Work Record 6

Preparation:

In this shoot I will be taking photos of flowers at the start of blossoming and fully blossomed.

Artist Research:

Nick Knight.

Nick Knight's has a reputation for pushing boundaries technically and creatively at every opportunity. He has worked on a range of often controversial issues during his career - from racism, disability, ageism, and more recently fat-ism. He continually challenges conventional ideals of beauty.Born in London in 1958, Knight studied photography at Bournemouth & Poole College of Art and Design. He graduated with a distinction in 1982.

       The above images showed a variation of colour in many ways. For example, more colours are created with the melted flowers, as the colours of each flower mix together. The melted flowers give a more dramatic look. The last photo shows analogous colours to create a soothing effect which contrast with the 4th photo which has complimentary colours of blue and pink to addd dimension.

I took inspiration from Knights photos and tried to find colourful flowers that I could then later on edit by adding saturation to add effect.

Contact Sheet:

My Best Images:

Images that Need improving:

These images were selected as I feel they were not the right angle. The first photo is a good composition however the image is a bit dark, so would need some editing to make it better.

I feel these photos are very basic and don't have a good background. 

The second image shows different colours of the flowers contrast to the green. I like this photo because there is many types of colour with the leaves and background etc. However I don't like the focus.

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: Focal length 41, shutter speed 1/400, aperture 3.0 and ISO 125

    I then went on to edit my photos by changing the curves levels and the de-saturated the flowers to make them not as bright.

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 Nick Knight and colour. The images came out as I expected, however I had forgotten to take my telephoto lens out so I didn't get as much detail as i could have.

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 Nick Knight helped as it gave me the idea to take photos of plant heads. 

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 Photos:

Progression:

My next shoot will be developing on my forest/field walk in shoot 3 and 5- taking more photos of wild flowers and plants.