In Unit 107 Presenting Photo Images I am going to present 6 thematic images. I will be using the images from assignment 101 and the Theme is Nature. My images will relate to a theme and I will outline how the images relate to the theme.
I will show knowledge of how to use media for presenting photo images.
I will present my images and outline various other ways to display and present images.
Sunday, 23 January 2011
FINAL IMAGES
These are my final images for Assignment 101 Image Capture. All these images are shot with my Nikon D90 and lens 18 - 105mm which is my only lens. I always assure that my battery is charged fully and I have a spare memory card and my tripod if possible whenever I go out with my camera.
This image was shot on the River Trent in Stapenhill Gardens. It was a beautiful sunny Autumn day with some cloud. This is a really nice image, the swan is fluffing its feathers which catch the light and this reflects in the water. I have used a large aperture for this image F 5.6, which has allowed me great focus on the swan. The fast shutter speed 1/2500 was needed as the light shining down on the swan and the large aperture could have caused the image to be over exposed. I have cropped this image across the top which allows the eye to focus on the swan making a more powerful image.
This image illustrates many of the key composition aspects as well as representing great shape and form with the light casting a shadow in the water. Lines are present with the moving water and patten and texture is seen within the water movement created by the fast shutter speed. This image was taken at a low angle to get at the same level of the swan and has a nice balance with the moving water, swan and the out of focus plant in the corner of the image.
This beautiful caribbean flower was shot in Bonaire in the caribbean. It was shot on a very hot day in the bright midday sun. I have used a large aperture which has allowed me to focus on the flower and the leaves as the distance remains out of focus. I have used a high shutter speed which was needed to limit the bright midday sun into the large aperture. I have cropped this image slightly across the bottom which allowed me to remove a dead looking leaf although it was still a great image without any cropping.
This image shows the composition elements of balance, focus and colour as the position, focus and colour of the flower is really good. It shows a line element as the veins in the leaf are very focused and the sharp focus has showed the patten and textures within the flower off beautifully. The flower has a nice shape and form with the highlights and shadows casting across the image. I really love the bluring of the background of this image but I think this was helped with the humidity of being in the caribbean climate.
This image of a lizard was shot in a bar in Bonaire whilst getting some shade from the hot caribbean sunshine. There were a few lizards running around on a nearby wall with bright red and yellow building in the background. Unfortunately I have just realised whilst finding the aperture and shutter speed settings using Nikon Capture that I think I have shot this on auto. I am still including this image in my final images as I feel sure I could have shot a similar shot to this one using the manual settings and I have eight final images whilst only six are needed.
I very nice image which illustrates the compostion aspect of focus and colour. I have captured the lizard as he appears to be looking right at me. I have still used manual focus as I remember doing so and have focused on the lizard whilst bluring out the surrounding area. I have used the crop tool in photoshop to crop the top of the image making the lizard more powerful.
This image was shot just of the coast of Antiqua at sunset. I have shot this image directly into the sun and the high shutter speed and smaller aperture have worked well together to give a good exposure. I have cropped the image across the top of the picture which has removed the sun in the distance but a line of light still remains right through the image as the sun is shining down on the sea.
This image illustrates the composition aspect of colour showing the beautiful orange of the sky at sunset. The aspect of lines and reflection is also present with the line of light through the sea which guides your eyes completely through the image. The boat which is just entering into the line of light shows a nice balance being a third of the way into the image. This image shows patten and texture within the sea and creates the feeling of calm.
This image was shot on a fine sunny autumn day in Stapenhill Gardens by the river. Whilst walking by the river some children came to feed the ducks which caused a frenzy of birds. I set my controls using a wide aperture to enable me to focus on the birds and a really fast shutter speed was needed due to the bright day and the speed the birds were moving. I took a few images checked the exposure, and spent a couple of minutes shooting birds at a very quick pace.
