1. 1st Photo Shoot
Photographs inspired by:
Sannah Kvist
Demond Meek
Houses and people walking in my favourite places.
2. Inspiration: Demond Meek This is a picture of my house. I do not like this photo very
much as it not only has the iron gate in front of it but it also
has the houses next to it in the picture as well as the car. To
improve this photo, I would use a tripod so the picture does
not become blurred like it has on this picture. I do however
like the black and white as it makes the house seem older
and moody. The shiny tarmac after the rain also adds to the
feeling of depression this picture gives.
This is the picture I took after the one above. I used a tripod for
this photo which improves the picture as nothing is blurred. I
like the old film effect I used on this picture as it makes the
house seem haunted. I do think that the light shining through
the front of the house and the car take away from the overall
mood of the picture. Also the gate is in the front of the photo
which can be quite distracting.
This is a picture of my house. I have positioned myself so that
the other houses are not fully in this picture however it has not
cut them off completely nor has it excluded the car. I would
crop this photo so that I can not only get rid of the other
houses and car but also make the photo the same narrow
shape of the house, as Demond Meek does in Slum Beautiful. I
would also make the shadows more prominent by changing
the contrast and I would add a vignette border. Also I would
make it so that the top of the house is not cut off
3. This is the photo inspired by Demond Meek that I would further edit in Photoshop. I would
crop the sides so that the next houses along and the cars are not in the photo, so as not to
distract from the main house. I would crop it so that the shape of the photograph is narrow
and the sides are parallel to those of the house. I would edit the window to make sure there
is no light shining through. I would change the hue and saturation so that the shadows are
more prominent. I will however keep the old film effect on this photo as it makes the house
appear older and also adds a damaged effect on the house
4. Inspiration: Sannah Kvist
This picture is of my friend
standing far away in the
snow. There is a line of
footprints in the snow,
leading to her. I like this
photo as it is all muted tones
and is quite simple. I I prefer this photo as it shows the main subject walking
however would have made it off, leaving a trail of footprints behind them. I would
so that she is in the middle crop it so that there is only one trail of footprints
of the picture instead of following the person so that the other trail is not
slightly to the right. distracting anyone. If I crop it I would make the person
slightly to the right. I like the black and white effect as it
makes the person stand out more as they are the only
dark object in a grey and white picture. I edited the
picture to black and white in photoshop.
5. Inspired By Anna Gaskell
I do not like this photo as it has I do not like this photo as it I like this photograph as it
the bookcase and the door and does not look haunted due to shows the dress billowing
wall distracting form the main lack of shadowing and to out meaning the person is
object which is the person in the much light that is shone on moving. The black and white
dress. I cannot crop them out as the person. The door, light effect that I used to edit the
the picture is slightly tilted. I do switch, bookcase and photo with in photoshop
however like the black and white appliance easily draws the eye adds to the shadows making
effect I added with photoshop as from the main subject and the it all darker and more
it makes it look quite old. The black and white effect which I mysterious. It also highlights
light was shining on the person added to it using photoshop the dress as it is very light
making the dress shiny and does nothing but make the whereas everything else is
shadows that the person and picture seem lighter and very dark. To improve the
dress make more prominent, therefore less haunted. picture, I would crop out the
outlining the person. bookcase as it is very
distracting.
7. I do not like this picture as the bottom right This is a picture of the moon outside of my
edge of my window is cropped out. I should bedroom window. To improve this photo I
have positioned myself better so that instead would crop out the lamp in the bottom
of the television being in the picture which right hand corner of the picture. I do like
attracts attention away from the window and the shadowing of the picture as it shows
there also being to much space above the darkness gradually becoming lighter the
window, there is only the window in the nearer it gets. The darkness frames the
picture and none of it is out of the picture. I window well. I also do not like the angle of
also do not like the shadowing of the picture the picture and the fact that the edges of
as there is hardly any. To improve this picture I the window are cropped out.
should crop out the TV. and add a vignette
border
8. I like this photograph as it focuses only on the window. I like that the window is at an
angle which makes it more interesting than looking straight on the window. I also like the
shadowing that gradually fades away as it gets nearer the window. Because of the fading
away, the person looking at the photo will follow the gradually fading shadows until it is
gone (this leads them to look at the window). I however feel this picture could have been
better it some of the window had not been cropped out. To improve this photo, I would
add a vignette border to accentuate the window.
9. This is an unedited photo of a chess board. This is the edited photo of a chess board.
The camera had no flash and there is many I took the picture with the main light off,
distractions in this photo. The light filled the the only light sources being the flash from
whole room. I placed my camera on the actual the camera and the lampshade that is
chess board so that it was on the same level as facing the wall. I like that the light sources
the chess pieces which is the only good thing make shadows for the chess pieces. I
about this photograph. darkened the lightness of the picture so
that the whole picture was even darker.
To further improve this photograph , I
would add a vignette border and would
crop out the lamp as the light it is
emitting is very distracting.
10. I like this photograph as it is on face level
with the puppy and shows good depth of To improve this picture I would add a
field. It focuses well on the puppy. However, vignette border to bring focus to the
it misses out half of the puppy’s face and has puppy. I like that the main focal point is
many distractions like the other puppy next the puppy’s face though and the fact that
to it. is on the same level as the puppy.
11. I like this photo as it does
not have any distractions
and the main focal point is I like this photo as it shows a
the person in the dress. I sort of dystopia. I like the old
like that it does not show film effect that I applied to
anything other than the this picture as it adds to the
dress flowing. This makes it haunted fairytale feel to the
seem mysterious as we photograph. I also like that
don’t know what the there is no face shown as it
person looks like. The black adds mystery to the picutre.
and white adds to the
mystery feel.
