The student's initial idea was to take photos of people dancing and listening to music to capture how they act. However, they decided this had been done before and chose to photograph trees in foggy conditions instead to create an eerie atmosphere. Photos were taken from different angles and edited black and white. Sections of the photos were cut and arranged on black card to look staggered. The aim to portray an abandoned feel was achieved. Research on nature photographers provided inspiration. Overall it was a simple project that could have benefited from more planning and trying new skills.

1. Unit 21 - Evaluation

2. The Idea- For this unit we could decide ourselves what we wanted to do
such as; photography, stop motion, music video etc. We then had to make this our own
personal project and make it unique to us.
My first idea was to have
photos of people dancing
and listening to their
favourite songs. Then see
how they act when
listening to it and capturing
what they do because you
never really see how you
act when doing a certain
thing.
After some thinking I
decided to change my idea
because lots of people in
the past had done ideas
similar and I wanted to do
something original that no
one had done before. I
thought of a new idea to
take photos of trees in
foggy, misty conditions
because I like the affect
that it gives the photo to
make it look eerie and
abandoned.
Some of the shots I took
where from down low angles
to give an idea of what
animals see when they look
up and how big and tall the
trees actually are.
My final idea was to take roughly about 6 or 7 photos of different trees and edit them to make
them black and white to give it an eerie feeling. I then printed the photos and cut them up into
different sections. I put them onto a black background to make them stand out more. I
staggered the photos so it looks cooler and more original.

3. Initialidea
The way in which my initial idea compares with my final idea is that my initial idea was going to
be based around people and they way they act in certain situations and then displaying that. My
final idea was the complete opposite to people and featured nature and natural things.
Another thing is that my final idea was displayed in a much simpler way and I didn’t have to get
permission from people to use them otherwise if I did my project on people, I would have had to
of got them to sign permission slips to be able to use the photos.
The editing process was also a lot easier because for the photos of my trees all I had to do was
edit the colour balance and then that was it, however if I used my initial idea the editing process
would have been a lot more complicated because I would have had to edit the faces , the
lighting to get every photo the same and then would have had to edit the lyrics of the song onto
the photo as well.
I feel like I achieved trying to make people see what animals see and my photos look sad and
lonely almost.

4. Finishedproduct
The aim of my project was to create an
eerie atmosphere on my photos and make
it look like its an abandoned site. I feel like
I managed to achieve this with the photos
that I produced. I feel like my photos
managed to turn out how I planned them
too. In my head I had a clear image of what
I wanted to do and how I wanted my
photos to look and how they were going to
be displayed.

5. Pre-Production and production
Research
Before I started planning my idea I had
to do research to gather ideas and tips.I
went online and searched for people
who did nature photography and took
ideas from then and also read about
how to give a photo a certain look so I
could make it look its best. I looked at
Phillip Hyde who is a landscape
photographer. He did a lot of work with
nature and had done a lot of black and
white photos so I managed to get some
inspiration from him
Planning
Process
The process of creating my photos was
not complicated at all. One day after
school I visited the woods and started
to take the photos that I wanted. I had
to then bring the SD card with my
photos on back into school and import
them on to the computer. Then all I had
to do was open them in Photoshop.
Because I wanted my photos in black
and white I had to play around with the
white balance to get it right. To
separate my photos in to separate
pieces, I had to use the crop tool then
put the ne photo onto a different layer
so I wouldn’t lose the original photo.

6. Post Production
• Once I had taken my photos and edited them on the computer and cut them into separate
sections, I then had to find a way to display them. My idea to display them was to get the
different sections of the photo and put them onto a black board so then they would stand out
and place them on staggered so it was original and had a sort of modern look to it.
• Because I wasn’t able to gain access to a black board, I had to use black card which was
annoying because once the card had been folded, there was a permanent crease in the paper
which made the photos look un neat. If I had to do it again, I would make sure I could find a
better way of displaying the photos so it looked better and more professional.

7. Evaluation
• The strengths of this project was that I chose an area that I had good skills within. Because I took photos, they
needed editing on Photoshop which I am good at. I used tools such as the crop tool and the magic wand tool to
achieve what I wanted. Another strength was that it was not very time consuming, the photos themselves took
an afternoon to take and only a double lesson to edit them how I wanted.
• A weakness is that my chosen sector was quite simple so I wasn’t able to push myself to try new things and
get out of my comfort zone. Another weakness is that I rushed a lot of it, I should of spent more time on the
pre production tasks and planning my work more thoroughly.
• If I were to do this again I would of chosen a different sector of media like a magazine or short film because it
would enable me to try new things and gain new skills in them areas. I also would take more time to think about
my idea and gain input from others who may be able to add to my idea.