Light graffiti (Sue)

To achieve a light graffiti effect you need to use a very slow shutter speed between 10-30 seconds and a bright light such as a torch. With the room lights off you will move the torch around as if you are drawing while taking the photo.

Rule of thirds (Sue)

Rule of thirds is a technique used by many. Its when i grid is shown on the camera like the one below.

If you place your subject where the lines cross then your photo will become more balanced and the audience are able to connect better with the photo. I took some photos using the rule of thirds with the camera setting on TV, aperture 5.6, ISO:100 and the shutter speed was 1/250.

Interesting framing techniques (Sue)

We was asked to take photos using framing creatively. In the photos below the main focus is on the statue, using someones hands to dup the lens of the camera to help work out when the exact focus is. To achieve this the camera setting was TV, aperture 5.6, shutter speed was1/60 and the iso was 3200

Large depth of field (Sue)

To achieve the above photos the camera was set to TV and the shutter speed was 1/300. Large depth of field is when the width of what is on the camera is wider then the photo. Using an open space and focusing on everything.

Shallow depth of field (Sue)

Shallow depth of field is when a photo is taken of a subject and the background looks like its very far away when in reality it isn't that far at all. You can achieve this by focusing directly on the subject with some room between the camera and subject you can get distance and the background will have a soft blur. Using a low aperture and a shutter speed of 1/60

Blurred movement (Sue)

Blurred movement is when something is moving but the rest of the photo is in focus. To achieve this i turned down the shutter zoom by a few seconds. I focused the camera and as the subject started waving his hand i took the photo.

Evaluation for photography (Sue)

For this assignment we had to create a group of photos appropriate for a magazine of our choice. I have a love for dark photography so from the start I had a clear idea of what type of photos I wanted to create. I am a huge fan of horror so dark photos appeal to me a lot. 

In the studio I was able to experiment with different lighting techniques, shadows, light graffiti and more doing this allowed me to broaden my knowledge on photography. Learning and seeing the effect of different lights and shadows had an impact on my final idea.

To start I created a mood board of images that were interesting and similar to what I hoped to create in my final photos. In particular I looked for portraits that was dark and had a great use of shadows in them. I chose photos with similar lighting techniques but different emotions, lighting and shots. Also photos with editing effects, as I knew this might be something I could do to give my photo/photos to give them a different impact.

After having a clear idea on what I wanted as a concept I was able to get in the studio and begin taking the photos. I picked two different models as I knew the different skin tones, face expressions and just overall different look will give my photos a creative and interesting look.

The independent Magazine Stylenoir with a slogan of  ‘the home of dark style’ is the magazine I chose and believe my photos will fit perfectly in.  Stylenoir was founded by Chief James Joseph originally as a online portal but over the years has evolved and is now in print and has sold in numerous places around the world with sales and distribution reaching as far as Australia and the far east. Stylenoir Magazine has led the revolution in dark style and brings fashion and gothic styles together.

I believe that I was able to meet the concept and I could definitely see my images in the Stylenoir Magazine.

During this assignment I could have managed my time more effectively and instead of spending a lot of  my time deciding what I would like to do and creating my mood board, I could have spent more time understanding lighting and different techniques as i could have used the knowledge i gained when taking my photos. This may have made my photos look more professional. I could of given myself more time to edit my images.

My communication during this task was moral as I was able to interact with my models and let them know exactly what I wanted them to do face expressions, pose and positions. This allowed me to create a different effect in every image.

As I had three different models a constraint was I could have got them to have the same positions, pose and expression but change the lighting and shadows. This would have shown my audience that lighting could have a huge impact on a photo and give you a completely different feeling.

Another constraint is I used a similar camera shots for every photo which showed a lack of creativity and didn’t make my photographs much different from each other.  

On iphoto i recoloured the above images to give them a different look from the original images. I felt this made my photos more effective and empowering. 

After showing some of my peers i received both positive and negative feedback which i took constructively as i agree with them. A peer said that the colours i have used give my pictures a interesting look and by looking at them you are able to tell a story from the models expressions you can imagine what they are thinking/feeling at the time.   

Another piece of feedback i have received is that my pictures should of been different from each other in terms of framing and angles. 

If i had the chance to do this assignment again i definitely would and i would've of done many things differently such as organised my time more wisely and thought more into my photos and the concept of them. I also would of given myself more time to edit the images. Although i believe my final images came out well and the editor of Stylenoir Magazine may think the fit well in the magazine i still believe i should of used more of a variety of camera shots to tell more of a story.  

I really enjoyed doing this assignment and think i gained a lot of knowledge from it.