This image shows narrow depth of field as only the bird is in sharp focus. I have cropped the image across the top which has produced a more detailed and powerful image within the bird. I love the detail in the wings which has a nice patten and texture and the colour of the beak and legs. I think the image has nice shape and form of the bird against the out of focus background. I also love the way the light seems to shine through the wings, highlighting the patten and texture within the image.
Another image shot at the same time as the previous image whilst walking by the river on a sunny autumn day. More birds are captured in this image but there are two which are in sharp focus at the forefront of the image. The detailing on these birds shows lovely patten and texture and it shows good tonal balance of the birds against the background. I have cropped this image at the top which has resulted in a powerful image.
This image was shot on a winter morning at Hoar Cross. This shot was taken early in the morning just after the sunrise. I set my ISO at 640 because it was quite dark when I first started shooting. Shot with quite a small aperture which has given a wide depth of field and also ensured exposure which can be a little tricky in extreme weather conditions like snow. I have desaturated this image using digital manipulation.
This image illustrates the composition aspect of lines with not only the road guiding your eyes through the image but also the tyre tracks in the snow on the road. The tyre tracks also add patten and texture to the image together with the trees. I have shot this image at a really low angle which allowed the detail of tyre tracks in the road and also to capture more of the road going through the trees. This image also shows a nice balance within the rule of thirds and has a nice tonal range.
This image was shot on a winter morning as the sun was rising in the sky. This image shot with a quite small aperture allowing for a wide depth of field. A fast shutter speed was needed to gain the correct exposure in the extreme weather conditions. The sun is shining through a circle shape within the tree where two branches cross over each other. The fast shutter speed helped with shooting into the sun and I love the way the sun shines out in a star shape.
This image shows really nice patten and texture thoughout the image with a good tonal range. The patten of the snow coloured branches are all around the image guideing your eyes around the image. The tonal value between the trees and the snow is really nice and I love the way the snow lays on the top of the tree trunk. The sun shot through the trees shows a nice balance within the image being shot at a third of the way across the image.
Health and Safety
Whilst taking these images all health and safety aspects were considered. Every care was taken whilst photographing near water and on the snow.
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| Reflective Swan 1/2500 F5.6 ISO 640 |
This image was shot on the River Trent in Stapenhill Gardens. It was a beautiful sunny Autumn day with some cloud. This is a really nice image, the swan is fluffing its feathers which catch the light and this reflects in the water. I have used a large aperture for this image F 5.6, which has allowed me great focus on the swan. The fast shutter speed 1/2500 was needed as the light shining down on the swan and the large aperture could have caused the image to be over exposed. I have cropped this image across the top which allows the eye to focus on the swan making a more powerful image.
This image illustrates many of the key composition aspects as well as representing great shape and form with the light casting a shadow in the water. Lines are present with the moving water and patten and texture is seen within the water movement created by the fast shutter speed. This image was taken at a low angle to get at the same level of the swan and has a nice balance with the moving water, swan and the out of focus plant in the corner of the image.
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| Flower Focus 1/4000 F 5.3 ISO 400 |
This beautiful caribbean flower was shot in Bonaire in the caribbean. It was shot on a very hot day in the bright midday sun. I have used a large aperture which has allowed me to focus on the flower and the leaves as the distance remains out of focus. I have used a high shutter speed which was needed to limit the bright midday sun into the large aperture. I have cropped this image slightly across the bottom which allowed me to remove a dead looking leaf although it was still a great image without any cropping.
This image shows the composition elements of balance, focus and colour as the position, focus and colour of the flower is really good. It shows a line element as the veins in the leaf are very focused and the sharp focus has showed the patten and textures within the flower off beautifully. The flower has a nice shape and form with the highlights and shadows casting across the image. I really love the bluring of the background of this image but I think this was helped with the humidity of being in the caribbean climate.
