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Photography and Digital
Manipulation
Taynie Gage
1
Photography Project

Image Set #1 Review
• Was the shoot successful?
• I found the York photography shoot to be a success. Although the weather was not great
and I found the conditions difficult to work in, I believe I captured a good set of pictures for
my final images.
• Are any of the images you produced going to be in the final set?
• I have selected three photographs I captured in York to be in my final set of images.
• What post-production could occur?
Final Image 1:
I felt like the original image I captured was slightly dull and therefore used the sky replacement
method to insert a new sky and blend it in. I also used to dodge tool to lighten the path and the
burn tool on the tree branches.
Final Image 2:
I didn’t edit my second image too much as I felt like it was fine how it was. I did used the spot
healing tool on certain parts of the photograph. I also used the dodge tool on the water to
lighten the colour.
Final Image 3:
For this image, I adjusted the Hue and Saturation to intensify the colours and used the spot
healing tool to perfect certain parts.

Image Set #2 Review
• I was able to produce some successful images from this shoot however, a factor that made
the shoot rather difficult was I didn’t have a tripod which meant capturing the images with
enough light was a task.
• For the final set of images, I chose two photographs from the Filey shoot.
Final image 4:
I felt like this image didn’t need any post production as when I uploaded the image to
Photoshop and tried to edit it, I felt it looked better unedited.
Final image 5:
Due to the original image being extremely dark, I had to used the dodge tool to lighten the
whole image. I used the same tool on a smaller scale to make each light in the background
appear brighter.

Image Set #3 Review
• I found the shoot I did in Scarborough to be the most successful out of the three separate
shoots I did. The conditions for taking photos was the best as the weather during the York
shoot was not the best and the shoot in Filey was done in the dark.
• I chose three images from the second image set of be in my final selection.
• I decided to do the most post production on these images;
Final Image 6: I used the hue and saturation tool to make all of the colours within the image
appear more vivid and also used individually selected the people within the image and make
their clothing brighter. I opted for the burn tool to make the sky a darker blue and corrected
some areas of the image using the spot healing tool.
Final Image 7:
Again, I adjusted the hue and saturation of the image to correct the dull colours, I also
darkened the sky and used the paint tool on a low opacity to make the sky appear slightly
pink.
Final Image 8:
When I was reviewing the images I had taken, this one stood out to me however the original
picture was overexposed and therefore I used Photoshop to correct the colours. After doing
this I decided the colours would look better even more vivid and therefore adjusted the
colours once again to brighten the image.

Final Image #1
What are your initial opinions regarding this image?
- Looking back at this image, I feel like I could have edited the photo to make the colours even brighter.
This image is my least favourite out of my final 8.

Final Image #2
- I like the colours within this image. I feel like the clear sky makes the image seen calm as does the
different shades of blue reflected in the water.

Final Image #3
- Looking back at this image, I think I could have made the colours brighter by adjusting the hue and
saturation even more however, I do like the image.

Final Image #4
- Along with image 6, this is my favourite image. Although it doesn’t meet all the requirements to be a
landscape image I still believe it is one of the most interesting pictures I captured as I like the angle in with
the image was shot. To create the spooky sort of look I used the flash of the camera which worked well in
creating an atmosphere.

Final Image #5
- I really like this image, I think the lights towards the back of the photograph make it more interesting and
the completely dark sky makes the viewer focus on the middle of the image.

Final Image #6
- This is one of my favourites of the 8 final images. I feel like the whole picture feels extremely spacious
and calm. I like how there is only two people in the picture and it almost feels like they are isolated.
Within the image, there are a lot of leading lines which draw the eye across the scene.

Final Image #7
- The bridge in the image creates a frame for the scenery in the background which I like. I also enjoy the
colours within the image as they feel very naturalistic and real.

Final Image #8
- I like the sense of space captured within the photograph. Looking back, I feel like I selected the wrong
colours for the image as they don’t feel very realistic.

