Sketch contingencies LO2/3/4

For a lot of my sketches, I had changed ideas to create a better meaning, make more sense or for convenience reasons.

For this image I took away the Peace Gardens Water fountain balls for the background as I didn't want to overcomplicate things since the final piece would be better suited for portrait, and I also took away the sky on the forehead as I didn't think it added to any kind of meaning in the final photo. Also I went with black and white colours so the sky wouldn't be too noticeable to be worth it, it would just make the image whiter.

I had changed the image of Park Hill entirely, without sacrificing what meaning I wanted to create. In the final piece there is no model since I didn't think the position the sketch was in could be taken too seriously, there is no tram image because the risk of taking a picture of somebody was just too high since trams don't stop for long (and also I may have issues with the Supertram logo), the final image has changed colours with a low key sky to have an unusual, other world-like feel (similar to what I wanted to create with the sketch) and there is another planet in the sky to help elevate that meaning.

With this image I had trouble taking the image of the Sheffield Hallam university building with its passage. There was nether a good angle to take the image at since it has text that I wanted to take off of the image, there were trees covering the end of the passage, so I decided to go with the Miner tribute made out of bricks near Castle Street. I also added a skyline in the background with washed out, nostalgic filters, and I made the miner look down to the model rather than have him on his back.

With this sketch I changed two things. I couldn't take an image of the Winter Gardens exterior since the lights weren't on such as I planned, and if I took it at day then I would probably have taken a picture of somebody who didn't agree to be taken. Because of this, I was allowed to take the image of the boot at day, since the I Quarter building wasn't required to be taken at night (so lighting didn't conflict), allowing me to create a man-made vs nature theme. Also taking four separate images for just this would overcomplicate things, so I simplified it to an image of a boot in a garden, combined with the I Quarter building subtly.

With this image I had changed the building for the arm to the Arts Tower as it was a more convenient location, it has more cultural relevance for meaning and it has warm colours (warm and cool colours became an idea for this image), I removed the background entirely for a simplification so the image was more about photography than editing things together, no skin of the arm if found as I felt that I wanted the arm to be a shape for a silhouette picture, making the picture only consist of three clear pictures rather than four, and I made the arm contain the Peace Gardens water fountain balls as I found it to have a good use of cool and warm colours alongside the identity of the modern.

LO2 Consent Forms

Creative Commons Planet image LO4

For my image: 'Tomorrow's Today' I had used a graphic of a planet which I modified with the burn tool alongside colour filters in Photoshop, ending with a slight blur tool use. The image was creative commons and free to not only use but also modify.


I went onto this site

Searched for a planet image in the explore section for the google search section

And came across the image as so.

This shows I can use the image and modify it.

Final image: Floating in the past LO5

Meaning
The meaning for this image is that the miner is a distant relative to the person denoted in the image, where he is looking to the miner. I wanted to create an unusual, almost nostalgic feel with the colours as I was inspired by old colour photographs from the 1970s where the colours are slightly washed out, which adds to the nostalgic emotions I wanted to connote. I imagined a story where the person in the image is confused about what he wants to do with his life, and so turned to looking at the city for inspiration, where he remembered his relative. I made the shot into a landscape, but cropped into more of a square than a rectangle as I wanted to connote the relevance of the miner and the person, alongside the skyline. I didn't want one factor to overpower the other however, so I went with this cropping. The identity in this image is of the person searching for his identity, where nostalgia turns out to be a major aspect to it.

Method of Display

This would be displayed on a canvas which would require a moderately big size of 24 x 24 to allow for all the detail in the skyline to be shown clearly and at a good size. This would cost around £80.

Final image: Tomorrow's Today LO5

Meaning
With this image I wanted to imagine a Sheffield building as if it was on another world entirely. With such things as purple trees and a big death star-like satellite as ideas, I was a fan of the concept. Because of this I decided to choose the Park Hill building as that was a building consisting of warm colours, that seemed to be good for playing around with in order to create an unusual, other world feeling. Because the sky in the original photograph seemed to be very plain and I wanted different colour filters for the sky and ground, I had placed another image of the sky with its own filters in the background, in a way where you could see this strange star in the sky. The identity of this image is how colours can identify just about anything in how you see things, to the point where things look like they are from another world because of them.

Method of Display

I would like this image to be displayed on a canvas as this is a full landscape image that would require a big size to see the detail in park hill, and to tell the difference between this other world-like Park Hill and what it may look like in our world. The canvas size here would 72 x 36 inches big. This would be £250 to £280.

