Wk 5 Dig Tech 1 - Colour and editing

This week we used a fair amount of photoshop techniques to our photos. Our first task was to find an image that has an area of block colour and then change the colour of this area.

f/13, 1/25, ISO 100

We took two shots of a subject, one with their eyes opened and the other with their eyes closed. Then in photoshop we cut the open eyes out (using the lasso tool) then copied and pasted them into the photo with the eyes closed. Below is my edited version of the closed eyes. I was lucky that the photos that i shot had the same lighting, as some of my fellow students had some problems matching their photos up.

f/22, 1/15, ISO 100

Edited close to open

Original open eyes photo

Flawless don't you think - i'm pretty happy with it too. I thought i'd be clever and place my model infront of the red car and crop it so it forms an eye. Can you see the difference?

Our next task was to change the background - here are my before and after photos. We used the magnetic tool for this. Initially i thought this was easy until i had to deal with the finer details of the subjects hair. This took way longer then expected eh! a bit gruelling....

f/5.0, 1/30, ISO 400

We had to change the background to a contrasting colour, as my models hair is red i contrasted the background with green.

This task was a wee bit easier - we had to choose a photo taken the week before of a portrait using the sky as negative space and darken the sky. As you can see the sky is the only part of the photo which has been darken the light on the subject and foreground is the same.

f5.6, 1/2500, ISO 400

Original photo

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Portfolio Wk 6 - presentation ideas

My plan for printing this week has been halted because i have two options in mind. Last week i was really pushing to get some tests prints done so that i could make a decision on which paper to print on. The four images i chose were ones that i thought signified the vision of my work. This is to produce images which showed the nature of my subjects. An embodiment of their personality, from my perspective. These four images were strong edits i thought, and captured a side to my subjects well, these came out of a natural flow and connection in the studio. In terms of paper i have chosen the Hammulher paper, mainly because i like the warm tones that it gives to the black and white images. I also like the defined details in the textures which elevate the photos when they're viewed up close. The test printing was valuable because i was able to see the images on the prints, which gives me a better perspective as to how the work will be viewed close up.

I got on the buzz of prese…

Wk 2 Depth of field Artist: Sebastiao Salgado

Sebastiao Salgado Is a Brazillian social documentary photographer and photojournalist. He started taking photographs in his 30s. Sebastiao Salgado works on long term, self assigned projects. He devotes years at a time to document the stories of people and places. Many of his works have been published as books The Other Americas, Sahel, Workers, Migrations and Genesis. His most famous pictures are of the gold mine in Brazil called Serra Pelada.

Sebastiao has an amazing body of work. The images i have chosen showcase how he uses Depth of Field to capture the essence of his subjects.

This is an example of wide depth of field. As we know wide depth of field focus range covers a large area front-to-back. Depending on a lens camera range this could be from several yards in front of the focus plane to nearly infinity behind. These types of photos are often associated with landscapes and architectural photography. It is useful to show a multitude of visual elements or characteristi…

Wk 2 - Aperture Priority (AV)

Week 2 Aperture controls the area over which light can enter your camera.

More light f/1.4 = Shallow Depth of Field (narrow)
Less light f/22 = Greater Depth of Field (wide)
(The Depth of field is the area of the image that is in focus)

Our task in class was to take a photograph with three elements: one in the foreground close to the camera, one in the middle ground and one in the background. Focus on the element in the foreground. Shoot this scene with the lowest aperture your lens will allow, then F/8 and then F/22.

I chose the tripod to be in the foreground, the model to be in the middle ground and the trees to be in the background
As you can see in this photo the tripod is in focus, while the middle and background is out of focus - This is what is known as a shallow or narrow depth of field.

At this setting the depth of field stretch out towards the subject. If the subject was closer to the tripod you would be able to see her more clearer. Although she is some distances fro…

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