Close Up & Wide Angle - Joined Work Diary

Evaluation  - Close Up & Wide Angle

In my close up shoot I really enjoyed shooting the close ups and getting the nice blurred background similar to minimum depth of field. I really enjoyed capturing the main aspects of my subjects face such as her eyes and mouth, these were big things to focus on for me, in order to maintain the portrait side of close ups I made sure to fit the top of her head and her chin firmly into the frame, the way the top of the models head touches the frame helps the composition of the photographs.

I didn't enjoy wide angle as much as I enjoyed close ups due to the fact I find it much harder to shoot areas than people as you can ask people what to do but areas and locations are unpredictable. However, this unpredictability is one of the reasons I've chosen to study nature for Unit 3 so hopefully I can perfect the skills I am beginning to learn. I certainly thought wide angle was challenging as I had to attempt to fit a lot more in the frame than I am used to, capturing the shots from a low wide angle helped me to capture the correct type of shots.

Images from Shoot - Close Up & Wide Angle

 Close Up

Close Up

Wide Angle

Wide Angle

Progression - Close Up & Wide Angle

With regards to progression for close ups they don't necessarily apply to the topic I have chosen for Unit 3 in the essence that I photographed people for my shoot but I would like to try and include close ups in my investigation into animals and seasons as I think this would work very well, photographing the animals especially due to the different textures, reactions and all round interesting things you could capture. However the angle I would like to take with seasons and close ups is of puddles on the ground, I am interested in combining wide angle with close ups.

Speaking of wide angle, the way I wish to carry this on would be to survey the surroundings of the animals in a safari park and use wide angle to capture them. Also I would really enjoy taking staged photographs of buildings in three different seasons and have decided I may want to use wide angle to do this. Another aspect I will use wide angle in in the future will be when I begin to focus on landscapes, It would be amazing to capture some wide angle shots of cliffs and coastlines if the opportunity arose due to the fact that all the ones I have studied look magnificent.

Close Up - Straight Images

Close Up - Image Bank

This photograph is one example of a close up, the photographer has positioned the cat close to the frame then used the zoom lens to capture the look of concentration on the cats face. This close up mode enables the viewers of the photograph to watch the beautiful cat magnified.

This close up shot is magnificent, it is almost scientific in its beauty due to the way it shows the spreading evenly of the water. The water has spread in a way that almost looks as if it has been done on purpose, however it clearly hasn't as this may not even be possible to the naked eye.

I really love close up faces of models as I think its really amazing how well a close up can magnify the looks of someone, each individual feature is shown off just as every individuals features should be, The natural beauty of the human race shown through close up is something I will experiment with in my own close up shoot.

The close up here enables the viewer to see the fine threading that doesn't usually carry a massive cause for fascination however seeing a close up means people really the exact amount of determination that goes into creating a baseball, also the viewers are witnesses to the damage of play on a ball like this which there are in the form of rips.

Again this example of a close up image is almost scientific with it spreading of water, the way the water droplets naturally separate from each other is something new entirely Also the way they reflect the colour and surface underneath like a window to what they are shielding or covering.

Finally this image is an example of how sometimes we need close ups to see just how much time and effort goes into something but also how amazing it is that something is made. In one set of chalk there is probably a million particles of dust that make up about 12 sticks of chalk, these compacted together make chalk and this is only realised when a close up of a chalk stick and chalk dust is studied.

Wide Angle - Straight Images

Wide Angle - Image Bank

This variation of a wide angle shot uses depth to emphasize the main subject of the photograph which is the married couple however the clever angle used by the photographer allows there to be a beautiful backdrop for the photo. The darker tones on the corners of the photograph give the illusion of a fish-bowl lens but also add tone to the photograph.

This photo emanates a feeling of helplessness, the railway track is extended deep into the photograph by the use of the wide angle technique, the amazing line of trees down one side gives a leading line for the viewers eye to follow the same way the eyes of the viewers will go straight down the middle until they can no longer see the track.

This photo is almost like photographic trickery, what seems like a boring photograph of a bench and decking actually gives a beautiful view of a seaside town and its harbour and small pier, the drama is not signified and played down but this is one of those photos that follows the idea that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

In this magnificent frame that has been captured, the entire crowd fits into the frame and the sky acts as if its disrupted aesthetic is a reflection of the crowds intensity surrounding the upcoming baseball game. The baseball pitch almost looks like a toy where the photographer has managed to squeeze its capacity into the frame.

This stunning photo looks almost like a painting with the way the photographer has captured this angle. The sky appears as though it could be a sea due to the impressive wide angle used, the buildings are given this effect where it looks like they're much further away at the bottom than they are at the top.

This photo is using the wide angle technique to add length to this bridge, by taking the photo from this angle it adds depth to the image and adds drama  to the bridge, it looks like this brige goes on for miles due to the way you can see what looks like an island behind it!

