photography unit

1. DEPTH OF FIELDThis photograph shows how depth of field is used very well. I took this photo at the Camden
Lock on the bridge. The photo is focused on the side of the bridge in the foreground instead of
Camden Market in the background. To make the photo look a little better, I used the contrast
sliders to make the greens on the trees look bolder.
Thursday, 20 June 2013

2. DEPTH OF FIELD
With this depth of field I
enhanced it by using the blur
tool on Adobe Photoshop. I
copied the photo to make a
new layer then blurred the
layer on top. I then used the
eraser tool to rub out the blur
to reveal the sharper version
underneath.
Thursday, 20 June 2013

3. LIGHTING
This photograph shows lighting well using reflections. I took this photo at the Camden Market
looking out onto the lock. The photo is focused on the boat and I really love the bright blues and
reds. Although on the day the weather was overcast, I still think this photo is effective and
reflects the boat really well in the water.
Thursday, 20 June 2013

4. SATURATION AND COLOUR
ENHANCING
I tried out different saturation levels on the photo of the boat and I decided I liked both. By
taking the saturation out of the photo, it made the river look duller but kept some of the colour
on the boat which makes it more eye catching. With the saturated photo, it makes the river look
a lot more green and colourful. The weather also looks better in the reflection.
Thursday, 20 June 2013

5. ENHANCING WARMTH
I decided to make this image a lot warmer
because I wanted to make it feel like a
vintage style photo and enhance the colours
of the motorbike seats in the foreground.
The photo overall felt very cold because of
the grey wall in the background. I used
Photoshop’s tool called Color Balance and
used the sliders to make it warmer.
Thursday, 20 June 2013

6. COMPOSITION
This image shows how
the rule of thirds is used
very well because the
buildings are divided by
colours and designs. I
used the crop tool on
Photoshop to crop out
the extra pieces around
the side. I also used the
brush tool on
Photoshop to draw
yellow lines to mark out
the thirds more clearly.
Thursday, 20 June 2013

7. COMPOSITION
This photograph is of The Shard,
the tallest building in European
Union. I like the composition of
the building in this photo as it is
directly in the middle of the
frame. I used Photoshop again to
draw on the lines to show the
composition more clearly. I like
the dark cloudy background and
the red roof in front of the
building as it gives the photo a
better feel. The sky makes it feel
more gloomy and the red roof
stands out. In the other image I
changed the saturation so the red
roof doesn’t stand out as much as
The Shard is the main focus of the
image. On the third image I also
tried enhancing the colour of
everything else but the red roof to
make it stand out less.
Thursday, 20 June 2013