Final image: Green Lights LO5

Meaning
With this image I wanted to have a message that the man made and the natural can co exist. This is represented through the natural background featuring grass, leaves and a tree in the background, the faint image of the man made I Quarter building, and the boot which can represent both since boots are used often in the nature and are used during construction. With this emphasis on both I tried to have them have their advantages and disadvantages, with nature being the background but with a shallow depth of field, and the building being in the centre of the image, right with the boot but is very faint. The identity of this image is how this boot can be identified as timeless, since the natural and man-made are two colliding factors that can be combined together with a boot.

Method of Display

I would like this image to be displayed on a 72 x 36 inch canvas to allow for the detail in the grass to be shown effectively, alongside  the fact that while up close you can see the I Quarter building more and more than when seen from a distance. This would cost between £250 to £280

Final Image: Time always changing LO5

Meaning
With this image I wanted to represent the fact that time is changing, and so is Sheffield through the old city hall clocktower for the watch, the 1960s built Arts Tower, and the more modern water fountain balls. For both the sake of variety, and to connote a night-life feeling, I took the images of the Arts Tower and the balls at night to have cool colours, and to take advantage of reflections of lights since a blue lit night connotes the modern, with things like the changing street lights. The outlier is the watch which is much older, not under any kind of blue colouring through reflections or the night, as I wanted to represent that the traditional can keep things together. The identity of this image is all to do with time, how the cool colours are used to represent the modern and new, with the warmer colours representing the older, since warmer colours can be identified with things like candles and wood (things that were much more used in the past at least when compared to today), and the cool colours can be identified with modern architecture and neon lights.

Method of Display

This image would be displayed on a large canvas of 72 x 36 inches as I want a lot of its detail found in the arts tower's texture, the clocktower's structure and the reflections of the water fountain balls to be evident and as clear to see as possible in this image. This would cost from £250 to £280.

Final Image: Concrete Dreams LO5

 Meaning

I wanted an image to take advantage of two of Sheffield's most recognisable buildings, the Cheese Grater known as the 3rd coolest car park in the world (according to StressFreeAirportParking.com) and St Paul's Tower which is the tallest building in Sheffield, both building are next to each other. Since the two are next to each other I imagine them building up a woman's head, and so I tried to accurately match them to scale. I wanted to create the feeling of somebody looking at these buildings and identifying herself with them, like this is a promotional image for a drama where the buildings are significant to her, like if a big event like a murder happened in that area. The black and white colour connote a very bleak, expressionless emotion, which the face also does. The identity in this image is how the model identifies with the buildings, connoted with them making up her head as if the buildings are a part of her.

Method of display

This image would be on a 24 x 28 inch display through a frame as the size allows for a lot of its detail to be shown which may require a larger image, such as the way the Saint Paul's Tower acts as highlights for her hair. This would cost around £30

Double Exposure test image LO3

Using images from the internet, I had practiced double exposure photography before doing my own.

LO4 Photography Screen Recordings

Screen Recording 1 - Hayley background removal


In this screen recording I was removing the black background from the image to allow for an easy double exposure placement. I had used the quick selection tool to select what I wanted to remove, the eraser tool as I wanted to be more specific in what I had erased, the blur tool to add a subtle smoothing to the edges of the cut out picture, and the smudge tool slightly for additional refining. I used a green background at some parts for a clear view of what isn't yet removed. I also used a Wacom Bamboo tablet for extra precision.

Screen Recording 2 - St Paul's Tower background removal



Screen Recording 3 - I Quarter background removal



Screen Recording 4 - Arts Tower background removal



Screen Recording 5 - Cheesegrater background removal and Hayley double exposure



Screen Recording 6 - Miner and Passage of time editing


Screen Recording 7 - Miner image change

Feedback sheet 1/6/15 LO1/2/3/4/5

LO3 - 5 tasks I need to do by 15/5/15

1. I need to finish taking the pictures I need to take outdoors with a variety of angles and shot types.
2. I need to take all of the pictures of models I need.
3. I need to evaluate 7 more of my photos.
4. I need to cut out the buildings from the original photographs and place the on the photos of models in a double exposure.
5. Adjust things like lighting, transparency etc. While recording.

