Work Record 3

Preparation:

In this shoot i will be taking images of the blossom trees blooming at the start of spring and flowers starting to grow in a field.

Artist Research:Marcus Clackson:

"Although portraiture is my first base, where I endeavour to make that connection and find the positive, however delicate the situation or subject, it’s my eclectic love of art, music, food, nature and design, as well as years of solving photographic head-scratchers, which puts me in a great position to shoot across multiple genres with ease."

Influence:

Contact sheet:

My best images:

images that need improving :

These images could have been improved if i had my second lens on me, which is a telephoto lens. This lens is 70mm-300mm so would have been able to get closer and got more details then my 18-55mm lens.

Editing &A02:

    I shot with my Nikon D3500 in a natural setting whilst on a dog walk, so couldn't take a tripod. The settings for my best images are as follows.

Best Images Settings:

DSC_0049

Focal length 55mm

Shutter speed 1/320

Aperture f/9

ISO 100

DSC_0039

Focal length 55mm

Shutter speed 1/250

Aperture f/8

ISO 125

DSC_0016

Focal length 55mm

Shutter speed 1/250

Aperture f/8

ISO 100

DSC_0014

Focal length 55mm

Shutter speed 1/250

Aperture f/8

ISO 100

DSC_0012

Focal length 55mm

Shutter speed 1/200

Aperture f/5.6

ISO 125

DSC_0009

Focal length 55mm

Shutter speed 1/250

Aperture f/8

ISO 160

    I then went on to edit my photos by using different curves to burn and dodge to create contrast between the plants. I also added extra brightness etc where it is needed, as shown in the screenshot above.
   I also tried to add a field blur on the background to highlight the focus on the flower.

A03:Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress.

My intentions towards this shoot was to photograph the nature of flowers and blossom tress at the start of spring. I was inspired from my research of Marcus Clackson and my research of blossom trees of Pinterest and their use of natural sunlight hitting the flowers. This lighting highlights a certain part of the image and created shadows, which is what i tried to recreate. The images came out as I expected, however I had to pay particular attention to getting the focus and not having shaky hands due to no tripod.

    

With regards to some of the images that did not come out as I expected, some images lacked focus and detail due to not having the time to correctly position my camera or having the right equipment.   I believe I can overcome these issues in another shoot if i took my second lens out.

A01: Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding.

The artist research was helpful as I realised that there are many ways I could take the topic of plants but how my focus on flowers would highlight my full potential.  My research of Marcus Clackson has helped me with the editing as i tried to blur the background of my photos to create a better focus on the flowers etc.

A04:Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements.  

The final images produced were refined by developing the contrast and curves.

Final Images:

Progression:

For my next shoot i will try to shoot from home doing using a model and plants covering them.