Colour Work Diary

Colour Work Diary 

Planning 

Image 1 

Evaluation - For this photo, I really wanted to focus on capturing the saturated red against the muted tones of the wall. I wanted to make sure that the box was central to the image so that it was the main focus of it. I think this worked well, it's a very simple image that extenuates the main colour and is very eye catching. I like the angle which I took this image from because it means I managed to capture some of the floor leading up to the wall adding the muted border of the photo. 

Editing - I didn't want to edit this image too much because I liked the original look of it and thought that colour stood out enough without adjustments. However, I  increased the saturation a little bit more to really make the red saturated and look almost out of place or newly painted. 

Development -  There isn't much I would change about this image because I really like the effect and simplicity of it. I like the colours that are included and how they contrast each other. If i was to take it again I would try to come in a little bit more so that there isn't as much floor included in it. 

Image 2 

Evaluation - This is one of my favourite images I took because I like the perspective and colours in it. When taking this photo I really tried to focus on how low I got, which affected where the flowers appeared in the background. I think this work relatively well, however, the tallest flower is slightly above the bush in the background which takes away the definition of it. 

Editing - When editing this image I wanted to make the yellow in the flowers more saturated and the greens slightly more muted. To do this I firstly turned up the saturation, just enough that they stood out against the background but still looked realistic. Then I used curves to darken the dark areas of the image, this made the yellow stand out even more and gave the image a more striking effect. 

Development - If I was to take this image again I would try to focus more on where the flowers are positioned on the background so that the contrast is better. I would also zoom in a little more so that the focus is more on the flowers rather than the stems and leaves. 

Image 3 

Evaluation - In this image I tried to capture mainly the blue end of the bench. I got at as low angle as I could to make sure the main focus of the image was the bench and as least background as I could. I have mixed feeling about this image, although I think it captures the colour aspect well as it makes the blue the focus, it doesn't really have any meaning. Although it may be eye-catching I don't think its very thought provoking or an image that would mean something to somebody. 

Editing - As I mentioned before this image doesn't really have any meaning and even the blue in it doesn't jump out at you. Therefore when editing this picture I decided to make it black and white with a colour focus so that it looked different and more thoughtfully presented. To do this I used the Lasso tool to outline the bench end then inverted to make the back ground black and white. Lastly, I turned up the saturation of the blue just to add a little bit more interest into it. 

Development - If I was to take this image again I would try to get an even lower angle so that the bench end was even more of a focus in the image. I would also try to include perhaps someone on the bench which would add meaning to the photograph and capture a moment.


Image that requires improvement 

Out of the 24 images I took, I think this is the worst one. I think this because the images isn't very effective. The subject of the photo was supposed to be the colours but where the sun is reflecting off of them they look washed out. I also think the angle of the image is wrong and should've been taken from more of a central position rather than to the left.