shoot six

Shoot six

Plans for shoot: 

my plan for this shoot was to deconstruct some flowers and later edit them in Photoshop to represent an outline drawing of them.

Research influence.

my research influence for this shoot was Todd McClellan's deconstruction series: Things Come Apart, in which he deconstructs everyday things and reconstructs them in an organised way. for this shoot i aimed to do this but with flowers, and then to edit them in a way which adds an artificial outline to the images, like the ones in my image bank.

Contact sheet

Image bank (containing 5 images)

My Best images (target 4 - 6),

Images that require improvement

AO3: Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress.

My idea for recording this shoot was to use studio settings to experiment with pulling apart and deconstructing flowers and to hopefully edit them in a more experimental way, by adding a pencil/ drawn outline to the main aspects of the images

      With reference to my best images, I feel that although I could not create photographs exactly like my image bank photos, I did create a set that was in the style of the work (deconstructed outlines) . I am happy with the overall outcome of my images and feel that they all show the ways that flowers and their intricate details can be manipulated within an image. i decided to edit my images to make them sharper and isolate them from the background  in order to eventually reflect my artist influences work on deconstruction and outlines.
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 and their petals, as well as struggling with the composition of the subjects of the images , that's why some of my images contained aspects that i didn't want, or simply didn't conform to my expectations, also when it came to actually editing the images i struggled to get the line size that i wanted as well as smoothly outlining the areas of the images that i wanted to accentuate.

AO2: Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops.

All images were taken in a studio setting, soft boxes and tripods were also used.

camera settings:
(for all images)
1/125 sec shutter speed
f/11
ISO 200

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, the use of the tripod reduced camera shake and ensured that my pictures were crisp and well detailed.



<The editing process for these images were relatively simple, i originally altered the curves, levels, brightness and contrast of all images. In some cases i also altered the shadows, highlights and posterization. i then used the paintbrush tool at a size of between 4 and 20 pixels depending on the edit, and using black paintbrush and outlines certain aspects of the image on a new layer, i then nudged the outlined layer to either the left or right to add a more distorted look, i then further edited aspects of the images like brightness and contrast and posterity to give the final results

studio set up for close up photos

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 tackle the finer details of the flowers from a deconstructed angle, as well as photographing the petals and their intricate details. My research of  McClellan's  deconstruction work helped me to focus on the intricate details of the deconstruction and the placement of the components . 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 McClellan'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 feel that i have created a strong set of images inspired by the work of Todd McClellan, my intention for this shoot was to create a deconstructed layout with an artistic outline effect with my close up petal images.

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 shoot i am aiming to definitely use some physical aspects to my editing process and later scanning my images into my work.