Image bank - Close Up Photography

This is an image i would like to try and do myself,

i know its quite plain but it shows close-up photography well and i feel it is something i would be able to do. I like how the photographer has used bold colours as the black makes the pink stand out more. This is something i would probably do in the studio as i would use the macro lens in order to capture lots of detail. I would also have to make sure the lighting is correct in order to get a dark look in the background. The positing of this photo has been done very carefully as the lips are right in the centre of the photo with an evenly cropped edge.

This image relates to my theme of Close-up photography, i found this image very interesting to look at and thought it was something i could try out because it also links in with fantasy. I like the the little explosion as it looks like fairy dust which makes the picture look surreal. I think the editing would have been very important in this image as it would have been very hard to try and achieve this effect. The colours are very exciting and are a mixture of whites,blues and pinks. I like how you can see smoke coming from the top and then sparks at the bottom, the positioning of this is also very effective as the explosion is more to the left side of the image. This image also contains the technique blur as the person and the background have been blurred out making the explosion the main focus of the image.

This image i found very inspiring and eye-catching due to the mixture of colours. I like the angle the image has been taken at as this shows the dice from all different angles while also different mixtures. The colours are very important within this photo as they make the dice look almost dirty and old fashioned while giving off a creepy effect. I think this looks good though, this image was most likely taken using a macro lens as its very detailed. Also this image includes the technique blue as the dice closest and furthest away from us are blurred out, this makes the dice in the middle the main focus.






















This is another image i liked a lot because it links in with fantasy and close up photography. This is something i would like to try and do myself as i think i would be able to, i would use a macro lens in order to do so. I like the dark tones which have been used in this image, they make it look mysterious and creepy. i also like how the girl has her arms and face pushed up against a window as this is quite powerful and represents the meaning behind the image. This then links into the fact that she has writing on her arms. The photographer has also used blur at the bottom of the image which makes it look more creepy, therefore i think this sort of thing would link into fantasy and close up well.















All of the images above represent close-up photography, these images have now given me inspiration and ideas which i can interpret in my own work while also making them different to fit my needs.

By Next Lesson

What i will achieve by next lesson:

• My mind maps & completed to 3 levels one
• My image bank
• My discussion

Work Diary - Personal Shoot 11

Evaluation

For this shoot i specifically wanted to go London as i had already done a shoot up London but i wanted to see if i could make it better. In my original shoot i done up London i took photos of the London Eye, Big Ben, and the Tower Bridge, however i wanted to see if i could take these photos again so i could make improvements. Overall i thought the shoot went well because while i was up there i also cmd up with some other ideas, in the photo above you can see i have tried to do a perfume advertisement, i thought this worked quite well as i like how the perfume bottles reflect of the flash of the camera and therefore look brighter and stand out, i then like how the background is blurred and there are little specles of light as this makes the photo look more effective as an advertisement. The photo above is a photo which i tried to improve, i used the technique multiple exposure in order to capture two photos within one frame, i think it turned out well in the end because i like how i have zoomed in for one of the big bens, and then the other is smaller, i think this contrasts the actual size of the big ben. I am grateful that i took this image at night because i like how big ben is lit up and how you can see its dark around, also this makes the cars stand out as well which reflect how busy the city is. 

How i could improve

If i was to do this shoot again i would like to try it in the daytime, this would enable me to get a range of shoot and test the differet lighting. 

Work Diary - Personal Shoot 10

Evaluation

This shoot was based around horses as i wanted to capture horses in great detail while also showing them commercially. Therefore i planned to capture photos which showed specific detail and also pictures of people riding horses as this is how i would show them commercially. I thought my shoot went well as i captured a range of images and i also managed to get some photos which would were good enough to use as final pieces. I am especially happy with the top image as i like how the colours  contrast as this makes the horse stand out, i used the technique multiple exposure on my camera in order to achieve this effect. I think it worked very well as i like how the top part of the horses face is more visible at the top, then i like the warm colours at the bottom of the page. I did not plan to take photos like this but after experimenting i thought it worked well so i decided to experiment more with  techniques etc. Another image i really like is the one of the horses eye, i had already planned to try and capture images like this but in fact it turned out better than what i had expected. I really like this image because i like how you can see a reflection in the eye of the horse which i thought made the photo look very professional and effective. another thing i like is how the background is blurred as this makes the eye more of the focus of the picture.

What i will do next time 

next time if i was to do another shoot based around horses i would plan to take images of the horse jumping as i have some good ideas of how to edit the images for this. for example i want to capture an image which shows the horse jumping in different steps.

Todays lesson

Today i will be carrying on with my connecting essays and i will also complete my print techniques

Powerpoint of best work so far

progress

In todays lesson i will be continuing with editing my 2 shoots from last week and also finishing my connecting essays.