2. (Out of focus)
I used the camera to take out of focus pictures of certain
objects and scenes. I had to change the automatic focus
setting to manual focus to allow the focus to blur. I then used
the focus ring at the end of the lens barrel to change how
blurry the focus was and also the level of focus.
The wider the aperture such as f4 gave the image more blur
than smaller apertures such as f18. Different focal lengths
also affected the image when I adjusted the focus ring.
The results of these photos were a range of images of
different things. Some of the best images were of things like
branchy trees, coca cola bottles, vending machine
shelves, books, a glass ceiling, the floors and levels of
college and also a light projected on a wall over a word. I
tried to adjust the level of focus amongst the photos that I
took so that they weren’t all the same kind of picture.
3. This is the image that I
chose to be the best out of
focus image that I took. I
think this because you can
still see what the objects
in the image actually
are, they are just blurred.
The tree branches are
not as blurry and some
of the other images. I
like this because it is still
obvious that the image
is of trees.
The whole of the image
is blurry and the light at
the top of the image
particularly makes a
nice effect as it starts to
blend in with the
branches of the trees.
There are different
levels in the image, it is
not all one distance
away from the camera.
Some things like the
metal bar are closer
and some other things
like the final tree in the
line are far away. The
focus looks the same
on each level and I
think that this makes
the image look better
than if the different
distances from the
camera were
prominent and
noticeable.
4. (Hockney photomontages/joiners)
The photomontage way of taking photographs means that you
have to get up close to the subject of the image and take
multiple close photographs. After the photographs have been
taken of close up parts of the scene that you want and are sure
that you have covered everything then the images can be
uploaded to Photoshop.
After I uploaded the photos onto Photoshop, I followed the
sequence File-Automate-Photomerge to create my image. I
chose the option of collage as to how the images would be
arranged together. I am happy with how the photomontages
turned out because they work well together and fit well. I made
sure that every part of my subject was covered by the photos
that I took.
The way that the photographs were merged together on
Photoshop made the image on a whole look good. They did not
fit together perfectly like a generic photograph; however this
was okay because the style of this photography means that
they do not always have to look perfect, in fact it’s better if they
are not.
5. This image shows
the photomontage
technique well. It
shows the scene
that I chose to
photograph in a
collage-like way.
I chose a scene like this
to photograph for my
photomontage
experiment because
the stairs and the wall
signs all looked very
uniform and they lined
and matched up
perfectly. The
photomontage effect
makes them look more
scruffy and more like a
collage than a
photograph which
would counteract the
plain photograph if it
were to be compared.
The smaller images
that I took do not
match up perfectly
to create the
overall scene in the
photograph, howev
er, this is the
preferred style of
the photomontage
technique.
6. (Movement)
The way to capture movement in a photograph is to make
the exposure long and the shutter speed slow. I made sure
that the camera setting was on TV (shutter priority) mode
which helped to control the time that the shutter was open
for. The camera must be kept still during exposure; this will
allow the stationary objects in the photograph to remain clear
and in focus while the the moving aspects are caught and
blurred. I could have introduced my own movement to the
photograph by moving the camera whilst I was holding it.
This is what I did on the image on the next slide.
It was difficult to find interesting movement to capture around
the college grounds. I think that the results I got from takes
these photographs were good but could have been better.
The best image that I took that captured movement well was
the one where I introduced the movement myself with
camera shake.
7. I think that if I were to take the image again, I would try to get a blank background so that the camera
shake does not affect the rest of the image and make it look poor quality. That way the only movement
and the only subject in the photograph would be the light and nothing else would be distracting.
I used camera
shake to show
this movement
of the lights.
I think that this
image could
have been
made better if
the
background
stationary
image was
more in focus.
I really like the lines and shapes that the light in this
photograph has made. I think they look interesting and
unusual. I did not expect this to be the outcome of the image
that I took because the lights look so different when they are
stationary to when there is camera shake introduced.
There is an out
of focus scene
behind the
moving lights of
people sat
around tables. I
think that the
contrast with the
moving lights
and the
stationary scene
in the
background
looks good on
the photograph.
8. (Reflection)
There is not particular skill or technique to taking reflective photographs. The trick
is to take an interesting image, because anyone can take a photograph of
something reflected in something else and these images are not necessarily
always interesting.
With this experiment, I went around the college to try and find objects that could
provide me with reflections to take a photograph. I found multiple things to take
photographs of including glass panels, computer screens and glazed signs.
These subjects and scenes resulted in some good photographs using the
reflection technique. I tried to vary the photographs that I took so that they were
not all just the same type of thing; an object shown in something shiny and
reflective. For example, the image in the bottom right of this page was taken of a
glazed/embossed sign that says ‘Please behave safely’. There is no image
reflected in this sign because it is a block colour and is a totally opaque object. I
have taken the photograph of a light that is shining onto the block colour rather
than an object that can be seen clearly on the surface of the image such as the
two images above.
9. I like this photograph because the glass panel that shows the reflection is not
the subject of the photograph. This is different to all of the other reflective
photographs I took because there is something else going on in the
photograph, rather than the photograph being of just the reflective object.
I think that
the reflection
in the glass
panel is made
more
interesting by
the pattern of
the wood
behind it.
Because the
panel is glass
it is
transparent so
the effect of
the wood
gives an effect
to the
reflection
which is
interesting.
The metal bar that is just in front and connected to the glass panel
makes a reflection in the glass also. This shows the person’s legs and
the metal bar at the same kind of perspective even though in the
real photograph side of the image, one is much further away from
the glass than the other.
I think that this
image is the
best out of
each of the
photographs I
took using the
technique of
reflection. I
think this
because you
can see the
reflection but
you can also
see the thing
that is being
reflected, whic
h in this case
was this
person’s legs.
The carpet is also
reflected in the
glass panel which
shows something
else that you can
see as well as the
reflection.
