Shoot 3

Work Record

For this shoot I want to simply take close up images of flowers. I want to show different parts of a flower and the complexity of the flower. I think both black and white and normal colour flowers would work for this shot but I believe it would depend on the image. After learning how long it takes to focus the lens I have booked the studio for longer to make sure that I have the opportunity to get a wide range of different images. I hope to achieve about 7 images that I think show different arrangements of composition and a range different angles. 

Preparation:

• Book Studio
• Macro Lens
• Buy some flowers
• One studio light
• Light blue background 

Looking at the images I took and edited for this shoot I am happy with the outcomes I got for this shoot. I think these images have a strong link to the theme because most are extreme close ups and overs are just close ups. The range of different composition I got I am pleased with but if a had a bit more time I would have tried looking up at the bottom of the flowers. I did find that the lighting was harder than I expected because a couple of times I had to change the aperture of adjust the studio lights to get the shadows and the lighting the way I wanted.

When editing I found that the saturation of the image dramatically effect the overall look of the image and I wanted to get it right. I kept some images at the same saturation, some I de-satrated and theres some I did it in-between the two. I sharpened all the images and cropped if I thought the composition would benefit.

Overall I am very happy with the 8 images I created for this shoot because I think there the best images I could have created.

 This image I am pleased with because I like the depth of field created, I think it shows depth in the image. I think the arrangement of the composition works because the first thing the viewers eyes would be drawn to is the in-focused part or the darkest area and I think this leads the viewers eyes around the composition. When editing this image I lowered the saturation because I didn't want the colour to be overpowering the depth of field and I think it works as an image. I think the contrast of the white against the green centre really creates different tones in the image. I think this image is one of my favourites from this shoot.

This image I also am happy with but I did create the silky effect my mistake when changing the curves on Photoshop. I created this effect by instead of making a S shape I played around with it and this was the result and I'm pleased I did so. I think the composition is good because the whole frame isn't filled so it dosn't look busy and the black background shows the contrast of different colours, I think I increased the contrast to enhance this. I think this image could make a nice kaleidoscope image because the main subject is stretch across from the top left to the bottom right.

The next shot I would like to do is to go to the forest and take different close ups of tree bark, leaves and different texture and object that you find in a forest.