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| Lonely Lizard 1/400 F 10 ISO 200 |
This image of a lizard was shot in a bar in Bonaire whilst getting some shade from the hot caribbean sunshine. There were a few lizards running around on a nearby wall with bright red and yellow building in the background. Unfortunately I have just realised whilst finding the aperture and shutter speed settings using Nikon Capture that I think I have shot this on auto. I am still including this image in my final images as I feel sure I could have shot a similar shot to this one using the manual settings and I have eight final images whilst only six are needed.
I very nice image which illustrates the compostion aspect of focus and colour. I have captured the lizard as he appears to be looking right at me. I have still used manual focus as I remember doing so and have focused on the lizard whilst bluring out the surrounding area. I have used the crop tool in photoshop to crop the top of the image making the lizard more powerful.
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| Sunset 1/2000 F 16 ISO 400 |
This image illustrates the composition aspect of colour showing the beautiful orange of the sky at sunset. The aspect of lines and reflection is also present with the line of light through the sea which guides your eyes completely through the image. The boat which is just entering into the line of light shows a nice balance being a third of the way into the image. This image shows patten and texture within the sea and creates the feeling of calm.
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| Flight 1/3200 F 5.6 ISO 400 |
This image was shot on a fine sunny autumn day in Stapenhill Gardens by the river. Whilst walking by the river some children came to feed the ducks which caused a frenzy of birds. I set my controls using a wide aperture to enable me to focus on the birds and a really fast shutter speed was needed due to the bright day and the speed the birds were moving. I took a few images checked the exposure, and spent a couple of minutes shooting birds at a very quick pace.
This image shows narrow depth of field as only the bird is in sharp focus. I have cropped the image across the top which has produced a more detailed and powerful image within the bird. I love the detail in the wings which has a nice patten and texture and the colour of the beak and legs. I think the image has nice shape and form of the bird against the out of focus background. I also love the way the light seems to shine through the wings, highlighting the patten and texture within the image.
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| Birds 1/3200 F 5.6 ISO 400 |
Another image shot at the same time as the previous image whilst walking by the river on a sunny autumn day. More birds are captured in this image but there are two which are in sharp focus at the forefront of the image. The detailing on these birds shows lovely patten and texture and it shows good tonal balance of the birds against the background. I have cropped this image at the top which has resulted in a powerful image.
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| Winter Road 1/125 F13 ISO 640 |
This image was shot on a winter morning at Hoar Cross. This shot was taken early in the morning just after the sunrise. I set my ISO at 640 because it was quite dark when I first started shooting. Shot with quite a small aperture which has given a wide depth of field and also ensured exposure which can be a little tricky in extreme weather conditions like snow. I have desaturated this image using digital manipulation.
This image illustrates the composition aspect of lines with not only the road guiding your eyes through the image but also the tyre tracks in the snow on the road. The tyre tracks also add patten and texture to the image together with the trees. I have shot this image at a really low angle which allowed the detail of tyre tracks in the road and also to capture more of the road going through the trees. This image also shows a nice balance within the rule of thirds and has a nice tonal range.
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| Catch of Light 1/320 F 13 ISO 640 |
This image was shot on a winter morning as the sun was rising in the sky. This image shot with a quite small aperture allowing for a wide depth of field. A fast shutter speed was needed to gain the correct exposure in the extreme weather conditions. The sun is shining through a circle shape within the tree where two branches cross over each other. The fast shutter speed helped with shooting into the sun and I love the way the sun shines out in a star shape.
This image shows really nice patten and texture thoughout the image with a good tonal range. The patten of the snow coloured branches are all around the image guideing your eyes around the image. The tonal value between the trees and the snow is really nice and I love the way the snow lays on the top of the tree trunk. The sun shot through the trees shows a nice balance within the image being shot at a third of the way across the image.
Health and Safety
Whilst taking these images all health and safety aspects were considered. Every care was taken whilst photographing near water and on the snow.
Research on types of Lenses
Lenses are measured in millimetres and this is known as the focal length of the lens. The standard lens for a 35mm camera is a 50mm lens. If a lens has a shorter focal length than 50mm it is considered to be a wide angle lens and with a longer focal length than 50mm is considered to be a telephoto lens.
