Camera Shutter Speed

I tested out the various shutter speeds on the camera, the speeds I tested were 1 second (far bottom), 1/250 of a second, 1/125 of a second, 1/60 of a second and 1/30 of a second (Top Picture)

Photography Assignment

Call Sheet

Location Recce Sheet

Treatment For Photography Project

Treatment Photography

1. Type of production and brief details on Subject/Concept:

The production of photography I’m looking at producing is 'in motion' because i like the idea of objects moving in the picture and the effect it gives makes the photo seem surreal and looks artistic, it also gives a new feeling to the object when its created through an effect such as in motion, i want to create my pictures outside with natural elements and some photography with cars to get the motion effect on the photo too.

2. Facilities: What facilities do you need for this project list all including software and hardware for the whole project

I'm going to use photoshop to edit my pictures, not alot of adjusting just enough to crop the image maybe to adjust the brightness if its quite dark, I also will need to move the photo's onto a memory stick so i can store the images and then move them between computers to edit.

3. Finance: If you produced this project outside of the college you need to show how much would it cost to hire the equipment that you intend to use.

SLR Camera - £37 for weekend

Battery Pack - £9 for weekend

Tripod - £4 for weekend

4. Contributors: Who do you need to help this for you project? This includes talent and crew.

I will probably do my project on my own as it's going to be me taking the pictures and wont need alot of equipment to take with me as i'm going to be using natural light as it will all be outside.

5. Codes of practice and regulation: What regulations to you need to be aware of. Think about college policy as well as regulatory bodies that you looked at in assignment 2, Worksheet 1.6 Regulation and Safety notes

Theres a few regulations i would have to take in consideration because as i'm going to be outside and taking pictures i would have to be cautious as i will be near a road so hazards have to be assessed, also as I will be using the computer to edit my pictures i would have to be careful of eye strain, the various regulations i would have to look at are:

Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (1998), Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992

6. Presentation: How will you present the pictures? Will you include a soundtrack, think about copy write issues etc.

I want to present my pictures as a slideshow for the end piece as this will piece together all my pictures and make the project look professional.

In Motion Photography

Im going with the idea of doing motion photography i like the idea of making objects look really surreal whilst taking the picture. I'm looking at having a natural element in my photos whist using the movement to my advantage whilst taking pictures maybe of birds moving, trees in a bizarre way like the picture i have to the left. I also may include motion pictures of vehicles as i like the way it shows the trail of light whilst the car is moving and gives a really artistic feel to the photo, i'll blend these ideas into my final piece of photography.

Task 1.6 Health & Safety Laws

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royalty-free
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rights_Managed
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_rights
http://www.pro-imaging.org/content/view/164/161/ - Introduction to rights and licensing
http://www.pro-imaging.org/content/view/135/155/ - Organisers Guide to the Bill of Rights

http://www.hse.gov.uk/legislation/hswa.htm - Health & Safety at Work Act (1974)
http://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/ - Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations (2002)
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (1998) - http://www.aplant.com/safety-topics.aspx?id=1737
Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 - http://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/dse/

Macro Photography

Art Photography

Application - Art photography is a photograph which is portrayed in an unusual way or method, the photo's are made to look real life in an abstract way. The artists we looked at all make this image in the pictures they have taken and its very clever in how they have produced the photo, two of the artists we looked at were Alejandro Chaskielberg and Esteban Pastorino Diaz who are both argentinian photography artists, in Diaz's work he adds the effect of buildings in a block looking position, he also adds the effect in some of the pictures that its an old style photo with the marks on the buildings and the 50's looking style. Its clever how he depicts the message in some of the pictures as in one is of a cemetry and looking closely you can see the words RIP across the building, i find this a clever concept. Another artist we looked at was Chaskielberg who took his pictures in an south american environment his pictures are solely on the lives of these south american people and how they live there lives, in some of the pictures the photo is very sharp in the middle to show the main object on show and the rest of the picture is out of focus, he also cleverly adds effects into the picture and lighting is emphasised alot to make the picture more colourful and brighter. These two artists use the conceptual photography method which makes the pictures look real life but on closer looking there abstract and in some cases some of it isnt real and makes you think otherwise. i feel that Chaskielberg uses the golden rule with his pictures as he emphasises alot on the central point of the picture with the rest being nothing to do with the art.



Context - Alot of the pictures in art photography are normally found in art galleries or musuems if there priceless pieces. The majority of the art photography are placed on walls and the whole exibit is designed solely on the pictures, some of the pictures were pinned up to give the feel of a very modern style of photo while some of the others were in frames to suggest they have a old and different cultural feel to the picture. When we looked at some of the art which was pinned to the boards it was a very empty room and with white walls to suggest its a peaceful atmosophere to think about whats happening in the photo. Also other pieces of art were placed in the room to have impact and relate to what the pictures are saying.



Techniques - I feel with the techniques in alot of the pictures was to reach out to the audience and give a sense of realism, it makes the person think heavily on what could be happening in the picture. Some of the art we saw was studio based, set design and projection. The old style photos which were in The House Of Vernacular were used on paper and then placed in frames to make it feel like an actual old style house, in one of the rooms they had old photos depicting of family photography of there lives on an old style projector to give a real life feeling of how they viewed pictures in those days. Another method we looked at was the set design, they created the whole set to relate to and feel like the picture itself to give that feeling you are actually there living this moment in time and also gives a theme of what these pictures are telling us. I like these methods alot because its a good way of explaining the composition of the photographs and how the photographer wanted to pictures to turn out.

