Straight Images - Portraiture Location

Contact Sheet - Portraiture Location

Work Diary - Portraiture Location

I missed the lesson on Thursday afternoon however I was told that the lesson was to do with taking portraiture outside. For this shoot I decided to take photos of my Grandad because he has a very interesting face because of the wrinkles and creases in his face. I feel like he made an interesting subject because I took a younger person in the studio I wanted to contrast this with someone from an older generation to see the different ways in which they could be photographed and if they are different in anyway. I also decided to try and use some different and interesting editing techniques to make the photos look even more interesting.  The editing techniques that I used were very simple however I used them in a interesting way to make the portrait look interesting. I changed some of the photos or bits of the photo to black and white to helps show the age of my Grandad and show that when he was first born he would have been photographed in black and white but now he can be photographed in colour.

Below is an edited photo from the shoot that I like
Camera Settings - 1/125 sec f/4.0 ISO 320

 Camera Settings - 1/125 f/4.0 ISO 280 

I like this photo because the editing worked really well and I enjoyed spending the time making the split in the photo as equal as I could I also really like the photo I feel like it was taken at a good angle and the expression on his face is very natural and not forced making him seem more relaxed in the photo and I like this look because I personally do not like photos that are being posed for and I feel like the editing works well with the photograph.

Below is a photo from the shoot that I don’t like

Camera Settings - 1/80 sec, f/4.5 ISO 400 

I don’t like this photo because it is not a portrait photo as it is taken landscape. I also am not happy with a the framing as I think the background looks rather flat and all one colour I prefer the photos where the shed if featured in the background as I feel that the shed gives the photo some depth and really helps add to the colour of the photo. I also don’t like this photo because I had decided to use the flash on my Grandad and it blinded him causing him to make a strange face which I do not like.

Progression

If I were to go out and reshoot portraiture outside I would like to have someone who is old and someone who is young together in order to make a really interesting portrait to show the difference between the ages of the subjects and look at different editing techniques for the photos. I would like to learn more editing techniques so I can continue to improve my photos.

Straight Images - Movement Home

Below is a photo that I took at a rugby match at Twickenham of Owen Farrell doing a practice kick and  I felt that this also shows movement well. 

Contact Sheet- Movement Home

Work Diary - Movement Home

Our homework for this week was to continue to shoot movement so on Saturday Night I went out and took photos with an extended shutter speed of cars on a motorway, light traces and fireworks. I wasn't able to get that many of the fireworks as they came very suddenly and then not at all for ages. I used shutter times of up to 15 seconds to try and get the best light trace I could on the motorway.

Below is one photo from the shoot that I liked

Camera Settings - 8.0 sec f/36 ISO 320

I like this photo because it really shows movement and shows the direction of the movement and it features through out the picture giving a complete sense of movement. I like the editing that I used on the photo as I was able to make the colours of the lights brighter and more vibrant. The editing really adds to the idea of movement. 

Below is a photo from the shoot that I don't like 

In this photo I was trying to capture fireworks however the fireworks just stopped meaning that I didn't get the shot I was looking for. I didn't realise that the fireworks were going to stop and mean that I wasn't going to get the shot I wanted. I don't like this photo because it doesn't show movement very well at all. 

Progression 

If I were to go out and shoot at home again I would try to go and shoot at the motorway during rush hour to try and get lots of lights on the road and I would like to have loads of different lights on the road. I would also like to shoot light traces but on a completely black background to really make the light trace pop.