This fulfils LO3

LO3 and LO4 - Photograph evaluation - Adobe Bridge

Adobe Bridge

Cheese Grater - 1

This photo denotes a low angle shot of the Cheesegrater car park, that is made to be placed on somebody's face. In the foreground there are lamp posts, trees and the building itself, and the background features the sky, scaffolding and St Paul's Tower. The photo is framed to be around the cheesegrater, where it is clearly shown to cover as much as the building as possible without including any people. The fact the shot is built around the cheesegrater in both the fact it is in the foreground and the framing, connotes it is the significant subject of the image. This photo doesn't take advantage of depth of field as it doesn't really need to since I will be cutting out the image of the cheesegrater and placing it onto a person in double exposure, depth of field isn't needed as there isn't much depth. I will be using this photo in the finished piece since it includes everything I will need with a small amount of cropping needed. In terms of the rule of thirds, the photograph is okay as the subject does cover each focal point, but it doesn't take advantage of background and foreground. In terms of shutter speed, there is a fairly high shutter speed of 1/250th of a second as there is a decent amount of light to capture, but not an overwhelming amount that would require a quicker shutter speed, I used a very high shutter speed to make sure the image is clearly visible. For aperture I used a fairly high aperture as it captures a lot of light for the image. However I didn't go for too high an aperture as I didn't want the image overwhelming with light nor did I want a depth of field effect, but I did go for a fairly high aperture since I did want light and the high shutter speed could have controlled light well.  For ISO I used an ISO of 100 which is very low, as I found that the shutter speed and aperture controlled the light enough (and so extra sensitivity was not necessary) and I did not want to end up with grain so I used a low ISO number. My sketch planned for the building to appear as it is in the shape and angle, and while editing I plan to cut out the background buildings and sky (and possibly floor if that is taken in the reshoot), add the building in between the model's eyes allowing the building to make up the face, communicating the meaning of the unique and interesting parts of Sheffield being a part of her identity as the Cheese grater has been called the 3rd coolest building, and St Paul's Tower (which will make up her hair) is the tallest building in Sheffield - which is made interesting by the fact the tower is directly next to the building.


St Paul's Tower 

This photo denotes a low angle shot of the St Paul's tower that is made to be placed on somebody's hair to make it up in a double exposure effect. In the foreground there is the tower itself and a lamp post. In the background, there are some additional buildings and the sky, both of which shouldn't be too hard to deal with in photoshop. The photo is framed to be around the Saint Paul's Tower as the tower does hit each focal point. Since St Paul's Tower is within each focal point, it connotes that it is the significant subject of the image. Even though the sketch had the building viewed from a higher angle, I really like this angle since it can still be used to create the shape of somebody's hair, and it is convenient to use since any higher would require me to look into different tripods or getting access to viewpoints. For the shutter speed, I used a pretty slow 1/100th of a second speed. This is because most of the image is the tower itself which doesn't create light like the sky does, and the sky doesn't make up that much of the image. For aperture I decided that a fairly high aperture of 5.0 would have been necessary. This is because the shutter speed alone wouldn't have been enough to capture an image with a lot of light to really look good, so I used a fairly high (but not too high) aperture. For ISO I felt that the shutter speed and aperture controlled the light enough, so I used a very low ISO to avoid any kind of grain in the image. I am very happy with the angle, lighting, and for the most part, framing in this image. As a contingency in case this doesn't translate too well to hair because of its low angle, I know of a place to take the picture around the Park Hill area, though I will need a telephoto lens for this.

Sheffield Hall Clocktower - 1

I will use this photo in the finished image as I am happy with the lighting, it is at the angle I wanted where it could fit well as a watch on an arm, and I think it is lit well to fit. It denotes a standard angle of the Sheffield Hall Clocktower where it is zoomed in to be able to cut it into the shape I want so that the image could act as a watch on an arm, just as my sketch intended. In the background there is the sky, and the foreground features the clock tower, alongside the rest of the Sheffield Hall.  The image is pretty well framed a the tower is in the centre of the image connoting it is the significant part of the image. I do think I should have taken this as a portrait shot instead of a landscape shot so there would be less to crop, therefore leading to a higher quality image. For shutter speed I used a medium to fast shutter speed of 1/160th of a second. This is because I took the image at a later time than some of the other pictures and so I needed a little bit more light than before. However I made sure to not have an overwhelming image and I wanted to keep some of the lighting as it makes the clock tower look a little bit more old through a hint of dullness in the lighting. For the aperture, I used a fairly low aperture of 8.0 as since I took this at a later

I Quarter - 

This photo denotes the I Quarter building taken in a portrait shot (since it is a vertical building and if I took it in landscape I'd have to crop the image, making it a lower resolution), at a low (but not too low) angle where the weather around it varies in light. I will use this image in the final portfolio, by placing the building over a water bottle in a double exposure. For the shutter speed I used a quick 1/250th of a second as almost-direct sunlight was captured by the camera and so a quick shutter speed was needed. However I felt that since the building covers some of it and I wanted to give it a dynamic feeling, I had not used to quick a shutter speed. For aperture a fairly low aperture was used as I did not want to overwhelm the camera too much, since the image was intended to be to capture the building to cut it onto something else.   In terms of ISO, I felt that adjustment wasn't necessary since the aperture and shutter speed could have controlled the light well enough, and any tinkering with it could have removed the effect of the lighting. 

