Throughout this shoot I am hoping to subtly develop my idea of photographing from my car by taking the images from the view of my side mirror. I am hoping that this will capture the scenes and roads from behind. The road and slight influence of my car within the photographs will create the idea of a journey, however the main way that these images will hopefully convey my exam question topic is through the use of editing techniques. I would like for multiple imagery to be used within my editing stages, the reason I want to use multiple imagery is because it would be an interesting way of showing the change in location within one combined image. I hope to combine a maximum of three images together as I feel that any more than this would create confusion for the viewer and not show one journey clearly. The first shoot I did for my unit 4 photography was influenced by Lee Friedlanders 'America by car' photography series and in this shoot I hope to use more original ideas and develop the shoot to my own view. I would like for the photos to be edited in colour as this would be contrasting with the shoot from which I am developing, also it will give the photos a happier quality, which is what I would like.
What I actually achieved-
With my images I was able to achieve a diverse set of photos that show a clear indication of development from any other shoot I have already done. The use of mirrors allowed me to capture roads and the scenery and created a frame within the photographs, which I think looks really lovely. Also because of the camera settings that I had used depth of field was a technique that was implied within all of my images and even though it was planned it looks really nice in the photos as it draws attention to the clearer part of the image. Whilst editing the images I found that some looked better singularly rather than in multiple imagery therefore I decided that some should just be left as one image. The images were edited in colour and I think that this was a good choice as it shows the change in location more precisely. I believe that my goal of showing a journey within these images was met and that the photographs have included all aspects that I priorly was hoping to. I do feel that there is even more room for development within this type of shoot and at some point I would like to explore further into this.
I love this image for many reasons, one of which is because the road shows a lot of depth and creates the illusion that the photo travels on for miles. I also really love how there is only one colour practically present throughout the whole image but the fact that it doesn't make the photo look dull or dark. You can focus more with this photo as well because you can see the depth of field around the edge which focuses your attention on the reflection within the centre of the image. I really like this photo also, although I don't think it shows a journey in such an obvious way compared to my other image above. Overall, I am happy with this image and how it looks. camera lens
I used an Olympus camera with an Olympus M12-40mm f 2.8 camera lens to take these images and my camera settings were at ISO 200, F2.8 and shutter speed 1/1000 secs. The low f stop allowed for the depth of field to be incorporated within the images, therefore my decision to use it through this shoot. During the editing stages I chose to edit the singular photos first by adjusting the levels, curves and the vibrance to +15 and saturation to +5, doing this made the colours in the images brighter but still with a natural look. After this I then changed the size of each of the images so they all had a width of 15cm and a height of 11.67cm. To then create the multiple imagery I pressed auto-select in the top left hand corner, I then selected file new to create a new blank page and changed the size of the document to width of 60cm and height of 11.80 cm. To get each singular image onto the blank page I just held onto the image, I then dragged and dropped it onto the blank tab. Once all of the images I wanted to include into the multiple imagery where there I arranged them into chronological order. There was a little space left over on the bottom layer, so to create the illusion that it was one whole photo I just cropped and left over, unnecessary part out.
The denotation that I wanted to show in this shoot was looking at what was being left behind as the journey moved forward, which was done through the use of the side mirror. I wanted the imply that a journey was moving forward by showing what has already been passed. The road and scenes happing is the main show for the journey within this photography shoot.
What am I going to do next-
I feel that with this shoot I have developed from an idea and created a series of images that are more unique and original, therefore I am happy with this shoot and feel that what I have done to develop the way I show a journey has been good. For my next shoot I would like to focus on something completely different all together, I feel like I have worked quite a bit on journeys regarding roads and vehicles and feel that exploring a different route would be what I would want to do within my next photo shoot.
I am really happy with all of the images that I have photographed and edited throughout this shoot and feel that the development I show is clear and strong. I believe that my exam question topic of 'The Journey' can be sent through these images.
With my images I was able to achieve a diverse set of photos that show a clear indication of development from any other shoot I have already done. The use of mirrors allowed me to capture roads and the scenery and created a frame within the photographs, which I think looks really lovely. Also because of the camera settings that I had used depth of field was a technique that was implied within all of my images and even though it was planned it looks really nice in the photos as it draws attention to the clearer part of the image. Whilst editing the images I found that some looked better singularly rather than in multiple imagery therefore I decided that some should just be left as one image. The images were edited in colour and I think that this was a good choice as it shows the change in location more precisely. I believe that my goal of showing a journey within these images was met and that the photographs have included all aspects that I priorly was hoping to. I do feel that there is even more room for development within this type of shoot and at some point I would like to explore further into this.
I placed these images in chronological order as it would tell the viewer about the journey in a clearer way and would show them that a journey had taken place. Each image shows a different location whilst I was travelling from Sawbridgeworth to my house, the use of roads and other cars also implies travel which is a common part of taking a journey. I like how the layout of the images leads straight from one to the other and think that it is a basic and effective way of pointing to the next image. I think that multiple imagery was a good choice for this shoot and that it is a unique way to show a journey. I was very happy with the photographs that I had taken and felt that even on their own they were a good indication of my topic, however I also think that the use of the technique brought it onto a higher level.
I used an Olympus camera with an Olympus M12-40mm f 2.8 camera lens to take these images and my camera settings were at ISO 200, F2.8 and shutter speed 1/1000 secs. The low f stop allowed for the depth of field to be incorporated within the images, therefore my decision to use it through this shoot. During the editing stages I chose to edit the singular photos first by adjusting the levels, curves and the vibrance to +15 and saturation to +5, doing this made the colours in the images brighter but still with a natural look. After this I then changed the size of each of the images so they all had a width of 15cm and a height of 11.67cm. To then create the multiple imagery I pressed auto-select in the top left hand corner, I then selected file new to create a new blank page and changed the size of the document to width of 60cm and height of 11.80 cm. To get each singular image onto the blank page I just held onto the image, I then dragged and dropped it onto the blank tab. Once all of the images I wanted to include into the multiple imagery where there I arranged them into chronological order. There was a little space left over on the bottom layer, so to create the illusion that it was one whole photo I just cropped and left over, unnecessary part out.
The denotation that I wanted to show in this shoot was looking at what was being left behind as the journey moved forward, which was done through the use of the side mirror. I wanted the imply that a journey was moving forward by showing what has already been passed. The road and scenes happing is the main show for the journey within this photography shoot.
What am I going to do next-
I feel that with this shoot I have developed from an idea and created a series of images that are more unique and original, therefore I am happy with this shoot and feel that what I have done to develop the way I show a journey has been good. For my next shoot I would like to focus on something completely different all together, I feel like I have worked quite a bit on journeys regarding roads and vehicles and feel that exploring a different route would be what I would want to do within my next photo shoot.
I am really happy with all of the images that I have photographed and edited throughout this shoot and feel that the development I show is clear and strong. I believe that my exam question topic of 'The Journey' can be sent through these images.
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