Wide Angle Lens
Wide angel lenses are good to use on landscapes allowing you to get more of the image within the frame of the picture. They are also good for focus on objects in the foreground and fading out the distance beyond. The most popular wide angle lens are 24mm and 28mm.
Telephoto Lens
A telephoto lens is really good for sporting events or wildlife allowing you to zoom in on the image from a distance. At a distance the telephoto lens allows you to focus on a subject and shoot that subject in sharp focus whilst the surrounding area of the image is out of focus.
Macro Lens
A Macro lens is used for close up photography and allows you to focus a lot closer to the subject. The quality is very high with a macro lens allowing you great sharpness within the image.
Fisheye Lens
The fisheye lens look like a fisheye and distorts the image so that the outer edge of the image appears to be further away whilst the centre of the image almost comes out to meet you.
Shift/Perspective Contol Lens
This lens is an expensive lens which will move the perspective of a building without having to tilt the camera backwards. This type of lens is good for shooting tall buildings.
Wide Angle Lens
Wide angel lenses are good to use on landscapes allowing you to get more of the image within the frame of the picture. They are also good for focus on objects in the foreground and fading out the distance beyond. The most popular wide angle lens are 24mm and 28mm.
Telephoto Lens
A telephoto lens is really good for sporting events or wildlife allowing you to zoom in on the image from a distance. At a distance the telephoto lens allows you to focus on a subject and shoot that subject in sharp focus whilst the surrounding area of the image is out of focus.
Macro Lens
A Macro lens is used for close up photography and allows you to focus a lot closer to the subject. The quality is very high with a macro lens allowing you great sharpness within the image.
Fisheye Lens
The fisheye lens look like a fisheye and distorts the image so that the outer edge of the image appears to be further away whilst the centre of the image almost comes out to meet you.
Shift/Perspective Contol Lens
This lens is an expensive lens which will move the perspective of a building without having to tilt the camera backwards. This type of lens is good for shooting tall buildings.
Monday, 17 January 2011
Idea's for Image Manipulation Assignment
When researching famous photographers for image manipulation I researched Helen Sear, Julia Fullerton Batten and Faye Heller. I liked these photographers as I found their work to be more art based than some of the other more humourous manipulation photographers. I would like to base my Manipulation on the photographers I have researched.
I was never really interested in manipulation in photography before but after researching Helen Sear I found that manipulation can be used in a very artistic way.
Idea's for a Theme
I was never really interested in manipulation in photography before but after researching Helen Sear I found that manipulation can be used in a very artistic way.
Idea's for a Theme
- Molly my daughter to appear in my manipulated images
- For the Sea to be my theme
- For Nature to be my Theme
After looking through my photographs and deciding which photographs to use along with my artistic ideas I have decided that I will base my theme on my daughter Molly. I have ideas that have materialised through the research that has inspired me and also through images seen in books, magazines and on the television. I would like my manipulation to be on a more artistic level than a humourous one as when researching I found that Helen Sear and Julia Fullerton Batten inspired me most.
Images by me
Choosing the final images for the first assignment has been very difficult as I have so many. These are a few images that I really like but unfortunately they did not make it into my final images.
This is a lovely image of a lizard taken on the island of Bonaire in the Caribbean. Unfortuneately there is a shadow across the picture which spoils it but the focus and the bluring of the background is good.
Woodlands in the style of Ansel Adams. When I first started to research Ansel Adams I found many images of trees taken in the same style as this one. I have taken many images like this one but they all had too much foreground in them and then I found the crop tool which has allowed me to crop the image.
This image of a swan is very similar to one done by Robert Carter I have included the picture in my research. I have used photoshop to zoom in slightly on this image and the crop tool to square the picture. The large aperture has allowed great focus on the swan and tiny droplets of water can be seen. A fast shutter speed was needed for exposure as it was a sunny day and this was taken with a large aperture.
