Laura McKiernan

Evaluation

Part 1

In this project we were doing Photography Techniques, We had to make an exhibition on what techniques we were going to use, for my exhibition I planned on using Macro, Landscape and Wildlife. Throughout the task I added portrait to my exhibition, because when we were taking our photos I took a picture of Jack, which I liked so I decided to add that technique to my exhibition.

I decided to use these techniques, before I took my own images, I was looking at different photographers and the techniques they used for example; Thomas Shahan, he is a famous macro photographer who takes spectacular photos of bugs, arthropods in particular. This gave me idea’s to mix Macro and wildlife into one. I also choose to do Landscape because I liked the photos I saw on the internet and how they were presented which I liked so that why I choose Landscape. The reason I choose portrait was because the task we were doing before our exhibition needed us to take picture of different techniques such as Macro, Ariel, Landscape, Sport, Portrait and many more when I was taking pictures of portrait which I liked, I came back to them when I was editing my images and I like one portrait image, which made me change my mind, and I added that to my exhibition.

These are my finished edited photos;

1 2 3

4 5 6

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I edited all but 2 of my images, Image 3 and 5, I only cropped them because I didn’t think they need anything done to them, this was because I thought they were good enough pictures without editing them.

Image number 1, I put the whole picture in black and white, and highlighted the areas I wanted to keep the original colour. I decided to do line throughout the image because I wanted to have something different to all my photos, and when I did I liked how the end result looked.

Image 2, I changed the contrast and the brightness in the image, I done this because I was messing about with the different tools, and I liked the colours the contrast and brightness made when you lowered them. I decided to keep this because I didn’t think I could do anymore to this image because it was just a landscape but I was pleased with the result of

the edited image.

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Image 3, I didn’t change anything about this photo, like I did to all the others. I did this because I thought the photo was good enough to not edit it. I did crop the photo because I just wanted to focus on that one section of the image.

Image 4, I made the whole image black and white, but before I done that I highlighted the part of the flower I wanted to keep its original colour. I did a layer via copy, and made the image black and white. I done this because it makes the purple flower stand out and I liked the way it turned out in the end result of the image.

Image 5, I didn’t do anything to this image apart from crop the image, I done this because when I was playing about with the effects, but I didn’t seem to like how any of them looked, but because I liked this image I kept it but I just cropped it so its just focused on the one important section of the image.

Image 6, I choose to add portrait because of this photo, I like how there is no emotion which is why I decided to black out his eyes, I done this with highlighting the part of the eye and fill the space with black. I done this because it looks dark even though the whole image isn’t

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black its looks mysterious and that’s why I decided to keep this image like that. I also cropped the image slightly to keep focus on him.

The equipment I used was a Canon Camera 600D, The settings I used on the camera was Portrait, close up and Landscape. I used these settings because it applied to the techniques I was using and helped my images come out better with these settings. I used a manual zoom so I could easily change how close or how far away I needed it to be.

Throughout me editing my photos I learnt various new skills such as changing the background into black and white. Also highlighting the image and using layer via copy to keep the same original colour of image if you’re changing the back ground. But because we have been editing photos on Photoshop for 2-3 years my skills I knew have adapted which I am pleased about.

Part 2

My strengths of my photographs are my camera skills have improved within the different techniques I think my Macro and Macro/Wildlife images are the images I am most impressed with this is because I like how I have edited them and the quality, none of the images was pixilated they are good quality.

My weaknesses of my images are I wished I spent more time on editing them and less time taking photos, I spent more time on taking photos because not all of them went to plan, I

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lost track on time which I think had a disadvantage on some of my edited images. For example my portrait image although I am still impressed with my final result I could of spent more time maybe adding effects, but unfortunately I had to rush.

My plan didn’t go the way I wanted to go at all, I changed my all but one image, this was because I thought of better ideas. My landscape image didn’t change I went to the same location. But the rest I changed and added a techniques which was portrait.

I think personally I changed as photographer in a good way. My focus in my images is so much better, and my ideas of images have improved. Before this task I used to struggle getting my images into focus or taking quality images but now I think I have improved greatly within this whole task.

If I could change the way I did this project I would be more time consuming, and plan my images more carefully and use more time, I would also use more time on editing my images and spend less time and lesson going out and taking photo’s. Although I could of spent more time editing and less time taking my images I am impressed with my progress throughout this task with the quality of my images.

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Questions. Yes/no, comments.

Do you like my photos? Yes,

Is there certain photos you like ? I really like picture 4

Do you like my editing? Yes,

How can improve ? I think that next time maybe make you images a similar topic.

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Do you like the way I laid out my exhibition?

Yes,

Do you like my title of my exhibition? Yes,

Do you think my title and my photos go well together?

Yes.

What is your favourite image? Picture 4,

Extra comments;

Questions. Yes/no, comments.

Do you like my photos? Yes, most of them.

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Is there certain photos you like ?The locks.

Do you like my editing? se

How can improve ? Maybe by editing the photo of jack more.

Do you like the way I laid out my exhibition?

yarp

Do you like my title of my exhibition? Errr yarp

Do you think my title and my photos go well together?

Yes

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What is your favourite image? 2

Extra comments;

Questions. Yes/no, comments.

Do you like my photos? Yes

Is there certain photos you like ? Either the spider photo or the padlock photo

Do you like my editing? Yes especially on the flower photo

How can I improve? Maybe have more of a theme for the shoot

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Do you like the way I laid out my exhibition?

Yes it allows the viewer to clearly see your photographs

Do you like my title of my exhibition? Yes

Do you think my title and my photos go well together?

I think it suits your exhibition but I think the editing on some of them changes the feel

What is your favourite image? The spider photo

Extra comments; Well done

Questions. Yes/no, comments.

Do you like my photos? # yes

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Is there certain photos you like ?Image 3

Do you like my editing? , yes

How can improve ?

Do you like the way I laid out my exhibition?

yes

Do you like my title of my exhibition? yes

Do you think my title and my photos go well together?

.yes

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What is your favourite image? picture 3

Extra comments;