve my images. This improved my images and skills as it let me know what other people thought and what they knew to do.  I used 3 different ways to present my images. I made a slideshow for my nature and decay images, i made a brochure for my school images and i made a collage for my photo essay. I did this so that my images would be presented in a professional way and this made sure it caught the eye of my audience.  To gain feedback for my images i used Freedback, an online questionnaire, which let me make my own questions and i could then get people to fill it in very easily and quickly. It also sent me an email when people had done the questionnaire.

Questionnaire feedback

Questionnaire

Name:
Do you think my images are suitable for a School Brochure? Why?
Do the images portray the school in a good way?
How can i improve my images?	make them brighter make them clearer better subjects less obvious editing none of these
Is it clear what my images are about in my Photo Essay?
Do you think the images in my Photo Essay over-edited? If so, why?
What impression do you get from the images in my Photo Essay?
How could i improve my images in Photo Essay?	make them clearer edit them less better original images more variety in images none of these
Email Address:

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Finished Nature and Decay Slideshow

Finished Photo Essay

Finished School Brochure

nature and decay before and after shot and edited images

Nature and Decay edited image

 This image was very easy to edit, as i didn't need to do very much to it.

nature and decay working progress

For this nature shot it was very easy for me to edit this image to make it how i wanted it. Very simply i adjusted the levels of the image to make it slightly darker, and warmed the photo a small amount to make it have more of a vintagey look. I adjusted the exposure and then added a small light leak effect, to make it seem more original and different to other images you may find on the internet.

edited nature and decay images

 To create this very dark and grungy looking image i had to make sure that the brightness was very low, but the contrast was fairly high, i didn't feel like i had to edit this image very much to get the look i wanted, i just made sure the image was very dark and that the focus was on the few leaves that are in the front part of the image. I also cropped this image to make the focus more on the few holly leaves in the front.

 To create this very vintagey look, i didn't really need to do very much to this image. I made the contrast fairly low and only adjusted the brightness slightly. I changed the exposure to make it dark, but not too dark so that you are unable to see the image. i didn't feel like i need to crop the image as i think its fine as it is.

Nature and Decay Working Progress Shot

To create my final shot i used a range of editing skills, such as adjusting the contrast, brightness, and exposure. I also used a photo filter, to darken the image and apply more texture to it. To add a more vintagey feel to the image i covered the image in a layer of colour and set it to multiply.

School Brochure - Working Progress Shots

Edited Photo Essay images

Working Progress Shots - Photo Essay

Here is a working progress image from my photo essay pictures.

It was very easy to create my final image as i didn't need to edit the image very much. I simply cropped the image, adjusted the levels, contrast, brightness and added a photo filter to make it have a more vintage feel. I also added a pattern and turned down the opacity, to make it have a cloudy effect and attract people's attention more because it is different than my other images.

Working Progress Shots - Photo Essay

 This is a picture for my booklet. I edited this picture to make it look vintage and have an old feeling to it. I adjusted the brightness, hue and saturation and the levels. I also used a filter effect called Film Grain to make it have a more vintage appearance which people would like.

Before, After and Working Progress images

What I did to improve this picture was by cropping it and adjusting the lighting and contrast. I also used light leaks to make the picture look more old fashioned and more interesting. I decided to not crop out the cars in this image as it makes the image more interesting and as if there is more going on, because the picture is based within a city.

AOB 2 Transfer Images from a camera

The above screenshot shows my images in specific folders for my unit 9 work. In my Unit 9 folder i have 3 folders, titled 'magazine', 'nature and decay' and 'school brochure'.

Original Exhibition images before Final Selection Process

Flowers in a church graveyard, where it is fairly light. There is good focus and the colours on the flowers are very bright and stand out, the only thing that i could crop out would be the grass to the bottom, and maybe the grass at the side of the picture.

A sort of close up shot of a bunch of flowers in a graveyard, with another bunch of flowers in the background. Again the lighting is bright, which makes both bunches of flowers stand out. I could crop out the grass at the bottom of the photo to make the flowers stand out more.

A bunch of flowers by a grave, in a graveyard. the colours stand out and the white flowers contrast with the red flowers. The lighting is bright and this makes the flowers look brighter, as the white flowers are very hard to make out. When i edit it i will probably crop out the actual grave so there is just the flowers in the shot, as this looks more professional.

A close up shot of a bunch of multicoloured flowers, mixed in with different leaves etc.