Fashion Photography

Application - The fashion world is something that introduces style and clothes through the eyes of photographers its a ruthless business as so many pictures are discarded due to a slight error in a picture and everything has to perfected, its a way of gaining people to view these clothes and get people to buy the material, also the way pictures are taken are shown in many different ways. Many of the pictures show different colours, textures and styles, they can also portray different time periods and recycle the image into modern day use.

Context - There are many ways to get the fashion styles across the world, the most famous type is by magazines. Majority of famous companies have there own magazine to showcase there various fashion statements, Vogue being one of the most well known. Another famous marketing piece if adverts which are shown on television of billboards, these are striking images and gain the public to see these straight away if there watching a television programme or walking past a billboard sign. The difference between advertising and magazine is that within a magazine they are being portrayed for the style and elegance of the beauty they are showing. While with advertising they are using the model shown to showcase perfumes and outfits and they put a sense of pressure on that person on the advert.

Techinique - For most fashion pieces they are produced in certain ways, with models they are mostly photographed in a studio so they can arrange the lighting, and make the photo more to there suit, it also feels more authentic if its produced in a building because they have the resources to adjust the picture. Also with the fashion world they never use past trends everything is always new and produced differently to anything else. The 2 camera types we looked at that were used in the studio shoot, were the digital camera and the more older style of the 10x8 camera these were 10x8 frames as mentioned in the name, these were used in the 1930's and nowadays they are used to make the style of photo's more elegant and true to the early time period.

(The photo on the right of the blog is by a photographer by Tim Walker)

Some of the photographers:
- Edward Steichen
- Horst P Horst
- Cecil Beaton
- Mario Testino

Portraiture Pictures

Larry Clark
Tony Vaccaro
Richard Avedon
Walker Evans
Diane Arbus

Portraiture

Application - Portraiture is the impression of someone by the photographer's view, it also gives the idea of the power taken away by the person having there picture taken, and gives the power to the camera taker. It shows the purpose of the person in a photo and key features are noticed in the picture which resemble the person's personality and what there life consists of. Its like a identification of an individual. Diane arbus who was a famous photographer wanted to witness the mood of the nation through the camera, she took alot of pictures of children to get the feelings of the younger people.

Contexts - Portraiture can be found in many places and is used in everyday life, ID cards have a portrait of the person who's card it is and shows that person who they are. Passports are the same its to show the person and there personal information together to give a representation of that individual. Also coins are a form of portraiture because the queens head is placed on these and its to show that its to do with royalty such as the Bank Of England, its implemented in everything.

Techniques - There are many techiniques towards portraiture, photographers sometimes try to make the person relax so that the picture feels real and not poseable. They want to get the general image and not a put on shot. Studio photography is a common way of photographing somone and the lighting is all controlled so that they can get professional looking style pictures. The typical portrait always shows the head and body as this gives the defination of the person being seen, also the page orientation is different to landscape because when the paper is turned over a portrait picture can fit the whole page up to down.

Photo Journalism

Context - Photojournalism is when the truth of certain pictures is not all that it seems and may not be real. Now that technology has arrived we have learned different methods to manipulate pictures so that the scenarios can be dramatically altered. Photojournalism to me is pictures taken and are placed in magazines and on the internet.

Application - The many pictures that are around are seen on magazines, books and now with the internet, these pictures are used to show major events in the past and present and are changed to show a different story.

Techniques - A famous camera that Henri Cartier Bresson used was the Leica it was introduced in 1925 in Germany and was the first portable device to be used. It glides with ease when the picture is taken and it was easy for photographers as you could look with the left eye and snap shots with the right hand. Also the camera being portable it was easier for the user to quickly snap a photo instead of bringing alot of photography equipment with them. Decisive moment is a major techinique to the photographers as it takes a split second of the world in a different perspective, Robert Capa, Henri-Cartier Bresson and Tony Vaccaro all used this techinique to fulfull there pictures.


Henri Cartier Bresson was a french photographer and was classed the godfather of decisive moment, he was a surrealist who would wait patiently for his scenerios to take place and would always sense something would happen. He would take pictures fraction of a second and if he missed that decisive moment the picture would completly change, the work he produced would predict historic events just through being in the right place and the right time.

Robert Capa was a photographer in the World War 2 between 1939-1945 he was the world's greatest war photographer. He went off with the first wave of troops and wanted to get the most realistic and truthful pictures of the suffering and brutal reality of what the war was doing. He took pictures for Life magazine and took 4 rolls of 35mm film unfortunatly 3 of the rolls were destroyed so was left with the 1 reminaing roll which included 11 frames. He risked his life to get the perfect pictures and gained celebrity status for his looks and famous for his shots.

Henri Cartier Bresson

Ansel Adams Photography

Robert Capa Photography

Intro To Photography

My name is Daniel and I feel photography is a way of showing images in different sitauations such as fictional scenarios and also surreal images. Im interested in photography because i like getting behind a camera and taking shots in a really unusual way. It's good way for telling a story or just generally when your out and about theres a picture for anything.