This document provides details on 10 photographs taken at Salford Quays, including the subject and focus of each image, techniques used, strengths and areas for improvement. For each photo, the photographer explains what they aimed to capture and why they chose the subject. They discuss using manual mode, adjusting shutter speed, ISO and aperture. The photos were edited in Photoshop by changing colors, brightness and contrast or applying black and white filters. Overall, the photographer captured the natural and modern aspects of Salford Quays through a variety of angles and subjects.

1. Unit 57: Photography and
Photographic Practice
Selection of final images & review
(P4, M4, D4)
Image No:
Image 1:

2. Image 2:
Image 3:

3. Image 4:
Image 5:

4. Image 6:
Image 7:

5. Image 8:

6. Image 9:
Image 10:

7. Theme or focus of image & reasons for choice- why I took the picture, what was the
focus and why.
Image 1- In this image the focus is the colour and placement of the trees, against the
black and white background. I used this to show the natural beauty surrounding
Salford Quays.
Image 2- I took this image because I thought the buildings all had interesting shape to
them, which I think catches the viewer’s eye along with the vibrancy of the colour of
the buildings. The focus of the image is the buildings colour and shape.
Image 3- For this image I wanted to capture an interesting and different angle of the
bridge. The focus is the bridge and where the bridge meets, but from a different point
of view along with the cool colours used in the image.
Image 4- I took this image to try and capture something similar to a typical skyline
picture, with all the different shapes of the buildings within the picture. The focus of
this image is the contrast of the shapes of the buildings against the water.
Image 5- With this image, the main focus is the boat on the water, along with the
contrast of colours of the blue buildings and the red boat. Also it shows a contrast
between the modern buildings and businesses and a typical, old-fashioned canal
boat.
Image 6- For this image, I wanted to show that in the very modern area, there is still a
natural side, which is the focus of the image. The renowned Coronation Street sign,
with the greenery from the tree branch represents perfectly the contrast between the
two elements in the image. I think this definitely shows that even with the modern

8. business buildings, there is still natural beauty surrounding.
Image 7- I took this image as it is one of the first BBC buildings you see when at Salford
Quays. I wanted to highlight all the media businesses within Salford Quays, and all the
opportunities available. The main focus of this image is the big modern-style glass
buildings.
Image 8- With this image I wanted to highlight the colours that represent Media City
at Salford Quays. I thought by making the image mostly black and white, it would
ensure the blue colours would stand out and make the image itself stand out more.
The way the image is set out the words ‘Media City UK’ stands out through the wires
and makes it clear that the blue colours in the image represent Media City.
Image 9- I took this image because I think it perfectly represents Media City, the
modern buildings and the busy environment full of people, it’s both a social area and
a business place filled with creative media opportunities. The glass modern buildings
perfectly show the business side of Salford Quays, and the busy social life.
Image 10- With my last image I wanted to show more of the social side to Salford
Quays and ‘The Dock Yard’ being one of the most popular music bars around the
area. I loved the more rustic, old-fashioned look against the modern glass buildings.
Showing more of the nightlife aspect of Salford Quays showing one of the most
popular bars around. The focus of the image is the wooden benches and barrels
against the glass building.
Techniques used
When taking all my images in manual I had full control of the shutter speed, f-stop
and ISO. For images 2, 5 and 9 I had to take the images with a faster shutter speed,
particularly image 2 to capture the boats movement, to capture the movement of
the object or people in the image, no image blur from the movement. For example,
with image 2 I used a shutter speed of 1/4000.
I kept the f stop around the same for all of these images because I took them all on
the same day, with the same weather, so I didn’t have to adjust for different lighting. I
mainly took the images on f/6.3 however for some I took on f/5. Also because I didn’t
take many images with a deep depth of field, I kept the f stop around the same as I
was taking images of buildings, which were all in focus and the main focus of my
images.
For the ISO setting, again I kept this very similar for most of the images at 100, because
the weather was over-cast and fairly bright. However at the beginning of the day I
took these images, it was darker so I took the first 3 images at an ISO of 3200. Then,
when it got brighter in the day I took the majority of my images at an ISO of 100.
I tried to include rule of thirds when taking my images, for example with images 1, 6, 8
and 10 the main focus of the image falls where the grid joins. Like in image 1, the first
tree matches up to a joint in the grid, and then in image 8 the girl also falls on the lines
or joint of the grid of rule of thirds. Also, in image 6 the famous Coronation Street sign
also falls on the joint of the grid, behind the tree branch, which draws attention to the
sign.