Reflections. This is a really nice image using the composition aspect of reflections. The image was only there for a minute and then the sun went in.
Taken on a snowy morning at Hoar Cross an interesting shaped tree and stream which guides you through the picture. I have used a small aperture to focus on the whole image and a fast shutter speed was needed with the extreme weather conditions.
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| 1/200 F10 ISO 200 |
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| 1/125 F13 |
Woodlands in the style of Ansel Adams. When I first started to research Ansel Adams I found many images of trees taken in the same style as this one. I have taken many images like this one but they all had too much foreground in them and then I found the crop tool which has allowed me to crop the image.
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| 1/1250 F 5-6 |
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| 1/800 F/8 |
Reflections. This is a really nice image using the composition aspect of reflections. The image was only there for a minute and then the sun went in.
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| 1/320 F13 |
Taken on a snowy morning at Hoar Cross an interesting shaped tree and stream which guides you through the picture. I have used a small aperture to focus on the whole image and a fast shutter speed was needed with the extreme weather conditions.
Friday, 14 January 2011
Change of Theme - Nature
For my original theme I chose Autumn as I think when the trees start to change colour in the Autumn sunshine this can create some really good colourful images. I have however decided to change my theme to Nature. The reason for this is that Autumn was very short lived this year we had snow at the end of November and this did not give me enough time to finalise my shots. Although I did have some really nice shots looking at them now I am just critising them because of the further knowledge I have.
During the autumn months I was still learning how to use my camara and getting to grips with shutter speed and aperture. I have learned so much more since autumn it would be a shame not to be able to include my more recent images as I feel that I now have control over the settings, have learned how to use the light and how to frame a shot better.
During the autumn months I was still learning how to use my camara and getting to grips with shutter speed and aperture. I have learned so much more since autumn it would be a shame not to be able to include my more recent images as I feel that I now have control over the settings, have learned how to use the light and how to frame a shot better.
Thursday, 13 January 2011
Faye Heller
When I first looked at Faye Hellers work I did initially think how bazaar. It was not until I looked at many of her images I started to see something I quite liked. Faye Heller produces Montages by separating pictures of architecture and the female form like eyes, hair and legs.
Faye Heller Montages take on a 1950 film concept done mainly in black and white although sometimes adding blocks of bold colours within the image. At first I thought that the work was put together in photoshop by chopping the images cut and paste. The images are actually created by using her own archives and splitting the images and arranging them until she has the final picture, she then photographs the picture to create the final image.
Faye Heller's style is contemporary and she has exhibited alone and in groups in Holland Italy and London.
This first image is my favorite Faye Heller Montage. I love the sweeping lines of the staircase which is complemented really well with the very peaceful image of the girl. She has used the composition aspect of lines and the Rule of Thirds within this image and I think it shows great shape and form with a lovely tonal range. A really lovely piece of contemporary art. This image is a good example how art can create mood and when looking at this image I think it creates a very relaxed mood.
Another brilliant montage using the lines of a staircase and female eyes. This image uses straight lines within the staircase and focuses just on the eyes of the girl.
Faye Heller Montages take on a 1950 film concept done mainly in black and white although sometimes adding blocks of bold colours within the image. At first I thought that the work was put together in photoshop by chopping the images cut and paste. The images are actually created by using her own archives and splitting the images and arranging them until she has the final picture, she then photographs the picture to create the final image.
Faye Heller's style is contemporary and she has exhibited alone and in groups in Holland Italy and London.
This first image is my favorite Faye Heller Montage. I love the sweeping lines of the staircase which is complemented really well with the very peaceful image of the girl. She has used the composition aspect of lines and the Rule of Thirds within this image and I think it shows great shape and form with a lovely tonal range. A really lovely piece of contemporary art. This image is a good example how art can create mood and when looking at this image I think it creates a very relaxed mood.
Another brilliant montage using the lines of a staircase and female eyes. This image uses straight lines within the staircase and focuses just on the eyes of the girl.
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