Evaluation - Composition
• Discuss elements of visual language that refer to the composition and image
construction
Throughout my work, particularly during the Scarborough shoot, I noticed a large
amount of leading lines which guide the viewers eyes through the photograph. This
can be through geometric shapes such as the bridge in image 7 or organic shapes
such as the shape of the sea in image 8.
In image 7, the bridge creates a frame for the scene behind it which I think makes
the image much more interesting. I feel like the similar colours of the sky and the
sea work extremely well as they contrast with all of the unnatural colours of the city.

Evaluation - Audience
• Does your project meet the identified audience in the proposal? What social groups and
genders should view this work?
In my original proposal, I mentioned that I wouldn’t be targeting a particular group of people as
the work will be rather neutral however women may show a wider interest. I believe the images
I created meet this criteria as they don’t appeal to only one particular gender of age bracket or
a particular social group.
• Does it contain political views that would appeal to an audience?
Throughout my work, I didn’t want to include any political views that may put people off my
work.
Peer Review
I like all the photos. I like image 6 the best because the image feels really calm and this make
the photograph appealing. The image of the trees is interesting as it is different to all of the
other final images which I like, the angle of the picture makes the trees look even larger
than they are.

Evaluation - Context
• What previous work has influenced your project?
• I believe the tasks we have previously done have influenced my work, such as the photo
montage task where we had to complete a sky replacement. This technique was used in
some of my final images.
• Has it been influenced by race, religion or politics?
The work I did was not influenced by any factors such as race, religion or politics as I wanted
to keep my work open to a large audience.
• Do the contexts identified in the proposal meet your finished project?
I believe I managed to meet all the contexts that I mentioned in my proposal in image final
images.
Evaluation – Context
Discuss each of the following as a future use of your imagery
Blogs – using blogs as a way of distribution would be good as people who are searching for a
particular thing e.g. landscape photography would be able to view my photographs.
Photo sharing website – websites such as Tumblr would be ideal for my images as I believe
many people would see and share them.
Stock images – I’m not sure of the success that my images would have being classed as stock
images as they are not specific.

Evaluation
• Have you achieved what you aimed to do with your images? If so, how? If not, why?
Yes, I wanted to produce landscape image that would be interesting to a wide range of people
which believe I have done.
• Are the images fit for purpose? Could they be entered into a competition?
I feel like the images I have produced could be entered into a photography competition as I
believe they are professional and fit for purpose.
• Have you received negative or positive feedback? Give examples and be critical regarding
any further changes that may be necessary.
I received positive feedback from a peer talking about two images in particular. I have been
critical of myself on not using a tripod to capture images at night and not editing the images
correctly.
• Consider the technical qualities of the images – How well has exposure, depth of field and
post-production been controlled?
I believe I could have made the images at Filey more of a success if I had used a longer shutter
speed to allow more light into the camera however, not having a tripod meant I couldn’t hold
the camera still and the images were coming out blurry.
• Consider the visual impact of the images – How artistic? Are they black and white or
colour? Justify your rationale behind your choices.
• I believe my images have quite an impact as they locations I shot on are extremely
beautiful. I have kept all of my images in colour and have no monochrome images although
image 4 looks as though it has been altered.

Evaluation
• What skills and knowledge have you gained from the project?
I believe I have widened my editing skills as I have learnt a great deal of techniques I didn’t
know before which I will be able to apply to projects in the future.
• What can you do now that you could not? Is there anything else you need to learn about?
I can now use techniques such as colourising an image which I didn’t know how to, this skill
may be useful for other projects. I can also perform things such as a sky replacement on an
image and am able to make it look natural.
• Do you feel that you managed your time on the project well?
I think time management is one of my main problems however I was able to mostly keep on
track throughout the project, I ensured I did the York task when the whole class went to do it
and the Filey and Scarborough shoots in my own time.
• And finally, self-evaluation on any other comments, notes, production logs, sketches, trial
shots.
• If were to do the project again, I would use a tripod with the night photography section I
did in Filey. This would allow me to set the camera to have a longer shutter speed and
therefore more light would be allowed into the lens and the image would be light and
therefore require less editing.
• I would make more notes and sketches before shooting to get a clear more thought out
idea of what I am wanting to produce.

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