Repeated Picture In Frame - Picture Within a Picture - Straight Images

Background in Frame - Picture Within A Picture - Straight Images

Video Within a Picture - Straight Image

Picture Within A Picture - Work Diary

Evaluation:

This shoot was extremely interesting and I really enjoyed exploring the multiple ways you can combine images. My favourite edit from this shoot is the one where I took a photo of lauren and then the plain background and edited it so in effect it looks like the frame is a window through lauren to the background. I also enjoyed creating my video within a picture as I thought it was fascinating to have a moving image in the centre of a still background. Finally my third edit was an image within an image within an image which I loved, I think its so interesting to be able to watch the images repeat themselves until the are unable to be seen clearly, almost like a spiralling effect.

Two Shots from this shoot:

Progression

To progress with this shoot I would definitely choose to create more edits similar to these, also the nature aspect, I think nature in photography plays a massive part, but I like the message that comes behind the second photo, it almost conveys that nature prevails above all, I like the idea of editing and combining seasons, which is what I wrote about in my proposal for the upcoming unit. I have some ideas about having one season in the frame and another on the outside, the frame acting as a barrier between the seasons.

Picture within a Picture - Image Bank

This photograph is very interesting due to the fact that the photographer has edited it to make it two tone, this image is essentially one photograph however the photographer has made it look like two images by changing the colour of the section within the frame. The frame acts as a barrier and separation between the coloured image and the monochrome image.

This image is extremely interesting as the photographer has had the model pose with a frame to create a spiralling illusion through the photograph, though these photos could all be mistaken to be the same photograph repeated thrice, they are actually three different photographs of the same model. The black and white tones on this photograph add depth to the photo.

This photograph is a cleverly done photo whereby the addition of a frame makes it seem as though the children are holding a photograph of a marriage when it is actually the subjects standing in the background and foreground aligned with the frame.

This photograph exhibits an image within an image by taking two photographs of exactly the same area then erasing a section of the photograph which creates a see through mirror effect or framing of a certain area.

This photograph is a very old way of a picture within a picture, this is done with no photo manipulation it is just done by taking a photograph of the woman's reflection from a certain angle, the photographer had to try hard to not get the camera in the reflection but also take this photograph from the front angle.

This picture within a picture is a backwards reflection, the images shown within the glasses are almost like they are showing the true function of actual glasses, magnifying the thing behind them. The powerful message that is communicated within this image is prevalent by the magnification.

Sequencing - Multiple Images - Straight Images

Sequencing - One Photo - Straight Images

Sequencing - Animation

Sequencing - Image Bank

I chose to study this first image as I love the way the journey is shown through the layered images, I find it fascinating to look at how the woman's body changes shape during the dive, as she makes her way to the water. The transition from the top of the cliff to the water is shown through layering the photographs onto each other.

I really like this photograph because it really shows a sequence within the photograph, the man takes the stick from the dog then throws it into the water and the dog watches as it lands. The journey of the stick is shown with the multiple photographs

This sequence is so cool and I really like it, I would love to be able to create a sequence like this one where you can see every stage of the skateboarders journey over the jump, sequences are almost used to tell a story.

This is an interesting and different type of sequencing photos due to the fact that they have made a sequence of three photos of three difference sequences, so almost like combining picture within a picture with sequencing. 

I like the way this photograph combines sequencing and tone which adds depth to the photo, the journey of the plane adds depth as the plane gets closer with every stage it takes, the dark tinges to the corners add tone and depth to the photograph.

This photo is almost like multiple imagery instead of sequencing however it shows the sequence of how the art progresses, I love the way the photographer or editor has managed to align the photos so there is four in each row even if they are not equal.

Sequencing - Work Diary

Evaluation:

I enjoyed this shoot very much so, I found it interesting that sequencing as a topic has so many different elements to it for example within this shoot my photos resulted in a small animation video, a four image sequence and an interesting layered photograph. I really enjoyed focusing on the order of sequencing and the way it fits into photography, I like the idea that sequencing can be used to tell a story with multiple photographs all squeezed into one frame, its like the speeding up of a DVD and the capturing of every individual frame.

Images from shoot:

Progression

I would like to focus on sequencing again due to the fact that I really enjoyed this shoot and the repetitive nature of the way the photos look at the end, however sequencing in photography I always find looks melodic and natural rather than forced. In the future one of my ideas which surrounds sequencing is what I plan to spend unit 3 focusing on which is weather/season/nature, I find that there are so many things you can do with these topics for example merge opposite things such as a mouse and a lion or winter and summer, they are almost like physical visual oxymoron's.

Location Portraiture - Image Bank

This set of photos are examples of Location Portraiture. Location portraiture is where a photographer takes a photographic portrait of someone on location, so outside, in a setting which is why these photographs are taken in forests, gardens, near buildings and lakes etc. My favourite one of these images is of the girl by the tree as I think the photographer has framed the photograph really nicely and maintained a nice amount of blurring. Another one of these photographs that I really like is this last one as I think the important background parts to this particular image are still included - e.g. car, bulding - however due to the blurring and use of minimum depth of field the main subject is the man.