Park Hill - 1

This photograph will be used in the final portfolio of photographs. This is because it denotes a clear shot of the entire building allowing it to be altered in photoshop to resemble it being on another planet. It isn't lit too extreme in any specific areas, there's an overall consistency to it. Around half of the image is the sky which would produce a large amount of light, meaning that I had used a fairly quick shutter speed of 1/200th of a second since I did not want to overwhelm the image with light, but I also paid attention to the fact that the image was taken at a slightly later time than others with a more grey sky, so I didn't use too quick a shutter speed as that would allow not as much light as I want in the image. For the aperture I used a fairly high aperture of f4.0 as with a quick shutter speed with half of the image only half covered in light, a high shutter speed with a low aperture wouldn't have captured enough light for a decent image, and I also wanted to try capturing an image where the aperture was the deciding factor of the lighting, which created a more 

Arts Tower

 

This will be used in the final collection. This image denotes the arts tower in a portrait shot, with low key lighting for an emphasis on cool colours. The angle is a little bit off as there is a slight slant, but this doesn't matter since the texture of the image is what I want, where I will place it onto the arm of somebody in double exposure. Since this image is taken at late evening, I had used a pretty slow shutter speed of 1/100th of a second to have a lot of light taken in without any kind of over-saturation. For aperture I used a fairly high aperture of f.5.0 to increase the amount of light taken in without any depth of field effects that weren't necessary for the image's sake. For ISO I used really high ISO of  4000 so I could make the light appear bluer than black since cool colours were what I was going with with the image of the arm.

Hayley image

This photograph will be used in the final collection. It denotes the model facing in the direction that my sketch had planned in front of a black background, easy to cut out to change the background. The lighting is high key on the face to make the facial features clear to see which is necessary for placing buildings over in double exposure. Since the background is completely black, I had used a slow shutter speed of 1/50th of a second so I made sure as much light as possible (without overwhelming) got into the camera. For aperture I used a fairly high but not too high aperture of f 5.6 as I felt that the shutter speed did a well enough job at capturing the light, and no depth of field effects were useful. For ISO I used a high ISO of 800 as I really wanted to high key aspects to shine in this for the double exposure work I was planning to do.

Peace Gardens water fountain balls

This photo will be used in the final collection of photos.  It denotes the peace gardens water fountain balls in low key lighting with the reflections lights and restaurants shown in the water. This will have no cutting of any kind, rather this will be placed onto a hand in double exposure, as if there is a hand shaped window to the image.   I wanted cool colours since the sketch had planned for the arts tower at evening, so I made sure that the blue reflections from the pizza express were integral to the image, and low key lighting helps elevate that. For shutter speed, since the lighting was low key I used a fairly low speed of 1/100th of a second as while there are multiple light sources (alongside reflections) this is taken at night and so a lot of light needed to be taken in. For aperture I used a pretty high aperture of f 5.0 to take in additional light and for emphasis on the reflections. For ISO I could have done a little bit better as I used a high ISO of 1600 where the light is well controlled as it is dark where I want and has the cool colour, but there is a grain that is noticeable when zoomed in.

Boot

This photo will be used in the final collection. The image denotes a boot in a grassy area with a hint of light coming from the background. I really wanted to take advantage of depth of field with this one to connote the relevance of the boot. I used a quick but not too quick shutter speed of 1/125th of a second as this is taken early in the morning, but it isn't too quick as as the ground covers the whole image - no sky, and this image was taken under a tree which would shadow the light. I made sure that the light in the background was shown. In the final image I will plan to increase the exposure and make the image a little warmer. For aperture I used a high to medium aperture of f 5.6 as while I wanted to take some advantage of depth of field and I needed a lot of light, I didn't want the image overwhelmed with light. For ISO I had used a low ISO of 320 so there wasn't any grain of any kind in the image and that I thought the shutter speed and the aperture had controlled the light well enough for what I wanted to create.

James

                            

With editing to lighting, this image will be used in the final collection by cutting the person out and placing him over a skyline, looking to a miner image. Because the location I took this in was fairly dull with lighting I used a very slow shutter speed of 1/30th of a second to capture as much light as possible to make cutting out in photoshop as easy as possible. There was no movement in the person's actions and so a slow shutter speed worked well. Because of the dull lighting of the location I used a high aperture with an fstop of 3.5 to really distinguish James from the background, since easy cutting was a priority. For ISO, I didn't think ISO would have been a priority and so I had used a low ISO of 125 since I felt the light was already controlled enough by the shutter speed and aperture, and I especially didn't want to overwhelm the image with light here since I wanted to treat the image as a canvas for lighting edits in photoshop, by experimenting with different vibrancy, exposure, gamma etc.