Shoot four
Plans for shoot:
my plan for this shoot was to use a studio setting to create bold images both close up and from a distance of different flowers. I aim to edit them in a way of which accentuates the curves, contrast and colours within the images.
Research influence
Harold Feinstein ~ Feinstein was an american fine art photographer, when he passed away in June, 2015, the New York Times declared him: “One of the most accomplished recorders of the American experience.”. He started his career young, at the age of 15, and within a few years Edward Steichen purchased some of his work for the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Feinstein about his flowers work "In the late 90′s I began to experiment with digital photography and became one of the first to use a scanner as a camera. This resulted in seven books of large format colour photographs and the Smithsonian Computerworld Award for digital photography in 2000."
This shoot will reflect Feinstein's use of bold colours up against a dark background.
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Harold Feinstein ~ Feinstein was an american fine art photographer, when he passed away in June, 2015, the New York Times declared him: “One of the most accomplished recorders of the American experience.”. He started his career young, at the age of 15, and within a few years Edward Steichen purchased some of his work for the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Feinstein about his flowers work "In the late 90′s I began to experiment with digital photography and became one of the first to use a scanner as a camera. This resulted in seven books of large format colour photographs and the Smithsonian Computerworld Award for digital photography in 2000."
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Image bank (containing 5 images)
My Best images (target 4 - 6),
Images that require improvement
All these images required improvement because they either didn't have enough light, has the flower stand in the image or the background of the image didn't only have the backdrop.
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AO3: Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress.
My idea for recording this shoot was to use a studio setting to create bold images both close up and from a distance of different flowers, almost like Feinstein's flower portfolio, but instead of using a scanner as a photographic medium i used a studio setting and an actual camera
With reference to my best images, I feel that although I could not create photographs exactly like Feinstein's photos, I did create a set that was in the style of his work (simplistic images with no distractions from the subject). I am happy with the overall outcome of my images and feel that they all show the many ways that flowers and their intricate details can be captured within a photograph both with and without editing. i decided to edit my images to make them sharper in order to reflect Feinstein's work on flowers.
With regards to some of the images that did not come out as I expected, I struggled to adapt my positioning the get the light on the right parts of the flowers, that's why some of my images contained aspects that i didn't want.
AO2: Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops.
Camera settings
1/125 second shutter speed, f/ 13, ISO 200, all images were taken in raw, camera was in manual mode and a soft box was used for the flash, and a tripod for stability.
All images were edited by refining the brightness, contrast, levels and curves as i wanted to keep a simple look to the shoot to accentuate the details of the flowers and keep the focus entirely on them as the subjects of the shoot. The shutter speed of 1/125 of a second meant that my images were crisp and well focused, the small aperture of 13 meant that my images were well exposed and weren’t grainy, the ISO of 200 allowed the lighting of my images to be precise and prevented them from being too bright or dark, despite this, the ISO also resulted in a slight camera shake, in order to prevent this I used a tripod for the majority of my images, the use of soft-boxes ensured that the camera flash wasn't too harsh and didn't effect the outcome of my final images, the soft-boxes diffuses the lights into a soft and even light, they also reduce harsh shadows and due to the closeness of the soft-boxes to the subjects, the softer lights accentuated the details of the flowers.
AO1: Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding.
(Here you will discuss how you developed your work based on your research of e.g. artists/photographers, etc).
AO4: Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements.
I believe i have produced a relatively strong set of images inspired by Feinstein and his macro floral photography, the final images were refined by the following processes:
~ i altered the brightness and contrast
~ i further altered the curves and levels of the images
~ i then adjusted the hue and saturation of the images
~ i then isolated the boldest colours and used colour balance to enhance them
i then further adjusted the brightness and contrast till i got my desired looks which are my final images, shown below:
Progression: you must refer to what you will do next to improve on either the shoot you have done or how you will develop your project in the next shoot.
1/125 second shutter speed, f/ 13, ISO 200, all images were taken in raw, camera was in manual mode and a soft box was used for the flash, and a tripod for stability.
All images were edited by refining the brightness, contrast, levels and curves as i wanted to keep a simple look to the shoot to accentuate the details of the flowers and keep the focus entirely on them as the subjects of the shoot. The shutter speed of 1/125 of a second meant that my images were crisp and well focused, the small aperture of 13 meant that my images were well exposed and weren’t grainy, the ISO of 200 allowed the lighting of my images to be precise and prevented them from being too bright or dark, despite this, the ISO also resulted in a slight camera shake, in order to prevent this I used a tripod for the majority of my images, the use of soft-boxes ensured that the camera flash wasn't too harsh and didn't effect the outcome of my final images, the soft-boxes diffuses the lights into a soft and even light, they also reduce harsh shadows and due to the closeness of the soft-boxes to the subjects, the softer lights accentuated the details of the flowers.
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| Studio setup for photo shoot, backdrop was black |
AO1: Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding.
(Here you will discuss how you developed your work based on your research of e.g. artists/photographers, etc).
The artist research was very useful during these shoots as I had some inspiration on how to isolate different parts of the plants and to focus heavily on them, as well as using plain coloured background which meant the viewers attention wasn’t diverted away from the subjects. My research of Feinstein's flowers portfolio helped me to focus on the intricate details of the plants and their petals as well as the contrast between their colours. I found this helpful because i could easily create this within my studio location.
The research on colour saturation (shown in my techniques post) and Harold Feinstein's work was helpful to this study and I feel that I shot some good photos that had enough contrast between the colours and saturation to bring out the boldest colours within my images.
AO4: Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements.
I believe i have produced a relatively strong set of images inspired by Feinstein and his macro floral photography, the final images were refined by the following processes:
~ i altered the brightness and contrast
~ i further altered the curves and levels of the images
~ i then adjusted the hue and saturation of the images
~ i then isolated the boldest colours and used colour balance to enhance them
i then further adjusted the brightness and contrast till i got my desired looks which are my final images, shown below:
Progression: you must refer to what you will do next to improve on either the shoot you have done or how you will develop your project in the next shoot.
For my next shoots i would love to experiment with different editing processes that can be performed through Adobe Photoshop and explore different techniques of taking images
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