9. Strengths & suggested improvements
Image 1: With this image, if I were to take this again I would stand higher up so there
was no railings in the image. However I like the way I have edited this image, and I
think it definitely draws attention to it by the colours of the trees stand out against the
black and white effect on the image.
Image 2: I like how in this image shows the different shapes and colours of the
building, and I think it definitely shows how aesthetically pleasing the buildings are.
However, I think an improvement would be if I stood higher, because I had to crop
out the railings, and I think the image would look a lot better if it was larger and didn’t
need cropping.
Image 3: With this image, I like the positioning of the bridge and how it looks from a
different, unusual angle. However I think overall the image is a bit too bright and
possibly a bit too over exposed, I think an improvement would be to take the image
with a different exposure, so it wasn’t as bright.
Image 4: I like the positioning and the skyline look of Salford Quays. However, I think
this image would be a lot better if it was straighter and not on a slight slant. So if I
were to take this image again, I would use a tripod. I also would take this on better
day; with better weather because I think the over casted sky takes colour away from
this image.
Image 5: I really like this image; I really like the boat along with the buildings and the
colours in the image. However, I think a recurring problem with my images is the sky
and the weather. I think I would take this on day with better, sunny sky as I think that
would improve the general quality of this image.
Image 6: I think a strength of this image is definitely the tree branch against the wall
with the sign on, as I think it creates a juxtaposition of natural and modern. However
again with this image I think the colour of the sky washes the image out, so if I took this
image again I would do so on a day with better weather so it added colour to the
image instead of washing it out. I also think this image is a bit bright and sky is a too
bright, so I would take it again with a different exposure setting.
Image 7: I really like this image and I think the fact I edited the sky, definitely adds to
the image. However I think the image would look better if I stood further away, and
included some more building in the image, instead of focusing on just the one
building.
Image 8: I also like this image; I think the colours definitely attract attention to this
image. However I think a weakness to this image is the positioning, i think the railing
pole takes away from the image, and if I took this again I would stand somewhere
else, or stand higher so the image didn’t include the pole.
Image 9: I really like this image and I think this is the best quality image out of the
whole series. I love the colour and the positioning of the image and I think it definitely
represents what Salford Quays along with Media City is about. However if I was to
take this image again I think I would stand higher to stand more head on of the

10. building and include more of the building in the image.
Image 10: I also really like this image; I think this is another one of my strongest images
of the series. I love the colours and the rustic look of the bar. However a weakness of
this image would be I think I stood too close, and if I did take this image again I would
stand further back in order to show the full size of the bar.
Editing details
I used the same technique for images 7 and 9. I opened the original image and then
created another layer, on which I placed the image of the sky. I then traced around
the buildings using the Lasso tool and deleted the original sky. I would then place the
fake sky behind the buildings. When I had finished with the sky I changed the colour
of the image by changing the contrast, brightness and vibrancy on Photoshop to
increase the colours on the buildings.
With images 1 and 8 I used the same technique for the images. I opened the original
image in Photoshop then made a duplicate layer with the same image on. I then
changed the front image to complete black and white, and then used the eraser
tool to remove the black and white from the areas I wanted. I then changed the
contrast, brightness and vibrancy again on Photoshop to make the coloured areas
stand out.
For images 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10 the only major changes I made to these images was by
opening the images into Photoshop, using the crop tool to get rid of unwanted areas
in the image. Then I also changed the colours in the image by adjusting the vibrancy,
brightness and contrast on Photoshop to make the images’ colours stand out.
Capture Log
Setting Shutter Speed ISO Aperture
1.Manual
2.Manual
3.Manual
4.Manual
5.Manual
6.Manual
7.Manual
8.Manual
9.Manual
10.Manual
1/4000
1/4000
1/3200
1/125
1/125
1/125
1/125
1/100
1/100
1/40
3200
3200
3200
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
F/6.3
f/6.3
F/6.3
f/6.3
f/6.3
f/5
f/6.3
F/6.3
F/6.3
F/5